BYWAYS

by Roger Deakins (Photographer)

This is the first monograph by the legendary Oscar-winning cinematographer Sir Roger Deakins, best known for his collaborations with directors such as the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve. It includes previously unpublished black-and-white photographs spanning five decades, from 1971 to the present. After graduating from college Deakins spent a year photographing life in rural North Devon, in South West England, on a commission for the Beaford Arts Centre; these images are gathered here for the first time and attest to a keenly ironic English sensibility, also documenting a vanished postwar Britain. A second suite of images expresses Deakins' love of the seaside. Traveling for his cinematic work has allowed Deakins to photograph landscapes all over the world; in this third group of images, that same irony remains evident.

Genres: Photography, Art, Film, Nonfiction

160 pages, Hardcover

Published July 29, 2021

Reviews

[Magnus Jorgensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This feels a bit like Goodreads fraud because this is like a coffee table book of mostly photography but I did in fact read it because I was surprised with how similar Roger Deakins and I are. E.g. we both fell in love with photography in rural England in our teen years, became particularly enamored with 35mm film, and then went on to illustrious careers in Hollywood (TBD for me).

It was really interesting to see and read a little behind-the-scenes tea of the filming of movies like Sicario and Skyfall. Some amazing photos, I recommend!

[Stefan Dimov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Велик подарък!

[Ali Alatas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the book but as a photographer this wasn't as life changing, more like a family album style photo book that Roger Deakins shows you when he invites you to your home, but I enjoyed it nonetheless :)

[that girl who reads]

Kindly gifted to me, the images are stunningly beautiful. I loved the focus on the south west of England as well as images from further afield. Deakins has a great eye for still photography and has inspired me to return to photography myself.

[Ryan Chang]

Cool pics Roger

[Matt Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating to see what one of the best cinematographers of all time sees with his stills brain. There are a few photos in here that make the book worth purchasing, but this photography book won't change your life.

It's definitely a mildly interesting photo book, but not an incredible game-changer.

[Nilly]

i like to look at the pretty pictures