This invig­o­rat­ing work reaf­firms the impor­tance of books and serves as a reminder of their frag­ile but endur­ing pres­ence in our his­tory and psy­che. The project Inte­rior Gaze, orga­nized by two insti­tu­tions attached to the Min­istry of Cul­ture, the Lazaro Gal­diano Foun­da­tion and the State Agency of Cul­tural Com­mem­o­ra­tions (SECC), rein­forces this rela­tion­ship between yesterday’s gaze, that of the col­lec­tor, and today’s, that of five of the most out­stand­ing con­tem­po­rary inter­na­tional pho­tog­ra­phers. Pictured: “View of Saint Lazare Train Station, Paris, France, 2015.”. “The cam­era obscura seems lit­tle short of mirac­u­lous, even after the opti­cal ratio­nale has been explained… That Abelardo Morell was able to pho­to­graph the thing in action, in effect pro­duc­ing pho­tographs of a pho­to­graphic process, and that he has done so with such lap­i­dar and trans­for­ma­tive elo­quence, is breath­tak­ing.” -Luc Sante, from the Intro­duc­tion. The fact that what he finds in these shad­ows is quite ordi­nary — books, kids’ toys, a paper bag — makes the results mag­i­cally dis­ori­ent­ing and (as in the cover image of a vase perched on the edge of a table) pre­car­i­ous. Photographs by Abelardo Morell, Irina Rozovsky & Alyssa McDonald. The added use of dig­i­tal tech­nol­ogy on my cam­era lets me record visual moments in a much shorter time frame– for instance I can now get clouds and peo­ple to show up in some of the photographs. The "60 Minutes" interview that Trump cut short, Joe Biden makes the case for why he should be president, Battleground Tracker: Tight race in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Black voters motivated, but concerned about votes counting: Poll, Senate clears key hurdle to Barrett's Supreme Court nomination, Curfew enacted in El Paso as hospitals and ICUs near capacity, U.S. Navy identifies 2 killed in training plane crash, Tropical Storm Zeta expected to strengthen into hurricane, Gottlieb warns of "dangerous tipping point" in pandemic, Battleground Tracker: Latest polls, state of the race and more, 5 things to know about CBS News' 2020 Battleground Tracker, CBS News coverage of voting rights issues. Library stacks seen from above become a labyrinth through Morell’s lens. A rooftop’s asphalt provides the texture of Morell’s tent camera image of Midtown Manhattan in 2010. Cuba on the Verge: An Island in Transition, By Terry McCoy. Mixed Up Geometric Shapes Painted with Primary Colors on a Gray Table, 2020 Twelve are bound into the book: the thirteenth is placed loose in the book’s box. This way of observ­ing the land­scape with spe­cially equipped tents was prac­ticed by some artists in the 19th cen­tury in order to trace on paper what they saw in the land­scape. The first in-depth treat­ment in fif­teen years, this hand­some and impor­tant book exam­ines Morell’s career to the present day, includ­ing his ear­lier works in black-and-white and never before pub­lished color pho­tographs from the past decade. Pho­tographs by Abelardo Morell. So why not try to make a 90° camera obscura throw, so that the ground actually receives an image?’”. What is ballot harvesting — and should you hand your ballot to a stranger? The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2013. In particular, Adams advocates art that evokes beauty without irony or sentimentality, art that “encourages us to gratitude and engagement, and is of both personal and civic consequence.” Following an introduction, the book begins with two short essays on the works of the American painter Edward Hopper, an artist venerated by Adams. This eloquent and moving book champions art that fights against disillusionment and despair. Continuum is a part of Yoffy Press’ Triptych series and features Abelardo Morell, Irina Rozovsky and Alyssa McDonald. Production stills and video for Tent-Camera Images on the Ground Video - Abelardo Morell on his work in the "Ansel Adams in Our Time" exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston I have always loved The 19th Century photographs of the American West by Carleton Watkins, Timothy O’Sullivan and William Henry Jackson but, when…