Photographed brilliantly by Layne Kennedy and featuring wonderful essays by Greg Breining, “A Hard-Water World: Ice Fishing and Why We Do It” is a great book in its own right, and a fabulous example of how images and words in book form – when handled with such intelligence – can still illuminate a topic like no other media.
Frankly, when I split open “A Hard-Water World” I wasn’t really expecting that much. For one thing, too many topical photography books disappoint. And for another, ice fishing isn’t Continue reading “Inspiring Little Book on a Strange, Cold World”
Tags: A Hard-Water World, A Hard-Water World: Ice Fishing and Why We Do It, Book Review, Documentary Photography, Editing, Greg Breining, Ice Fishing, Image Editing, Inspiration, Layne Kennedy, Photojournalism, Picture Stories, Sports Photography, Storytelling
If you’re not a fan of John Nack’s blog, you should be. As the principle product manager of Photoshop, Nack regularly dishes up invaluable insights on topics related to Photoshop. With a lot of wit, he also shares great photo-related links that take readers to interesting corners of the blogoshpere.
Yesterday Nack shared links to amazing sports images in his Olympic Photography posting. My favorite is The Boston Globe’s collection of 39 Olympic stills. They offer a powerful reminder that still images can convey moments of sporting drama and grace more powerfully than all the video in the world.
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Tags: John Nack, Sports Photography
