{"product_id":"focus-the-secret-sexy-sometimes-sordid-world-of-fashion-photographers-paperback","title":"Focus: The Secret, Sexy, Sometimes Sordid World of Fashion Photographers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Gross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This thoroughly absorbing narrative dazzles with the most profound investigation and research. \u003ci\u003eFocus \u003c\/i\u003eis an enthralling and riveting read.\" --Tim Gunn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Smart, well-researched...engaging...canny\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eFocus \u003c\/i\u003eis a \"fast-paced--and clearly insider--look at the rarefied, sexy world of fashion photography\" (Lauren Weisberger, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Wears Prada\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Michael Gross brings to life the wild genius, egos, passions, and antics of the men (and a few women) behind the camera, probing the lives, hang-ups, and artistic triumphs of more than a dozen of fashion photography's greatest visionaries, including Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Bill King, Helmut Newton, Gilles Bensimon, Bruce Weber, Steven Meisel, and Bob and Terry Richardson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tracing the highs and lows of fashion photography from the late 1940s to today, \u003ci\u003eFocus \u003c\/i\u003etakes you behind the scenes to reveal the revolutionary creative processes and fraught private passions of these visionary magicians, \"delving deep into the fascinating rivalries\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e) between photographers, fashion editors, and publishers like Condé Nast and Hearst. Weaving together candid interviews, never-before-told insider anecdotes and insights born of his three decades of front-row and backstage reporting on modern fashion, \u003ci\u003eFocus \u003c\/i\u003eis \"simply unrivaled...a sensation....Gross is a modern-day Vasari, giving us \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of the Artists\u003c\/i\u003e in no small measure\" (CraveOnline).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Gross is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eHouse of Outrageous Fortune, 740 Park\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eModel: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eRogues' Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Unreal Estate\u003c\/i\u003e. A contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eDepartures\u003c\/i\u003e, he created the blog Gripepad and has written for \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe New York Times, New York, Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ, The Daily Beast\/Newsweek, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Official hashtag: #focusyourselfie\u003cbr\u003e Facebook: MichaelGrossAuthor\u003cbr\u003e Instagram: @FocusYourSelfie\u003cbr\u003e Twitter: MGrossGripepad\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47609421103357,"sku":"9781476763477","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/L2Y3Zk9PNlJIT1FJbWF1SnNkUlFCQT09.webp?v=1780141946","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/focus-the-secret-sexy-sometimes-sordid-world-of-fashion-photographers-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}