{"product_id":"alex-webb-and-rebecca-norris-webb-brooklyn-the-city-within-9781597114561","title":"Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb: Brooklyn, the City Within","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBrooklyn, the City Within: A Photographic Portrait\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrooklyn is one of the most dynamic and ethnically diverse places on the planet.\u003c\/b\u003e This acclaimed photography book captures five years of work by renowned photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb, offering an intimate portrait of Brooklyn's cultural landscape. With one in every eight US families having relatives who came through Brooklyn when settling in America, this borough represents the heart of the immigrant experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDual Perspectives on Brooklyn's Identity\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlex Webb brings four decades of international photography experience to document every corner of Brooklyn, exploring the tremendous diversity that mirrors his global work. His photographs capture the borough's multicultural neighborhoods, street life, and the convergence of cultures that now define his home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRebecca Norris Webb takes a contrasting approach, focusing on \"the city within the city within the city\"—Brooklyn's green heart. Her work documents the Botanic Garden, Greenwood Cemetery, and Prospect Park, spaces where Brooklynites from all backgrounds find common ground and solace. Originally a poet, she brings a contemplative eye to the relationship between urban dwellers and natural spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Larger American Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, their photographs transcend Brooklyn itself, telling a broader American narrative about immigration, identity, and what home means in contemporary America. This hardcover volume from Aperture combines documentary photography with artistic vision, creating a visual record of one of America's most significant urban communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Photographers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Webb\u003c\/b\u003e has published more than fifteen books, including \u003ci\u003eMemory City\u003c\/i\u003e (2014, with Rebecca Norris Webb), \u003ci\u003eLa Calle: Photographs from Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e (Aperture, 2016), and \u003ci\u003eThe Suffering of Light\u003c\/i\u003e (Aperture, 2011). A full member of Magnum Photos since 1979, Webb has received numerous awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Norris Webb\u003c\/b\u003e has created seven photography books exploring the relationship between people and nature, including \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eViolet Isle: A Duet of Photographs from Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e (2009, with Alex Webb), and \u003ci\u003eMy Dakota\u003c\/i\u003e (2012). A 2019 NEA grant recipient, her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Cleveland Museum of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean Corcoran\u003c\/b\u003e, curator of prints and photographs at the Museum of the City of New York, contributes an essay. His extensive writing on photography includes work for \u003ci\u003eElliott Erwitt: At Home and Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e (Aperture, 2016) and \u003ci\u003eI See a City: Todd Webb's New York\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681294749970,"sku":"9781597114561","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_53703f63-6472-4ff8-b4de-ca1f716a78db.jpg?v=1733951440","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alex-webb-and-rebecca-norris-webb-brooklyn-the-city-within-9781597114561","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}