Books for Photographers (Part Two)
Need a gift idea for your favorite photographer? In this second column, I focus on some affordable book series that highlight individual photographers.
Photography Collections-
The Photograph as Contemporary Art
The Photograph as Contemporary Art by Charlotte Cotton. World of Art series: Thames & Hudson. Writing about contemporary anything is like running to catch a train that never slows down at a station. The author is forever destined to have missed the latest one, no matter how fast she goes. For nearly two decades, Charlotte […]
How to Read a History of Photography
I’ve discovered a secret about reading histories and criticisms of photography. It’s the internet. Almost every book on photography contains a disclaimer from the author that he or she regrets that the practical limits of publication means the book cannot possibly include enough images to give the reader a complete picture of the photographers and […]
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 of each two page spread and on the other side, a brief description/discussion of the […]