Category: Review
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Reuben Radding’s “Heavenly Arms,” published by Red Hook Editions, is a book that resists easy categorization. It’s a collection born from a decade of wandering city streets, a search for what Radding calls “the musicality of American life, the scent of human connection and conflict.” And in its sprawling, often enigmatic tapestry of images, it…
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Diana Markosian’s “Father”, presented by Aperture, has settled within me like a quiet ache, a profound meditation on the fractured landscape of family, the enduring weight of loss, and the fragile, often stumbling journey towards reconnection. I spent a good portion of yesterday afternoon with it, the spring sunshine warming my back as my wife…
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Fred Ritchin’s “The Synthetic Eye: Photography Transformed in the Age of AI” is, without a doubt, a fascinating and deeply unsettling read. As a photographer and artist (no laughing), I find myself grappling with the very questions Ritchin poses, particularly as someone who holds a deep-seated suspicion of AI’s ability to create lifelike images. My…
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Lukas Felzmann’s Across Ground, a two-volume stunner from Lars Müller Publishers, isn’t the kind of photobook you just flip through in a fifteen minute sit down like some. It asks you to slow down, breathe, and properly look. It’s an antidote to the noise of modern life, a reminder to appreciate the quiet poetry tucked…
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Every once in a while, a book comes along that isn’t just a collection of images but an experience in itself. Sticks by Patrick Dougherty and James Florio is one of those books. A massive, heavy tome with a presence as striking as the sculptures it documents. The hardcover alone feels monumental, solid, weighty, the…
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Picking up Outdoor Photography issue 316, I wasn’t just looking for beautiful images, I was searching for stories, for deeper emotional connections, for the kind of photography that lingers in your mind long after you close the magazine. What I found was a collection of photographers who, in their own ways, are all striving to…
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Diving into Ray’s a Laugh: A Reader, edited by Liz Jobey, feels like peeling back the many layers of an extraordinary work that continues to provoke, challenge, and captivate nearly 30 years after its original release. In preparation, I finally read Richard Billingham’s Ray’s a Laugh itself, an oversight I can’t believe I’d let linger…
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Reaching its 300th issue, Black + White Photography magazine stands as a quiet giant in the monochrome world, a testament to its staying power when colour-soaked Instagram feeds dominate our screens. This milestone edition, brimming with evocative features, soulful interviews, and a gallery of jaw-dropping images, reminds me why black and white still cuts through…
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Nik Roche’s As Far As They’re Concerned We Are A Normal Family is an extraordinary piece of work, deeply human, utterly compelling, and the kind of photobook that stays with you long after you’ve closed its pages. Having finally read Ray’s a Laugh in preparation for diving into this book, a glaring gap in my…
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Aperture magazine has long been a cornerstone of photographic discourse, its pages consistently elevating photography as more than just a medium for capturing reality. Since its launch in 1952, it has set up itself as a platform where art, culture, and memory intersect. The Spring 2025 issue, Aperture No. 258, titled “Photography & Painting,” takes…