Life's Evening Hour

by John Dugdale, Shields Remine (Editor)

In Life's Evening Hour, photographer John Dugdale invites us to explore liminal territory -- the realm between sight and blindness, between day and night, between physical and emotional. Celebrated for his imaginative use of the 19th century cyanotype process, Dugdale's blue images are distinct for their subtle and lyrical quality as well as their emotional resonance. In 1993 Dugdale lost 80 percent of his sight to an HIV-related illness, but has continued to pursue his art, as his creative vision has only grown stronger. This book bears witness to the photographs he created from the onset of his blindness to the present through Dugdale's photographs and words. The design of Life's Evening Hour complements the thoughtful nature of the photographs, and making reference to personal journals and common prayer books, the slipcase, clothbound binding, fine printing and papers as well as ribbon to mark pages distinguish thins book as a high-quality collection of a unique photographer's work.

Genres: Fiction, Art

128 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2000

Reviews

[Robert Reinhard · Rating 5 out of 5]

John Dugdale is not only a great photographer but also - indeed connected organically - a great expressive writer in these personal pages accompanying portfolio work. What he has to express ab0ut himself, his family circle, art, vision, spirituality is essential. Whether he became a photographer or even not he was destined to create and to have others get the gift of his offerings.

[Mars · Rating 5 out of 5]

John Dugdale’s work is beautiful and poetic. I loved reading his short commentaries along with the pictures. It gave lots more insight to his process and his love for photography.

[Sergio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully bound book with hauntingly elegant images from a man with failing eyesight but extraordinary vision.

[Erica · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good retelling of the classic tale - lots to talk about in the illustrations.