Portraits and landscapes from the cinematographer famed for his work with Sam Mendes and the Coen brothers
This is the first monograph by the legendary Oscar-winning cinematographer Sir Roger A. Deakins (born 1949), 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 It includes previously unpublished black-and-white photographs spanning five decades, from 1971 to the present.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 Southwest 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, while 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.
Featured image is reproduced from 'Roger Deakins'.
PRAISE AND REVIEWS
Provokr
Sunny Sunday
Quintessentially poignant in grainy shades of greys, Deakins’ photography evokes a simultaneous sensibility of dreamy surrealism and hardened human nature.
Boston Globe
Mark Feeney
He has a real knack for situating people or other objects (like the crosses in that image) within space. It’s meant as a compliment to both Deakins the photographer and Deakins the cinematographer to say that so many of these images could be mistaken for film stills.
Artnet
Taylor Dafoe
It may be the purest distillation of Deakins’s vision—stark, plaintive, and reverent of land and light—we ever get.
Indiewire
Chris Lindahl
His command of light and eye for composition is as evident in his snapshots as it is in his cinematography.
L'Oeil de la Photographie
Attests to a keenly ironic English sensibility, and also serves as a record of a time and place of vanished post-war Britain.
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Tuesday, April 30 at 6 PM, Rizzoli Bookstore presents renowned cinematographer Roger A. Deakins and his wife and collaborator James Ellis Deakins. They will be in conversation with filmmaker Matthew Heineman about Deakins' career and his photo book Byways followed by a signing. Register here.
Please note: seating is limited and will be first come, first served. Doors open at 5:30 PM. The signing line will only be open to those who have purchased the book from Rizzoli Bookstore. Can't attend? Order your signed copy here! continue to blog
Wednesday, June 21 at 7 PM Book Soup presents renowned cinematographer and photographer Roger A. Deakins, in conversation with his wife and long-term collaborator James Ellis Deakins and the writer and editor David Canfield, on his Damiani photobook, Byways. Book signing to follow. PLEASE NOTE: as Book Soup expects a large turnout and space is limited, they will ask attendees to form a line in front of the store prior to the event. The first 30 people will be let in for the talk and the remainder of the line will be allowed in after for the book signing. Copies of the book can be purchased in advance. See instructions here. continue to blog
Sunday, January 29 at 1PM PST, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures presents Oscar-winning cinematographer Sir Roger A. Deakins signing his new book, Byways, published by Damiani Books. Purchase tickets here! continue to blog
Saturday, September 17, from 3–5 PM, Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, presents the inaugural exhibition of acclaimed photographer and filmmaker, Roger A. Deakins, who will be signing copies of Byways, now in its fifth printing, from Damiani. Works on display will include photographs featured in Byways, as well as new, never-before-seen photographs. Signed copies of Byways will also be available for purchase and pre-order at the gallery. RSVP to peter@peterfetterman.com. continue to blog
FORMAT: Hbk, 9.75 x 12 in. / 168 pgs. LIST PRICE: U.S. $55.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $75 ISBN: 9788862087513 PUBLISHER: Damiani AVAILABLE: 11/30/2021 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA LA
Portraits and landscapes from the cinematographer famed for his work with Sam Mendes and the Coen brothers
This is the first monograph by the legendary Oscar-winning cinematographer Sir Roger A. Deakins (born 1949), 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 Southwest 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, while 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.
