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The explosive growth in photography book publishing has presented photo-eye with an interesting challenge along with what we think is an exciting opportunity.
How can we continue to offer an ever-increasing inventory of photography books, keep those books continuously in stock and compete with the online deep discounters on price and shipping? The answer is that we can shift much our fullfillment to the web's most efficient book operation, Amazon.com.
Now we are happy to offer you Amazon's discounts on books which are almost always in stock from either Amazon directly or Amazon Marketplace. We can also provide you with the same shipping options that Amazon provides, including on qualified orders, free shipping.
It's important to understand that you will still be supporting photo-eye if you order from Amazon or Amazon Marketplace through photoeye.com. We make it easy for you to do this by providing a dual shopping cart system with separate checkouts.
However, you may still opt to purchase a particular title from photo-eye directly even though the same book is available through Amazon at a less expensive price.
Book publishing is not a perfect industry. Though all books are imperfect in some subtle way, we want to be as accurate as possible on our website if we know that there is a problem with a particular book. Imperfections range from a rubbed dustjacket, a small tear in the dustjacket, or a corner of the book being bumped. No fundamental flaw should be part of an imperfect book's condition. E-mail us our call 505.988.5152 should you have questions prior to ordering a particular imperfect book.
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"This portfolio of images started more than 20 years ago as a spontaneous departure for me into the arena of photo documentary. These images are of “Old Style” barbershops and the wonderful era of American culture that they represent. This version of “Americana” is slowly evaporating with the new big-box and franchise hair salons.
My enthusiasm for this project is based on the premise that the barbershop was, and still is, an essential social setting, truly unique as a forum for open, unrestricted discussions of all types of community and personal issues, such as politics, sports, religion, family dynamics and local gossip! All of this is contained in a safe setting for expression without hostility.
I have found most barbershops are similar, but the surroundings are a unique reflection of the barber. While one quotes Dante’s “Inferno” with a customer, another shares stories from his days as a member of an East LA Chicano gang in the 1950s.
I wanted to capture this piece of Americana as a dreamlike state observed through windows, blurred images, and reflective moments. The characters that hang on the walls and shelves tell many stories of the personalities of the barbers.
I hope you enjoy my book, and it leads you to share it with others."
— JF