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2ème édition tirée à 1000 exemplaires.
Avec un œil très développé pour la couleur, le motif et l’humour subtil, Jesse Marlow est constamment à la recherche d’une ambiguïté qui se trouve juste sous la surface. Chaque image dans le livre est un bijou de composition parfait plein de plaisir. Ces images illustrent la capacité de Marlow à trouver l’émerveillement dans la banalité de la vie quotidienne ; 2ème édition (1ère édition en 2013 par M.33).
Signed Copy.
2nd edition of 1000 copies.
With a highly developed eye for colour, pattern and subtle humour, Jesse Marlow is constantly searching for an ambiguity that lies just below the surface. Each image in the book is a perfect compositional gem full of delight. These images showcase Marlow’s ability to find wonder amidst the banality of everyday life ; 2nd edition (1st published in 2013 by M.33).
« Jesse Marlow is a street photographer. You may have seen him on the streets, or on social media, as he is a well-regarded photographer with a list of impressive national exhibits, as well as being a Leica brand Ambassador. In these ways, there is no denying he is the envy of many a street shooter.
But with this new release, and now under his own imprint – Sling Shot Press – Don’t Just Tell Them, Show Them reveals just how unique Jesse and his work really is. First, let’s tackle the book itself – it has a very handsome flaxen-yellow linen wrapped cover with embossed silver title, and with its 12 by 9¾ size, it demands your attention – and rightly so for $80 Australian dollars. This is also the second edition, and a wonderful addition to Marlow’s growing body of books and projects.
Across 50 color images, all placed on the right-hand side of the spread, the book is eye catching for its reproductions, all set on an attractive white paper with a very slight veneer. This choice gives excellent depth of color and tonality. For example, it is clear that Jesse is inspired by primary colors and a certain tradition of dynamic framing within the discipline of street photography, but Jesse’s images keep the eye guessing – it is not all just crushed blacks and eye popping color – which says as much about what Jesse cares about in the subjects he finds (or perhaps he might say they find him), as it does about his more properly aesthetic interests. That is to say, when you encounter Marlow’s images, what is striking is that he is observing the context and choreography of the street scene, as well as the mis-en scene (several images might, if not collected in an identified “street photographer’s” book, be called urban landscapes), as he does about the play of the human form in the frame.[…] -extract from the review by Brian O’Neill in photobookjournal.com
