Category: Books

  • Blind – Tracing the Roots of Jim Goldberg’s Epic “Raised by Wolves”

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    Tracing the Roots of Jim Goldberg’s Epic “Raised by Wolves” — Blind Magazine In Fingerprints, Jim Goldberg shares a selection of never-before-seen Polaroids that served as drafts for photographs he later created for the landmark book Raised by Wolves. via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/1194/Tracing-The-Roots-Of-Jim-Goldbergs-Epic-Raised-By-Wolves In Fingerprints, Jim Goldberg shares a selection of never-before-seen Polaroids that served as…

  • California Love: A Visual Mixtape – LENSCRATCH

    California Love: A Visual Mixtape – LENSCRATCH

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    California Love: A Visual Mixtape – LENSCRATCH “This amazing compendium of photographs celebrating the Golden State is truly a love letter to California. One hundred and ten photographers offer intriguing photographs and perspectives on our special sliver of the west coast.  At a time of Covid, wildfi via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2021/01/california-love-a-visual-mixtape/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29 It is a brave individual…

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – Eli Durst’s “The Community”

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    Juxtapoz Magazine – Eli Durst’s “The Community” What began as an initial desire by Eli Durst to photograph the insides of church basements quickly expanded into a much broader series examining the f… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/eli-durst-s-the-community/ What began as an initial desire by Eli Durst to photograph the insides of church basements quickly expanded into a…

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – Woman Go No´Gree: Colonialism and White Feminism in West Africa

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    Juxtapoz Magazine – Woman Go No´Gree: Colonialism and White Feminism in West Africa With her project Woman Go No´Gree Gloria Oyarzabal asks, “Can we assume social relations in all societies are organized around biological se… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/woman-go-no-gree-colonialism-and-white-feminism-in-west-africa/ With her project Woman Go No´Gree Gloria Oyarzabal asks, “Can we assume social relations in all societies are organized around biological sexual…

  • These Photos Are Painful, But We All Need to See Them – Feature Shoot

    These Photos Are Painful, But We All Need to See Them – Feature Shoot

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    These Photos Are Painful, But We All Need to See Them – Feature Shoot Last summer, the photojournalist and animal rights activist Konrad Lozinski went undercover to document life inside an integrated pig fattening barn in Poland. “This photo was taken during the daytime,… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2020/12/these-photos-are-painful-but-we-all-need-to-see-them/ Last summer, the photojournalist and animal rights…

  • Dotan Saguy: Nowhere to go but Everywhere – LENSCRATCH

    Dotan Saguy: Nowhere to go but Everywhere – LENSCRATCH

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    Dotan Saguy: Nowhere to go but Everywhere – LENSCRATCH When I drive through the streets of Los Angeles, I am overwhelmed by the homeless encampments that are literally everywhere–in door ways, under freeway over passes, in every park in the city–clusters of tents are now a ubiquitous part of the landscape. Co via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2020/12/dotan-saguy-nowhere-to-go-but-everywhere/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29…

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – A Look at Hassan Hajjaj’s First Major Monograph

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    Juxtapoz Magazine – A Look at Hassan Hajjaj’s First Major Monograph Anglo-Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj blends artistic themes and genres from the diverse range of his influences. The universe he creates is whimsical a… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/a-look-at-hassan-hajjaj-s-first-major-monograph/ Anglo-Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj blends artistic themes and genres from the diverse range of his influences. The universe he…

  • Blind – Raymond Depardon, Rural Portraits

    Blind – Raymond Depardon, Rural Portraits

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    Raymond Depardon, Rural Portraits — Blind Magazine Photographer Raymond Depardon traveled up and down rural France to meet farming communities until 2015. A gentle immersion in country life. via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/1149/Raymond-Depardon-Rural-Portraits Photographer Raymond Depardon traveled up and down rural France to meet farming communities until 2015. A gentle immersion in country life.

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – Holy: Donna Ferrato’s Radical Photos Celebrate the Power of Women

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    Juxtapoz Magazine – Holy: Donna Ferrato’s Radical Photos Celebrate the Power of Women “If you know Donna, she lives her art. She is angry. She is empathic. She is loving. She is committed. This book, Holy, is an encapsulation of her ang… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/donna-ferrato-s-photographs-showcase-the-remarkable-ways-women-survive-endure-and-change/ “If you know Donna, she lives her art. She is angry.…

  • Favorite Photobooks of 2020 – Compiled by the editors of LensCulture | LensCulture

    Favorite Photobooks of 2020 – Compiled by the editors of LensCulture | LensCulture

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    Favorite Photobooks of 2020 – Compiled by the editors of LensCulture | LensCulture Personal favorites and recommendations from 36 people who know and love photobooks — lots of inspiring discoveries from around the world via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/lensculture-editors-favorite-photobooks-of-2020 Personal favorites and recommendations from 36 people who know and love photobooks — lots of inspiring discoveries from…

  • Photographer Matt Eich examines and celebrates his local roots in his book ‘The Seven Cities’ – The Virginian-Pilot – The Virginian-Pilot

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    Photographer Matt Eich examines and celebrates his local roots in his book ‘The Seven Cities’ "The Seven Cities" is the third in his series called "The Invisible Yoke." Here he looks at the people and places of Hampton Roads, and at the weight of memory. via pilotonline.com: https://www.pilotonline.com/entertainment/books/vp-db-book-seven-cities-matt-eich-120620-20201206-samwcxp6jnahblykszjdbbv544-story.html Eich’s latest photography book, “The Seven Cities,”…

  • Inside an Archive of African Photobooks

    Inside an Archive of African Photobooks

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    Inside an Archive of African Photobooks Ben Krewinkel’s online archive considers the visual representation of Africa over time—both contentious and nuanced. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/inside-an-archive-of-african-photobooks/ Ben Krewinkel’s online archive considers the visual representation of Africa over time—both contentious and nuanced.

