Category: Reviews
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
A Tremendous Hope – Review of “A Chance of Love” by Mel McVeigh
At first, I had no idea what I was looking at. Numbers. Thumbnails. Bits of disconnected text. When I had
On the Joy of an Idiosyncratic Wonder – Review of “England, My England” by Chris Steele-Perkins
Some photographs are immediate. They are insightful and demand a fast attention. We know what they are about, and it
One Fine Story – Review of “Road to Bamako: Following the Grand Niger River Bend 1978” by Michael Snoek
There is a special place in my heart for the travelogue photobook. I do not mean collections of travel photos,
A Chorus of Solos – Review of “Random Access: Photographs by John T. Hill”
Photographers have a troubled relationship with the unity-making demands of theme. One of the early questions a gallery curator or
Work and Art for Good – Review of two new exhibitions at Festival della Fotografia Etica
I have never been to Lodi, a city in Lombardy, on the western bank of the River Adda in northern
Elegant, Beautiful & Profound – Review of “Visual Memories and Hidden Places” by Paul Caponigro
Reverence. I think that’s right. Reverence, yes. A slowing down to appreciate, to celebrate, to resist the rush, and not
The Joy of Alpha and Omega – Review of “First Stop Last Stop” by Rita Nannini
There is something special about the places we begin and the places we end. There is a whole universe of
The Illumination of Silence – Review of “Comedians” by Steve Best
I am either the perfect audience for this book or the worst. Comedians, a new book by British comedian/photographer Steve
The Sounds of Shadows – Review of “Shadow’s Praise” by David Nissen
Let’s face it. Sometimes some things are just too cool for words. I’m holding in my lap a book called
The Person you Know and Don’t – Review of “Ralph Ellison: Photographer”
There are two types of people who will pick up this book. There will be those who see the name
Honesty and Respect – Review of “Twenty-Five Homeless People” by George Phillips
In photography, nothing is off limits. Except, well, some things are. It’s all a matter of vulnerability, exploitation, agency and
Stories We Tell – Review of “Mindful Matters: Essays on Photography” by E.E. McCollum
Photography is a great deal more than camera and lens, light and form and contrast. It’s a great deal more