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Wee Muckers: Youth of Belfast
By Toby Binder, Kehrer Verlag, £30, 120
pages, hardback, ISBN 978-3-86828-915-
The consequences of Britain
exiting the European Union are
likely to be myriad. But one that is
of immediate concern for those
living in Ireland is how this political
shift will affect the Peace Agreement established in- If the agreement falters as a result of Brexit,
the ones who will truly suffer are the children and
teenagers living in the working-class communities who
will, like their parents and grandparents, spend their
lives surrounded by anger. This excellent book by
German-born Toby Binder aims to document the
aforementioned youth in six different neighbourhoods
in Belfast. Binder allows us to witness the day-to-day
lives of these youngsters as they navigate a world
haunted by its own history. Yet there’s an uneasiness
to the sometimes-stark b&w shots. Binder is warning
us that history could repeat itself; it’s a heartbreaking
prospect to consider. ★★★★★Oliver Atwell
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Fragile
teNeues, £45, 220 pages, hardback, ISBN 978-3-96171-222-P
edro Jarque Krebs has an
impressive CV. Originally from
Peru, he graduated in philosophy
of science at the Sorbonne in
Paris, and has been a landscape and nature
photographer since the 1980s. Along the
way, he has garnered worldwide acclaim,
including over 100 awards for his
photography. His latest book, Fragile,
continues his established approach to
photographing animals in natural reserves,
but with framing and isolation of his subjects
that succeeds in giving an almost studio-like
sense of intimacy.
In Fragile, a combination of more than
100 colour images with accompanying
text, which describes each animal pictured,
is aimed at conveying the fragility of animalspecies in the natural world. In the
introduction, the fi nger is pointed fi rmly at
the behaviour of humankind in escalating
disturbing fi gures, such as 60% of known
vertebrate animals becoming extinct in the
past 40 years.
The photography within Fragile echoes
the work of such luminaries as Tim Flach,
Stephen Dalton and Marina Cano, in that
you marvel at the intimacy achieved within
the images and question exactly how
they have been shot. If I have one
criticism of this book, it is that the level of
post-production of some of the images
contained within does, to my eyes, blur the
lines between photography and computer
illustration. That being said, the pictures do
also illustrate the inherent understanding of
animal behaviour that the very best wildlife
photographers possess.
Pedro Jarque Krebs has stated that
the images within this book are aimed at
raising the awareness of the beauty and
diversity of the natural world, and in
that, he has clearly succeeded. The hope
must be that those viewing them are fully
aware that this is not a simple exercise in
beautiful coffee table publishing, but is a
clear attempt to highlight the evident and
present danger that many of the species
in nature face today.
★★★★★Steve FaircloughLemur photoBOOK
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Pride: Fift y Years of Parades
and Protests
Abrams, £17.99, 224 pages, hardback,
ISBN 978-
When police raided the Stonewall
Inn – a New York bar regarded as a
safe haven for gay and transgender
people – in June 1969, it marked the
beginning of the modern gay rights
revolution. Within days, the Gay
Liberation Front had formed and the rights of the
LBGTQ community were fi rmly on the agenda. This
collection of more than 350 images from the archives
of The New York Times spans fi ve decades of protests
and parades, struggles and successes. Newspaper
clippings and small chunks of text describe major
events from each decade, helping to put the images
into context. Flicking through the book it’s incredible to
see how far we’ve come, and even more incredible to
see how far we still have to go to ensure equal rights.
It’s an excellent reminder in these times of political
unrest that love is love. ★★★★★Tracy CalderBy Pedro Jarque Krebs
Giraffe photo