20位摄影师，带你细尝当代摄影的美好价值。
　　看得见影像的表象，但更应该看见的是影像背后的意义。

　　借由Nagaaki与Summer的引介与观察视角，我们得知Alexey Titarenko为何带着哈苏相机与脚架，在地铁站外以慢速快门捕捉脸孔模煳的工人大军，摄下一幅幅令人深思的画面；Antoine D'Agata则企图利用重复曝光的方式，让性爱在画面中只留下可供辨认的部份形状，脸孔的抹消加强了肢动语言所透出直指本性遣藏的无尽茫然、迷惑与压抑困顿；Danielle Levitt以独特观点记录美国青少年的群落与文化；Desiree Dolron则试图透过摄影来描摹平面感的早期绘画，在理想、假想与虚拟现实之间，造就极富未来感却又透着古典美的作品……。

　　这就是摄影的力量。它是记忆碎片的实体，是时与空的镜子。

　　有人为纪录查访而进入文明的边境，有人为艺术创作、表达自我而雕琢构图、堆砌场景，有人则试图捕捉所有正在流逝消失的唿吸气息。

　　谨以此书，引介当代二十岁至六十岁间，正在国际摄影界活跃的摄影师二十位，和不断追求技、器、艺的究极，探寻深奥幽玄与人生真义的人们共勉。

作者简介

NAGAAKI SHAW

　　打滚亚洲设计市场泥泞多年，曾旅居英伦成立影像工作室与绳子街民宿。现为设计、生活写真家，最爱以文字与影像为碎嘴出口，为创意文化作一手裁切。目前替国内外杂志专栏撰稿与摄影。曾协助「乱，有秩序」联展、都市酵母计画展出，获选2011国际摄影部落格大赏竞赛及许多国际视觉平面、产品设计竞赛优选、邀展。

　　Nagaaki dredged about in the Asian design scene for many years before moving to London, England, setting up studio as well as a bed and breakfast slash hostel called Rope Street Cottage B & B. His portrait perfect designer’s life currently attributes its success to having a love for the written word and photographic images, however, culture creativity can be considered the primary aspect of his essence. He currently provides photographs and writes columns for magazines both at home and abroad. He has been an assistant at the "Beautiful Chaos" Exhibition at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, helped plan Taiwan Designers Week’s “City Yeast” project displays, and was selected in the 2011 International Photography Awards Competition blog qualification section, not to mention participating in a multitude of international graphic design and product design competitions.

SUMMER HUNG

　　长年旅居英伦的Summer Hung，兴趣广泛，对艺术、文学、设计、摄影多方涉猎，专精于伦敦当代剧场观察评论，亦修习剧场设计与艺术创作。搞笑成瘾爱戏成痴、为人疯癫花前风流，无一不备无一不精。从事文字创作与艺文报导多年，高谈阔论舞文弄墨，把酒言欢相濡以沫，在纸与笔间建墙造车，攻城掠地。

　　Summer Hung lives in London for years, spending time in galleries, exhibitions and various performing spaces. Specialised in performance studies, criticism and theatre design, she incorporates her expertise and sharp observation of current art climate into her writing and reports. With wide experience in business, theatre and academic studies, she offers insightful analyses and introduces new development in the field of art, design, photography and stage to readers.

prologue｜无以名状的摄影的力量。The Supreme Power of Photographing.
introduction｜细尝当代摄影的美好价值。A Look Into the Beauty of Contemporary Photography.

无相机摄影的实验影像魅力。Adam Fuss
自制镜头捕捉荒野传奇。Alexander Binder
收纳一座城市的灵魂。Alexey Titarenko
人兽神三位一体的纠缠。Antoine D'Agata
捕捉下一世代的多元与可能。Danielle Levitt
全景摄影的说书人。David Hilliard
演绎摄影与绘画百年的缱绻对话。Desiree Dolron
速写影像下的情绪线索。Dryden Goodwin
人体与物件的一分钟对话。Erwin Wurm
乡野间的舞会余烬。Giacomo Brunelli
反客为主的推理剧。Jessica Sue Layton
青春期刚启程。Julia Fullerton Batten
游戏在创作之中。Mary Ellen Bartley
自然的凝想。Nicholas Hughes
脱离事实的照片雕塑。Oswan Gwon
在6×7的相机里编织魔幻写实的剧情。Paolo Ventura
沉思的光笼罩血肉之躯。Philip-Lorca DiCorcia
贫困与笑容都不得贱卖。Roger Ballen
过去与现在，绘画与摄影的交会。Tom Hunter
假面偶戏的人间剧场。Watanabe Hiroshi