Books – Page 2 – Tay Kay Chin

[ BOOK LIVES ] iDubai by Joel Sternfeld

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Post published:October 27, 2022
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I have at least one other book by Joel Sternfeld but iDubai has to be shelved in another section, away from the rest. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] Fear This by Anthony Suau

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Post published:October 27, 2022
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Sometimes, you just need to be ‘outside’ to see more clearly. And that’s exactly what Anthony Suau did with Fear This. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] American Dreams by Bastienne Schmidt

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Post published:October 25, 2022
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The formula seems straightforward enough — give your project a lofty, established and ‘controversial’ title and set out to prove or dispute it.

Either way, the end result is going to be interesting. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] Coincidences by Sarah Moon

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Post published:October 24, 2022
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Sarah Moon started out as a fashion model in the 60s but found out soon that she would rather be the one making the pictures. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] Fuji by Chris Steele-Perkins

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Post published:October 22, 2022
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Whenever you have doubt what true love can do, take a look at Fuji by Chris Steele-Perkins. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] Exploding into Life by Dorothea Lynch & Eugene Richards

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Post published:October 20, 2022
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This pristine copy, very hard to find, was given to me by my good friend, Darren Soh, who found it in Melbourne many years ago.
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[ BOOK LIVES ] Omiai by Tomoko Sawada

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Post published:October 13, 2022
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Among all the Japanese photography books I have amassed over the years, Omiai by Tomoko Sawada stands out because it doesn’t quite fit into what has become rather stereotypical of works from The Land of Rising Sun. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] Life is Good & Good for You in New York by William Klein

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Post published:October 11, 2022
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Considered one of the most important photography books ever published, William Klein: Life is Good & Good for You in New York has been out of print for a long time. (more…)

[ BOOK LIVES ] War Souvenir by Paolo Ventura

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Post published:October 10, 2022
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At first glance, many of Paolo Ventura’s pictures look close to ‘real-life’ but in actual fact, they are all miniature recreations of scenes.
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[ BOOK LIVES ] Concrete Mama by Ethan Hoffman & John McCoy

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Post published:September 29, 2022
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Ethan Hoffman and John McCoy first met as colleagues at the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin newspaper in 1977 and spent quite a fair bit of their rookie days covering the Washington State Penitentiary. (more…)