Opinion

Scenes from an imperfect world

Scenes from an imperfect world

Photography, Visual culture, Critique / Photography

Rick Poynor

Even Don McCullin expressed doubts about his photographs of war and suffering. What is their message today? Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Emotion pictures

Emotion pictures

Critique / Photography

Rick Poynor

Alex Prager’s ravishing tableaux mix glamour and unease. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Mining the ruins

Mining the ruins

Critique / Photography

Rick Poynor

When petrol replaced coal, the island of Hashima lost its purpose and slowly decayed. Rick Poynor examines a new photobook haunted by the past
Editorial Eye 96

Editorial Eye 96

Magazines, Editorial

John L. Walters

Magazine special issue, part one
Enigmas of abstraction

Enigmas of abstraction

Critique / Photography

Rick Poynor

Photography records with startling accuracy. Why use it to create non-representational images? Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Different kinds of marginal

Different kinds of marginal

Critique / Photography

Rick Poynor

Diane Arbus’s unsparing images retain their power to discomfit. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Colour field

Colour field

Photography, Visual culture, Critique / Photography

Rick Poynor

By choosing colour over black-and-white, Joel Meyerowitz pioneered a new type of American street photography. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Fabricated reality

Fabricated reality

Photography, Critique / Photography

Rick Poynor

Andreas Gursky’s photographs, manipulated like digital paintings, have spectacular impact. But they can display a lofty detachment from their subjects. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Witness of the moment

Witness of the moment

Photography, Critique / Photography

Rick Poynor

A book of informal interviews with Henri Cartier-Bresson is testament to a great photographer’s intuitive eye. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Editorial Eye 95

Editorial Eye 95

Graphic design

John L. Walters

Last summer, during a visit to London, Triboro’s David Heasty made a strong case for…
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