20位攝影師，帶你細嘗當代攝影的美好價值。

看得見影像的表象，但更應該看見的是影像背後的意義。

藉由Nagaaki與Summer的引介與觀察視角，我們得知Alexey Titarenko為何帶著哈蘇相機與腳架，在地鐵站外以慢速快門捕捉臉孔模糊的工人大軍，攝下一幅幅令人深思的畫面；Antoine D’Agata則企圖利用重複曝光的方式，讓性愛在畫面中只留下可供辨認的部份形狀，臉孔的抹消加強了肢動語言所透出直指本性遣藏的無盡茫然、迷惑與壓抑困頓；Danielle Levitt以獨特觀點記錄美國青少年的群落與文化；Desiree Dolron則試圖透過攝影來描摹平面感的早期繪畫，在理想、假想與虛擬現實之間，造就極富未來感卻又透著古典美的作品……。

這就是攝影的力量。它是記憶碎片的實體，是時與空的鏡子。

有人為紀錄查訪而進入文明的邊境，有人為藝術創作、表達自我而雕琢構圖、堆砌場景，有人則試圖捕捉所有正在流逝消失的呼吸氣息。

謹以此書，引介當代二十歲至六十歲間，正在國際攝影界活躍的攝影師二十位，和不斷追求技、器、藝的究極，探尋深奧幽玄與人生真義的人們共勉。

NAGAAKI SHAW

打滾亞洲設計市場泥濘多年，曾旅居英倫成立影像工作室與繩子街民宿。現為設計、生活寫真家，最愛以文字與影像為碎嘴出口，為創意文化作一手裁切。目前替國內外雜誌專欄撰稿與攝影。曾協助「亂，有秩序」聯展、都市酵母計畫展出，獲選2011國際攝影部落格大賞競賽及許多國際視覺平面、產品設計競賽優選、邀展。

Nagaaki dredged about in the Asian design scene for many years before moving to London, England, setting up studio as well as a bed and breakfast slash hostel called Rope Street Cottage B & B. His portrait perfect designer’s life currently attributes its success to having a love for the written word and photographic images, however, culture creativity can be considered the primary aspect of his essence. He currently provides photographs and writes columns for magazines both at home and abroad. He has been an assistant at the ”Beautiful Chaos” Exhibition at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, helped plan Taiwan Designers Week’s “City Yeast” project displays, and was selected in the 2011 International Photography Awards Competition blog qualification section, not to mention participating in a multitude of international graphic design and product design competitions.

SUMMER HUNG

長年旅居英倫的Summer Hung，興趣廣泛，對藝術、文學、設計、攝影多方涉獵，專精於倫敦當代劇場觀察評論，亦修習劇場設計與藝術創作。搞笑成癮愛戲成痴、為人瘋癲花前風流，無一不備無一不精。從事文字創作與藝文報導多年，高談闊論舞文弄墨，把酒言歡相濡以沫，在紙與筆間建牆造車，攻城掠地。

Summer Hung lives in London for years, spending time in galleries, exhibitions and various performing spaces. Specialised in performance studies, criticism and theatre design, she incorporates her expertise and sharp observation of current art climate into her writing and reports. With wide experience in business, theatre and academic studies, she offers insightful analyses and introduces new development in the field of art, design, photography and stage to readers.