Category: Reviews
Saints Preserve Us – Review of “Humanity” by Henry Leutwyler
In the brief introduction to Humanity, Yves Daccord, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Edgelands Institute and Former Director General
A Brilliant Book – Review of “Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith” by Paul Martineau
In the literary world, there is a long-standing tradition of books that gather the old and reveal the new. Often
A Necessary More – Review of “The Day May Break, Chapter Two” by Nick Brandt
I am often wary of sequels. Sometimes success breeds repetition but the first outing contains all the good stuff. All
A Beautiful, Hopeful Regret – Review of “Gandras: Land of the White Stork” by Jasper Bastian
The very best poetry has the capacity to be both specific and evocative at the same time. As a matter
Wonderful, Necessary and Smart – Review of “Chris Killip” by Ken Grant and Tracy Marchall-Grant
Every now and then, a photobook comes along which is extraordinary in every possible way. Not only are the images
Isolation and Discovery – Review of “DD/MM/YYYY” by Kostis Argyriadis
In the very back of Kostis Argyriadis’s new book, DD/MM/YYYY, he writes: DD/MM/YYYY is a series of personal photographic explorations
Inside and Out – Review of “Between Worlds” by Harry Gruyaert
Magnum photographer Harry Gruyaert’s work has always been thrilling in the way it articulates a particular way of seeing. He has
The Thrill of a Quiet Evening – Review of “Voice of the Eyes: Creative Minds in Landscape Photography”, curated by René Algesheimer
I often wish I could talk to photographers. I have the good fortune to interview a great many of them,
An Archaeology of the Present – Review of “Personal History” by Sarah Malakoff
Let me begin with a thought experiment. I sometimes ask my students, my first-year college students, to pretend they are
Size Matters – Review of “Storytelling” by David Yarrow
I will admit my first impression of David Yarrow’s new book, Storytelling, was not a good one. This book is
When Experience Leads to Insight – Review of “Street” by Phil Penman
It takes a bit of magic to transform a photo book into a classic. This bit of magic has little
Leading Lines – Review of “Edge” by David Ricci
Ok, now I’m confused. I have learned, according to a quick Google search, a person who studies or practices geometry
The Allure of What We Hoped – Review of “100 Movies: A survey of American drive-in theatres / 1976” by Herman van den Boom
Think, for a moment, about the location of a shared experience for our imagination and desire. It could be a
Starlight, Starbright – Review of “Star Struck” by Ave Pildas
One of the particular, and sometimes peculiar, powers of a photobook is its ability to call up the past with
Light to the Archives – Review of “The Unseen Saul Leiter” by Margit Erb and Michael Parillo
One of the benefits of being a prolific photographer is that there is a lot to choose from when putting