Close-Ups from Afar essays This issue of Alla Carta

This issue of Alla Carta walks the thin line between chaos and calm

Iede Reckman

graphic design history

and Brian introduces a new element to his routine: nightly visits to the cinema on London’s South Bank

In The Laws of Simplicity

Close-Ups from Afar essays This issue of Alla CartaSally 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 Steins 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