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EnteringaNewWorld,
Photographs2009-
ByMassimo Vitali
216 pages,hardback,
ISBN9783958296268, Steidl, £
THE NEWEST book in Steidl’s
commitment to publishing the
ongoing life’s work of Italian
photographer Massimo Vitali,
Entering a New World gathers
togetherhislarge-scale colour images of humans
interactingenmasse. Whether relaxing beachside,
exploringtheruins of the Roman Forum or navigating a
shoppingpromenade, each shot contains dozens of
ministoriestoexcite the imagination. We can only
speculateontherelationships between the many and
variedsubjectsin any given frame – it’s a fun game
tryingto spotdifferent groups of people, imagining what
theymightbethinking or saying. This is a large book
thatwilltakeupa lot of room on your coffee table, but
eachpageis worthy of close inspection. You can fi nd
outmoreaboutthe life of Vitali in this week’s Legends
columnontheback page. ★★★★★ Amy Davies© ANNE ZAHALKA
‘CamdenLock’
‘BenandBoudica’
AnotherEye:Women
RefugeePhotographersin
Britainafter 1933
FourCornersGallery, London E2. This review was
writtenbeforethe coronavirus restrictions. Hopefully
theexhibitionwill re-open later in the year.
INTHE1930s,more
than70,000refugees
cametoBritainfrom
Nazi-dominated
Europe.A surprising
numberof women
photographerswere
amongthem.They
broughtfresh,
modernistperspectives
thatopenedupBritish
photographyin the
decadesthatfollowed.
AnotherEyeis the fi rst UK exhibition to showcase
thisspecialgroup, exploring its collective infl uence and
inspiringpersonal stories. The exhibition features
originalprintsand work by established photographers
suchasDorothyBohm and Edith Tudor-Hart. This
enterprisinggroup of women overcame struggles to
buildnewlives.Many set up studios, some worked in
socialreportage,while others turned to commercial
workin fashion,advertising and publishing. This is a
fascinatingshow– part of the Insiders/Outsiders Festival,
celebratingthecontribution made to British culture by
refugeesfromNazi Europe. Amy DaviesALL PICTURES © SY X A XIS PHOTOGRAPHY
2018
/GEORGE
JOHNSONAlso out now
The best books and exhibitions from
theworldofphotographyBOOK
EXHIBITION
fl ick to a page at random and head there,
or concentrate on specifi c areas, this is a
book that is both practical and inspiring.
Even as someone who has visited
London hundreds of times over the years
to take pictures, this book offers up lots of
ideas for places to try in the coming
months and years.
The author George Johnson was born in
the city and has an impressive
photographic heritage – his great-great-
great grandfather was a professional
landscape and portrait photographer in
the late 19th century; perhaps we
even featured him in AP. George himself
has appeared in several illustrious
publications including Digital Camera,
Black+White Photography, National
Geographic Traveller and, of course,
Amateur Photographer.
If London isn’t your thing, there are
plenty of other books in the series,
including rather more rural locations. A
second volume of the London series is
also due soon, too.
For me, and anybody else who is more
of a city bod than a country bumpkin, it’s
this volume that will probably come in
most handy – myriad locations and details
just waiting to be discovered. I highly
recommend this book for those struggling
for inspiration. I can see it becoming one
of the most well-thumbed volumes
in my house.‘Wheel at sunrise’
‘The author was born
in the city and has
an impressive
photographic heritage’