Nice review of
Push Process by Charlotte Haley in
this month's Snack magazine, which you'll find online and around Glasgow:
The book encourages us to pay attention: thedescriptions are detailed and hyper-focused, thephotography of Venice is layered and intricate,and the accompanying captions raise ideas thatany reader, novice or experienced photographer,can appreciate. ...
Like his photography, Walker’s writing iscontemplative, pairing pithy observations ... with highly specificphotography vocab and snippets of Italian.These specialist details rarely make the reader feelalienated, however: we become tourists in Venice,acquainted with Richard’s artsy friends Merlo andLars, catching soundbites and glimpses of meaningin a way that is clandestine, conspiratorial.
The subtle manipulation of perspective is whatreally makes this book shine, as we zoom in andout of Richard’s life like the focus on a camera lens ...
Published on June 06, 2024 05:46