The New Yorkers Hardcover – March 15, 2013

Getting this book on a whim, having seen several of the pictures in it beforehand, this lovely work proved to be a real delight, one of those serendipitous discoveries that redeem life in a season of political joylessness. Thoughtful compositions, beautiful colors, interesting subjects.These pictures are accessible and immediate. That can mean a fast trajectory from exciting to boring like the catchy pop song that is fetching at first listen, then trite, and on repeat becomes irritating.Not these! This is sustained excellence, page after page of appreciation for the happy juxtaposition of reflections, forms, signs, figures, and they get better with repeated viewing.A man sits hunched on a short wall, the bars and shadows of the iron fence behind him suggest he's locked up in his thoughts.A bold red house sits on a corner in defiance of the enclosing freeway and bridgework.A wall with a pair of projecting legs.A lovely, if sceptical young lady sitting amidst urban scrawl on the subway, striking because of the incongrousness of beauty in bleakness.Everyday people going about their ordinary business against an extraordinary because colorful and vibrant street background.Incisive portraits of people caught in inaction; landscapes, cityscapes, facescapes; the occasional and light-handed social statement. And all with a visual grace and stylistic composure that is quietly excellent.Liking this so much as I do, I ordered Mr. Herman's "Phone Book," a collection of I-Phone photographs. More joy!Standing in the company of Saul Leiter, Robert Herman, master color photographer of NYC.

New York delivers yet again. Even before the Photo League, Weegee, Berenice Abbott and her 1939 masterpiece 'Changing New York' the city has bought out the creative best in so many photographers. This book confirms that Robert Herman has felt the cities vibrancy and produced some wonderful photos.What I liked about so many of these images is the color. An ordinary street scene suddenly comes alive because Herman has seen the richness of a yellow wall with red graphics (page thirteen) or red brick building with green painted ironwork with the addition of a large piece of cloth falling to the road (page forty-seven). The book's cover has elements of this color richness: the green car with a red building and green window frames seen through the car's windows and to make it even more interesting two passerby and the reflection of another vehicle.Like the best photobooks the flow of images as the pages are turned works so well. Long shots, medium distance shots and portaits of individuals (plus the occasional blank page) blend together seamlessly. The book's format also helps, the eighty-eight photos are mostly same size landscape shots centered on the page plus wide margins and printed on good matt art with a 175 screen.Most of the photos are from the eighties but they all have a rather timeless feel and I think they'll look just as fresh next year or in ten years time.

A brilliant travel through photo's of NY the evoke wonderful memories. Even if you are not from NY, one should own this book as it is about life in a big city.

The book was a gift and our son-in-law was very happy about his present! He is very fond of NY and the US.

Great images of ordinary people sometimes down on their luck.

It's OK.

This book is a labor of love from photographer Robert Herman. It's full of pictures that remind me of things I never saw before; moving, both figuratively and literally. Some images are fleeting and others are classic. I highly recommend it!

Robert's view of NYC is unique and timeless. While this is his first edition, I believe his book is a captivating and will endure time and the years to come. The colors are vibrant, but beyond color he captures space, light, and geometry of NY's city life and dynamic over the course of decades. New Yorkers are at ease, going about daily life, and Herman captures the poetry and lyricism that most passersby are not conscious of. We are guided by what he finds exciting and is passionate about--a New York during before the digital age where New Yorkers were notes in a beat of a vibrant symphony. I highly recommend this hypnotizing canvas.

Perfect

到着までに2週間程度かかりました。写真集としては素晴らしく。今後の私の写真に影響を与えてくれる作品ばかりでした。