Written by Kenn Sava. Photos as credited. “Another day in Kandahar I must focus now Think of the frame Think of each side of the rectangle Focus on the frame Stay calm under fire Focus your mind Acknowledge the danger And work Everything happens so fast I must control my mind Relax and get the […]
Written & Photographed by Kenn Sava (*unless otherwise credited) If you love PhotoBooks, the name Michelle Dunn Marsh is either known to you or lurking somewhere in your home on the colophon of one, or more, of the books you own. Michelle is one of the brightest lights in the world of Modern & Contemporary […]
Written & Photographed by Kenn Sava PhotoBooks are a phenomenom. As documented by Gerry Badger’s and Martin Parr in their The PhotoBook: A History (three volumes), or Andrew Roth in his The Book of 101 Books, a truly great PhotoBook is akin to a great album (Lp or CD), a great Film, even a great […]
Written & Photographed by Kenn Sava (*except as credited) Another day. Another chance to look at PhotoBooks, to see life, and the world, through someone else’s eyes, to learn something and just maybe have a revelation. I look at A LOT of PhotoBooks (and Art Books). Nary a day passes that I don’t see one/some […]
Written by Kenn Sava. Photographed by Kenn Sava & Shane Rocheleau. Five Photographs, in the recent Aint-Bad Curator’s Choice, Issue No. 12, and the accompanying interview with Stephen Frailey who chose him to be included, were enough for me to put Shane Rocheleau on my “watch list.” It turned out I didn’t have to wait long to see […]
Written & Photographed by Kenn Sava Report card from the future. Snapshots From the first LES Fotobookfair… Welcome to the L.E.S.! Where? Manhattan’s Lower East Side has, to some extent, inherited the mantel of creativity that moved…no…was forced from the West Village to the East Village, and then to the LES due to rising rents. […]
Once again in 2018, for the second year in a row, I’m proud to bring you THE most extensive coverage of The Photography Show, aka AIPAD, available anywhere. This page summarizes my coverage and contains links to the 4 Posts I’ve written on it in order- #1- The Photography Show- AIPAD, 2018 #2- The Photography […]
With so much to see from so many of the world’s leading galleries and Photography organizations it’s virtually impossible not to make a discovery, or two. Last year, Gregory Halpern’s work captivated me and continues to enthrall me. This year, there were two Artists new to me who’s work was remarkable- Jeanine Michna-Bales, and Kris […]
Written & Photographed by Kenn Sava July 15th, 2018 marks the third Anniversary of NighthawkNYC.com. Almost 200 pieces in (24 full length pieces thus far in 2018 alone!), I feel like a largely different person today- wholly as a result of this site. I’m not talking about the full time job it became early on, […]