Category: Reviews
What Time Tells – Review of “The Unchosen Ones: Portraits of an American Pastoral” by R. J. Kern
We have all been there. Hope. Ambition. Dreams. Hard Work. The Moment. And then, disappointment. For whatever reason, sometimes justly and
Trouble (v) – Review of “The Day May Break” by Nick Brandt
I don’t think I’ve ever held a more troubling book. I mean that in the best possible way. To trouble
The Lessons of Memory – Review of “Sthlm77” by Gérard Hervé Polisset
One of the most wonderful, and most troubling, things about photography is the way the images linger. We capture the
The Details in an Artist’s Eye – Review of “Helsinki Designerin Silmin” by Tua Rahikainen
On the left side of my desk this morning, a cold and windy winter morning on the northern prairie of
The Failed Good Idea – Review of “Zone Eleven” by Mike Mandel
There is little doubt that many of us have a fascination with outtakes, or the B roll, or the material
An Open, Private Book – Review of “Magnum 2020: A Book by Magnum Photographers”
With luck, we’ve all had this conversation. Late at night, more or less, we find ourselves talking with other photographers,
In Praise of Brillance – Review of “Águas de Ouro” by Sandra Cattaneo Adorno
There is something special about reorientation. You think you know something – at least its boundaries if not its core –
What We Love – What We Can Learn – Review of “Hayao Miyazaki” by Jessica Niebel
There are lessons everywhere. Not all of them are direct. “Hayao Miyazaki” by Jessica NiebelPublished by Delmonico Books, 2021review by
To Tell the Seeing – Review of “Changing Moods: Sixty Years in Black and White” by John Alexander Dersham
I often wonder why we are attracted to biography, and especially autobiography. My life is nothing like Benjamin Franklin’s, or Maxine
A DNA from Steel – Review of “Cruise Night ” by Kristin Bedford
There are a thousand ways to define culture. Ethnicity is one of them. So is location. So is occupation. One of the most
The Local Love Song – Review of “The Avenue of Roses ” by Kevin Fletcher
It’s always one of the early questions. What is your name? What do you do? Where are you from? Think about that for
The View Between Times – Review of “Permanent Drift” by John Waller
What is the relation between an image and its idea? I remember once, a long time ago, seeing a mundane
Telling Stories – Review of “Ruth Orkin: A Photo Spirit”
Perhaps it’s a bit like golden hour. Sunlight falls on us all day long. Yet, for just a few moments toward
Preservation – Review of “Perfect Strangers” by Melissa O’Shaughnessy
Consider the piano. It’s not a simple instrument. Yet, although there are a variety of sizes and types, it’s pretty well defined. Even
The Importance of Everything – Review of “Timm Rautert and the Lives of Photography”
There are many possible good conversations about photography. Two of them are common and easy. The first is about gear. “Yes, I used