Dick Jewell in conversation with David Campany, marking the publication of Jewell’s new book Four Thousand Threads. Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 6.30 pm, December 2, 2015 Examining the phenomena of online photo sharing, Dick Jewell’s book Four Thousand Threads amasses a vast … Continue reading
A short study of Walker Evans – photographer, editor and writer. The book has an introductory essay and forty-two images, each with an extended commentary. Published by Aperture (Mandarin Chinese co-edition available) 8 x 8 inches, 96 pages, 43 duotone and four-color images. Hardcover … Continue reading
‘Ideas, Images and the Vital Remainder’ is an essay on the work of John Hilliard, published in his book Accident and Design, Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin / Paris Holzwarth Publications, 2015
‘Irving Penn’s Flowers’ is an essay by David Campany written for the book Irving Penn: Flowers, published by Hamilton’s Gallery, London in collaboration with the Irving Penn Foundation, 2015 Image: Irving Penn, Iceland Poppy, Papaver Nudicaule (B), New York, 2006. Courtesy … Continue reading
In 2004 a little gallery in Los Angeles asked me for a list of 100 works of culture that I felt had ‘influenced’ my interest in photography. Influence is a spurious idea. More often than not we don’t really know … Continue reading