Orchard Beach: The Bronx Riviera

Orchard Beach: The Bronx Riviera by LAWRENCE WAYNE AND GONZALEZ DAVID


ISBN
9783791348711
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
160
Dimensions
240 x 300mm

Orchard Beach might not be the most elegant place to sunbathe, but if you live in the Bronx, it's the closest place to swim, relax on the sand, and escape the city's oppressive summer heat. Drawn to the public beach for its less-than glamorous reputation, photographer Wayne Lawrence felt a connection to the community as soon as he began snapping pictures. His glamorous portraits of proud men and women, loving couples, and families at play challenge stereotypes associated with working-class people by focusing on universal themes such as the ties that bind and cultural pride. Whether Anglo, African American, or Latino; statuesque or stout; young or old, each individual is treated with dignity and sensitivity. Lawrence's subjects are a community standing in defiance of popular opinion, proud to call Orchard Beach their own. AUTHOR: Wayne Lawrence is a Brooklyn-based photographer whose work has been published in the New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, New York, the Sunday Times Magazine, Mother Jones, Newsweek, Le Monde, Marie Claire, and others. David Gonzalez is the coeditor of the Lens blog at the New York Times. He was born, raised, and still lives in the Bronx. SELLING POINTS: This collection of engaging and beautiful portraits by Wayne Lawrence celebrates the diversity and community of one of New York ILLUSTRATIONS: 95 colour photographs
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