Publisher Description

Award-winning photographer Tobi Shonibare - Tobi Shinobi to his followers - pushes the boundaries of symmetry and balance in his first book, Equilibrium. From his native London to his current Chicago home, and in far-flung locales around the world, Tobi's photographs explore and deconstruct architecture and nature until they appear as optical illusions. His vertigo-inducing perspectives turn familiar vistas into abstractions, reality into a fantasyland of line and shape. More than 164,000 followers on Instagram experience Tobi's obsessive attention to detail and fascination with the geometry of our world.

Author Biography

Tobi Shonibare – Tobi Shinobi to his followers – is an award-winning photographer and videographer based in Chicago and in his native London. Tobi's work has a wide range, but he is perhaps best-known for his work on social media. More than 172,000 followers appreciate Tobi's distinctive style of street photography, his relentless focus on perspective, symmetry and geometry.Tobi's work has garnered him an international reputation. He has worked with global brands such as Audi, Apple, Coach and Samsung and given talks for Adobe, Apple and Sony both in Europe and in the US. Sony tapped Tobi as a Global Imaging Ambassador; he also serves as an ambassador for photography-world brands Sigma, Gitzo, AdoramaPix and 500px. An early adopter of Instagram, his passion for visual storytelling was profiled in the 2016 short documentary I Take Pictures, which went on to win multiple film-festival accolades.Sandro Miller is a world-renowned commercial and fine art photographer, consistently voted one of the top 200 advertising photographers in the world. His work has been honored at the Cannes Film Festival and the International Photography Awards, exhibited worldwide, and featured in Communication Arts, Esquire, GQ, Newsweek, The New Yorker, and Time.

Review

"Books like this one are rare because they do more than give the viewer a consolidated collection of stunning images. . . . Having glimpsed the world through Shinobi's lens, you begin to see your own surroundings more graphically." — Sony Alpha Universe

Promotional

• Targeted organic and paid social media, including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
• Social media promotion by the photographer, who has more than 172K followers on Instagram
• Pitch to major review media, including Publishers Weekly and Booklist
• Pitch to design and photography world publications and bloggers
• Supporting features by Adobe and Sony
• Video podcast episode
• E-newsletter promotion

Long Description

Award-winning photographer Tobi Shonibare - Tobi Shinobi to his followers - pushes the boundaries of symmetry and balance in his first book, Equilibrium. From his native London to his current Chicago home, and in far-flung locales around the world, Tobi's photographs explore and deconstruct architecture and nature until they appear as optical illusions. His vertigo-inducing perspectives turn familiar vistas into abstractions, reality into a fantasyland of line and shape. More than 164,000 followers on Instagram experience Tobi's obsessive attention to detail and fascination with the geometry of our world.

Review Quote

"Books like this one are rare because they do more than give the viewer a consolidated collection of stunning images. . . . Having glimpsed the world through Shinobi's lens, you begin to see your own surroundings more graphically." -- Sony Alpha Universe

Description for Sales People

Tobi's following on Instagram is over 172K, with many devoted fans Tobi has a high profile in the photography community, named both an Adobe Lightroom Ambassador and a Sony Ambassador Tobi has been widely recognized as a creative force in architectural photography Book features locations around the world, at a time when people are hungry for travel; book not only includes shots from across the US and Canada, but from China, France, Germany, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, and more Foreword by Sandro Miller, a photographer well-known for his work with actor John Malkovich and Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company

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