Category: Reviews

An Informed Introduction – Review of “Central Park People” by Harvey Kopel

Photobooks can have a variety of intentions. They can be inquisitions, investigations, interrogations of difficult circumstances. They can be matter-of-fact

Too Young – Review of “A Poor Imitation of Death” by Ara Oshagan

One of the defining powers of photography is revelation. Hold a mirror, a camera, up to ourselves, and we see

Love, Admiration, Affection, Attentiveness, Care – Review of “Indian Rites: Signs of Devotion” by Paul Wakefield

I have been to India, but only once, more than a decade ago, and only for a few days. And

The Complication of Good Questions – Review of “Oceano (for seven generations)” by Lana Z Caplan

There are a great many photo books that celebrate community. It really doesn’t matter how you define it. It could

Astonishing and True – Review of “Work in Progress” by Peter Essick

Although it seems like a great many years ago, because it was, one of the things that astonished me when

There and Here and Now – Review of “The End of Democracy in Five Acts”, an exhibition at The Gallatin Galleries in NYC

There is a particular power to photography displayed in a gallery. A gallery space is both communal and private.  We

Breadth, Depth, and Joy – Review of “The Many Pleasures: Found Art in New York City” by Barton Lewis

One of the great benefits of a photographic series is the ability to achieve both breadth and depth. With many

On Gratitude and Vision – Review of “Nature’s Writers” by Donald S. Clark

Every now and then, a book comes along, which is a type of unfolding. It gives us a glimpse of

Smart and Necessary – “LaToya Ruby Frazier: Monuments of Solidarity”, edited by Roxana Marcoci – review by W. Scott Olsen

In the world of photo books, exhibition catalogs hold a curious place. They are, by definition, ancillary. They are not

The Mysteries of Wondering – Review of “elsewhere” by Olga Karlovac

There is an intriguing quote at the beginning of Olga Karlovac’s new book, titled “elsewhere.” In a foreword written by

To Witness is To See and To Say – Review of “The Best of Photojournalism 2023”, edited by Sue Morrow

“These photographs humble me.” That’s the opening sentence to writer and curator John Edwin Mason’s Forward to The Best of

An Unfolding Joy – Review of “10 Years” by Sandra Cattaneo Adorno

My first reaction was fear. This is not a reaction I often have to holding a book. Notice, however, that

Images to Remind the Heart – Review of “Hong Kong” by Mikko Takkunen

So here is an interesting question— What photographs do you take when you are saying goodbye? Photographs, for viewers, are

A Voice in the Chorus – Review of “Remembrance Garden: A Portrait of Green-Wood Cemetery” by Eugene Richards

There is a place in every story which the audience inhabits. It does not matter if the story is being

The Beauty before Disarray – Review of “Entropy” by Diane Tuft

At first glance, it seems there is a problem with Diane Tuft’s new book, titled Entropy. Every image throughout the

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