The photobook ‘Hesitating Beauty’ interrogates the complex family history of the American photographer Joshua Lutz. More specifically, the main subject of the book is Lutz’ mother who suffers from a psychological illness. The book combines old family photographs, text and Lutz’ own photographic observations that capture the decline of his mother’s mental well-being. By presenting…
From the introduction to the book Kim Jong Il Looking at Things published by Jean Boîte Éditions in Paris: ‘Kim Jong Il looking at things’ is the eponymous title of a photoblog that took the Internet by storm. Created by João Rocha, an art director at an advertising firm in Lisbon, the blog is a…
The downfall of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has taken up a new dimension, namely, it has taken up a visual dimension. This became most apparent on November 10 2012 when Armstrong tweeted a panoramic picture of himself “Back in Austin and just layin’ around”. The edge of the red curtain on the left to the…