Everyday: A Yearlong Photo Diary

by Byron Wolfe (Photographer)

In his first book, photographer Byron Wolfe, recipient of the esteemed Santa Fe Prize for Photography, celebrates the beauty of daily life by making one original, compelling picture every day for a year. The resulting images create an intimate document of the everydaydomestic scenes, nature, children, and meditative still lifesuniversal in their simplicity and appeal. 365 photos capture the minutiae of life as it is actually experienced to create a narrative attuned to detail, place, and the passage of time. Everyday demonstrates how serious creative work can stem from the most ordinary settings, and how surprisingly often mundane detail and unexpected beauty turn out to be one in the same.

Genres: Photography

272 pages, Hardcover

First published April 5, 2007

Reviews

[Andy Fletcher · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been following the work of this photographer for years.
This is a great book. Great photos and a peek into this author's everyday life. It is so much more than a book of pictures. From the seasons of a fruit tree, to the life and death of a cloud, to a fun little thread about a chicken, the author/photographer tells a story about life, death, and the cycles that drive our ever changing world. Would love to see this as an iBook.

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wish everybody would do this -- I wish I would do this: not just take the daily photos but make a book that one can hold. Byron Wolfe's year-book is compelling, and left me exhausted because I was really there, in his life -- a year of eggs, fruit, fruiting trees, laundry, naked sons, spilled liquids, and a stainless steel kitchen table. A year of trying.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved working through this book. What it lacks in words, it makes up in pictures that take a long time to figure out and piece together. The story of a life in details most people miss. This was inspirational and amazing.

[T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

365 days of understanding life in glimpses: afternoons of joy, quiet mornings, evenings where you're not sure if it's worth doing what you're doing.

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not only an interesting digital photograph idea, but good writing prompts as well (or at least I hope so). Some very nice photos here -- some I would like to learn the techniques for.