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Rodney Smith Photographs

Author : Rodney Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1454943203

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Rodney Smith Photographs by Rodney Smith Pdf

In the tradition of Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, Rodney Smith has a signature, timeless style. This dazzling collection, now in paperback and with a framable print, celebrates 50 years of Smith's photography. Rodney Smith bridges the gap between commercial photography and art, between the real world we live in and the artist's world of the imagination. His images--silhouettes and skylines, a man in a hat, elegant women in lush gardens--are by now familiar to us. Rodney Smith Photographs presents the man behind the photographs. A selection of pictures spanning four decades, organized thematically, stand alongside personal reflections drawn from Smith's popular blog. It reveals that the photographer's signature style is the product of his unusual background, his unique perspective, and his many years of self-analysis: in short, Smith's photographs are also pictures of their creator.

Lessons from the Dying

Author : Rodney Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1997-09-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780861711406

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Lessons from the Dying by Rodney Smith Pdf

In everyday language, "Smith offers us important teachings and reflections for dealing with death and embracing life" (Jack Kornfield, author of "A Path with Heart").

Stepping Out of Self-Deception

Author : Rodney Smith
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0834822962

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Stepping Out of Self-Deception by Rodney Smith Pdf

Anatta is the Buddhist teaching on the nonexistence of a permanent, independent self. It’s a notoriously puzzling and elusive concept, usually leading to such questions as, "If I don’t have a self, who’s reading this sentence?" It’s not that there’s no self there, says Rodney Smith. It’s just that the self that is reading this sentence is a configuration of elements that at one time did not exist and which at some point in the future will disperse. Even in its present existence, it’s more a temporary arrangement of components rather than something solid. Anatta is a truth the Buddha considered to be absolutely essential to his teaching. Smith shows that understanding this truth can change the way you relate to the world, and that the perspective of selflessness is critically important for anyone involved in spiritual practice. Seeing it can be the key to getting past the idea that spirituality has something to do with self-improvement, and to accessing the joy of deep insight into reality.

Awakening

Author : Rodney Smith
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611801262

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An amazingly succinct and accessible answer to the question “What is enlightenment?”—from one of America's most prominent teachers of Insight Meditation Former Buddhist monk and highly regarded Insight Meditation teacher Rodney Smith describes the process of enlightenment in a way anyone can understand—demonstrating in clear language why we operate with the illusion of separation, how we can move out of it to the realization of emptiness and no-self, and how we can live from that state of awakening. He provides brief, powerful exercises that enable us to challenge the reality of our thoughts in order to free ourselves from the illusion they keep us bound to—all the while steering us away from the temptation to regard spiritual practice as a process of self-improvement or a goal to be obtained. “With systematic precision, and with subtle wisdom born of a lifetime of practice, Rodney Smith uses science, psychology, and traditional Buddhism to explain the unexplainable: the how and why of authentic spiritual awakening . . . an original work by a contemporary spiritual master at the height of his powers.” —Norman Fischer, author of Training in Compassion

Touching the Infinite

Author : Rodney Smith
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611805024

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Touching the Infinite by Rodney Smith Pdf

An Insight Meditation teacher explores the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, an essential teaching that transcends all Buddhist traditions and provides a path to true liberation Awakening manifests through the application of mindfulness to four areas: body, feelings, mind, and dharmas. Buddhists of all the traditions share this foundational principle, which is defined in the Satipatthana Sutta and has been expounded upon since the time of the Buddha himself. In Touching the Infinite, Rodney Smith guides readers through the Four Foundations to provide a solid understanding of the teaching. He goes on to challenge us to hold this teaching up against our own experience—and in doing so, to discover the inherent interconnection of all Four Foundations. They are a sequential path that reveal the true nature of things, leading the practitioner to the perception of the formless and then back to daily life infused with that great freedom. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness thus serve as a road map for any genuine spiritual path.

Rodney McMillian

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 1942185391

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Rodney McMillian by Anonim Pdf

"This catalogue accompanies the inaugural Suzanne Deal Booth Art Prize and the exhibition: Rodney McMillian: Against a Civic Death, The Contemporary Austin-Jones Center, February 1-August 26, 2018"--Flyleaf.

