By Suzanne Révy From the moment we are born, we begin to age. We barely control our movements as infants, then slowly, we roll over, crawl, stand and toddle. As we get steadier on our feet, we run, jump and stomp through childhood until puberty hits and then adulthood. We slow down in middle age, […]
By Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy Here we are again, at the close of another year. Time to reflect on past events, prepare for the holidays and wrack our brains for wonderful gifts. In our humble opinion, great photo books make terrific presents! We’ve reviewed the offerings for 2019, many of which...
“Water is the driving force of all nature.” ~Leonardo da Vinci By Suzanne Révy and Elin Spring It is possible that life began within a tiny drop of water. It courses through the veins of our planet and carves out the mountains, valleys and oceans in and around the continents. And each human being...
“Who looks upon a river in a meditative hour, and is not reminded of the flux of all things?” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson by Suzanne Révy I welcome the soft whiteness of winter in January after the opulence and indulgence of the holidays. Nature’s palette turns neutral, and my inclination is to contemplate...
Compiled by Suzanne Révy and Elin Spring It’s award season in the Photobook world and, perhaps even more delightfully, it’s gifting season in our world. Since there’s hardly anything more deliciously gift-worthy than a photobook, we’re weighing in with our favorites published in the last year....
By Suzanne Révy, Associate Editor What attracts or repels us in others? How are we seen by those with different skin tones or disparate beliefs? Can America ever hope to unite polar opposites? During this political season, such questions have been swirling around my head, and in public and private conversations,...
By Suzanne Révy, Associate Editor “Intimacy is the capacity to be rather weird with someone – and finding that that’s ok with them.” ~Alain de Botton Our desire to connect with others is a powerful human need, opening the doors to our most emotionally satisfying relationships. In revealing...
by Suzanne Révy “Guess what? When it comes right down to it, wherever you go, there you are. Whatever you wind up doing, that’s what you’ve wound up doing. Whatever you are thinking right now, that’s what’s on your mind. Whatever has happened to you, it has already happened. The important...
By Suzanne Révy, Associate Editor From the very beginnings of recorded time, we have evidence that humans had close and mutually beneficial relationships with other creatures. Our earliest discovered cave paintings proclaim the significance of these interactions through an overwhelming number of animal...
Review by Suzanne Révy, Associate Editor Although he always had a dark sense of humor, the rock musician Warren Zevon might have sensed something was amiss when he titled an album, Life’ll Kill Ya three years before he died at the age of 56. He produced two more records including The Wind which was made...
