Critique
Critique is the regular Eye column by Rick Poynor.
Fabricated reality
Andreas Gursky’s photographs, manipulated like digital paintings, have spectacular impact. But they can…
Witness of the moment
A book of informal interviews with Henri Cartier-Bresson is testament to a great photographer’s…
Relentless riches
A busy blockbuster traces the stunning history of Japanese photobooks. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Mississippi dreaming
Alec Soth’s photographic journey along the Mississippi merges the documentary with the poetic. Photo…
Graphic language of the wall
Brassaï’s photographs of graffiti with handwritten typographic treatments made striking, almost punkish…
Beyond context
Mysterious equipment, unknown officials and arcane activities combine in a photobook that is testament…
The joy and sadness of dust
A familiar domestic nuisance provides the theme for this ambiguous and labyrinthine exhibition.
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Inner space man
Mike Halliwell’s montages illustrate J. G. Ballard’s The Atrocity Exhibition with a flair that evokes…
Age of the female gaze
Girl on Girl – a new survey of 40 contemporary photographers – raises questions about the nature of…
Double satori
For photographer Sergio Larrain (1931-2012), making pictures was a form of spiritual quest. Photo Critique…