Gemma Padley

Look At This If You Love Great Photography by Gemma Padley is a wonderful collection of images that will move you emotionally and intellectually. Yet the real strength of the book is the way the reader is taken into each image, perspectives that, in the age of photograph overload we are in, we often miss because we are on to the next picture. This book makes a compelling argument for slowing down and taking time to look more closely at photographs.

There are familiar photographs here as well show more as many you may not have seen unless you're into photographic art and/or journalism. I found myself both looking up additional photos as well as spending some time with a few of the ones in the book. My experience with this book is very similar to my experience with the Look At This If You Love Great Art book. I even did some freewriting based on one of the photographs in the book.

I would recommend this to anyone who likes photography but especially those who might want to know more about ways to look at photographs without a lot of the jargon. This is more like a knowledgeable friend looking at pictures with you and mentioning what they notice.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. show less