So I Might Be a Vampire

Author : Rodney V. Smith
Publisher : Lost Bajan Publishing
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781775007258

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So I Might Be a Vampire by Rodney V. Smith Pdf

You may think you know what being a vampire is supposed to be like, but Bob is here to set you straight. He’s made it his personal mission to get answers about the reality of being a vampire. He’s been shot, stabbed, thrown off rooftops, survived bad coffee and endured crippling boredom - all in the name of answering the eternal question of what it means to be a vampire.

The Life of a Photograph

Author : Sam Abell
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781426203299

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The Life of a Photograph by Sam Abell Pdf

The renowned National Geographic photographer and educator presents a host of his acclaimed photographs, organized by theme, accompanied by personal anecdotes, explanations, and behind-the-scenes stories of each picture.

Visual Poetry

Author : Chris Orwig
Publisher : New Riders
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-21
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780132104845

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Visual Poetry by Chris Orwig Pdf

A great photograph has the potential to transcend verbal and written language. But how do you create these photographs? It’s not the how that’s important, but the who and the what. Who you are as a person has a direct impact on what you capture as a photographer. Whether you are an amateur or professional, architect or acupuncturist, physician or photographer, this guide provides inspiration, simple techniques, and assignments to boost your creative process and improve your digital images using natural light without additional gear. Chris Orwig’s insights—to reduce and simplify, participate rather than critique, and capture a story—have made him an immensely popular workshop speaker and faculty member at the prestigious Brooks Institute. His engaging stories presented as lessons follow his classroom approach and highlight what students say is his contagious passion for life. In this accessible and beautifully illustrated four-color guide you will: Discover visual poetry in the creative process Use less to say more with your subject matter Learn to see light, color, shape, and expression Understand what gear is essential Create compelling portraits Make lasting memories of your family and kids Capture the outdoors and adventure Begin the transition from amateur to professional Chris also includes exclusive interviews with such photographers as: Steve McCurry, Chris Rainier, John Sexton, Rodney Smith, Joyce Tenneson, John Paul Caponigro, Marc Riboud, and Pete Turner. Share your work with the author and other readers at www.flickr.com/groups/visual-poet and visit the Web site: www.visual-poet.com.

Men and Apparitions

Author : Lynne Tillman
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781593766849

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Men and Apparitions by Lynne Tillman Pdf

Today we live in a “glut of images.” What does that mean? Men and Apparitions takes on a central question of our era through the wild musings and eventful life of Ezekiel Hooper Stark, cultural anthropologist, ethnographer, specialist in family photographs. We are the Picture People. I name us Picture People because most special and obvious about the species is, our kind lives on and for pictures, lives as and for images, our species takes pictures, makes pix, thinks in pix. What is behind the human drive to create, remake, and keep images from and of everything? What does it mean that we now live in a “glut of images?” Men and Apparitions takes on a central question of our era through the wild musings and eventful life of Ezekiel Hooper Stark, cultural anthropologist, ethnographer, specialist in family photographs. As Ezekiel progresses from a child obsessed with his family’s photo albums to a young and passionate researcher to a man devastated by betrayal in love, his academic fascinations determine and reflect his course, touching on such various subjects as discarded images, pet pictures, spirit mediums, the tragic life of his long-dead cousin the semi-famous socialite Clover Adams, and the nature of contemporary masculinity. Kaleidoscopic and encyclopedic, madcap and wry, this book that showcases Lynne Tillman not only as a brilliant original novelist but also as one of our most prominent thinkers on culture and visual culture today.

Handbook of Road Ecology

Author : Rodney van der Ree,Daniel J. Smith,Clara Grilo
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118568187

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Handbook of Road Ecology by Rodney van der Ree,Daniel J. Smith,Clara Grilo Pdf

