Eye Magazine

Opinion: Photography

Four-wheeled dreams

A new book of photographs of cars fails to acknowledge the bigger picture. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

Defiance and revelation

A new book of Peter Kennard’s work adds context and background detail to his angry, radical photomontages. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

Banquet of images

Photography, Critique / Photography

For its 50th anniversary, the Arles festival stages a generous array of contemporary and historical exhibitions. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor.

Nature in captivity

Photography, Critique / Photography

Luigi Ghirri’s rigorously composed pictures of  plants outside people’s homes exercise a banal fascination. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

A confederacy of lunches

Food design, Photography, Visual culture, Critique / Photography

A text-only book argues that ‘social’ photography is more about self-documentation than aesthetics. By Rick Poynor

Catalogue of things

Critical path, Photography, Uncategorized, Visual culture, Critique / Photography

A close relative’s colour slides show a densely layered record of everyday life. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

From out of the blue

Photography, Critique / Photography

Volume one of Anna Atkins’ beautiful study of British algae, issued in 1843, was the first ever publication to be printed using photography. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

Awkward objects

Photography, Critique / Photography

The tradition of the painted still life has been reinvented by contemporary photographers with pictures that pose a puzzle and slow the viewer down. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor