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| RFK: A Photographer's Journal | 
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| Author: Harry Benson
Publisher: powerHouse Books
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 208503
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 143
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 12 x 10.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 1576874508
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9781576874509
ASIN: 1576874508
Publication Date: June 2008
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Product Description
As a friend, advisor, and attorney general to his brother, John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy stood at the heart of Washington politics. He is remembered today as a compassionate, articulate, and optimistic mana friend to the poor, an avid civil rights advocate, a champion for peace. World-renowned photojournalist Harry Bensons images capture unprecedented intimate family outings and outdoor adventures with friends alongside every moment of Kennedys brief but unforgettable presidential run, from his announcement of his candidacy on St. Patricks Day, 1968, and the fervor and excitement of his days on the campaign trail, all the way through his shocking assassination in Los Angeles and the long, sweltering funeral procession to Arlington Cemetery. Here in elegant duotone photographs are glimpses of the exhilarating successes and challenging setbacks of RFKs campaign, the chaos of that fateful night in LA, and the mourning of hundreds of thousands after their hero was struck down. Released in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Kennedys death, and supplemented with excerpts from his speeches and from Bensons own journals, RFK: A Photographers Journal is a fitting tribute to an extraordinary man and the legacy he left behind.
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 Unbelievably BAD photo editing....Harry Benson deserves better. June 6, 2008
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
The other reviewer is correct..the cover picture is flopped (they use the negative backwards so his part is on the left side of his head instead of the right) this is like a book with Jimi Hendrix playing guitar RIGHT handed! The photographer is Harry Benson...a legend. The book has many great images but sadly ...I viewed the whole thing at my local Barnes & Noble tonight and there are many many more flopped images!! For those who don't think this is a big deal..you are wrong. Flopping an image changes the image and the person... picture a sports image and the numbers backwards..and frankly most people don't have perfectly symmetrical faces and so flopping the image makes things ...surreal and weird. For such an icon as RFK to screw up so many images ..in a Picture book celebrating a great photographer is absolutely unforgivable and ruins the whole thing.
 Cover Photo May 28, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a photographer's book and yet they flipped the cover picture of RFK..
He parted his hair the other way, check the other pics...
Does not bode well for what's inside....
 Classy collection June 17, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is a great reminder of what artistic photo journalism can be. The book compiles a set of shots that walk the line between a family's intimate moments and a political leader's ascent and death. It is both micro and macro and could only have been made by a talented photographer with deep access and the knack for being in the right place at the right time. And keeping his wits about him when he was in the worst place at the worst time.
 BEST RFK BOOK TO DATE June 14, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book by famed photographer Harry Benson is a fitting tribute to RFK's legacy, with stunning behind the scenes photographs of RFK and his family on holiday on the River of No Return, during the St. Patrick's Day parade and campaign, as well as before, DURING and after the assassination at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968. Benson was the last photographer to leave the Amassador Hotel kitchen that night. Although other photographers may have taken photos that evening, none caught the scene or covered this horrific event as extensively as Benson. Have you also seen Benson's books on the Beatles? You should.
an unusual look at R.F.K. June 17, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was very moved by this book - the intimate images of a family vacation we beautiful. It is definitely worth getting and I think it would make a great gift.
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