| Full Circle - The Photographs | |
Hardcover first edition, 1997, BBC Books |
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| Author | Basil Pao |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Travel photography |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
| Publication date | 1997 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 0-563-37168-4 |
Full Circle - The Photographs is a large coffee-table style book containing pictures taken by Basil Pao, who was the stills photographer on the team that made the Full Circle with Michael Palin TV program for the BBC. Basil Pao Ho-Yun is a Hong Kong -based Photographer who is perhaps best known for his work as the stills photographer on the BBC filming teams that made The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Travel photography is a subcategory of Photography involving the documentation of an area's landscape people cultures customs and history Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view The year 1997 in literature involved some significant events and new books A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Basil Pao Ho-Yun is a Hong Kong -based Photographer who is perhaps best known for his work as the stills photographer on the BBC filming teams that made Full Circle with Michael Palin is the title of a 1997 documentary television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Michael Palin's name is prominently displayed on the cover, and he has contributed a two-page Introduction. Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943 is an English Comedian, actor writer and Television presenter best known for being one of the members
The rest of the book consists of Basil Pao's photographs, each with a short text indicating what the picture is about and where it was taken. Some of the pictures are displayed as impressive two-page spreads.
Unlike the other three photography books made by Basil Pao in connection with the Michael Palin trips, this one does not present the pictures in chronological order. Instead, there is a 40-page section simply called "Land", and a 130-page section simply called "People". Within each section it appears that Basil Pao choose pictures with similar or contrasting subjects to place together. The final result is more abstract and artistic.