Ira Nowinski's San Francisco: Poets, Politics, And Divas

By Ira Nowinski

'Ira Nowinski's San Francisco' brings to life three of the different faces of this fascinating city - the vibrant beat poet scene of North Beach, the defiant tenants of South of Market's bygone... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597140406
• ISBN13: 9781597140409
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Heyday Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 0.3" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

Master photographer traces three paths to the soul of San Francisco

Ira Nowinski is one of only a handful of contemporary master photographers (Sebastiao Salgado being the best-known) who dedicate themselves to the difficult challenge of creating photographs that are both important historical documents, and highly aesthetically accomplished. This book, his ninth, is like a triptych - a portrait of San Francisco through three complementary portfolios. They chronicle respectively the beat poets (Ginsberg, Kerouac, etc) of North Beach, the successful struggle of lower-income seniors to avoid being left homeless by the redevelopment of the city's downtown, and the international superstars involved with the SF Opera. In all cases, Nowinski's ability to participate in the lives of his subjects, and his superb eye and technique, result in pictures that are intimate and elegant, informative and beautiful. The reproductions are superb, and the book design highlights Nowinski's process, his images, and the stories they tell. This book satisfies at first read, then keeps on giving.