Minor White: Mirrors, Messages, Manifestations
Len explores Minor White’s book that is full of beautiful sequences of images. This book is often held up as the beginning of the movement for creating portfolios of images.
John Szarkowski, Mirrors and Windows; American Photography since 1960
Len shows us the catalogue from an important American show on photography, and discusses the differences between Mirrors and Windows as a metaphor.
Nick Brandt: Across the Ravaged Land
Len introduces us to Nick Brandt’s book Across the Ravaged Land where he has photographed across Africa.
Peter Dombrovskis: A Photographic Collection
Len introduces us to his favourite book: A Photographic Collection of works by Peter Dombrovskis published after his death.
Truth and Beauty - Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art
Len introduces us to the world of pictorialism through this work: Truth and Beauty: Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art 1845-1945 by Alison Nordstrom published by Douglas & McIntyre, 2011.
John Blakemore: Photographs 1955-2010
Len introduces us to the work of John Blakemoe via his publication Photographs 1955-2010 published by Dewi Lewis Publishing.
Hans Strand - Beyond Landscape
Len introduces us to the work of Hans Strand with his book Beyond Landscape. This is published by Kozo Books who publish a range of photographic books so it is worth checking out what else they have to offer.
Gordon Undy - Intimations
Len introduces us to Gordon Undy. Len studied under Gordon and shares a selection of his mesmerising images from his book Intimations.
Richard Mayhew - Transcendence
Len takes us through an amazing book of paintings, that are an absolute inspiration for those abstract photographers who love bright colours, and gorgeous soft paintings. On the impressionistic side of modern art, but way more softer.
Robert Mapplethorpe: Flora
Len introduces us to the photography of Robert Mapplethorpe via his book Flora.
The Hudson River School
Len introduces us to this prolific painting movement from last century based in America in the landscape tradition.
Jack Dykinga, A Photographer's Life
Len reviews Jack’s book, showing his journey from Photojournalist to Landscape Photographer. Len talks about how his love for telling a story continues.
Christopher Burkett, Resplendent Light
Book review of Resplendent Light by Christopher Burkett.
Trent Parke: Minutes to Midnight
Len introduces us to the photography of Trent Parke via his book Minutes to Midnight.
Anne Brigman: A Visionary in Modern Photography
Len introduces us to the photography of Anne Brigman (1869-1950), one of the most important of all American women photographers.
Reinis Zusters: Spiral Visions
Len introduces us to the art of Reinis Zusters via his book Spiral Visions published by Bay Books in 1981.
Michael Kenna: Huangshan
Len introduces us to the photography of Michael Kenna via his book Huanshan published by Nazraeli Press in 2010.
Edward Burtynsky: Anthropocene
Len introduces us to the photography of Edward Burtynsky via his book Anthropocene published by Steidl in 2018.
Peter Boggs: Transfigured Realities
Len introduces us to the art of Peter Boggs via his book Transfigured Realities published by Melbourne Books in 2018. He is a Blue Mountains based tonal artist and a chance encounter led Len to his work.
Peter Jarver - A Life's Work
Len introduces us to the photography of Peter Jarver via his book A Life’s Work 1953-2003 published by Panographs in 2005.