Old Ireland in Colour by John Breslin & Sarah-Anne Buckley

July 18, 2021

Most people won’t be quite as interested in Old Ireland in Colour as I am. In fact, I pre-ordered it, and I was even more interested in the book when I read the introduction about the work of John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley. This collection of photographs...

Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents by Pete Souza

November 04, 2018

Let’s start with the definition of “throwing shade” from Merriam-Webster. The dictionary says it’s a “subtle, sneering expression of contempt for or disgust with someone – sometimes verbal, and sometimes not.” When White House...

Hugs from Obama edited by M. Sweeney

October 21, 2018

This post isn’t what I planned for today, but I received this book in the mail yesterday. It’s a quick read. So many of us could use the book M. Sweeney edited, Hugs from Obama: A Photographic Look Back at the Warmth and Wisdom of President Barack...

Vanishing Ireland by James Fennell and Turtle Bunbury

January 21, 2018

Vanishing Ireland is a beautiful, but sobering book. Fennell and Bunbury set out across Ireland to capture and preserve the stories of ordinary Irish people, people who worked the land, worked with horses, worked on the water, celebrated the music. Vanishing...

Obama: An Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza

November 15, 2017

Pete Souza took all the photos of then Senator Barack Obama, so it’s no surprise he was asked to become the Chief Official White House Photographer. For eight years, he had full access to take pictures of the President. If you pick up Obama: An Intimate...