The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Review by Gerhard Clausing • All you have to do is watch “Gorilla Videos” on Facebook to recognize that some animals are very similar to us. And that is not really a case of anthropomorphism, which can be defined as attributing human characteristics to other creatures. But assigning animals to a lower class and denying... Continue Reading →
Review by Brian F. O’Neill • Ed Panar’s January 2024 release Winter Nights, Walking, has arrived after much anticipation. I originally became aware of Panar’s work with the 2018 release of In the Vicinity (published with Deadbeat Club), a book that depicted indirect aspects of the marijuana market in the so-called Emerald Triangle of California... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing • In this day and age of easy digital switching between the black and white and color renderings of any particular image, it is hard to imagine how an early advocate of color photographs had to carry two distinct cameras for the purpose of creating both types of images. Yet that... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing • Seldom do we see a photobook in which the implementation is exquisitely and totally in unison with the concept. Deb Achak’s debut project presents a rare sequence in which this has been achieved. Deb Achak was given final advice by her mother to always trust her instinct, and this book... Continue Reading →
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