Moving the critical debate about photography away from its current Euro-American center of gravity, Photography's Other Histories breaks with the notion that photographic history is best seen as the explosion of a Western technology advanced by the work of singular individuals. This collection presents a radically different account, describing photography as a globally disseminated and locally appropriated medium. Essays firmly grounded in photographic practice--in the actual making of pictures--suggest the extraordinary diversity of nonwestern photography.
Richly illustrated...
Moving the critical debate about photography away from its current Euro-American center of gravity, Photography's Other Histories breaks with t...
Here are 100 beautiful orchids that you can grow in Florida.
These orchids were chosen for their beauty, ease of cultivation, and suitability to Florida's climate. Whether you are an old hand at growing orchids or are a beginner anxious to try it, you will find help here choosing the plants that will work for you, as well as help on how best to make them prosper.
First you will learn about the structure of orchids; how they are named; and how to pot, water, feed, ventilate, and protect them from weather and insects. You will find you can grow them inside and outside in Florida, and some...
Here are 100 beautiful orchids that you can grow in Florida.
These orchids were chosen for their beauty, ease of cultivation, and suitability to Fl...
The names of those early orchid hunters are preserved today in the Latin names by which the orchids they discovered are still known. In the last two decades orchids have been subject to extensive hybridisation in the search for novelty and ever more fantastic colours and shapes; indeed thousands upon thousands of hybrids have appeared. Jack Kramer concentrates on the original botanical orchids as they appeared in nature and their habitats. These orchids had waned in popularity with the introduction of the new hybrids and were also at risk in many cases of extinction as their natural habitats...
The names of those early orchid hunters are preserved today in the Latin names by which the orchids they discovered are still known. In the last two d...
"This book presents the basic information necessary to help beginner and intermediate Bromeliad growers produce a wide array of excellent flowering plants in an easy-to-read style."--Thomas J. Sheehan, author of Orchids to Know and Grow
"An excellent introduction, as well as a complete reference, to a fascinating group of colorful plants that should appeal to all gardeners."--Paul Martin Brown, editor of the North American Native Orchid Journal
There are more than 3,000 recognized species of Bromeliads...
Diverse, elegant, colorful, and easy to cultivate
"This book presents the basic information necessary to help beginner and intermediate Brome...
