Copyright Andrew Phelps 2013 published by Kehrer Verlag Andrew Phelps (b. 1967, Mesa, AZ & residing in Austria since 1991) returns infrequently to the place of his birth, the arid and desert communities surrounding the regions of Mesa and Phoenix in the American Southwest. His childhood home is resplendent with past memories and with a... Continue Reading →
Landmark – The Fields of Landscape Photography
Copyright the various photographers 2014; Published by Thames & Hudson This photobook is a curatorial discussion of the contemporary practice of landscape photography and perhaps why the practice of Landscape photography matters today. The editor of the book, William A. Ewing, a museum curator and writer about photography, makes the elegant point that the current (and... Continue Reading →
Henri Cartier-Bresson – Here and Now
Copyright the estate of Henri Cartier-Bresson & Magnum Photos, published by Thames & Hudson 2014, first English edition This is a thick and dense retrospective that devils deep into the details behind the well-known French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (b. August 22, 1908, Chanteloup-en-Brie, FR , d. August 3, 2004, Montjustin, FR). Although this monograph is... Continue Reading →
Amit Desai – America Sutra
Copyright Amit Desai 2012 published by Stephen Cheng, Hong KongAmerica Sutra is an amazingly complex and layered artist book created by Amit Desai (b. 1977, Brahmin and resides in India) while he was in transit between one American seaboard and then back again, as well as its Southern border and eventually up to the Northern... Continue Reading →
Wynn Bullock – Revelations
Copyright the estate of Wynn Bullock 2014; published by University of Texas Press, Austin & High Museum of Art, Atlanta In some regards attempting to write about Wynn Bullock (b. Percy Wingfield Bullock, Chicago April 18, 1902, d. Monterey (CA) November 16, 1975) and his photography is a bit difficult for me having followed... Continue Reading →
Brooks Jensen – Looking at Images
Copyright the photographers 2014 published by LensWork Publishing Brooks Jensen is the Editor and Publisher of the LensWork journal and almost exclusively is focusing on Black and White photography. The bi-monthly journal is released concurrently in a print edition and a DVD that contains additional portfolios and audio interviews of the artist by Jensen. Jensen... Continue Reading →
Sarah Malakoff – Second Nature
Copyright Sarah Malakoff 2013 published by CHARTA Sarah Malakoff (b. 1972 Wellesley, MA and resides in Boston, MA) chose to photograph a subject that she knows well, the interior living spaces found in the greater Boston area where she was born and raised. Her pensive photographs are characterized by a warmth and intimacy. These are... Continue Reading →
Robin Maddock – III
Photographs copyright 2014 of Robin Maddock, published by Trolley Books The British photographer Robin Maddock (b. 1972 Leicester, UK, resides in Los Angeles USA & the UK) has taken an interesting departure from the his previous color documentary style, evidenced in his prior two books, with a more conceptual theme photographed in black and white.... Continue Reading →
Publish Your Photography Book – revised edition
Copyright 2014 Published by Princeton Architectural Press Darius Himes and Mary Virginia Swanson have updated and revised their how-to book Publish Your Photography Book. The revised (second) edition has a stronger emphasis on Print-on-Demand, mostly focused on the Blurb publishing company, Zines and the Digital Revolution. The later may not be any longer a Revolution.... Continue Reading →
Laura Braun – Metier – Small Businesses in London
Copyright Laura Braun 2013 published by her imprint Paper Tigers Books The recent book self-published under her imprint by Laura Braun, Metier, investigates the Small Business in London, which is a region where Braun resides. The book is a combination of environment portraits of the persons engaged in a small business, a study of the... Continue Reading →