The Online Photographer: 'The Book Will Surely Prevail'

‘The Book Will Surely Prevail’

My friend and former teacher Joe Cameron, in his post “H.C.-B. in Ink” last Friday, mentioned Ralph Gibson: But I also remember hearing the photographer Ralph Gibson suggest once that the deep rich black of printer’s ink came closer to…

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Apropos your invitation I will respond by adding that now, 20 years later, the digital revolution is coming of age in the truest sense. We are beginning to understand exactly what the net does and does not do… Obviously many forms of communication and research have been massively enhanced via electronic media. However it seems that the photography book is holding strong. Very strong indeed. Let’s examine why this is the case.