Highlighting three recently published photobooks that are worth seeking out.
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New and Notable Photobooks: King, Queen, Knave by Gregory Halpern
Halpern’s follow-up to ZZYZX, comprised of photos taken over 20 years in upstate New York, is a deeply personal, enigmatic, and totemic experience of the place he calls home.
Advice for Young Artists is Alec Soth’s Homage to Art School Students
In his latest book, Magnum photographer Alec Soth reckons with the ways that the aging process and the creative process are intertwined.
Photographers as Filmmakers #10: The Films of Henri Cartier-Bresson (Le Retour and California Impressions)
Henri Cartier-Bresson completed just six documentaries during his legendary career. But they are significant additions to his body of work that also shed insight into his photographic practice.
New and Notable Photobooks: Some Say Ice by Alessandra Sanguinetti
In her latest monograph. Alessandra Sanguinetti crafts a kind of spiritual sequel to Michael Lesy’s cult classic, Wisconsin Death Trip. The result is one of the best photobooks of the year.
Photographers as Filmmakers Interlude: Alec Soth on Filmmaking and Photography
Magnum photographer Alec Soth’s recent YouTube talks compare and contrast the photographic and filmmaking processes.
New and Notable Photobooks: The Way It Was by Thomas Hoepker
This beautifully printed monograph revisits America in the early 1960s and draws a throughline to the early days of the pandemic. In the process, a master photographer rediscovers and builds on a body of work from his formative years.
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