{"product_id":"from-the-heart-brian-lanker-9780990353348","title":"From the Heart: The Photographs of Brian Lanker","description":"Brian Lanker saw more than most of us do. He saw opportunities in the moment, and he grabbed a camera, \"the tool that was as quick and reflective as his brain,\" writes sports columnist and editor Blaine Newnham. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Newnham recommended Lanker's hire as picture director at the \u003ci\u003eEugene Register-Guard\u003c\/i\u003e in 1974, just one year after Lanker had won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography at age 24, for his photographs in the \u003ci\u003eTopeka Capital-Journal\u003c\/i\u003e of a couple bringing forth their second baby during natural childbirth. \"I want to show people things they can't see, normally,\" Lanker said. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That quote from Brian Lanker, along with many others, can be found among the captions in these pages, all of which were researched and written by Mike Tharp, a war correspondent and award-winning journalist, with whom Lanker teamed up at the \u003ci\u003eTopeka Capital-Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand became lifelong friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e combines Tharp's captions with a striking selection of Lanker's photographs and a collection of essays written by Lanker's colleagues and friends, who for the most part were one and the same. These essays--thoughtful, poignant, funny, and respectful--tell the story of Lanker's bolting career start at the \u003ci\u003eTopeka Capital-Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e his ceaseless creativity, his driving work ethic, and his giving heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In her prologue, writer and poet Maya Angelou writes, \"There was a generosity about Lanker, which allowed him to give himself to everyone as he was needed.\" Brian Lanker was a photojournalist with the eye of an artist. Some of his photographs are timeless, and others are wholly of their time. \u003ci\u003eFrom the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to his singular vision, and a moving portrait of both man and artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Lanker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0990353346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780990353348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jordan Schnitzer Museum, University of Oregon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.70h x 10.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Brian Lanker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443799994623,"sku":"9780990353348","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a12e3232-3c61-4697-8466-3e9459a4fcea.jpg?v=1777207936","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-the-heart-brian-lanker-9780990353348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}