  • photo-eye Favorite Books 2020

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    https://www.photoeye.com/best-books-2020/index.cfm We hope you enjoy this year’s selection of over 70 favorites by photobook notables from all over the world! The diversity of these choices can be seen below.

  • Mihai Barabancea: Falling On Blades RomanianAF – AMERICAN SUBURB X

    Mihai Barabancea: Falling On Blades RomanianAF – AMERICAN SUBURB X

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    Mihai Barabancea: Falling On Blades RomanianAF “I actually have no idea what street photography is, but I can oddly sense its look-off-tilted cameras, bit of asphalt, coupla ppl, maybe a mean looking dog, some bit of crazy occurring in the corners, some action as it were” It is becoming via AMERICAN SUBURB X: https://americansuburbx.com/2020/12/mihai-barabancea-falling-on-blades-romaniaaf.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mihai-barabancea-falling-on-blades-romaniaaf I…

  • Midnight La Frontera – Photographs by Ken Light | Book review by Gregory Eddi Jones | LensCulture

    Midnight La Frontera – Photographs by Ken Light | Book review by Gregory Eddi Jones | LensCulture

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    Midnight La Frontera – Photographs by Ken Light | Book review by Gregory Eddi Jones | LensCulture Photographed over thirty years ago, Ken Light’s nighttime pictures of migrants captured along the US-Mexico border pose some uneasy questions via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/ken-light-midnight-la-frontera Photographed over thirty years ago, Ken Light’s nighttime pictures of migrants captured along the US-Mexico…

  • The Psychic Shock of Animal Photojournalism in the 21st Century (WARNING: Graphic Images) – Luminous Landscape

    The Psychic Shock of Animal Photojournalism in the 21st Century (WARNING: Graphic Images) – Luminous Landscape

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    The Psychic Shock of Animal Photojournalism in the 21st Century (WARNING: Graphic Images) – Luminous Landscape A new collection of photographs by 40 leading animal photojournalists demonstrates the power of images to change how we see the world. via Luminous Landscape: https://luminous-landscape.com/a-new-collection-of-photographs-by-40-leading-animal-photojournalists-shows-us-the-hidden-abuses-of-animal-agriculture-and-the-power-of-images-to-change-how-we-see-the-world/ A new book of photographs titled HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene takes us…

  • photo-eye | BLOG: Quest: Reviewed by George Slade

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    Quest: Reviewed by George Slade Book Review Quest Photographs by Alexandre de Mortemart Reviewed by George Slade The black-and-white photographs in Alexandre de Mor… Link: https://blog.photoeye.com/2020/11/quest-reviewed-by-george-slade.html Don’t get too comfortable, Alexandre de Mortemart’s photographs suggest. The worlds you see herein have an elusive relationship with the truth. Don’t trust your eyes.

  • David Billet & Ian Kline’s Rabbit/Hare Texas Reason – AMERICAN SUBURB X

    David Billet & Ian Kline’s Rabbit/Hare Texas Reason – AMERICAN SUBURB X

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    David Billet & Ian Kline’s Rabbit/Hare Texas Reason “The picture stays in the kid. Tell heaven don’t wait for me” What is an image produced if not the perversion of self either in or out of frame? Authorship is dictatorship, no? What to do with a pare? Game Over, and if this isn’t an obvi…

  • Mimi Plumb: Sheltering Under The White Sky – AMERICAN SUBURB X

    Mimi Plumb: Sheltering Under The White Sky – AMERICAN SUBURB X

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    Mimi Plumb: Sheltering Under The White Sky “I hear the sound of victory. I hear the sound of victory. I hear the sound of victory”. 1976, the centenary-a procrastinator’s wet dream” The kids are smiling, their bodies are interlaced within the disused tire mound and the coyote snarls staring via AMERICAN SUBURB X: https://americansuburbx.com/2020/11/mimi-plumb-sheltering-under-the-white-sky.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mimi-plumb-sheltering-under-the-white-sky Mimi…

  • photo-eye | BLOG: East of Nowhere: Reviewed by Brian Arnold

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    East of Nowhere: Reviewed by Brian Arnold Book Review East of Nowhere Photographs by Fabio Ponzio Reviewed by Brian Arnold A poetic and empathetic vision of human perseverance… Link: https://blog.photoeye.com/2020/10/east-of-nowhere-reviewed-by-brian-arnold.html East of Nowhere, the new book by Italian documentary photographer Fabio Ponzio, chronicles 20 years of his wandering and photographing throughout Eastern and Central Europe…