Photobook Book Group
J. Sybylla Smith

Thursday, February 24, 2022
11:50am - 1:30pm

“If the decisive moment reflects reality in tune with the photographer’s intuition, flawlessly combining composition and timing, then the abandoned moment is the consequence of a fractional instant of surrender. This collection, made over a 40-year period by renowned photographer Ed Kashi, reveals imprecise glimpses of transitory events filled with frenetic energy - the chaos of everyday life. Embodying photography’s intrinsic power, they preserve moments that can never occur again in exactly the same time and space.

When geometry, mood, and possibility unite to unintentionally create something new, the magical and fictional qualities of still photography capture the unplanned essence of existence. In contrast to his journalistic approach of deep personal connection and keen observation, this work is about capturing the untamed energy of a moment with abandon.”

—from the essay by Alison Nordström

Edited by Brenda Bingham, Jennifer Larsen, Marjorie Steffe, Mallika Vora
Texts by Ed Kashi, Alison Nordström
Designed by Michael Curry, Mallika Vora

Published by Kehrer Verlag, 2021
Hardcover
ca. 30x24cm
ca. 136 pages
ca. 42 color + 26 b/w ills.