Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
Bored tonight, and too tired to read, I felt slightly inspired to take quick shots of the four books and one magazine I'm in the process of reading, taken "au natural" in situ. How many do you know?
1. The latest edition of the Black + White Photography magazine:
An occasional good read.
Along Some Rivers, conversations with Robert Adams:
As I have undertaken a study of my local river, I inevitably have become aware of the writing and photography of Robert Adams. He is a passionate conservationist, and very talented natural photographer.
Facsimile edition of The Decisive Moment by HCB:
Henri Cartier-Bresson was one of the greatest snappers of the 20th century, and this facsimile of his first book is as good as the original, I'm informed.
What it says on the cover:
This is the best book on the history of the tulip, copiously illustrated. Recommended.
A magnificent find in the local Oxfam shop:
Erskine Beveridge was a wonderfully-talented late 19th-century Scottish photographer, whose day job as owner of the largest textile mill in Dunfermline, left him with days upon days of free time to indulge in his passions of archeology and photography, which he often combined. This book contains hundreds of his technically perfect images from glass plates.
Leica M9 Monochrom, 7Artisans 75mm 1.24 lens.
1. The latest edition of the Black + White Photography magazine:
An occasional good read.
Along Some Rivers, conversations with Robert Adams:
As I have undertaken a study of my local river, I inevitably have become aware of the writing and photography of Robert Adams. He is a passionate conservationist, and very talented natural photographer.
Facsimile edition of The Decisive Moment by HCB:
Henri Cartier-Bresson was one of the greatest snappers of the 20th century, and this facsimile of his first book is as good as the original, I'm informed.
What it says on the cover:
This is the best book on the history of the tulip, copiously illustrated. Recommended.
A magnificent find in the local Oxfam shop:
Erskine Beveridge was a wonderfully-talented late 19th-century Scottish photographer, whose day job as owner of the largest textile mill in Dunfermline, left him with days upon days of free time to indulge in his passions of archeology and photography, which he often combined. This book contains hundreds of his technically perfect images from glass plates.
Leica M9 Monochrom, 7Artisans 75mm 1.24 lens.
