{"product_id":"9781476763477","title":"Focus: The Secret, Sexy, Sometimes Sordid World of Fashion Photographers","description":"\u003cp\u003e“This thoroughly absorbing narrative dazzles with the most profound investigation and research. \u003ci\u003eFocus \u003c\/i\u003eis an enthralling and riveting read.” —Tim Gunn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Smart, well-researched…engaging…canny” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eFocus \u003c\/i\u003eis a “fast-paced—and clearly insider—look at the rarefied, sexy world of fashion photography” (Lauren Weisberger, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Wears Prada\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Michael Gross brings to life the wild genius, egos, passions, and antics of the men (and a few women) behind the camera, probing the lives, hang-ups, and artistic triumphs of more than a dozen of fashion photography’s greatest visionaries, including Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Bill King, Helmut Newton, Gilles Bensimon, Bruce Weber, Steven Meisel, and Bob and Terry Richardson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracing the highs and lows of fashion photography from the late 1940s to today, \u003ci\u003eFocus \u003c\/i\u003etakes you behind the scenes to reveal the revolutionary creative processes and fraught private passions of these visionary magicians, “delving deep into the fascinating rivalries” (\u003ci\u003eThe Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e) between photographers, fashion editors, and publishers like Condé Nast and Hearst. Weaving together candid interviews, never-before-told insider anecdotes and insights born of his three decades of front-row and backstage reporting on modern fashion, \u003ci\u003eFocus \u003c\/i\u003eis “simply unrivaled…a sensation….Gross is a modern-day Vasari, giving us \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of the Artists\u003c\/i\u003e in no small measure” (CraveOnline).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48372108099824,"sku":"9781476763477","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476763477_p0.jpg?v=1768411140","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476763477","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}