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美國最著名的商業貓咪攝影師Walter
Chandoha攝影全集
收錄1942-2018年期間作品
回顧20世紀最偉大的貓咪攝影師一生
1949年冷冽寒冷的紐約夜晚，剛嶄露頭角的攝影師Walter
Chandoha在雪地中發現一隻流浪小貓，他小心翼翼地用外套包裹牠，把牠帶回溫暖的家中。從此，這個毛茸茸的小生物成為Walter畢生的謬思，從戰地攝影出身的他將鏡頭轉向拍攝貓科動物，而對貓咪的熱愛更持續長達70年之久。
在網路出現之前，Walter的貓咪攝影作品早就吸引許多人的目光，作品遍及成千上萬的雜誌和廣告中，包括問候卡片、拼圖到寵物飼料包裝，他的攝影作品展露出他對貓咪的熱愛與特殊情感。獨特的拍攝手法讓每隻貓咪的柔軟皮毛突出且鮮明，重新定義動物肖像拍攝手法，更啟發安迪‧沃荷等大師。70多年攝影職涯所拍下的2百多萬張作品中，與貓咪相關的就有9萬多張。這本攝影全集是對Walter Chandoha的完美致敬，從中感受他對生命的尊重及攝影的無比熱情。
On a winter's night in 1948 in New York City, young marketing student and budding photographer Walter Chandoha spotted a stray kitten in the snow, bundled it into his coat, and brought it home. Little did he know he had just met the muse that would determine the course of his life. Chandoha turned his lens on his new feline friend-which he named Loco-and was so inspired by the results that he started photographing kittens from a local shelter. These images marked the start of an extraordinary career that would span seven decades. Long before the Internet and #catsofinstagram, Chandoha was enrapturing the public with his fuzzy subjects. From advertisements to greetings cards, jigsaw puzzles to pet-food packaging, his images combined a genuine affection for the creatures, a strong work ethic, and flawless technique. Chandoha's trademark glamorous lighting, which made each cat's fur stand out in sharp relief, would define the visual vocabulary of animal portraiture for generations and inspire such masters as Andy Warhol, who took cues from Chandoha's charming portraits in his illustrated cat book.Cats leaps into this genre-defining artist's archives, featuring color studio and environmental portraits, black-and-white street photography, images from vintage cat shows, tender pictures that combine his children with cats and more. This is a fitting tribute not just to these beguiling creatures but also to a remarkable photographer who passed away this year at the age of 98; and whose compassion can be felt in each and every frame.
