Nathan Benn, Gatorland, 1981. Edition of 15, $2,800.
Remember our friend Nathan Benn? He has a new book out.
First, you can see an engaging little mini-portfolio of his Florida pictures over at Photo-Eye. They're JPEGs of prints for sale in limited editions.
The book is called A Peculiar Paradise: Florida Photographs. Here it is at Amazon UK and The Book Depository. Photo-Eye has it too, although TOP doesn't get a spiff there. There are some more of the pictures at the Amazon page, including this one:
I haven't been buying a lot of photo books recently (I've made comprehensive steps to limit my expenses) but I'm definitely getting this one. (So tempted to get Gabriele Basilico's Bord de Mer too—recommended by Fulvio Senore—but aieee! it's molto costoso. Here's that one from the Book Depository, with free international shipping.)
Nathan's earlier book is Kodachrome Memories.
I'm a big fan of Nathan Benn.
Mike
(Thanks to Fulvio)
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I had missed your earlier recommendation, but he has a new fan now.
Posted by: Tim Bradshaw | Sunday, 03 March 2019 at 04:30 PM
I also don’t buy too many photo books these days, having started the addiction back in the 80’s with both fine first editions of the ‘greatest hits’ as well as lesser known and contemporary works (and vintage photos, too). I didn’t comment on your earlier post (although I’ve mentioned some of my book finds earlier), as I really didn’t know where to begin, or how to condense my thoughts.
But, inevitably, I still occasionally pick up books that catch my eye when browsing local book stores (don’t even ask how much time I spent at PhotoEye when I lived in Santa Fe). One such purchase was an inexpensive Phaidon book (55 photo series) by Gabriele Basillico. The cover sucked me in.
I also recently picked up a relatively inexpensive book by Harvey Wang, From Darkroom to Daylight, which includes some terrific commentary from photographers who have made the transition from film to digital.
Posted by: Jeff | Sunday, 03 March 2019 at 07:06 PM
Got my copy last week and love it!
Posted by: Carsten Bockermann | Monday, 04 March 2019 at 12:09 AM
THIS LAND, An American Portrait by photographer Jack Spencer is one to check out.
http://www.buildsxsemagazine.com/2016/08/land-jack-spencer/
Images of the USA that are worth your time.
Posted by: Daniel | Monday, 04 March 2019 at 04:34 AM
The photo of the alligator gives me the willies.
Posted by: Robert Roaldi | Monday, 04 March 2019 at 12:17 PM
Ha. By coincidence, while recently reorganizing some bookshelves I revisited "Kodachrome Memory"...for an hour...or two. (It's almost inevitable that such a task will not get finished in a timely manner. I always get snagged by opening one of the books.) It's a terrific "just-lookin'" book. I expect that "Peculiar Paradise" is similar, although I am also on a bit of a self-imposed photo book budget. Mine is spacially-driven; I have no more space to allot to the darn things! So I cannot buy one without simultaneously de-accessioning one.
(Someone should start a photo book lending library.)
Posted by: Kenneth Tanaka | Monday, 04 March 2019 at 12:30 PM
I attended Nathan's photo talk at the HistoryMiami museum. Nice guy and his images are wonderful. I have both books and love them.
Posted by: Jonathan | Monday, 04 March 2019 at 05:14 PM