A Walk Through New York’s Largest Photography Show

In terms of timing, photography is quite a recent storytelling medium. Appeared a mere couple of hundred years ago, it has evolved over time from a way to documenting everything from a family portrait to landscapes, war zones, street scenes, and beyond. In the end, I don’t know anyone who described photography better that Susan Sontag: “To collect photographs is to collect the world.”

I like “The Photography Show” because of the way it reflects the worldliness of photography today. Through an eclectic but fine curation, the show manages to hit the spot and to give a taste of a multitude of viewpoints of what is considered photography today. This year I was especially excited to see an extended section of photo book publishers — showcasing a selection of fine and beautiful photo books, all crafted with attention to the final product I’ve never seen in book publishing before.