Category: Books
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A Book and a Big Life Leap – Assignment Chicago
A Book and a Big Life Leap My photo e-book has been published! It’s based on photo columns that have appeared on this blog over the past four years and I’m absolutely delighted. The title is “Depth of Field: Tips on Photojournalism and Creativity”. Essentially, anyone with a visual storytelling passion would enjoy this book. It…
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Juxtapoz Magazine – New Book “Soviet Ghosts” by Rebecca Litchfield
Juxtapoz Magazine – New Book “Soviet Ghosts” by Rebecca Litchfield British photographer Rebecca Litchfield is brave. Not that many people would take the risk to capture the tattered ruins of a strange and dangerous pa… Link: http://www.juxtapoz.com/photography/new-book-soviet-ghosts-by-rebecca-litchfield British photographer Rebecca Litchfield is brave. Not that many people would take the risk to capture the tattered…
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Daniel W. Coburn: The Hereditary Estate | LENSCRATCH
Daniel W. Coburn: The Hereditary Estate Daniel W. Coburn is a bright light in the fine art photography world–he’s a wonderfully talented photographer and writer, and has been hard at work on his newest project, a retrospective monograph titled, The Hereditary Estate printed and distributed by via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2014/07/daniel-coburn-hereditary-estate/ The Hereditary Estate is not only…
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Peter van Agtmael: Disco Night Sept 11 | LENSCRATCH
Peter van Agtmael: Disco Night Sept 11 Disco Night Sept 11 is a book about more than the brutality of conflict. It is an intimate and personal meditation on modern warfare from the perspective of a young American photographer who came of age in the confusion of a post 9/11 world, and who saw m…
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‘Taking My Time’: Two New Books Full of Joel Meyerowitz’s Masterful Street Photography – Feature Shoot
‘Taking My Time’: Two New Books Full of Joel Meyerowitz’s Masterful Street Photography – Feature Shoot Capturing the quintessential perfect moment in uncontrolled, public settings depends on a magical confluence of elements that suddenly, momentarily, match up so exquisitely they seem choreographed. For the masterful photographer Joel Meyerowitz, these mom via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/06/taking-my-time-two-new-books-full-of-joel-meyerowitzs-masterful-street-photography/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-my-time-two-new-books-full-of-joel-meyerowitzs-masterful-street-photography For…
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Photography Today | Conscientious Photography Magazine
Photography Today via Conscientious Photography Magazine: http://cphmag.com/photography-today/ The task thus is to present photography in such a way that any reader will be able to move forward after having engaged with the book. S/he might disagree with some of the choices, but s/he will know why, and – crucially – s/he will have a much…
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Kitchen Stories from the Balkans Photographed by Eugenia Maximova – Feature Shoot
Kitchen Stories from the Balkans Photographed by Eugenia Maximova – Feature Shoot Vienna-based photographer Eugenia Maximova set out to tell a story about the Balkans. And she realized that the one thing all people have in common in this region marked by conflicts and ethnic tensions is food. Kitchen Stories from the Balkans is a…
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To Be Young(ish) in Russia: Photo Book Documents Six Years of the Daily Lives of 30-Somethings – Feature Shoot
To Be Young(ish) in Russia: Photo Book Documents Six Years of the Daily Lives of 30-Somethings – Feature Shoot The power of a place to captivate is inherent to the impulse to photograph. Warsaw-based photographer Rafal Milach uses this impulse to his advantage in 7 Rooms, published by Kehrer Verlag. Over the course of six…
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The photobook according to Parr » British Journal of Photography
The photobook according to Parr He may look harmless in his open-toe sandals and comfortable sweater, but Martin Parr has been poking a stick at the establishment for nigh on 40 years, agitating for a more prominent status for photography through his own work and all that he admires. Fo via British Journal of Photography:…
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Review: Stump by Christopher Anderson | Conscientious Photography Magazine
Review: Stump by Christopher Anderson via Conscientious Photography Magazine: http://cphmag.com/review-stump/ It’s almost as if there is a gentleman’s agreement (remember, politics still is dominated by men): journalists report the spectacle faithfully, not attempting to subvert the game, but the slips are fair game.
