Category: Reviews

The Space of/between Then and Now – Review of “The Way It Was: Road Trips USA” by Thomas Hoepker
If one photograph can capture and sustain a moment in time, two images capture something much more difficult to explain. Two

The Inspiration Cards – Review of “The Street Photography Challenge” by David Gibson
This is going to be a very short review of a product I have come to love. Notice I did

No Exit – Review of “Sin Salida” by Tariq Zaidi
The documentary image is a complicated and troubled idea. At one level, it seems straightforward. The goal is to document, without

The Rest of the Story – Review of “Gathered Leaves Annotated” by Alec Soth
There is something deeply wonderful about hearing a story, and then hearing it again. Think about listening to a song,

Something Completely Different – Review of “Scarti di Tempo” by Sandra Cattaneo Adorno
Let’s call it reader, or viewer, error. I picked up Scarti di Tempo, the new book by Sandra Cattaneo Adorno,

A Quiet Intimacy – Review of “Family Photographs” by Joan Albert
It’s always a bit of magic when a photograph transcends the mundane and becomes something special. We all have family

On the Missing Other – Review of “Dining Alone: In the Company of Solitude” by Nancy A. Scherl
The whole idea of communion, of breaking bread together, is deeply rooted in human psychology and history. It doesn’t matter

In Transit – Review of “Station to Station: Exploring the New York Subway” by Ed Hotchkiss
I do not live in New York City, although I visit often. And when I visit, it appears inevitable that

Every Page a Gem – Review of “Water Views: Rivers, Lakes, Oceans” by David Ondaatje
Here is something obvious, but always worth repeating. Perspective creates insight. I don’t mean insight in any all-encompassing way. What

Doubled Vision – Review of “The People’s Pictures” by Lee Friedlander
I remember a soft spring evening several years ago, before the pandemic. A man named Andrew Steinberg, a tremendously gifted

Expanded Seing – Review of “Crossed Looks” by Namsa Leuba
Perhaps the very best thing about art, in any genre, is its ability to expand our imagination. We read a

Disturbing and True – Review of “Course of the Empire” by Ken Light
A single documentary image can contain a powerful moral argument. Two images together create a story. An entire book can

Changed Expectations – Review of “Seeing Silence: The Beauty of the World’s Most Quiet Places” by Pete McBride
What do you do when you expect one thing and get another? What if that new thing is really wonderful

The Soft Veil of a Dream – Review of “Paysages & Transfiguration” (“Landscapes & Transfiguration”) by Philippe Ciaparra
Every now and then a book comes along which causes me to pause. I think I know what I’m looking

Learning from Others – Review of “How I Make Photographs” by David Yarrow (a part of the Masters of Photography series)
There is a lot of jazz in rock and roll. There’s a lot of the hymn in jazz. There’s a