Philadelphia Impressions
photography by Richard Nowitz
foreword by Matt Nesvisky
published by Farcountry Press
- Nowitz presents 82 of his finest shots of the City of Brotherly Love. Visitors will want to take home a bit of Philly culture, and locals will cherish this tribute to one of America's great cities.
His striking, artful color photographs are complemented by informative captions and a humorous and insightful foreword by writer Matt Nesvisky.
80 pages, 9 1/8'' x 8 1/8'', 83 color photos, 40 softcovers per case, Smythe-sewn
softcover
ISBN 10: 1560374179
ISBN 13: 9781560374176
$12.95
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| "Philadelphia cheese steak sandwiches - whether you buy them from Pat's King of Steaks, Geno's Steaks, or the dozens of neighborhood shops - include a long roll, chopped beef, mild cheese, and the option of fried onions. Invented in 1930, they've been adopted around the U.S."
-page 22 "Regardless of the weather, and almost every New Year's Day, Philadelphia's Mummers Parade features approximately 15,000 male marchers in elaborate costumes, and comic marchers who satirize current events. Drawing on ancient Roman tradition, this parade was initiated in 1901, skipping one year during World War I, as well as 1934, when the Great Depression meant that no prize money was available."
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Richard Nowitz's photographs regularly appear in the world's leading travel guides and magazines. He has more than twenty-five large-format photo books to his credit. Nowitz has been a contract photographer with National Geographic World, National Geographic Traveler and National Geographic Book Division. His photograph of camels at Giza was selected as the logo for the National Geographic TV News Channel. His photos are syndicated worldwide through Corbis and National Geographic Image Collection. |