A New History of Photography
Read an excerpt published in Germany's largest daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung:
"Image As Container".
Reviews:
Hotshoe International "There is a certain magic in this book as well as a certain gutsiness..."
Bill Kouwenhoven, London
5b4/Jeff Ladd review "In the first fifty pages of A New History of Photography, Schles writes at length an exhaustive look at all aspects of influence and provides a mind-bendingly complex (and well footnoted) understanding of his medium and practice. Smart and beautifully written, Schles seems to be channelling the great writers on the medium..." Jeff Ladd, New York
FAZ Literary Supplement Freddy Langer "...in his complex introductory treatise he freely discusses the ideas of Darwin as well as Heidegger and by the end explores historiography, and posits that you have to understand the echo of language to realize the character (nature) of time...It's a picture book you can’t stop reading."Freddy Langer, Cologne
5b4 Jeff Ladd Best Books of 2008 "Inventive, witty, smart and great book craftsmanship and concept."
1000 Words Photography "...a rare gem of a book, which already seems to be gaining something of a cult status in photography circles. ... Seldom have we seen such an innovative and experimental book; the essays Schles has penned are smart and make for required reading but it is the images that take precedent." Barcelona
Photo-Eye review by George Slade with a response by Ken Schles Of the exchange, Daniel Espeset, Managing Editor of Photo-Eye Magazine said,“when first designing the magazine online we were very excited about the potential for creating dialogue and interaction, rather than simply offering unidirectional interpretations of the work. This is the first time I feel like we've fully achieved that goal...”
Lecture for A New History Of Photography (International Center of Photography Photographer's Lecture Series, 45min.).
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