copyright the estate of Arnold Newman published 2013 Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas Press, Austin Arnold Newman (b. 1918 NYC – 2006) is known for his numerous iconic and environmental photographic portraits that include Ed Ruscha (1985), Duane Michals (1986), Man Ray (1948), Andy Warhol (1973), Roy Lichtenstein (1976) and of course his almost... Continue Reading →

Copyright Jeff Alu 2012 published by Zero+ Publishing Jeff Alu’s book title Surrealities aptly implies that he is attempting to investigate aspects of surrealism, in which the art work may have qualities that feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur. Surrealism also looked to the analysis of dreams as a source of... Continue Reading →

Photographs copyright 2012 Pietro Mattioli published by Kodoji Press What might things look like in the dead of night as revealed in the brief moment of a camera flash? This is perhaps one of many questions that Mattioli poses to the viewer in his recent “Two Thousand Light Years from Home”. Objects are illuminated in the... Continue Reading →

Photographs copyright 2010 Andre Cepeda published by Le caillou bleu Andre Cepeda  in his photobook titled Ontem (English translation: Yesterday) provides an interesting investigation of a specific set of places that abound around Porto, called islands. Apparently these are areas that were previously built as working class neighborhoods which over time have seemed to have outlived their... Continue Reading →

Copyright the photographers published by The Aftermath Project The Aftermath Project has just published the fifth (V) of it series of volumes in which they examine and create a dialog around War, which is "only half the story", or perhaps better stated by Sara Terry, Founder of The Aftermath Project; "offer(s) a rich and complex... Continue Reading →

Photographs copyright 2012 Brian Finke published by Decode Books While curating my photobook exhibition for Fotografia di Roma last Fall, while exploring the theme of Work, one of my disappointments was the late arrival (at least too late for me to include in the exhibition) of Brian Finke’s photobook Construction. Finke explores, as he has... Continue Reading →

Photographs copyright 2012 David Schulz published by the Book Bakery (Publication Studio, Toronto) Lone Wolf is one in a series of photo-bookworks developed by David Schulz. He investigates various “motifs (which) act as gears that engage the photographs and provide opportunities for (mis) aligning the visual content through the graphic structure of a bookwork. As... Continue Reading →

Photographs copyright Florian Van Roekel self-published, first edition 2010, second edition 2012 Of the photobooks I selected for the theme of “Work” for 2012 Fotografia di Roma’s photobook exhibition, “How Terry Likes his Coffee; A Photo Odyssey into Office Life” by Florian van Roekel resonates the strongest with me as it relates to my day... Continue Reading →