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The Inspiration of Flash
The Hot Shoe Diaries by Joe McNally I’m not quite sure how to describe this book. It’s not a “how to” guide and it’s not a personal journal. It is lots and lots of wisecracking commentary on specific photographic lighting … Continue reading
An accessible and entertaining history
A World History of Photography by Naomi Rosenblum. Don’t be intimidated by Naomi Rosenblum’s 640-page history of photography. It’s surprisingly accessible and unpretentious. It’s a long, but easy, read for anyone who wants to understand photography and photographers in context. … Continue reading
Is Photography Dead?
Obviously not. Rather, has photography in all its aspects been so thoroughly explored and its language so highly perfected that there just isn’t that much left to say anymore? Are we all just repeating what’s gone before us? Documentary photographers … Continue reading
Buy this book and then read it again and again
The Nature of Photographs by Stephen Shore It’s hard to find good books that explore the nature of photography that are actually written by photographers. Stephen Shore is a modern master of photography. His book, The Nature of Photographs, proves … Continue reading
A Great, but Spectacularily Misnamed Book
How to Read a Photograph by Ian Jeffrey Ian Jeffrey’s survey of master photographers is thorough and thoughtful, even if the contents have little to do with the title. The book, published by Harry N. Abrams in 2008, is actually … Continue reading
Silly camera debates
I enjoy reading some of the photography forums that speculate on new cameras and technology. I admit to being a sucker for technology at times. Still I’m constantly amazed and amused by those who seem fixated on pixel count. Not … Continue reading
A Varied Collection
Photo:Box edited by Roberto Koch I’m not exactly sure what to say about Photo: Box (Abrams, 2009). Certainly it is an interesting and eclectic collection, well-printed and nicely designed. It is laid out with an image on the right side … Continue reading
Oxford History’s thought-provoking review of photography
The Photograph by Graham Clarke The Photograph by Graham Clarke is the first of three planned books on photography in the Oxford History of Art series. The second is American Photography by Miles Orvell, which I’ll review at a later … Continue reading →
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