Winner of the IENE Project Award 2016. This authoritative volume brings together some of the world’s leading researchers, academics, practitioners and transportation agency personnel to present the current status of the ecological sustainability of the linear infrastructure – primarily road, rail and utility easements – that dissect and fragment landscapes globally. It outlines the potential impacts, demonstrates how this infrastructure is being improved, and how broad ecological principles are applied to mitigate the impact of road networks on wildlife. Research and monitoring is an important aspect of road ecology, encompassing all phases of a transportation project. This book covers research and monitoring to span the entire project continuum – starting with planning and design, through construction and into maintenance and management. It focuses on impacts and solutions for species groups and specific regions, with particular emphasis on the unique challenges facing Asia, South America and Africa. Other key features: Contributions from authors originating from over 25 countries, including from all continents Each chapter summarizes important lessons, and includes lists of further reading and thoroughly up to date references Highlights principles that address key points relevant to all phases in all road projects Explains best-practices based on a number of successful international case studies Chapters are "stand-alone", but they also build upon and complement each other; extensive cross-referencing directs the reader to relevant material elsewhere in the book Handbook of Road Ecology offers a comprehensive summary of approximately 30 years of global efforts to quantify the impacts of roads and traffic and implement effective mitigation. As such, it is essential reading for those involved in the planning, design, assessment and construction of new roads; the management and maintenance of existing roads; and the modifying or retrofitting of existing roads and problem locations. This handbook is an accessible resource for both developed and developing countries, including government transportation agencies, Government environmental/conservation agencies, NGOs, and road funding and donor organisations.

Unbinding

Author : Kathleen Dowling Singh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781614294610

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Unbinding by Kathleen Dowling Singh Pdf

An invitation to everyday mystics: unbind yourself from the causes of suffering and step into grace. “We all want the freedom of sanity and peace, the undefended inclusiveness of love. We all want refuge in grace.” —Kathleen Dowling Singh, from her introduction to Unbinding Unbinding is a spacious and sophisticated unfolding of one of Buddhism’s subtlest foundational teachings—the truth of dependent origination—offered in an utterly intimate voice. Kathleen Dowling Singh offers lyrical reflections on timeless truths and contemplative exercises accessible to anyone, opening the door of insight to all. Drawing on the language and teachings of Buddhism, Unbinding invites everyday mystics from all traditions—or none—to encounter the sacred and experience grace firsthand. Singh shows how illusions of ego obscure our true, unbounded nature and trap us in suffering—as she helps the reader move ever more deeply into living from gratitude, wisdom, and love.

Edward Weston

Author : Edward Weston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1995-10-30
Category : Photography
ISBN : UOM:39015031864658

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Edward Weston by Edward Weston Pdf

This new book surveys Edward Weston's work more comprehensively and exhaustively than any previous work. A combination of biography and critical analysis, it offers more than 320 meticulously reproduced duotone images, nearly a quarter of which have never been reproduced in books before. The selected photographs trace Weston's career from his early days, through formative years in Mexico, and on through the balance of his career, which ended because of the onset of Parkinson's disease ten years prior to his death in 1958. Treated chronologically and emphasizing Weston's creative preoccupations in each period, the book includes work that he created in 1938 and 1939 with funds from the first two Guggenheim Foundation grants ever awarded to a photographer. To illustrate the book vintage prints have been selected from the copious Weston Archives at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, and the highly important Lane Collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Nearly 10,000 photographs have been examined in order to select those reproduced in the book.

Incendiary Art

Author : Patricia Smith
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780810134348

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Incendiary Art by Patricia Smith Pdf

One of the most magnetic and esteemed poets in today’s literary landscape, Patricia Smith fearlessly confronts the tyranny against the black male body and the tenacious grief of mothers in her compelling new collection, Incendiary Art. She writes an exhaustive lament for mothers of the "dark magicians," and revisits the devastating murder of Emmett Till. These dynamic sequences serve as a backdrop for present-day racial calamities and calls for resistance. Smith embraces elaborate and eloquent language— "her gorgeous fallen son a horrid hidden / rot. Her tiny hand starts crushing roses—one by one / by one she wrecks the casket’s spray. It’s how she / mourns—a mother, still, despite the roar of thorns"— as she sharpens her unerring focus on incidents of national mayhem and mourning. Smith envisions, reenvisions, and ultimately reinvents the role of witness with an incendiary fusion of forms, including prose poems, ghazals, sestinas, and sonnets. With poems impossible to turn away from, one of America’s most electrifying writers reveals what is frightening, and what is revelatory, about history.

Doublethink

Author : Eddie Chambers,Donald Rodney,Virginia Nimarkoh,Richard Hylton
Publisher : Autograph Abp
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art, Black
ISBN : UCSD:31822033150236

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Doublethink by Eddie Chambers,Donald Rodney,Virginia Nimarkoh,Richard Hylton Pdf

Charting a chronology of works in painting, drawing, sculpture, installations and photography this volume focuses upon Donald Rodney who died of sickle cell anaemia. His work draws humorous yet poignant lessons on disease and racism and continues to reverberate through the world he left behind.