Ghost Image is made up of sixty-three short essaysmdash;meditations; memories; fantasies; and stories bordering on prose poemsmdash;and not a single image. Herveacute; Guibertrsquo;s brief; literary rumination on photography was written in response to Roland Barthesrsquo;s Camera Lucida; but its deeply personal contents go far beyond that canonical text. Some essays talk of Guibertrsquo;s parents and friends; some describe old family photographs and films; and spinning through them all are reflections on remembrance; narcissism; seduction; deception; death; and the phantom images that have been missed.Both a memoir and an exploration of the artistic process; Ghost Image not only reveals Guibertrsquo;s particular experience as a gay artist captivated by the transience and physicality of his media and his life; but also his thoughts on the more technical aspects of his vocation. In one essay; Guibert searches through a cardboard box of family portraits for cluesmdash;answers; or even questionsmdash;about the lives of his parents and more distant relatives. Rifling through vacation snapshots and the autographed images of long-forgotten film stars; Guibert muses; ldquo;I donrsquo;t even recognize the faces; except occasionally that of an aunt or great-aunt; or the thin; fair face of my mother as a young girl.rdquo; In other essays; he explains how he composes his photographs; and howmdash;in writingmdash;he seeks to escape and correct the inherent limits of his technique; to preserve those images lost to his technical failings as a photographer.With strains of Jean Genet and recurring themes that speak to the work of contemporary artists across a range of media; Guibertrsquo;s Ghost Image is a beautifully written; melancholic ode to existence and art forms both fleeting and powerfulmdash;a unique memoir at the nexus of family; memory; desire; and photography.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. > >> >>> A Glittering Set of Photos from Top Tourist Destinations in EuropeBy Justin TimeThis is a fun book to read through for anyone. If you ever wanted to give your child a first glimpse of some of the sights that awaitthem when they one day travel far and wide - to Europe in this case; then the stunning photos in this eBook of select few of the incrediblesites awaiting tourists in Europe will surely trigger their curiosity.To me the strongest suit of this eBook is the photos. They are truly amazing and the kind you would want to have as a large posteron your walls.The information next to the photos adds a little more depth covering basic info about the culture; history and populations.We have so many duties and responsibilities as parents and education is unquestionably one of the top ones including on howlarge and varied and unique and beautiful this Big Blue Marble we call Earth is and this book can be a quick primer about the beautyof nature-made and human-made locales.When I came across this and other similar eBooks on places in the world we may want to travel to and had the opportunity to review itfor free for my unbiased opinion; I gladly accepted the offer and I was not disappointed. The eBook is free at the time of this reviewto anyone actually.Its true that one can Google top-destinations in Europe and find many photos; but being all put together for you in a nice eBook formataccompanied by description of the essence of each Country does make sense as it helps your child focus on one subject and continenton Earth and in a short time read through the whole eBook which is only a few dozen pages long.I think that adding a World Map at the beginning of the book; with indicators of where the depicted places in the books are could helpadd a Geographical dimension for the inquisitive young mind. Also; being an eBook it would have been easy to add clickable links thatthe reader can follow to read or view in more depth each of the places if they wish to.Regardless; the eBook is a visually beautiful starting point for a journey of discovery of enchanting sites one must have on their travelplans to Europe.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great ebook!! Love the picturesBy ElizabethI got this book so I could get my kids possibly interested in finding more out about each places in Europe. There is a paragraph about each attraction and hopefully it will interest them enough to dig a little deeper about some of the places. You can view a few pages of the book by clicking "View Inside" above the picture on the main product page. It will show a few pages and this is exactly what you get. Some countries only have one page with a paragraph; while others have an additional picture on the next page. Even though this book doesnt go into great detail; its a good little flip book that hopefully will spark some interest in my kids and some conversations and research about the places. The photos really are breathtaking!There are many of these books in the "Baby Professor" series offered as ebooks for either free or 99 cents (at least when at the time I wrote this review.) I think there is actually about 200 of them! Most of the books seem to have about 32 pages although this one has 50. Im can pull these books up on my iPad and read them with my kids (or better yet have them read them) at certain "down times" (waiting for the other one to finish sports practice; waiting in a doctors office; etc.) I also have a friend with a 3 year old daughter who I entertain sometimes during these games and practices. I think she will really enjoy looking through the books and all the pictures.I received this e-book for free in exchange for my honest review.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Love the format of this ebookBy rkreviewerLove the format of this ebook. Very easy to read. Simply highlights the features of the continent rather than a specific country like most similar topics. It really intrigues the reader with the stunning photos throughout. I really like how it does not target places that everyone has heard of and visited or added to their bucket list. It really provides an exceptional learning experience no matter what age the reader is. I would definitely recommend reading this book even if you do not plan to travel to these destinations so that you may become familiar with new places you may not have ever heard of. I really enjoyed this book especially since it was not setup like a travel guide. Instead it was simply a leisurely and relaxing nonfiction read. I received this product free for reviewing purposes; however my opinions are all my own.
