Merry Xmas Coney Island Style
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 Posted in photography | No Comments »© Martin Amis Christmas wishes to all those reading. One from my Coney Island archive, June 2006.
More book lists
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 Posted in photobooks | No Comments »One list that seems to have escaped most people's attention is the Telegraph's Christmas Photography Books, which needless to say tries to offer something for every taste. It's commendable though that Telegraph writer Lucy Davies does feature one or ...
Mark Cohen
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 Posted in photobooks, photography, street photography | No Comments »One of my favourite photobooks of 2006 was Mark Cohen's Grim Street. Cohen is one the unsung talents of street photography, until this book came out I had certainly never come across his name. There is a scarcity of information ...
The Photographers’ Gallery to move
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 Posted in galleries | No Comments »This doesn't seem to have had that much press, but it was announced last week that The Photographers' Gallery, London will move to a new much larger site. Plans are long-term (2010 is mentioned), but it's excellent news for ...
Sandown Park Races
Saturday, December 8th, 2007 Posted in photography | No Comments »© Martin Amis © Martin Amis © Martin Amis Some images from this Friday at Sandown Park. Part of a long-term ongoing project with the working title of Racing Seen. It was a cold murky day, but a day at the ...
Archaeology in Reverse
Saturday, December 8th, 2007 Posted in photobooks, photography | No Comments »Check out Saturday's Guardian for an excellent piece on photographer/artist Stephen Gill's book Archaeology in Reverse. The book seems to have gone out rather unnoticed with all the fuss over one of his other releases this year, Hackney ...
Collecting Photography
Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in photography | 1 Comment »© Peter Fraser Like many photography lovers, I dream of one day having my own print collection. A Winogrand or 2 here, a Frank over there, an Eggleston in that room, a Terry Richardson in the toilet. One ...
Street photography in a small town
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 Posted in photobooks, street photography | 1 Comment »© Martin Amis This was one of my last street photos while living in New York. To be able to jump on the subway, and a few stops later be on 5th Avenue or Times Square ...
Best Photography Books of 2007
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 Posted in photobooks | No Comments »It's that time of the year again when all the quality newspaper give their rundowns of the year. This week, The Sunday Times (UK), featured Martin Parr's Best Photography Books of 2007, which made for interesting reading. With ...
