This Week In Photography Books: Sugimoto/Misrach

by Jonathan Blaustein I’ve been watching a lot of John Wayne movies lately. I was always a Clint Eastwood guy, so I’d never really understood the Duke, until recently. It’s stupefying to discover the way one man stood as a symbol for an entire nation. John Wayne captures the rough, charismatic, violent and patriarchal vibe […]

This Week In Photography Books: Stephen Gill

by Jonathan Blaustein It’s Thursday, which means this column is due later today. Unfortunately, the writing will be sub-standard. We all know things are better once they’ve had some time to marinate, whether it’s pictures or words or chicken teriyaki. My apologies. It couldn’t be helped. This has been one crazy mother f-ing week, and […]

Sarah Silver Interview

Jonathan Blaustein: Your bio states that you were born in Tokyo, but your parents are American? Sarah Silver: Yes, my parents are American. My father was teaching there at the time, but he’s been working internationally for years, and is currently based in Sydney. I basically spent my entire life visiting him, though I grew […]

This Week In Photography Books: Margaret Morton

by Jonathan Blaustein Sometimes, you’ve got to mix things up. Even though it’s harder than sticking with what you know. I like easy as much as the next guy, but it CAN make a person complacent. Just look at McDonalds. Why did it become a massive capitalist behemoth? With tens of thousands of locations? Because […]

This Week In Photography Books: Christopher J Everard

by Jonathan Blaustein Have you ever heard of Sasha Grey? Maybe? Maybe not. As it happens, she’s a young actress from California. I first saw her in Steven Soderbergh’s taut little film, “The Girlfriend Experience.” She is lithe, Sasha Grey, with long, fine dark hair, and oil-black eyes. Those eyes are world-weary like Scarlett Johansson’s, […]