Something for the New Year (a Free Book!)
Comrades in light, this has been a long time coming.
“Absent Friends” is a 130-page, large-format, Illustrated book. At its heart are 117 previously unpublished “found photographs” from my collection. These unique images depict photographers and their cameras from around 1890 to 1970 and are comprehensively annotated. The captions discuss equipment, context and many other issues. There are pictures from five continents and numerous countries. Some are of the greatest historical, psychological and artistic interest.
I believe this collection will be enjoyed by all those intrigued by photographic history and the experience of photography. It was always my intention to make the book freely available and at the end of this post you will find a link to download a copy. The file is clean of malware and viruses, although its size means that it cannot be scanned by google drive during download. The nervous can safely read on-line. But I recommend courage - and browsing rather than reading straight through :) As a replica of the printed version, there are several blank pages towards the beginning. These are not a mistake :)
All I would ask is that anyone with any thoughts on “Absent Friends” comments below - further developments continue and need feedback!:) . I will not be available for a good few days, but In a subsequent post will talk about this project and how it came about :)
You can download a free copy here. If you have any problems please send a flickr message and I will send a copy to your e-mail :)
Happy New Year, dear friends :)
Ian :)
Something for the New Year (a Free Book!)
Comrades in light, this has been a long time coming.
“Absent Friends” is a 130-page, large-format, Illustrated book. At its heart are 117 previously unpublished “found photographs” from my collection. These unique images depict photographers and their cameras from around 1890 to 1970 and are comprehensively annotated. The captions discuss equipment, context and many other issues. There are pictures from five continents and numerous countries. Some are of the greatest historical, psychological and artistic interest.
I believe this collection will be enjoyed by all those intrigued by photographic history and the experience of photography. It was always my intention to make the book freely available and at the end of this post you will find a link to download a copy. The file is clean of malware and viruses, although its size means that it cannot be scanned by google drive during download. The nervous can safely read on-line. But I recommend courage - and browsing rather than reading straight through :) As a replica of the printed version, there are several blank pages towards the beginning. These are not a mistake :)
All I would ask is that anyone with any thoughts on “Absent Friends” comments below - further developments continue and need feedback!:) . I will not be available for a good few days, but In a subsequent post will talk about this project and how it came about :)
You can download a free copy here. If you have any problems please send a flickr message and I will send a copy to your e-mail :)
Happy New Year, dear friends :)
Ian :)