SALLY MANN A Thousand Crossings
Photograph © Sally Mann
SALLY MANN A Thousand Crossings
Photographs by Sally Mann
Text by Sarah Greenough and Sarah Kennel
Contributions by Drew Gilpin Faust, Hilton Als and Malcolm Daniel
Produced by the National Gallery of Art and the Peabody Essex Museum (Abrams, New York)
For more than 40 years, Sally Mann (b. 1951) has made experimental, elegiac, and hauntingly beautiful photographs that explore the overarching themes of existence: memory, desire, death, the bonds of family, and nature’s magisterial indifference to human endeavor. Organized into five sections—Family, The Land, Last Measure, Abide with Me, and What Remains—and including many works not previously exhibited or published,
A Thousand Crossings is a sweeping overview of Mann’s artistic achievements.
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MONA KUHN Bushes + Succulents
Photograph © Mona Kuhn
As a photographer, my female gaze highlights an unfiltered admiration for the female form and the works of other women such as Lee Miller and Georgia O’Keeffe. – Mona Kuhn
MONA KUHN Bushes + Succulents
Photographs by Mona Kuhn. Poetry by Gwendolyn Brooks
(Stanley/Barker, London)
Bushes + Succulents is Mona Kuhn’s artistic response to the ongoing currents in contemporary feminism. "Reminiscent of Georgia O’Keefe’s floral paintings, your eyes wander around the graceful lines, not knowing exactly what you are looking at. The images are a celebration of the female essence — confident, raw and elegant, yet confrontational and unapologetic. The solarization process reveals human imperfections. 60 silver and color illustrations."
I'm always impressed by Mona Kuhn's methodology when embarking on a new series.
I spoke with her about her inspiration with these alluring botanicals.
Read our Interview here
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TOD PAPAGEORGE
Dr. Blankman's New York
Photograph © Tod Papageorge
I’d like to think that, in Dr. Blankman´s New York, you’ll find a persuasive account of what it meant for me to be free with a Leica in the streets of my newly adopted home of Manhattan, a record drawn with Kodachrome film and its rich, saturated colors." —Tod Papageorge
Photograph © Tod Papageorge
TOD PAPAGEORGE Dr. Blankman's New York
Photographs by Tod Papageorge. Text by David Campany
(Steidl/Pace/MacGill Gallery)
Tod Papageorge: Dr. Blankman´s New York "documents a brief but critical moment in the photographer's early career, the two years Papageorge shot in color in New York in the late 1960s. Black-and-white photography was still the "serious" medium, and color reserved for commercial applications; Papageorge--25 years old and newly arrived in New York City--was encouraged by his fellow photographers to seek paying magazine work by developing a body of work in color..."
continue reading here
Listening to my photography professor, Tod Papageorge, late '60's
Photo: Alan Kleinberg
Tod Papageorge (born 1940) picked up photography for the first time as a
student at the University of New Hampshire. He is the recipient of two
Guggenheim Fellowships and two National Endowment for the Arts
Fellowships. From 1979 to 2013 Papageorge served as Yale University’s
Walker Evans Professor of Photography and Director of Graduate Study in
Photography.
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EMILY SHUR Super Extra Natural!
Imperial Palace Gardens with Wall, Tokyo
Photograph © Emily Shur
Emily's "Baroness" in their shipping department via Instagram
EMILY SHUR Super Extra Natural!
Photographs and text by Emily Shur
(Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg)
I first met and fell in love with the work of American photographer Emily Shur at
CENTERS 2009 Review Santa Fe! Her book
Super Extra Natural! is a collection of images made in Japan between 2004 and 2016. "What began as a one-time getaway possessing no agenda beyond experiencing something new expanded into a long-term body of work that has resulted in over 15 trips to various parts of the country. Shur says, “Everything made sense. Lines, shapes, light, and color fit together like a math equation that added up to what still feels like a supernatural high.”
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TODD HIDO Bright Black World
#11389-3087 from the series Bright Black World
Copyright © Todd Hido
#11755-2192 from the series Bright Black World
Copyright © Todd Hido
TODD HIDO Bright Black World
Photographs by Todd Hido. Text by Alexander Nemerov
(Nazraeli Press, Paso Robles, CA).
"Exploring the dark terrain of the Northern European landscape and regions as far as the North Sea of Japan enchanted Hido, calling him back on several occasions. This newest publication highlights the artist’s first significant foray extensively photographing territory outside of the United States, chronicling a decidedly new psychological geography." read more
here for Bright Black World
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VIVIAN MAIER The Color Work
VIVIAN MAIER The Color Work
Photographs by Vivian Maier.
Text by Joel Meyerowitz and Colin Westerbeck
(Harper Design, New York)
"Photographer Vivian Maier’s allure endures even though many details of her life continue to remain a mystery. Her story—the secretive nanny-photographer who became a pioneer photographer—has only been pieced together from the thousands of images she made and the handful of facts that have surfaced about her life.
Vivian Maier: The Color Work is the largest and most highly curated published collection of Maier’s full-color photographs to date."
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YUKARI CHIKURA Zaido
Zaido (Steidl)
Photograph © Yukari Chikura
Zaido (Steidl)
Photograph © Yukari Chikura
I first met Yukari Chikura at Houston's Fotofest Portfolio Review.
