Chris Dorley-Brown + "Drivers in the 1980's"

Chris Dorley-Brown spent two summers in the mid 1980s photographing drivers stuck in traffic jams in and around East London. This series was his first on colour film and was created when he intended to document the privitisation of Rolls Royce but instead became fascinated by the faces in the traffic caused by the sell-off in the city. The cars, colours, haircuts and expressions of frustration capture the mood and tone of a unique era in Thatcher's Britain.

The images, all shot on film of course, have aged like a fine wine and are now ready to be consumed by the discerning connoisseur.  

‘Drivers In The 1980s’ by Chris Dorley-Brown. 96pp hardcover, gold foiled,145 x 205mm

via: http://www.hoxtonminipress.com/products/drivers-in-the-1980s-photo-book-6 

ALEXANDRA LIER + "The World's Fastest Place"

 

"The World's Fastest Place" is Alexandra Lier's tribute to the vanishing era of internal combustion and fossil fuel racing. These are portraits of a generation of Speedseekers who cherish the smell of gasoline and oil like the very air we breathe; people whose sense of purpose is tied to the creation of record setting vehicles.

They are powered by absolute devotion, friendship, and the ambition to win—from the first turn of the wrench all the way to the starting line at Bonneville.

Alexandra Lier's obsession with fast cars, customs, racing and its attendant culture began back in 1999 when she first visited Bonneville for Speedweek. Every year she travels to at least one landspeed racing event, camera in hand, to document the people and the cars. Back home in Hamburg she keeps the flame alive every time she fires up her 1967, V-8 powered, Plymouth Barracuda.

http://www.alexandralier.com/theworldsfastestplace/

WILLIAM EGGLESTON "The Democratic Forest"

WILLIAM EGGLESTON

"The Democratic Forest"

https://steidl.de/Books/The-Democratic-Forest-2337475153.html

KINDER ZIMMER HELDEN

 

http://www.kinderzimmerhelden.net/

HABANA Autos & Architecture + NORMAN FOSTER

HABANA Autos & Architecture

"Habana noy en dia es un teatro vivo, donde el escenario es la calle, el decorado son las fachadas de los edificios y los actores son los coches y la gente"

 

"In the living theatre that is Havana today, the stage is the street, the scenery is the façades of buildings and the players, who bring the whole drama to life, are the colourful cars and people."
Norman Foster

Norman Foster's visits to Havana over the past ten years have enabled him to meet a variety of Cuban artists and architects. Inspired by his travels, Havana. Autos and Architecture features historic and current photographs that allow the reader to marvel over Cuba's love affair with classic cars. In it, Mauricio Vicent guides us through Cuba's tumultuous history, seamlessly blending its automobiles and architecture through the stories of different Havana locals.

via: http://bookshop.ivorypress.com/product/havana-autos-and-architecture