San Francisco: Portrait of a City / Portrat einer Stadt / Portrait d'une ville

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I had been really excited about this book as San Francisco and photography are a real passion. You get some of the classics from the likes of Fred Lyon and to learn some other names that were not so prominent (at least to me).While there are no recent photos of the city, this book is more about the history of the city through the lens of very talented photographers, some of which are anonymous but I was glad to see them published anyway.This is a hefty book at over 8 pounds but is also beautifully bound with nice big and popping photos, I'm not sure if it comes in other sizes but would recommend this one for that alone. There's also a lot of citations of popular events and people who have touched the city in one way or another. It does come in multiple languages which adds to the heft but not enough to detract from it all.If you're a fan of San Francisco history and photography, this is the book for you.

Some great photos and well-written. But… No picture of Ghirardelli Square? Or Beach Blanket Babylon? Or Pier 39? Seriously? A bit too PC with a lot of people photos and not enough of the actual city. But still worth the price.

This is a beautiful book with photos I've never seen before. I collect 60's posters and books, but this truly outstanding. Can't wait to dive in.

The book is 3x bigger that needed as the text is also in German and French.

I own all of the books in this series, and this is yet another terrific one. The book is HUGE (therefore quite heavy) and it has a profusion of beautiful photos (primarily in color, but there are some black & white [older] photos and also a few in sepia).

Many memories were brought to the fore with this book.

Fantastic photos.

If you are interested in the history of the city, this book is for you. However, considering its size and 480 pages, general photos of the city are very few! They shared extreme pictures of people and the culture of the people who lived there. And today, there are almost no photos of the city after the 2000s! However, this magnificent city has extraordinary beautiful views today. Frankly, it did not fully meet my expectations. However, it is still a good book for the 50's 60's 70's. The heroes of the San Francisco streets series and the photos of the Depeche Mode group are very beautiful in this book!

Das Buch ist auf jeden Fall sehr zu empfehlen und beeindruckt.Es ist umfangreich bebildert und die Texte sind informativ.Allerdings ist es auch ein echt schwerer „Brocken“.

Sehr gute Buch wer SFO kennt wird sich sofort wieder finden, ebenso diese die noch nie dort waren.