(embiggenable) • iPhone
(embiggenable) • iPhone
(embiggenable) • iPhone
MY INTENTION IN YESTERDAY'S ENTRY WAS TO include a link to a book which, iMo, is one the best ever photo books about light. However, in the search for a link to a site where the book could be purchased, I discovered a big surprise.
The book, Office Romance by Kathy Ryan (the director of photography at the New York Times Magazine)-see some pictures here-is apparently out of print. Or, as indicated by the publisher-Aperture-out of stock. I searched a bit more looking for book sellers who might have it in stock. That search returned just 2 available books.
The big surprise...1 book was available for $1,060USD, the other for $2,000USD. FYI, I paid, 5-6 years ago, retail-$29.25USD-for my copy of the book.
I purchased the book (published 2014)-a little gem at 5.5x8 inches with 140 photographs-in large part because all of the pictures were made with Ryan's iPhone. At the time of that purchase, I was just beginning to explore the capabilities of my iPhone's camera module and I was eager to see some iPhone images on paper and...
...I was also intriqued by the fact that all of the pictures were made in a single place-not unlike my around the house pictures-the New York Times Building in Times Square, New York. The building's architect / designer, Renzo Piano, wrote the book's Introduction and one of his comments...
"I really appreciate how these photographs contribute to the story of the New York Times Building. And I'm happy that it turns out to be a love story."
...which has caused me to reimagine my around the house pictures as my love story (of sorts) to the home in which I live. And, my recent book search tells me that I need to find a place in my home to keep and protect the ROI on my "investment".