The Regulars

By: Stolfa, Sarah

Book Overview

A bartender-photographer trains her eye on the patrons at McGlinchey's bar It's four o'clock in the afternoon and the regulars start to file into the perpetual twilight of a downtown bar in Philadelphia. Bartender Sarah Stolfa pours out the drinks then picks up her camera. McGlinchey's is a haven for drinkers from all walks of life: You'll meet the rebellious college student with pink-streaked hair and a bottle of hangover-inducing brew; the sharply dressed businessman with a yearning look; the pensive loner carefully ignoring his newspaper and bag of chips; and the former prom king with his tie and V-neck sweater, double fisting a shot and a beer. The urban bar experience is brought to life in these pages, topped off with an introduction written by best-selling author Jonathan Franzen and Stolfa's own meditations on finding her inspiration while tending bar. For young hipsters, grizzled old-timers, and everyone in between, The Regulars is as elegant as an Old Master painting and as down-home as a bottle of Bud.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579653928
• ISBN13: 9781579653927
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Artisan Publishers
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Blown Away

I am not a huge portrait fan, but this book blew me away. The emotions of the subjects along with the beautiful lighting made this a great collection of portraits portraying everyday people. Sarah Stolfa did an amazing job on these pieces, and I would love to see more books published with her work.