''Faces of Sunset Boulevard: A Portrait of Los Angeles'' is a 2008
photography
Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employe ...
and
coffee table book
A coffee table book, also known as a cocktail table book, is an oversized, usually hard-covered book whose purpose is for display on a table intended for use in an area in which one entertains guests and from which it can serve to inspire convers ...
by
Patrick Ecclesine
Patrick Ecclesine is an American commercial and fine art photographer and director who has contributed extensively to '' Vanity Fair''.
His images for film studios such as DreamWorks, Lionsgate and Warner Brothers, and television networks such a ...
that won Top Photo Book of 2008 by
''Shutterbug'' magazine.
PopMatters
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literary critic
Rodger Jacobs stated Patrick Ecclesine's "Faces of Sunset Boulevard is, without a doubt, one of the strongest statements about man's dark fate in the West ever committed to paper in the author and photographer's chosen form... as compelling as any novel."
''Faces of Sunset Boulevard'' tied for first place with
Annie Leibovitz
Anna-Lou Leibovitz ( ; born October 2, 1949) is an American portrait photographer best known for her engaging portraits, particularly of celebrities, which often feature subjects in intimate settings and poses. Leibovitz's Polaroid photo of Jo ...
's book “At Work” to win the 2009 SCIBA Art and Architecture Book Award.
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Photographic collections and books
2008 non-fiction books
Books about Los Angeles
Sunset Boulevard (Los Angeles)
American travel books
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