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© ADAM PAPE

Dyckman

Haze

Mack,£27, 96 pages,hardback,ISBN978-1-912339-21-

I

fyoulivein a majorcityorhustling

town,youwilloftenhavefound

yourselflongingforescape.As

yourfeethitthehardconcrete

andyourlungsstrugglein theacridair

swimmingwithcarexhaustfumes,you

dreamof somewheregreen,somewhere

isolated,somewherejustforyou.These

magicalspacesareeffectivelythe

landscapescapturedwithinthepagesof

AdamPape’sDyckmanHaze. Butthese

arenotplacesof myth;quitesimplythey

aretheparksandgreenspacesthatthrive

withintheheavingmetropolisof NewYork.

Thebooksucceedsin itsabilitytotake

thegenreof streetphotographyandshift

it justslightlyoff-centre.Papehasmoved

aroundthesecretandoftenunseenpaths

thatexistwithinWashingtonHeightsand

Inwoodparks,renderingeachlocation

asa hauntingstagethatseemstoexist

somewherebetweenwakinglifeand

deepestdream.

Thebookopenswitha seriesof shots

that only hint at the presence of people.

Thebeautifullyrenderedblack& white

framesseemonthesurfacetobe

mundanebutthemoreyoulookat them,

themorecaptivatingtheybecome.Only

thendowemeetthepeoplethatexist

there.Theywalk,smoke,fish.Theylive

withintheshadowsprovidedbythethick

foliage.Eachof themis lit byPape’s

artificiallight,a techniquethatmakes

theimagesseemallthestranger.

Butit’snotjustpeoplethatlivehere

• thereis wildlife,too.ThefirstthingI
  thoughtof whenI flickedthroughthe
  pageswasthefamousscenein Charles
  Laughton’s 1955 filmTheNightof the
  Hunter, wherethechildrendriftdownriver
  ona boatwhilewatchedoverbythe
  nocturnalanimalsthatlinetheriverbank.
  Collectively,theimagesspeakabout
  a spacewherepeople,animalsand
  landscapeexistin harmony.Dyckman
  Hazeis a fascinatingbook,onethat
  demonstrateshowmalleablestreet
  photographycanbe.It’swellworth
  your time.★★★★★Oliver Atwell

DyckmanHaze

focusesonNewYork’s

green spaces

BOOK

TheEnglishSummerSeason

AnexhibitionbyPeterDench.WexPhoto

Video,37-39CommercialRoad,LondonE11LF

TAKENoverthepasttwosummers,PeterDench’s

latestexhibitionfeaturesshotsfromquintessentially

Englishtraditions.Neverpublishedbefore,theimages

takein typicalsportingeventssuchastheHenley

RoyalRegatta,CartierQueen’sCuppolo,theEpsom

DerbyandRoyalAscot.Asis customaryforPeter,he

doesn’tfocusonthesportsactionitself,butrather

theonlookersandcharacterswhoattendtheevents.

Expecthumour,eccentricityandentertainmentashis

boldandvividworktakesa no-holds-barredbut

light-heartedapproachtodocumentaryphotography.

TiffanyTangen,eventsmanagerat WexPhotoVideo,

says,‘We’resurethesubjectmatterwillraiseeyebrows

andgeneratemanysmilesalongtheway.’

ProvingthatWexcaresnotjustaboutpartingyou

withyourcash,butalsoaboutphotographyitself,

thisfreeexhibitionis wellworthdroppingin onwhile

thinkingaboutyournextphotopurchase.It is onuntil

28 June at Wex Photo Video in London.Amy Davies

By Adam Pape

TonneGoodman:PointofView

Abrams,£55, 352 pages,hardback,

ISBN 978-

PHOTOGRAPHEDbythelikesof

RichardAvedon,IrvingPennandBert

Stern,TonneGoodmanstartedher

workinglifeasa model.However,it was

whenshebroadenedoutintofashion

in generalthatthingsreallytookoff,

andthisbookcommemorateshermorethanthree

decadesinfluencingtheworldof fashion.

Hercareerhasbeenmarkedbyhighlightssuchas

workingwithBruceWeberandMadonnatoshootthe

coverofLifemagazine,andfiveyearsfrom 1987 to

1992 asvicepresidentof advertisingforCalvinKlein.

Fornearly 20 years,until2018,shewasfashion

directorforUSVogue, andduringthattimewas

responsibleforthestylingof morethan 150 covers.

If slick,high-fashionimageryof everysupermodel

youcanthinkof is yourthing,thenthisheftytomeis

worth the investment.★★★★★ Ailsa McWhinnie

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