tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615873733567274970.post3327491339541725125..comments2023-10-10T04:41:40.791+13:00Comments on Harvey Benge: The Photobook - what makes a good book?Harvey's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700272124137461541noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615873733567274970.post-44639015919348606822013-04-11T07:33:29.891+12:002013-04-11T07:33:29.891+12:00Correction. Re Graham's book I meant to write ...Correction. Re Graham's book I meant to write "The Present".Zisis Kardianoshttp://www.zisiskardianos.grnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615873733567274970.post-46896577034400230762013-04-11T07:15:40.529+12:002013-04-11T07:15:40.529+12:00Not all of the Mack's catalogue is true to the...Not all of the Mack's catalogue is true to the definition Mr Mack gives for great photobooks. Specifically the "Ideas" part. Two recent examples. Anthony Hernandez's book "Rodeo Drive" doesn't exhibit any particular indelligence on the idea behind it. For the most part is "simply a catalogue of (street)images" and that's exactly what makes it great to me.<br />Paul Graham's "Presence" was glorified by photography critics as an indelligent project but let's be honest, it was just a ludicrous concept. All these assumed investigation of the photographic moment, the "before" and the "after" and the undecisive moment platitude, don't really convince anyone. What was even worst with that book other than its naive idea, are the boring photographs.Zisis Kardianoshttp://www.zisiskardianos.grnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615873733567274970.post-26269902127228866572013-04-10T23:24:12.773+12:002013-04-10T23:24:12.773+12:00Very true and reminded me of something Alex Sweetm...Very true and reminded me of something Alex Sweetman said a while back (85?). <br /><br />He was referring to 'The Decisive Moment' and 'The Europeans' as well as Avedon and Penn:<br /><br />"...these elegant presentations of photographs fall short of being bookworks. The art here is the single image, not the expressive action of the whole. And this is true of the bulk of photography books, monographs, and exhibition catalogues which remain merely collections - portfolios between covers."<br />Matt Johnstonhttp://www.photobookclub.orgnoreply@blogger.com