{"product_id":"ghostlight-hardback-9781477326558","title":"Ghostlight (Hardback) 9781477326558","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGhostlight\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKeith Carter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477326558, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 September 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e184 pages, 134 color photos\u003cbr\u003e30.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, 1.873 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA stunning new book...[\u003ci\u003eGhostlight\u003c\/i\u003e] conveys the strange allure of these brackish backwaters and their biological menagerie...Carter’s playful approach can be seen in nearly every photograph. Drawing from a deep bag of tricks, he can make photographs that resemble still-life paintings, chiaroscuro portraits, or carefully etched Japanese woodblock prints. His sepia-toned images have a timeless quality emphasized by their vignetting-an old-fashioned darkroom technique that subtly darkens the edges of a print.\u003c\/div\u003e (Texas Monthly) \u003cdiv\u003eWriter Bret Anthony Johnston sets the murky, mysterious tone in \u003ci\u003eGhostlight\u003c\/i\u003e with a gothic short story that offers a haunting intonation to Keith Carter's otherworldly wet-plate B\u0026amp;W photographs. Whispering, humid southern wetlands of moss-draped cypress trees and dark waters breathe spectral light, divulging ghostly apparitions and the gators, owls and other wild things secreted within. Carter's caressing imagery is a stunning, atmospheric impression of southern mythology.\u003c\/div\u003e (What Will You Remember?) \u003cdiv\u003eKeith Carter’s monochromatic masterpiece \u003ci\u003eGhostlight\u003c\/i\u003e uses stark contrasts to convey profound emotional depth. The interplay of light and shadow within its frames serves as a silent poetry, inviting readers to immerse themselves in the quiet narratives embedded in each photograph.\u003c\/div\u003e (Smithsonian Magazine) \u003cdiv\u003e[Carter's] photography shares his artistic vision in a artsy, folksy way that connects us all and makes us appreciate what we have here [in Texas].\u003c\/div\u003e (Port Arthur News)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of otherworldly photographs of Southern wetlands featuring an original ghost story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Southern wetlands, with their moss-draped trees and dark water obscuring mysteries below, are eerily beautiful places, home to ghost stories and haunting, ethereal light. The newest collection from award-winning photographer Keith Carter, \u003ci\u003eGhostlight\u003c\/i\u003e captures the otherwordly spirits of swamps, marshes, bogs, baygalls, bayous, and fens in more than a hundred photographs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e From Ossabaw Island, Georgia, to his home ground of East Texas, Carter seeks “the secretive and mysterious” of this often-overlooked landscape: wisps of fog drifting between tree branches; faceless figures contemplating a bog; owls staring directly at the camera lens; infinite paths leading to unknown parts. Similarly, spectral images are evoked in the original short story that opens this book. Ghostlight, writes best-selling author Bret Anthony Johnston, “hovers, darts, disappears. It can be as mean as a cottonmouth, as mischievous aes a child. The closer you get, the farther the light recedes.” A masterpiece of “Bayou Gothic,” \u003ci\u003eGhostlight\u003c\/i\u003e challenges our perceptions and invites us to experience the beauty of this elusive world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670832017688,"sku":"9781477326558","price":36.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ghostlight-hardback-9781477326558","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}