Books – Tay Kay Chin

[ BOOK LIVES ] Good Morning, America by Mark Power

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Post published:December 16, 2024
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A few nights ago, I was watching ‘In Restless Dreams’, the Paul Simon documentary, and the songs ‘America’ and ‘American Tune’ kept playing in my consciousness.
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[ BOOK LIVES ] The Documentary Impulse by Stuart Franklin

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Post published:December 3, 2024
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Admittedly, apart from The Documentary Impulse, I don’t have any other book by Stuart Franklin. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] JOE by Hiroshi Sugimoto

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Post published:November 14, 2024
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This is not a trick question but how big is your memory bank? (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] Josef Koudelka Next by Melissa Harris

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Post published:May 31, 2024
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In many ways, Josef Koudelka Next, a visual biography by Melissa Harris could have been called “How to be an artist and not a very good person”. (more…)

The Never Ending Cycle

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Post published:March 16, 2024
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Thanks to Cheryl and Byeongsik, I’m now a proud owner of this book by late Korean photographer Han Youngsoo. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] The Park by Kohei Yoshiyuki

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Post published:November 21, 2023
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First, I am not going to try to justify why I have added to my collection a copy of The Park, a borderline-porn book by Kohei Yoshiyuki.

Now if that doesn’t pique your interest, I don’t know what will.

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[ BOOK LIVES ] Café Lehmitz by Anders Petersen

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Post published:September 29, 2023
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When I went to Stockholm in October 2014, one of my big plans was to meet Anders Petersen, one of my favorite photographers.

But when my bag was stolen just hours after arriving in Sweden, that treat for myself took a backseat. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] I Dream A World by Brian Lanker

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Post published:September 29, 2023
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If there was an earthquake and you could only save one book, which one would it be?

For me, there is a high chance it will be I Dream A World by Brian Lanker. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] Khrystyna’s World by Todd Hido

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Post published:April 28, 2023
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On one hand, I know nothing about Khrystyna, so I can’t tell you what’s in Khrystyna’s World. On the other, I sometimes I feel I know her. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] Elvis & Presley by Stephan Vanfleteren & Robert Huber

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Post published:March 24, 2023
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My idol Robert Frank had famously said that he left Switzerland, his country of birth, because it was boring. (more…)