Category: Reviews
With Stops Along the Way – Review of “Dammed: Birth to Death of the Colorado River” by Debbie Bentley
A series of photos can have remarkable power. They can provoke a growing emotion. They can provoke a developing empathy.
A Beautiful Book – Review of “The Flowers of Provence” by Jamie Beck
Every good photography book causes a viewer to pause. We may linger over an image because it is disturbing, because
Continuously Variable Physical Quality – Review of “Analog Iran” by Ali MC
One of the things I find most interesting about photography is its ability to capture and hold and sustain nuance.
Cours Entier – Review of “Riverscape” by Kristel Schneider
Books of landscape photography are, almost without exception, beautiful. Sometimes, the books are beautiful in the classical sense – leafy
The Particular Universal – Review of “Pickup” by Lee Friedlander
This is going to be a brief review of a book I adore. I have on my desk Pickup by
Seeing Toward Understanding – Review of “North Korea: The People’s Paradise” by Tariq Zaidi
Photography books often promise a view of something hidden or mysterious. Especially those photography books that take on a documentarian
The Arc of Cold – Review of “Winter” by Bruce Haley
Let me be clear from the very start. I live on the border between Minnesota and North Dakota in the
Have a Seat – Review of “Beyond the Light: The Stories Behind the Photographs” by Layne Kennedy
We’ve all had the experience, whether we are a photographer or not. Someone shows us a picture. We hold it
Surprise and Delight – Review of “Pairs” by Howard Schatz and Beverly Ornstein
Every now and then, an idea comes along which appears to be simple when, in fact, that is not the
The Private Printings – Review of “FRAMES Photography Circle Exhibition Catalog” and “In Living Color: A Kodachrome Project – Experiments in Color Digital Post Processing” by Reed Pike
Exhibition catalogs hold a curious place in the world of photography books. At one level, they are souvenirs. They serve
Different Bat Time – Different Bat Place – Review of “Daily Bat” by Sebastian Magnani
If you are of a certain age, there is likely a phrase hiding in the back of your head. Same
A Moment to Wonder – Review of “Twilight” by Arthur Drooker
There is a wonderful, sometimes complimentary, sometimes contradictory, relationship between representation and implication. Photography has always had a strong leaning
A Defining Diary – Review of “New York Street Diaries” by Phil Penman
Every now and then, a book comes along that provides a kind of new cornerstone, a kind of definition for
Evidence – Review of “Ukraine: A War Crime”
I wish I didn’t want to tell you about this book. But I do. I wish I didn’t want to
Wonderful and Necessary – Review of “Store Front NYC: Photographs of City’s Independent Shops, Past and Present” by James T. and Karla L. Murray
There are as many reasons to love a book as there are books and people who hold them. We can