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Bruce Davidson: Outside Inside – Volume III

“Most of my pictures are compassionate, gentle and personal. They tend to let the viewer see for himself. They tend not to preach. And they tend not to pose as art.” ~ Bruce Davidson This review of Outside Inside : Volume III of Bruce Davidson‘s massive box set that covers over 50 years of his photography...

Michael Kenna – Huangshan

Last year when I acquired a copy of Michael Kenna‘s Hokkaido (I wrote a short review  – see Michael Kenna – Hokkaido), I also bought a copy of his then new book titled Huangshan. Huangshan also by Nazraeli Press features a wonderful collection of 46 duotone photographs Kenna took of China’s Yellow Mountain range over a period...

My Ongoing Photography Education

In the 10 plus years that I have been involved in photography, I have read and owned only 1 book that contained the technical bit of photography (e.g. Exposure, ISO, Lenses, etc). The book was titled “National Geographic : Photography Field Guide“. It was simple enough for me to understand and I immediately put the...