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A Genuine Delight
The Ongoing Moment – Geoff Dyer, Vintage Press I read a lot of books about photography, but there are very few that I would call delightful. But, that’s a pretty good description of Geoff Dyer’s “The Ongoing Moment.†The book … Continue reading
Is Robert Adams the finest writer on photography?
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
Errol Morris, Sabrina Harman and Gaddafi
It was just a coincidence that I had just finished reading “Believing is Seeing” by filmmaker Errol Morris when the uprising in Libya came to its climax with the killing of Col. Muammar Gaddafi. Morris devotes a significant portion of his … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Believing is Seeing, Errol Morris, Gaddafi, Iraq, Libya, Sabrina Harman
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Genius of Photography on You Tube
The BBC has apparently posted a recent television series “The Genius of Photography” on You Tube. Each episode appears to be split into four parts. This is the first part of Episode One. I’ll post more when I get a … Continue reading
Reinhold Marxhausen and Seeing
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
Well, this is a little different
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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Tagged "For Now", Twin Palms Publishers, William Eggleston
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Books Every Serious Photographer Must Have
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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