Sally Stein & David Campany: 'Close-ups from Afar' [Talk]

A collection of Sally Stein's vital writings on photography has been long overdue. Close-ups from Afar is a landmark collection of texts showcasing a sharpness of mind and eye over the last few decades that has challenged received wisdom and championed overlooked work. Gathered together for the first time, this anthology allows us to appreciate the range and depth of Stein's thought and her commitment to new models of thinking about photography's past and present.

Stein will be in conversation with David Campany, ICP's Creative Director and long-time admirer of Stein's writing. The conversation is being offered both in person at ICP, located on NYC's Lower East Side and online.

Online and in-person tickets here. 

Wednesday 29 October
18:00-19:30

International Center of Photography
84 Ludlow Street
New York, NY 
10002
USA

About Close-ups from Afar

Sally Stein has long investigated the role of photography in relation to broader questions of culture and society. This first collection of her selected essays, Close-ups from Afar, brings together essential writings from over five decades, cumulatively demonstrating Stein’s distinctive critical approach to the history and proliferation of photography and its role within mass media and contemporary culture.

In this richly illustrated volume, Stein turns her astute eye to diverse topics including the rise of colour photography, the place of California in the history of the medium’s development, and women and photography between feminism’s ‘waves’, as well as insightful considerations of a host of photographers from Jacob Riis to Helmut Newton, Ansel Adams to Dorothea Lange, Susan Meiselas to Dawoud Bey. She has consistently sought to challenge readers to think afresh about the social uses of photography and their broader contexts and far-reaching effects. 

Can't make the event? Purchase a copy of the book here.