Above Aerial Photographs of Martha's Vineyard BRAND NEW! Just Published A new book of aerial photographs of the island of Martha's Vineyard. This exceptional book looks at the unique topgraphy of the island from a view above. With over 40 pages of exquisite color photographs, and an introduction by Patrick Philips, the editor and publisher of the magazine MV Arts and Ideas, this new book shows us an island very different than the one we see coming in on the ferry or as we relax on the beach. The photographs were taken in the spring and fall of 2012. $75. 15 x 11.5 inches in full color. Please contact the phographer at: nrantoul@comcast.net to order yours. Ordered books take about two weeks to arrive.
America Series American Series was published in 2006 and surveys nine series works in black and white made from 1981 to 2005. With an introduction by Jeffrey Hoone from Light Work in Syracuse and Joe Deal, photographer and former Provost at the RI School of Design, the book is offset printed in duotone and has three fold outs as well.
Wheat: An American Series Photographs by Neal Rantoul In this beautiful book Rantoul has chosen some of the best photographs made over a 15 year period from the area of Washington State called “ The Palouse”. Using photographs made in the air and on the ground, the book has photographs made in the growing season in early summer and those made at harvest in early September.
Rock Sand Water: An American Series Aerial photographs by Neal Rantoul “Rock Sand Water” is an ambitious project to bring together three bodies of aerial work into one book. Showing off much of Rantoul’s aerial work, the book looks at distinct bodies of work from Utah, Southern California and the coastal islands of Massachusetts. Spanning the years 2010-2012, the photographs in the book show a landscape incredibly beautiful but seldom free from the effect of mankind. Andrea Greitzer, the book's designer, has sequenced the work with restraint and a fine sense of the photographs overall purpose and intent. The beautifully printed full color photographs in the book show off Rantoul's concerns with abstraction and mnimalism.
Collections Photographs by Neal Rantoul “Collections” is Rantoul’s most controversial book and is assembled from three distinct bodies of work. The photographs come from the Natural History Museum in Reggio Emilia, Italy, the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia and numerous Cabela’s stores in the American Midwest. By looking at human and animal specimens and forensic study models, Rantoul asks us to reflect on our own condition. The book is not without humor, however, but maintains a respectful attitude to those no longer alive.
A Year Photographs by Neal Rantoul This large and ambitious monograph shows photographs made while Rantoul was on a one-year sabbatical from his teaching position at Northeastern University. Comparing locally made photographs from New England with imagery made on extended trips to Italy, Austin, Texas, Moab, Utah and Pullman, Washington the book provides a unique insight as to how the artist works, sees and organizes his pictures into a tangible whole.
Cabela’s: An American Series Photographs by Neal Rantoul The book takes a look at an American merchandising phenomenon called Cabela’s. Over a two-year period Rantoul photographed in 18 of the 30 stores of the sports outfitting chain sprinkled throughout the Midwest. Working with the generous permission of the company, Rantoul concentrated on the extensive taxidermy, dioramas and matte paintings in each of the stores. The book examines society's preoccupation with all things preserved and frozen in time. These fascinating and unusual pictures broaden one’s understanding of the diversity of the artist and provide an insight into his sense of humor and irony.