Unique: Making Photographs in the Age of Ubiquity Announcing new book available for pre-sale
I'm happy to announce my new book: Unique: Making Photographs in the Age of Ubiquity.
The Art of Computation: An Interview with Philipp Schmitt
"Computers can learn from examples how to recognize something. [...]This is one way that you can form the concept of an apple, although it has nothing to do with an apple. An algorithm will never bite an apple, or taste one, or pick one from a tree."—Philipp Schmitt, in our interview about his new book Computed Curation.
Virgin Territory: Discovering the Unknown Reveling in the act of discovery at Unseen Amsterdam
Ancient maps marked the accomplishments of discoverers, documenting the world as known thus far, the boundaries of which were marked by monsters: “Here be dragons.” Modes of discovery have changed—we may now brag about being...
Garbage In, Garbage Out: The Amplification of Our Errors Through AI A review of The AI Delusion by Gary Smith
In his new book The AI Delusion, Gary Smith argues that we need to disabuse ourselves of the blind faith we put in Artificial Intelligence: machines are not, and cannot be, more “intelligent” than we are.
Artists as Adventurers: An Interview with Ruben Jacobs
"I saw, in all these different practices, some kind of artistic creature who uses science but also design and technology to re-investigate the relationship with the Earth."—Ruben Jacobs, in our interview about his new book Artonauts.
The Intensity of Exposure Featuring the photography of Øistein Sæthren Dahle
The thing about being born a human is that none of us get out alive. Some of us spend our whole lives ignoring that fact, taking time like it’s on infinite tap, while others act...
Creative Photography in France A photography workshop in the Loire Valley
Join me for a photo workshop in France and soak in the pleasures of photography, food and wine.
Aspiration: The Agency of Becoming A review of Agnes Callard's book Aspiration
In a recent article on aspirational living for the New York Times, How Goop’s Haters Made Gwyneth Paltrow’s Company Worth $250 Million, Taffy Brodesser-Akner writes: “I thought about the word ‘aspiration,’ how to aspire seems...
Let Me Fall Again A review of Julia Borissova's photobook Let Me Fall Again
In her most recent photobook, Let Me Fall Again, photographer and bookmaker Julia Borissova presents a part-factual, part-imagined construction of the life of Charles Leroux, a professional jumper.
Why Be Something When You Can Be Everything? A review of How to Be Everything by Emilie Wapnick
Does the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" feel too limiting? In Emilie Wapnick's book How to Be Everything, she lays out models for a sustainable life and career for those who don't want to have to choose.