Category: Reviews
Clear and Complex – Review of “The Rift: Scar of Africa” by Shem Compion
I cannot tell you when I first heard of the Serengeti plain or Mount Kilimanjaro. I cannot tell you when
Elegant and Necessary Opinions – Review of “Women” by Annie Leibovitz
Every now and then, when I am sent a photobook to review, I am struck by the desire to write
Detail and Evocation – Review of “Boat” by Katherine Knight
Sometimes a photobook can go straight to your dreams. I remember countless hours as a child, building model cars, model
The Portrait Artist – Review of “Portraits from my Darkroom” by Ric Savid
One of the interesting things about photography is its ability to be timeless. Yes, photography has tremendous importance for current
On Love and Sharp Insight – Review of “Paris à cœur ouvert: Paris in the Raw” by Garrett Strang
Let me begin this way— If you have any love for Paris, or any love for the idea of Paris,
The Insight of Long Time – Review of “Solargraphs” by Robert Charles Mann
According to the infallible World Wide Web, the record for the longest exposure photograph is a bit more than eight
Breadth and Depth – Review of “A Period in Time: Looking Back While Moving Forward” by Ed Kashi
What is the most important attribute of a documentarian? Respect? Empathy? An unsentimental, if not occasionally brutal, honesty? Ed Kashi
Curiouser and curiouser! – Review of “Street Scenes” by Phil Penman
Sometimes the old truths are the best. Yes, it’s now a cliché and a trope to invoke Henri Cartier-Bresson. Still,
A Profound Life — Review of “Love+War”, directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Love+War opens in Novoluhans’ke, Eastern Ukraine, five days before the Russian Invasion. The sky is gray, the temperature cold. There
“The Woman and the Camera — Review of Lee Miller at Tate Britain”, by Can Heilmaier
It is an afternoon at the Vogue studios. The year is 1931. A tall model with short blonde hair poses
Isolation and Love – Review of “Crossroads” by Debsuddha Banerjee
It really doesn’t matter how often I look. There is something about the portrait which, when done well, transcends documentation.
Fresh Memory – Review of “Brownie” by David Katzenstein
There is a type of photo book which, at one level, seems to be more about gear or technique than
Light and Cloth – Review of “Yves Saint Laurent and Photography”, edited by Elsa Janssen
There are moments when photography exceeds its brief, when it does not simply record reality, but like a breath, a
Elegant and Troubling – Review of “The Echo of Our Voices: The Day May Break Chapter Four” by Nick Brandt
In one way, I wish I did not have this book on my desk. In a great many other ways,
Such Beauty – Review of “Field Notes” by Kate Zari Roberts
Every now and then, I wonder about how many photo books are produced that most of us never see. These