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Epic Journey Across China Concludes With Book Deal For Photographer Tom Carter
Hong Kong's Blacksmith Books to publish Carter's 888-photo "CHINA: Portrait of a People" PR9.NET July 27, 2007 - Beijing, China – American photojournalist Tom Carter today announced the completion of a groundbreaking journey throughout all 33 Chinese provinces and autonomous regions, and took his place amongst the few living Westerners able to make the claim. With limited Chinese language skills and an even more limited budget, Carter backpacked alone across the vast 9.6 million sq. km. Middle Kingdom, visiting over 200 cities and villages. "I'm exhausted and broke, but it feels good to join the elite ranks of the few in history who have had the ambition and the energy to see China in its entirety – Marco, Mao and Tom!" said the jubilant San Francisco native. Commencing in early 2004, Carter's expedition included some of the most remote locations in the country: from the steaming jungles of Xishuangbanna in Yunnan to the frozen banks of the Amur River in Manchuria; from the sun-baked deserts of Xinjiang to the kungfu kingdom of Shaolin; from the Yellow Sea to the Himalayas. En route, he discovered and photographed immense geographic and ethnic diversity. Carter's epic trip highlights what is to become the world's largest tourism market of the next decade. The 2008 Beijing Olympics and Shanghai's World Expo in 2010 are expected to attract between 50-100 million inbound tourists annually to the People's Republic. A freelance photojournalist by trade, Carter also announced a book contract with Hong Kong publisher Blacksmith Books, who will release the author's stunning photos in a compact souvenir-sized volume entitled CHINA: Portrait of a People. Remarked publisher Pete Spurrier: "Living and travelling in China can be a challenge for foreigners, and yet Tom has single-handedly and strikingly photographed almost every aspect of humanity in the PRC. This book is a must-have for tourists, expats, photo enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in what today's China is really like." "Some would like to present an air-brushed version of China to the outside world," Spurrier added. "Tom's pictures show China like it really is – and the natural warmth of the Chinese people shines through in every frame." Notes for Editors Tom Carter's travel articles and pictures have appeared in every major English-language periodical in China. He is available for interview by phone or email. Sample photos from CHINA: Portrait of a People can be viewed at http://www.tomcarter.org (Flash plugin required). High-resolution images for media use are available for immediate download at http://www.blacksmithbooks.com/China_portrait_preview.htm. Blacksmith Books will be previewing CHINA: Portrait of a People at the Hong Kong Book Fair in July. Book Details Title: CHINA: Portrait of a People ISBN-13: 978-988-99799-4-2 Format: Hardback, full colour, 800 pages Publication date: Winter 2007 Cover price: TBC Purchase link: www.blacksmithbooks.com/9789889979942.htm Cover price includes free international delivery. Further Information Pete Spurrier at Blacksmith Books: tel. (+852) 2877 7899 – pete@blacksmithbooks.com END # # #
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About Blacksmith Books As global trade patterns shift eastwards, the world is looking at Asia with new interest. The aim of Blacksmith Books is to discover unpublished journalistic, literary and artistic talent in the Asia-Pacific region and to present the results to a worldwide readership. To achieve these objectives we work with Hong Kong's best editors, designers and printers, and we maintain a commitment to deliver books anywhere in the world, free of charge. |
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