Photography Unplugged by Prof. Harald Mante is a new book that is meant to present the wealth of Mante’s photographic work and at the same time to advocate a pure, straight approach to photography, untouched by digital image editing tools - uncropped and unmodified captures of scenes as seen through the viewfinder. Harald Mante’s photographs, all captured on Kodachrome slide films, will inspire beginners and expert photographers alike, and will reveal the beauty and magic of masterfully composed photography. Kodachrome was the first slide film Harald Mante ever used and remained his staple film for decades. Therefore, this book is also a way for the artist and the publisher to say “goodbye” and “thank you” to this legendary film whose last remaining variant, Kodachrome 64, was recently retired by Kodak. Photography Unplugged is published by Rocky Nook, and distributed internationally by O’Reilly Media. The price of the 208-page book is $49.95 / £38.50.

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Photography Unplugged—New from Rocky Nook

A tribute to Kodachrome, the greatest slide film ever made

Santa Barbara, CA—Harald Mante is regarded as one of the most prominent contemporary photographers in Germany today. He started out as a travel photographer whose work was published in numerous magazines and books, and later taught photography in the tradition of the Bauhaus school of design, applying image and color composition concepts to photography.

Photography Unplugged (Rocky Nook, $49.95 USD) is meant to present the wealth of Mante’s photographic work and at the same time to advocate a pure, straight approach to photography, untouched by digital image editing tools—uncropped and unmodified captures of scenes as seen through the viewfinder. Photography Unplugged is intended to sound a voice that is singing to a slightly different tune than the digital photography choir.

Harald Mante’s photographs, all captured on Kodachrome’s legendary slide films, will inspire beginners and expert photographers alike, and will reveal the beauty and magic of masterfully composed photography.

Just before this book went to print, Kodak announced that the production of Kodachrome slide film will be discontinued. Kodachrome was the first slide film Harald Mante ever used and remained his staple film for decades. Therefore, this book is also a way for the artist and the publisher to say “goodbye” and “thank you” to this legendary film.

Harald Mante was born in Berlin in 1936 and studied graphic design and painting at Werkkunstschule Wiesbaden. He taught Photographic Design at Dortmund Polytechnic and at the European Art Academy in Trier, as well as many seminars and workshops.

Professor Mante has authored numerous art books and textbooks. His photographic work has been exhibited in museums and private collections worldwide, and his books and calendars have become collector’s items.

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Photography Unplugged
Publisher: Rocky Nook
Harald Mante
ISBN: 9781933952475, 208 pages,
Book Price: $49.95 USD, £38.50 GBP
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About Rocky Nook
Rocky Nook’s books are distributed internationally by O’Reilly Media.

Rocky Nook was founded in early 2006 in Santa Barbara, California, and is closely associated with dpunkt.verlag, a leading publisher of books on technology based in Heidelberg, Germany. The focus of Rocky Nook’s publications is on digital photography and computing.

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