YUKARI CHIKURA Zaido
Photographs by Yukari Chikura.
(Soon to be published by Steidl, Germany)
This book is Yukari Chikura’s record of the 1,300-year-old Japanese ritual festivity known as Zaido. "Following a series of tragedies, including her father’s sudden death, her own critical accident and the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Chikura recalls how her father came to her in a dream with the words: “Go to the village hidden deep in the snow where I lived a long time ago.” With camera in hand she set off on a pilgrimage to northeast Japan. There, Chikura discovered
Zaido, where inhabitants from different villages gather on the second day of each new year and conduct a ritual dance to induce good fortune. The performers dedicate their dance to the gods and undergo severe purifications."
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TOM CHAMBERS Hearts and Bones
The Trickster Photograph © Tom Chambers
Vineyard Blush Photograph © Tom Chambers
TOM CHAMBERS Hearts and Bones
A Retrospective of Tom Chambers' Photomontage Art
Photographs by Tom Chambers. Foreword by Elizabeth Avedon
(Unicorn Publishing Group, Chicago)
Hearts and Bones is the first comprehensive collection of Chambers' work. More than one hundred color photomontages are included in this volume, spanning his entire career.
"Chambers uses photomontage to present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and are known for being extremely evocative, eliciting feelings ranging from tranquility to turbulence—and all the points in between. Through his intentional use of magical realism, Chambers' photomontages look believable, but improbable. Each, in fact, has been carefully constructed, using both planned images and ones that unexpectedly enhance the story he wishes to tell. Through such techniques Chambers moves beyond documentation of the present in order to fuse reality and fantasy into musings about the possibilities of the future"
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The Best of LensCulture, Vol. 2
Austin, Randy and Justin, Nevada © Robin de Puy
Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2017
BEST OF LENSCULTURE, VOL 2 (Schilt Publishing)
The Bass Family © Kremer/Johnson
1st Place, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
BEST OF LENSCULTURE, VOL 2 (Schilt Publishing)
Lost Family Portraits © Dario Mitidieri
LensCulture Portrait Awards 2017, Finalist
BEST OF LENSCULTURE, VOL 2 (Schilt Publishing)
The Best of LensCulture, Vol. 2
(Schilt Publishing, Amsterdam)
Here are 162 award-winning photographers you should know. These exciting contemporary photographers come from 38 countries on 5 continents, and they are making remarkable work right now in diverse cultures around the world. It’s fresh, inspiring, insightful and thought-provoking. This book celebrates excellence in the visual language of photography in all genres: documentary, fine art, photojournalism, portrait, street photography, abstract, landscape, architecture, nature, alternative process, experimental, poetic, personal, and more. Anyone who is serious about the current state of photography around the globe will be delighted to discover the rich variety of photographers and their imagery presented in these pages. The Best of LensCulture, Vol. 1 and 2 here
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JANELLE LYNCH
Another Way of Looking at Love
“…full of delicate hope!” -Charlotte Cotton
JANELLE LYNCH
Another Way of Looking at Love
Hardcover, Accordion fold
JANELLE LYNCH
Another Way of Looking at Love
JANELLE LYNCH
Another Way of Looking at Love
Photographs by Janelle Lynch. Essay by Darius Himes
(Radius Books, Santa Fe)
"In
Another Way of Looking at Love, the landscape is explored as a metaphor to consider the personal, societal, and environmental consequences of disconnection, and simultaneously, our yearning to be connected. From 2015-2018, Janelle Lynch (born 1969) has used an 8 x 10 camera to create still lives in the landscape that combine similar and disparate visual and biological elements." Hardcover. Accordion-fold...
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SHERI LYNN BEHR BESEEINGYOU
I photograph the surveillance cameras that hide in plain sight. When they blend into the walls, disappear into the architecture, or become part of the decor, I make these pictures so we see them, always watching us. Do we know who is taking our picture? – Sheri Lynn Behr
Buy it here
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RICHARD RENALDI "I Want Your Love”
Richard Renaldi "I Want Your Love”
RICHARD RENALDI
"I Want Your Love”
(Super Labo)
Richard Renaldi's autobiographical photo book I Want Your Love navigates through the most intimate moments in a happy life. "I Want Your Love follows the arc from childhood to middle age, exploring what it means to be young and perpetually seeking, and what it means both to find and to lose the things we most deeply treasure.” In an edition of 1000.
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BILL SHAPIRO WHAT WE KEEP
What We Keep: 150 People Share the One Object that Brings Them Joy, Magic, and Meaning
BILL SHAPIRO WHAT WE KEEP
150 People Share the One Object that Brings Them Joy, Magic, and Meaning (Running Press Adult)
Author / Editor Bill Shapiro is the former editor-in-chief of the iconic LIFE Magazine. "All of us have that one object that holds deep meaning–something that speaks to our past, that carries a remarkable story. Bestselling author Bill Shapiro, with Naomi Wax, collected this sweeping range of stories–he talked to everyone from renowned writers to Shark Tank hosts, from blackjack dealers to teachers, truckers, and nuns, even a reformed counterfeiter–to reveal the often hidden, always surprising lives of objects. With contributions from Cheryl Strayed, Mark Cuban, Ta-Nahesi Coates, Melinda Gates, James Patterson, and many more–this fascinating collection gives us a peek into 150 personal treasures and the secret histories behind them." What We Keep
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