International Center of Photography Library
The brown boxes that arrive on my doormat usually seem quite ordinary and non-descript to my neighbors and mail carrier -- standard-issue parcel posts that shrewdly hide incredible treasures that lay dormant within. As I carefully use my matte knife to cut along the taped seams, my anticipation of the first look is only heightened.… Continue reading Kohei Sugiura: The Japanese Photobook as Object
"You press the button, we do the rest" In 1879 George Eastman went to London to obtain a patent for his plate-coating machine. In 1880 he obtained an American patent for the machine, rented a third floor loft in Rochester and began to manufacture dry plates commercially. The Eastman Dry Plate & Film company was… Continue reading Kodak Moments
by Tyler Goldfarb, ICP Library midwinter intern Ron Stark’s Delicacies is a humble little book that can be easily looked past because of its physical simplicity. The photographer is almost impossible to find on the Internet, but that doesn’t dismiss his credibility or wonderful contribution to the photography world. Delicacies was published in 1978 and… Continue reading Delicacies Review
Consilience Photographers Operating at the Intersection of Art and Science In many ways, art and science are likely bedfellows. Both support a culture of experimentation that is inspired by curiosity, while attracting individuals interested in generating fresh ideas and forging new paths. Consequently, there is a discoverable history of unifying practices, practitioners, and organizations dedicated… Continue reading Consilience: Photographers Operating at the Intersection of Art and Science
A year ago in this blog, Matthew Carson highlighted some of the lesser-known classics in the ICP Library collection. One of the books he wrote about was Ed van der Elsken’s Sweet Life (1966). As one of my all-time favorite photobooks, Sweet Life is an incredibly beautiful collection of rich inky high contrast gravure images… Continue reading Ed van der Elsken and Eikoh Hosoe: A 30-Year Dialogue
Monsters & Madonnas 