An evening with local photographer extraordinaire
HARVEY BENGE
HARVEY BENGE
TIME OUT BOOKSTORE
432 Mt Eden Rd, Mt Eden, Auckland,NZ
Wednesday 25 June 6pm
RSVP by 23 June 630 3331 books@timeout.co.nz
A SHORT HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY is a witty homage to contemporary photography.
‘While looking through his contact sheets, Harvey Benge noticed that one of his pictures reminded him of a Friedlander, another a Baldessari. All photographers do this, and if the photograph in question apes another photographer too closely, it’s usually a cause for rejection. But Benge did the opposite. Picking out his “Friedlander” and his “Parr” and his “Baltz” he decided to make an anthology of contemporary photography featuring some of its biggest names. Yet they are all genuine, original Benges. They are also all good pictures, not mere pastiches of the ‘originals’ of which they gently but insistently remind one. This may be a game, but games can be very serious, and this fascinating book is both a serious and light-hearted exploration
of photographic style.’ (from the ‘Introduction’ by Gerry Badger)
‘While looking through his contact sheets, Harvey Benge noticed that one of his pictures reminded him of a Friedlander, another a Baldessari. All photographers do this, and if the photograph in question apes another photographer too closely, it’s usually a cause for rejection. But Benge did the opposite. Picking out his “Friedlander” and his “Parr” and his “Baltz” he decided to make an anthology of contemporary photography featuring some of its biggest names. Yet they are all genuine, original Benges. They are also all good pictures, not mere pastiches of the ‘originals’ of which they gently but insistently remind one. This may be a game, but games can be very serious, and this fascinating book is both a serious and light-hearted exploration
of photographic style.’ (from the ‘Introduction’ by Gerry Badger)
$45.00 Random House NZ
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