Landscapes in Focus,Stories in Silver
Title: Josef Sudek Author: Zdeněk Kirschner Published by: Panorama, 1993 I wanted to write this short review note for my Photographer’s Library for a long time. I want to talk about one of the true masters of the craft, Josef Sudek – a Czech photographer from Prague. The book Zdeněk Kirschner’s Josef Sudek is a …
Title: Quiet Light Author: John Sexton Published by: Little, Brown and Company ,1990 I bet, if you are a landscape photographer , especially Ansel Adams fan you will know John Sexton’s name. He was Ansel Adams’s photographic and technical assistant. Today, I will do another review in my series, Photographer’s Library, on his book Quiet …
Quote of the month 09/26 “Everything around us, dead or alive, in the eyes of a crazy photographer mysteriously takes on many variations, so that a seemingly dead object comes to life through light or by its surroundings…. To capture some of this – I suppose that’s lyricism.” Josef Sudek Previous QOTM here.
Title: Faces of The North Author: Ragnar Axelsson Published by: Querndu, Iceland Small Edition 2019 I recently returned from my trip to Iceland and I have to share latest addition to my Photographer’s Library. Ragnar Axelsson‘s work is well known and l admired it long before I travelled to Iceland. I already have a small …
Title: Beauty In Photography Author: Robert Adams Published by: aperture ,second edition 1996 Sometimes you have to be lucky. I think this time I was. I picked up this small beauty in a second-hand shop in great condition. A new addition to my Photographer’s Library series is a small but intelligent and quietly profound book …
Quote of the month 08/26 “ Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual.” Edward Weston Previous QOTM here.
Title: Contact: theory Author: Lustrum Press Published by: Lustrum Press 1980 Today’s review in my Photographer’s library series will be a slightly different. Different because I am not entirely sure if this book is an art book or just a photography technique book. In any case, it’s both. The book is called Contact: Theory. It …
Title: Our Forbidden Land Author: Fay Godwin Published by: Jonathan Cape Ltd. 1990 paperback This week I will carry on with yet another book by Fay Godwin from my Photographer’s library. This is the last one I own and maybe the most important. I think this book is one of Godwin most powerful works. Combining …
Quote of the month 07/26 “The eye should learn to listen before it looks” Robert Frank Previous QOTM here.
Title: Land Author: Fay Godwin Published by: Heineman, London 1985 Today I will carry on with another book by Fay Godwin from my Photographer’s library. I mentioned before that I am a massive fan of Godwin’s work. I do own three of her books. Land is one of the books that perfectly displays Godwin’s creative …