This selection of photographs made using alternative processes and techniques was drawn from the booths at Paris Photo 2023. For further background on how and why this “collection” was formed, and the structure of the resulting slideshow, visit the introductory page (here). This collection consists of 20 works featuring alternative processes and techniques made between roughly 1930 and the present. There were so many worthy options for inclusion in this collection that another 10 or even 20 works could easily been added without sacrificing much in the way of quality, but the curatorial limits of this exercise were fixed in ... Read more at Collector Daily.

My first trip to Paris Photo as a photography collector and writer came a decade ago now in 2013, and so aside from the interruptions of the pandemic, I’ve made a decent number of arguably systematic attempts to summarize what can be found in its many booths. Such reports aren’t “reviews” or “criticism” in the traditional sense of those words, but instead edited gatherings of notable pictures, designed to give both the reader from afar and the recently returned attendee a glimpse of what caught my particular eye. Over the years, I have applied several different structured filters to sift ... Read more at Collector Daily.

After more than a year of pandemic-induced isolation and hiatus, Paris Photo made its return to the photo calendar this week with a surprising amount of upbeat enthusiasm and energy. With the French COVID pass meticulously checked at the entry gate, there was no vaccination fuss or controversy, and inside the crowd was largely masked but comfortable and convivial. It seemed that nearly every booth and aisle was filled with people who were happy to see each other, to catch up, and to finally get back to looking closely at photography again. I, for one, was certainly grateful to be ... Read more at Collector Daily.