![]() And we cut about 75 additional images we loved, but would have made it too long for most publishers, including Purdue.ĬS: What is it about Taub's photography that set his photos apart from others and therefore merited its own book? ![]() Pickering: Simple answer - there's no duplication! Although many of the photos in "Spaceshots" were also by Bill, his archives have provided completely new material, and a lot of it.īisney: The Mercury section of "Snapshots" was 80 pages total our new book is more than three times longer. "ĬS: How does the collection of photos in "Photographing America's First Astronauts" compare or differ from your previous book about the Mercury program imagery (" Spaceshots and Snapshots of Projects Mercury and Gemini (opens in new tab)")? If readers already own a copy of that book, why should they buy this one, too? (Image credit: Purdue University Press)ĬollectSPACE (cS) exchanged emails with Pickering and Bisney to learn more about Taub and " Photographing America's First Astronauts (opens in new tab). ![]() Bill Taub's portrait of Gordon Cooper appears on the cover of the new book, "Photographing America's First Astronuts: Project Mercury Through the Lens of Bill Taub" by historian J.L. ![]()
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