La Strada is an outstanding catalogue of Italian street photographs from the 1960’s. Works from the private collection of Keith de Lellis exhibit the new renaissance of post-WWII Italy. These works show the influence of the established street photography from photojournalists such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, W Eugene Smith and Robert Frank. These influences are projected on to an Italian landscape here and represent photography that is quite unique and beautiful.
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My name is Ted Forbes and I make videos about photography. I’ve been making photographs most of my life and I have a tremendously deep passion for photography that I want to share with you on YouTube.
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La Strada … I just searched for it and the only copy I could find is selling for ….£1937.42 + £52 shipping costs.
I saw this book at our library… there's not one single picture… nada… not one picture of a pizza, or someone giving the photographer the finger or a shooting
I think I recognize the "Obelisk" picture and it's in Bologna, and they are two towers. That point of view like that and the shot and composition is fantastic! I'm Italian and some of this stuff is still unknown to me.. gotta catch up!
Thank you for your insights and for doing such a beautiful episode on photography from my home country. I am just getting into street photography and bought a Fuji xt100 with a 35mm and I am loving the small form factor and the freedom it gives you. I am trying to learn as much as I could and your videos really help. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing. These are inspiring photographs; your channel is awesome!
The images in this book are stunning! Thanks for the video. Officially added to my list.
BTW there is a lot of Rodchenko style going on in there too.
Thank you for this peek into this book and the links, just bought a copy! yay!
This is a hard one to track down. Out of print in 2010 and those that have it in Europe are not shipping to the US. 🙁
Very fascinating look on street photography in Italy in the 1960s.
9:45 image. is my favorite. what makes it MORE interesting is the shadows of the couples parallel and perpendicular to diagonals.
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10:35 image. i think the dynamic lines applied here was the directions of the two person walking. that makes it brilliant.
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Good Images, hope this book is available in Philippines.
Great insight into a great book
These are some of the most interesting photos of their sort I've seen. Thanks!
Great video!! These pictures are stunningly beautiful!!
A wonderful book indeed… but at a high cost. Even a used book will cost in at least $500-600. Still a good investment for those who love the art.
Brilliant
If you take a photo of a rusty staircase these days "established" street photographers will laugh and say that it's not true street photography, but in 60-100 years people will find your picture really interesting.
Ted you are one hell of a teacher. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Where is it possible to buy this book?
Bravo!
This was a great exploration of these wonderful images. The compositional points you made were very insightful. I look forward to more of this.
Great review Ted. Interesting point about the silhouette images being a metaphor for post war Italian society, which may be true of the adult population who lived through it, but not the children depicted in such playful abandonment.
you forgot to mention the authors of the pictures
A vertical composition is a rarity in modern street photography, in this book most are tall shots. I wonder is they were originally intended for publication?
$9251 in amazon. Wow!
I've got the pleasure to have known personally Nino Migliori and his work is amazing. Mid 50's, 60's and 70's italian street photography is very underrated.
Never heard of this book before, here on amazon is 40€, i gonna buy it for sure! Great find Ted! Cheers from Italy.
I was gonna buy this book until I saw the price, 2,421.00
Wow!, the price in Amazon is now $1731
great episode! check out Gianni Berengo Gardin's work too, amazing italian photojournalist 😉
Ted, the price of this book shot from around $90 t0 $1,300 in the matter of a week!?!?!? Such market power you wield, use it for the power of good, okay? We'd also love a reprint. 😉 Thanks again for an awesome show.
"in the next few weeks" .. cannot wait for Contrast to launch Ted. Thanks for sharing the beautiful book and great insights.
Have you ever thought of teaching or doing some sort of workshop with your viewers? I think you have a lot to offer as a mentor.
Had a look on Amazon.co.uk. They are looking for £999.00!!! Maybe next year
Oh my God! That book is $623 . That's steep.
It's really impressive how almost all the photographs are vertical.
Now this is the type of show that cause me to subscribe. Absolutely love this type of format, also it just introduced me to another book that I would love to have. Well done, Ted.
I just looked for the book on Amazon Germany. I only found one for the cheap price of 800+ € … Too bad… The images you showed here were amazing. Exaclty the kind of photography that I enjoy the most. And I completely agree with your assessment of Lost In Translation. It's a simple movie but it's beautiful and every time I watch it makes me feel good. It's one of my all time favourite movies.
Thanks for the share I will look around for it.
Also let me share you a nice find (the founding and development of modern photography in japan)
I was surprised by that book and very inspired.
For squarespace, is there a way where people can't copy and paste your photos?
Another book review, another book to add to my wish list.
proud of being Italian!!