One of the people who has most influenced my development as a photographer, the lovely Piers Cawley, is moving house, sadly to relocate about 100 miles south of here. As a consequence, and the prevent them having to sit for potentially months in dusty boxes, Piers has loaned his collection of photographic books to my wee DIY gallery here. Bliss.
You will be able to come and see any of them by appointment, or when the gallery is open for viewings. If there’s something in particular you’d like to see, perhaps before buying a copy yourself, let me know and I’ll bring it to the Courtyard in Seaham on Thursday mornings, or to the lovely Lickety Split, my second office. Today I’ll be studying gum processes and dreaming wistfully over Mark Citret’s exquisite black & white prints.
In other but slightly related news:
Ian Vince’s magnificent new Landscape Club begins with a look at Burgh Island from one of the Google cameras. Ian’s writing is legendary: we’re going to enjoy this.
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That’s great news about the book collection! I’ve been thinking recently how easy it is to get hold of books now, but how difficult it is to know which are the really worthwhile books. For instance, while there are a ton of books on comics, there are only one or two that are really useful. Is there one particular photography book you’d recommend to people?
Lots of photography books are just manuals, like cookbooks, I guess. Just as with food, the best photography books are beautifully printed on fabulous paper and make one salivate, yearn. They create in the right mood for creativity rather than taking you through the nuts & bolts.
So I prefer the lavish picture books to the handbooks, but I’ll be going through both sorts from the library here in coming months and posting mini reviews, reading them so you don’t have to.
It’s a good question you pose. I’ll think more on whether or not an answer is possible.
Is that a copy of In Flagrante I spot on the top pile? That is one of the greatest English photo books I’ve seen, I’d love a copy for my collection.
Yes it is! Did you see the photographers’ print proof in Martin Parr’s collection?
It’s been reprinted with lots of extra notes, but smaller.
Yep saw that copy, plus Billinghams ‘Ray’s a Laugh’. Slightly jealous of his book collection. I’ve a few that were on display but also plenty that I want.
The Roger Mayne and Mark Citret books were the hardest books to allow out of the house I’m afraid. Citret’s images are just ravishing.
One or two of them have become lodged inside my dreams.
Nice collection there, next time your in Oz, check out my collection.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/s2art
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