10 Photography Books Reviewed: From Warhol to World Press Photo
Marco Enrico Giacomelli's review on Artribune highlights ten photography books released in 2019. Among them, Silvia Camporesi's 'Doppio sguardo' (Contrasto, Milan) includes dialogues with various photographers. Francesca Alfano Miglietti's 'Letizia Battaglia. Fotografia come scelta di vita' (Marsilio, Venice) explores Battaglia's contributions beyond her mafia-related work. Silvana Turzio's 'Il fotoromanzo' (Meltemi, Milan) delves into the history of Italian photo-romance. 'Contact Warhol' (Jaca Book, Milan) by Peggy Phelan and Richard Meyer uncovers Warhol's photographic collection. Emmet Gowin's 'The Nevada Test Site' (Princeton University Press, Woodstock) chronicles the atomic bomb testing area. Additional noteworthy titles include Italo Zannier's 'La fotografia, soprattutto' (Mimesis, Milan), Jacopo Benassi's 'Bologna Portraits' (Damiani, Bologna), and 'World Press Photo 2019' (Skira, Milan), which features John Moore's Photo of the Year.
Key facts
- Silvia Camporesi's 'Doppio sguardo' features conversations with nine photographers.
- Letizia Battaglia exhibition at Casa dei Tre Oci in Venice included a catalog edited by Francesca Alfano Miglietti.
- Silvana Turzio's 'Il fotoromanzo' is a study of Italian photo-romance published by Meltemi.
- 'Contact Warhol' is based on a show at Stanford University's Cantor Center.
- Emmet Gowin photographed the Nevada Test Site between 1996 and 1997.
- Italo Zannier's book is a conversation with Silvia Paoli, published by Mimesis.
- Jacopo Benassi's 'Bologna Portraits' launched Palazzo Bentivoglio's exhibition space in January 2019.
- Alex Majoli's 'Scene' includes a text by David Campany and references a show at MAR.
- Linda Fregni Nagler's 'Yama no Shashin' appropriates Japanese prints.
- World Press Photo 2019 winner John Moore captured Yanela Sánchez at the US border.
Entities
Artists
- Silvia Camporesi
- Olivo Barbieri
- Luca Campigotto
- Mario Cresci
- Paola Di Bello
- Stefano Graziani
- Guido Guidi
- Francesco Jodice
- Nino Migliori
- Massimo Vitali
- Letizia Battaglia
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Silvana Turzio
- Erio Piccagliano
- Cesare Lombroso
- Gianni Berengo Gardin
- Andy Warhol
- Emmet Gowin
- Robert Adams
- Italo Zannier
- Silvia Paoli
- Jacopo Benassi
- Antonio Grulli
- Alex Majoli
- David Campany
- Caterina Porcellini
- Linda Fregni Nagler
- Vincenzo de Bellis
- Simone Menegoi
- Marcel Duchamp
- Richard Prince
- Sherrie Levine
- Erik Kessels
- John Moore
- Yanela Sánchez
- Lorenzo Tugnoli
- Daniele Volpe
- Marco Gualazzini
- Marco Enrico Giacomelli
Institutions
- Contrasto
- Marsilio
- Casa dei Tre Oci
- Centro Internazionale di Fotografia
- Meltemi
- Jaca Book
- Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts
- Stanford University
- Princeton University Press
- Mimesis Edizioni
- Damiani
- Palazzo Bentivoglio
- Mack
- MAR
- Humboldt Books
- Skira
- Getty Images
- Washington Post
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Venice
- Palermo
- Nevada
- United States
- Nevada National Security Test Site
- Hanford Nuclear Reservation
- Washington
- Bologna
- Ravenna
- London
- United Kingdom
- Woodstock
- Guatemala
- Chad
- Yemen
- Honduras
- United States border