Asia Highway

Luke Powell
9783958293274 / 3958293271       
Asia Highway

Asia Highway

Luke Powell
9783958293274 / 3958293271       
Publisher Steidl
Edition Hardcover , 232 pages
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In Asia Highways, American photographer Luke Powell (born 1946) undertakes a photographic examination of Iran and particularly Pakistan, acknowledging the destruction these cultures have undergone while emphasizing the beautiful and good that Powell discovered on his travels.The photos in the first chapter were taken in Iran in 1974 and include the historical bazaar of Tabriz (a crucial center on the Silk Road and since 2010 a UNESCO World Heritage Site), while the succeeding chapters depict northern Pakistan. The story of the book’s origins orbits around various political events: Powell photographed a series on Pakistan’s Swat district after he had left Afghanistan just ahead of the Taraki coup in 1978; and in 2000 the Taliban invited him to return while restricting his subsequent movements, prompting Powell to travel to Pakistan and work in Chitral and Gilgit. Other chapters explore Peshawar and the Kalash people in Chitral.

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Book title Asia Highway
Photographer Luke Powell
ISBN 10 3958293271        / 3-95829-327-1       
ISBN 13 9783958293274 / 978-3-95829-327-4
Publisher Steidl
Publish date Jan 2020
Book format Hardcover
Book format details clothbound (Four-color process)
Language English
Pages 232 pages
Dimensions 38 x 28 cm / 15 x 11.25 inches

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