The volume collects 60 analogic portraits by Jim Herrington of the icons of mountaineering or rather “the golden age of the mountains”. Over 20 years Herrington chased them around the world, from Beckey, Cassin, and Diemberger to Messner, Robbins, and Wickwire, a fearless generation who chose between the 1930s and 1970s to open the paths to the sky, desecrating with primitive equipment, ingenuity, talent and fortitude the highest peaks on the planet. In his preface, Alex Honnold, free climbing genius, provides us with the premises to reread the meaning of an epic that has ended but which almost lives in legend. Greg Child’s essay is a folk song that urges the reader, dragging along a rope of stories, humanity, and adventures, where one doesn’t always end up at the top. A short text by the same American photographer commemorates a dizzying editorial climb, chasing an almost equally impossible hunt.
* The book 'The Climbers. L'età d'oro della montagna' is the Italian edition of the volume published for the first time in English in 2017.
The volume collects 60 analogic portraits by Jim Herrington of the icons of mountaineering or rather “the golden age of the mountains”. Over 20 years Herrington chased them around the world, from Beckey, Cassin, and Diemberger to Messner, Robbins, and Wickwire, a fearless generation who chose between the 1930s and 1970s to open the paths to the sky, desecrating with primitive equipment, ingenuity, talent and fortitude the highest peaks on the planet. In his preface, Alex Honnold, free climbing genius, provides us with the premises to reread the meaning of an epic that has ended but which almost lives in legend. Greg Child’s essay is a folk song that urges the reader, dragging along a rope of stories, humanity, and adventures, where one doesn’t always end up at the top. A short text by the same American photographer commemorates a dizzying editorial climb, chasing an almost equally impossible hunt.
* The book 'The Climbers. L'età d'oro della montagna' is the Italian edition of the volume published for the first time in English in 2017.
Steve Bisson is an educator, curator, and writer. He is the Chair of Photography at the Paris College of Art and co-founder of the international program Blurring the Lines, which fosters intra-academic dialogue and recognizes outstanding graduate work in photography and visual arts. He is also the founder of the Urbanautica Institute, an online visual anthropology journal that has become a key reference for scholars and photography enthusiasts. Bisson serves as the editor-in-chief of the publishing house Penisola Edizioni, and art director of Lab27, a cultural center dedicated to promoting exhibitions and fostering public discourse on issues at the intersection of image-making, photography, and society.
He has curated over a hundred events, including exhibitions and festivals, and has authored countless writings and publications, collaborating with cultural and educational institutions worldwide, and spent the past 20 years questioning the role of images in society.
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Steve Bisson has also been delivering lectures, mentoring, and collaborating extensively with leading cultural and educational institutions around the world for the past 15 years.
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Design by Roberto Vito D'Amico
Steve Bisson is an educator, curator, and writer. He is the Chair of Photography at the Paris College of Art and co-founder of the international program Blurring the Lines, which fosters intra-academic dialogue and recognizes outstanding graduate work in photography and visual arts. He is also the founder of the Urbanautica Institute, an online visual anthropology journal that has become a key reference for scholars and photography enthusiasts. Bisson serves as the editor-in-chief of the publishing house Penisola Edizioni, and art director of Lab27, a cultural center dedicated to promoting exhibitions and fostering public discourse on issues at the intersection of image-making, photography, and society.
He has curated over a hundred events, including exhibitions and festivals, and has authored countless writings and publications, collaborating with cultural and educational institutions worldwide, and spent the past 20 years questioning the role of images in society.
• Coaching and Portfolio Review
Go to Coaching and Portfolio Review page
Steve Bisson has also been delivering lectures, mentoring, and collaborating extensively with leading cultural and educational institutions around the world for the past 15 years.
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Design by Roberto Vito D'Amico