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Rafal Milach photographs winners of strange contests in Belarus in his book, The Winners.
The Best Milkmaid, and Other Winners of Belarus’ Strangest Contests Before Polish photographer Rafal Milach visited Belarus in 2011, he’d intended to do a personal project exploring the history of his family, which has … via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/29/rafal_milach_photographs_winners_of_strange_contests_in_belarus_in_his_book.html The Winners is part of Milach’s larger, ongoing work that explores the influence of propaganda in post-Soviet territories.…
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Two New Photobooks Illustrate the Value of War Photography – Feature Shoot
Two New Photobooks Illustrate the Value of War Photography – Feature Shoot Marine Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer, 21, was killed by a sniper on July 21, 2007, in Karmah, Iraq. He was from East Northport, New York. His bedroom was photographed in… via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/05/two-new-photobooks-challenge-value-bearing-witness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-new-photobooks-challenge-value-bearing-witness While they grew up on opposite sides of the…
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Bedrooms of the Fallen: Honoring the Casualties of War – LightBox
LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2014/05/22/bedrooms-of-the-fallen-honoring-the-casualties-of-war/#1 Bedrooms of the Fallen, by photographer Ashley Gilbertson. The volume consists of still-life photographs of 40 bedrooms, where troops from the U.S. and around the world slept before dying in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, or their aftermath. It’s to…
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Biel Calderon documents Manila’s little people in his e-book, The Little Big Project
Dreaming of a City for Manila’s Little People In Manila, the bustling, crowded capital of the Philippines, one marginalized group dreams of a place to call its own. They call themselves the Little… via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/22/biel_calderon_documents_manila_s_little_people_in_his_e_book_the_little.html In Manila, the bustling, crowded capital of the Philippines, one marginalized group dreams of a place to call…
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Book Review: Stump
Book Review: Stump Book Review Stump By Christopher Anderson Reviewed by Colin Pantall There’s a section in Oliver Sacks’ book, The Man Who Mistoo… Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2014/05/book-review-stump.html Christopher Anderson’s Stump. It’s a book of faces, all of which were taken at American presidential primaries and political conventions over the previous 6 years. The pictures are, for…
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Christopher Payne: North Brother Island: The Last Unknown Place in New York City
Photos of the Mysterious New York City Island You’ve Never Heard Of North Brother Island is a secret hiding in plain sight. Located in New York’s East River, it was once an important part of the city’s infrastructure…. via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/14/christopher_payne_photographs_north_brother_island_in_his_book_north_brother.html North Brother Island is a secret hiding in plain sight. Located in New…
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Mariella Furrer: My Piece of Sky chronicles child sexual abuse in South Africa
Documenting Child Sexual Abuse in South Africa Warning: Although the images below are not visually graphic, some of the victims’ stories may be upsetting to some readers. via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/13/mariella_furrer_my_piece_of_sky_chronicles_child_sexual_abuse_in_south_africa.html Photographer Mariella Furrer sees My Piece of Sky, her 700-page book documenting child sexual abuse in South Africa, as both a record and a…
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Photo Book Publisher Blurb Gobbles Up Its Biggest Competitor, HP’s MagCloud
Link: PDNPulse » Photo Book Publisher Blurb Gobbles Up Its Biggest Competitor, HP’s MagCloud
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Book Week: Pamela Littky: Vacancy
Book Week: Pamela Littky: Vacancy I had the lovely opportunity to meet Pamela Littky at her book signing at Paris Photo Los Angeles last week. I’m a big fan of her work, work that has a sensibility that seeks out places and people on the fringe. Her new monograph, Vacancy, published by Ke via LENSCRATCH:…
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Reuben Radding
Reuben Radding photographer New York City based street photographer and artist. via Reuben Radding photographer: http://www.reubenradding.com/pages/book APPARITIONS, is my first book, self-published, available from Blurb. The photographs, all black and white, were taken in New York City between 2010 and 2013.