Books & exhibitions
The latest and best books and exhibitions from the world of photography
Monochrome – Platinum Prints by Peter Dazeley
£42.99, Trope Publishing Co, hardcover, 96 pages, ISBN: 9781951963200
Just to prove that there is still indeed plenty of room for black & white work, this lovely volume by Peter Dazeley shows off the beauty of monochrome in all its glory.
But, these aren’t street or documentary pictures. They’re images of plants, animals and flowers, with prints produced by hand and made with the original platinotype method devised by William Willis in 1876. The process results in images with a distinctively rich quality that highlight lovely shadow details and display warmth. The pictures are helped by the excellent printing and binding of the book, which has clearly been produced with a huge attention to detail – the paper is very high quality, metallic inks are used and the book is casebound with ribbon.
A beautiful object in its own right, the book would make a great gift but it’s also a joy for anyone with an interest in fine art photography.
Tokyo Unseen by Lukasz Palka
£19.95, teNeues, hardcover, 208 pages, ISBN: 9783961714902
Following on from similar volumes covering London, New York and Berlin, the latest ‘Unseen’ book from teNeues brings together images of another mega city for street shots. Big city metropolises like Tokyo can be difficult for street photographers who want to capture something new or interesting, but with the ‘Unseen’ series, photographers attempt to show us perhaps a different side of the city.
Here, Polish artist Lukasz Palka, who has lived and worked in Tokyo since 2008, presents a series of images from countless walks through his adopted city. He says he never searches for the shots, he simply comes across them. This book offers an intriguing insight into a fascinating city and is well worth looking at – along with others from the series.