By Anthony LaSala
Close At Hand
Photographs by Mariana Cook
Introduction by Arthur Sze
128 pages/95 black-and-white photographs/$29.95
Quantuck Lane Press
Starting on January 1, 1999, Mariana Cook decided to take a single
photo each day to highlight the simple objects and moments that
pass unobserved. Other photographers have used the one-a-day
approach, usually with the result that the images are overshadowed
by the gimmick. That's not the case with Close at Hand—another
lovely contribution from the people at Quantuck Lane Press. Cook,
who usually shoots portraiture, takes simple subjects—eggs,
construction tarps, wasp nests, a stack of pancakes—and turns them
into creations of elegance and grace. She also accomplishes what
she set out to do—she makes you stop and think about them.
Close At Hand
Dec 2, 2007
By Anthony LaSala
Close At Hand
Photographs by Mariana Cook
Introduction by Arthur Sze
128 pages/95 black-and-white photographs/$29.95
Quantuck Lane Press
Starting on January 1, 1999, Mariana Cook decided to take a single photo each day to highlight the simple objects and moments that pass unobserved. Other photographers have used the one-a-day approach, usually with the result that the images are overshadowed by the gimmick. That's not the case with Close at Hand—another lovely contribution from the people at Quantuck Lane Press. Cook, who usually shoots portraiture, takes simple subjects—eggs, construction tarps, wasp nests, a stack of pancakes—and turns them into creations of elegance and grace. She also accomplishes what she set out to do—she makes you stop and think about them.
