Just wanted to mention that The Fraenkel Gallery, one of the finest photography galleries in the country, in San Francisco, which has been publishing beautiful and quirky bespoke photobooks for a number of years, has a new one out. I haven't seen it yet, but all of the Fraenkel books I have seen (or own) are gems. The new one is called The Plot Thickens
Fraenkel books—I gather they are all show catalogues—do most resemble curated photo shows, and often combine art photography with enigmatic and ambiguous "found" photographs in curious and interesting ways. They are often exquisitely designed, made, and printed. The two that I've liked best for their photographs are Seeing Things and 20Twenty, which were published to commemorate the gallery's 15th and 20th year respectively. That bodes well for The Plot Thickens.
I really love the photograph on the cover of Seeing Things. A found snapshot that both echoes and rivals Cartier-Bresson's more famous shot.
Mike
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Its a great snapshot, though it more closely resembles the cover of a certain Mike Johnston book project than the HBC. Or is that never to be spoken of? Apologies if that's the case. I like both pictures though. And the MJ cover shot deserves its own place in the sun.
Posted by: robert e | Thursday, 29 January 2015 at 04:15 PM
... and the cover of 'Seeing Things' reminds me of the cover of "The Empirical Photographer" ...
Posted by: David Graham | Thursday, 29 January 2015 at 06:42 PM
Just had email Amazon hcb devisive moment to ship feb 27-mar 3 finally in case any body else waiting! Ha!
Posted by: John e Wilson | Thursday, 29 January 2015 at 07:11 PM
Ha, lovely! I see why the empirical photographer loves the cover of Seeing Things.
Posted by: Yvonne | Thursday, 29 January 2015 at 08:35 PM
The picture on the cover of Seeing Things is very nice. But it reminds me most of the cover picture of another book...
Posted by: adamct | Thursday, 29 January 2015 at 09:38 PM
my HCB Decisive moment has actually shipped!
scott
Posted by: scott kirkpatrick | Sunday, 01 February 2015 at 02:42 PM