| Atglen, PA—Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., is proud to announce the release of Timeless: Photographs by Kamoinge, a book that chronicles the history, mission, and spirit of Kamoinge—the oldest collaborative group of photographers in the nation—and brings light to an aspect of Civil Rights that receives little attention: artistic equality.Through 280+ stunning photos and thoughts from 30 members, Timeless tells the story of Kamoinge, whose name means “a group of people acting together” in the Gikuyu language of Kenya, in their pursuit of gaining entrance to venues that were previously inaccessible to black photographers. Though unified in their cause, images by artists in the group clearly show the individual voices and styles of Kamoinge members, who include many of the nation’s most acclaimed photographers: Louis Draper, Albert Fennar, Herbert Randall, Anthony Barboza, Herb Robinson, Radcliffe Roye, and more. This comprehensive collection is valuable for addressing an underrepresented part of art history and understanding how the group worked together to change the perception of black photographers. But Timeless is also a tool for those who study the art of photography. The images included show a wide variety of photographic styles: abstracts, landscapes, street photography, and portraits taken in locations and settings the world over. Kamoinge continues to photograph, as well as to mentor others, and commemorates its 50th anniversary with this compendium.
“Timeless is the most expansive Kamoinge collection to date, as we share our timeless vision of our members, from the collective’s founders to the young lions who are the next generation,” said Anthony Barboza, Kamoinge president. “We present our treasures to the global community to demonstrate our American experience, from our mind, eyes, passion and collective spirit.” Size: 9″ x 12″ | 288 b/w and color photos | 384pp
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| Press for Timeless “Embracing abstraction, conceptualism, surrealism, portraiture, social documentary, performance documentation and landscape, cityscape and street photography, this work challenges the myth of a unified African-American aesthetic.” –Maurice Berger, The New York Times “Collectively, their vision is rich, textured, and, unlike so much recent photography, grounded in real, tough, and sometimes astonishingly beautiful life.” –Vince Aletti, photograph “I found myself lost in a magical world of fine art photography dating from the early 1960’s though (sic) today.” –Elizabeth Avedon, L’Oeil de la Photographie Within days of its release, Timeless was also acclaimed as one of the best photo books of 2015: The Times Magazine’s Photo Department’s Favorite Photo Books of 2015 Elizabeth Avedon’s Best Photography Books of 2015 Exhibition About the Authors About the Publisher |
