Category Archives: Photographers

Books Every Serious Photographer Must Have

Posted on January 6, 2014 by admin

The best books on photography (regularly updated) One of the consequences of my interest in photography is that I acquire and read too many photography books. I hope to develop this site as a resource for other photographers seeking out … Continue reading →

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Is Robert Adams the finest writer on photography?

Posted on January 6, 2013 by admin

Beauty in Photography, Robert Adams, Aperture The measure of a great essay is that after one reads it, there is simply nothing more to say. That is my reaction to Robert Adams’ Beauty in Photography. I have read it and … Continue reading →

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Reinhold Marxhausen and Seeing

Posted on March 15, 2011 by admin

Something recently got me thinking about Reinhold Marxhausen and how he helped teach me to see. Marxhausen was an artist and photographer who spent most of his professional life as a professor at Concordia College in Seward, Nebraska. In the … Continue reading →

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Well, this is a little different

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin

I don’t think I’ve ever seen this before. Somebody flipping through the pages of a new book, “For Now” by William Eggleston. Here’s a description from the publisher, Twin Palms: “For Now is the result of film-maker Michael Almereyda’s year-long … Continue reading →

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2009 NPR Story about Robert Frank

Posted on February 13, 2011 by admin

One of the great things about Google and the Internet is that you never know when you might stumble upon a prize. This one comes via Google Alerts and is an NPR story from 2009 on Robert Frank. It’s pretty … Continue reading →

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Philip Gefter on Chinese Photographer Hai Bo

Posted on January 23, 2011 by admin

On the Daily Beast, Philip Gefter has a new essay on Chinese photographer Hai Bo. Gefter is the author of Photography after Frank and former picture editor for the New York Times. He writes of Hai Bo, “One image, Passing … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading

Posted on December 15, 2010 by admin

Photography After Frank. Essays by Philip Gefter. I’ll want to write more about this book. But, it’s so good that I thought I’d put in a quick plug right away. It’s not really what I expected. Rather than a single … Continue reading →

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A bargain I could not resist

Posted on October 11, 2010 by admin

Brassai – Paris I stopped by Barnes and Noble today (Oct. 11, 2010) and happened to spot this book in the bargain bin – two dollars. I haven’t yet had a chance to read or even really to look at … Continue reading →

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