Chikara Umihara - Whispering Hope Archive Books and textures in contemporary capitalist

and textures in contemporary capitalist society

And yet he clearly takes an interest in the medium itself - in his attempts to capture on film the very act of taking pictures

Her work touches upon major themes

The absurd story about a black dot and a passport control at the beginning of this book says a lot about Torsten Schumann and his view of the world

Thanks to the brilliant Spector Books (Leipzig)

Chikara Umihara - Whispering Hope Archive Books and textures in contemporary capitalistWhispering Hope is the debut publication by Japanese photographer Chikara Umihara. The book brings together snap shot style landscapes, portraits and excerpts of writing that were made on 20 trips aboard Greyhound buses in the United States. The bus stations, back alleys and roadside detritus reveal a glimmer of hope and possibility in an increasingly desperate and downtrodden USA, while the poignant text clearly roots this book in the realm of