The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Review by Gerhard Clausing • This photobook, To Love, Fear and Consume by Kostis Argyriadis, presents a host of challenges to the viewer. First and foremost, what do the three verbs in the title suggest? Our lives are certainly full of challenges, and in our present time we feel particularly vulnerable and are anticipating many... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing • How do you show moods and emotions in your photographs? How are a photographer’s feelings transmitted? And what about the people being photographed, and what do places and environments signal to us? Furthermore, what is the nature of the relationship between the photographer and the model? Such are the issues... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing • Helen Levitt’s photographs have often been described as street photography, but that term is too narrow for what she accomplished. The street, for Levitt, was not merely a location. It was a stage, a playground, a studio, a social club, a theater of small dramas, and sometimes a wall-sized sketchbook.... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing • Robin Mudge offers a great definition on his website: “a photobook is an exhibition in your hands.” In this photobook he has compiled an exhibition of his images that reflect everyday observations, and he has paired those photographs with ChatGPT descriptions. The ‘machine’ system can thus be considered a collaborator... Continue Reading →
Review by Hans Hickerson · A time, a place, and a point of view all meet in a photograph. The time and place can be obvious, but the point of view part can get complicated, as it involves technical, artistic, and personal considerations that are in turn themselves the product of times and places. The... Continue Reading →
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