SPILL book reviewed in PDN

This month’s edition of the prestigious Photo District News included a review by Conor Risch of Daniel’s book SPILL in the magazine’s “Our Picks” section.

More attention to the Gulf Oil Spill – and Daniel’s work – is always appreciated. For some reason PDN doesn’t share all of their magazine content on their website, so we don’t have a handy link to point you towards, though if you click on the image above, we have a high-res scan that you read it thru. Unless you already subscribe to PDN, of course; check it out on page 20 of the July issue.

However, we would like to note that there was one error in the review: it lists the price as $55 when in fact it is actually $50. You can order it thru Daniel’s website and will come signed, to boot!

SPILL book arrives

Exciting times here in Seattle! Arriving at 1 pound, 10.1 ounces and 9.25 by 12.25 inches is an advance copy of SPILL, Daniel’s monograph of photos from the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill that is being published by GOST Books.*

Within it’s 62 FSC-certified pages are 27 photos from Daniel’s SPILL series and an essay by Barbara Bloemink. Thanks to the design talents of Stuart Smith, SPILL makes a stunning impression, allowing Daniel’s photos to really breathe; 23 of these photos are on full-bleed double-page spreads.

Best of all is that this book is that will be available to the general public, unlike Daniel’s first book. Keep your eyes peeled for details about purchasing a copy of your own, we’ll have these details finalized shortly.

For more details regarding the book, please read an earlier blog post about it’s production here. Cool stuff!

* Actually, we have a handful of copies on hand and are awaiting the rest from EBS printers in Italy. They should arrive by mid-October, fingers crossed.

SPILL book comes together

We are happy to announce that Daniel is in the final stages of book production for the SPILL monograph, a collection of fine art images from the tragic 2010 Gulf Oil Spill.

The first step was finding a publisher. GOST Books, of London, was excited to take on this project. Friend and GOST co-founder, Stuart Smith, designed Daniel’s first book, Rainforests: Lifebelt for an Endangered Planet. (Rainforests was the culmination of a commission from the Prince Charles Rainforests Project in 2009. Find out more about it here and here.)

Anderson Ranch executive director and modern art curator Barbara Bloemink authored a lovely essay about Daniel’s SPILL work, putting it in the broader historical context of artistic response to human interactions with the landscape. Daniel really appreciates Barbara’s participation in the project, as the contemplative essay prepares the reader for  deeper understanding of the message presented by the SPILL photographs.

During a trip to London for the Landmark exhibition, Daniel met with Stuart to consider an expanded selection of photos for the book, beyond the original twenty in the SPILL show.  Despite all the technology available today, sometimes the best way to edit a book is to use 4″x6″ proof prints and a carpeted floor.

In the years since the first display of SPILL in September 2010, a few photos have beocome favorites of Daniel’s, and he decided to include those in the book.

Once a layout design was finalized, Daniel and Stuart went to Verona, Italy to oversee the actual printing at Editoriale Bortolazzi Stei, one of the top art/photo/design book printers in the world. For producing some of the best books out there, they have a pretty unassuming office and plant.

Each page was scrupulously inspected prior to the final printing.

Dozens of adjustments were made.

Once the page met Daniel’s  approval, he would sign off on it.

Because of the nature of the book design – full bleed across the gutter – SPILL was a bit more complicated  to produce than Rainforests. Calibrating each printed sheet of 200-gram FSC paper was a task of monumental patience, but it was completed to a sublime result. If you’ve seen any of the gorgeous prints from the SPILL series in person, you’ll recognize the same extremely fine attention to detail that was used for the production of this book.

(note the Salgado book that was printed at EBS just before SPILL).

Pictet in Amsterdam, Beirut

There’s just a few more days for you to catch the Prix Pictet Power exhibit at the Huis Marseille Museum voor Fotografie in Amsterdam. And if you happen to be in or near Beirut, check out Power at the Beirut Exhibition Center, where it will be until June 30th.

Munich, Paris, Istanbul, Budapest, Dublin, Amsterdam, Beirut… that’s quite a list so far!

Syngenta Photo Awards exhibit

The Somerset House has been a familiar stop for Daniel’s work, lately. First the Landmark exhibiiton by the Positive View Foundation showed some of Daniel’s photos in March and April, then the Syngenta Photography Awards, for which Daniel was a finalist, included some of his photos for their own exhibit at the Somerset House from May 17-21!

Sadly, it doesn’t look like Daniel’s work will be coming back to this lovely venue for a while, but we’ll be sure to let you know when it does.

CEG takes ICE to AIPAD

Daniel is honored that his gallery representative, Catherine Edelman, brought three prints form his ICE series with her to the Association of International Art Photography Dealers (AIPAD) show in New York from April 4th to 7th. It is more excellent exposure to people who might not be familiar with his work, and he is very thankful to Catherine and the CEG staff for their generosity.

Pictet in Dublin

The Prix Pictet’s Power rolled on to Dublin from March 22 to April 28th. The Gallery of Photography hosted the exhibit of work by the shortlisted photographers. It’s been quite a tour, so far, and it’s not even half over! Hopefully it comes to a venue near you and you can see this fantastic collection of work.

Landmark exhibit in London

Daniel is very excited to share the news that he was invited to participate in Landmark: the Fields of Photography exhibit presented by the Positive View Foundation. It was quite an honor for Daniel to be included amongst 70 highly regarded fine art photographers in an exhibit that was centered on the role of the environment in contemporary photography. The exhibition features three of his works – two from the Amazon, and one from the Gulf of Mexico SPILL series.

Daniel was able to attend the opening of the exhibit and enjoyed seeing old friends, while also making new connections with others who share his passion for our changing environment. The exhibit opened to very positive reviews, a few of which are here, here, here, here, and here (yikes!). Landmark was up on the walls of the stately Somerset House in London until April 28th.

These prints were auctioned off at Christie’s Auction House to benefit the Positive View Foundation on May 15th, which is noteworthy since Christie’s featured Daniel’s Spill #4 on the cover of the auction catalog (pictured above)

SPILL at G2 in Venice

A full exhibit of SPILL went up on the walls of the G2 Gallery in Venice, California and opened on March 5th. Daniel was especially thankful for the opportunity to raise visibility of the Gulf Oil Spill while the civil trial against BP is taking place almost three years after the spill began. Proceeds from the formal opening – which Daniel was able to attend – were donated to Greenpeace USA. SPILL at G2 ran until April 21st. The gallery show at G2 garnered the attention of NPR’s affiliate in Los Angeles, KCRW, which produced a really nice interview of Daniel.

Once the G2 Gallery show of SPill closed, some of the prints were moved to the Sturt Haaga Gallery in beautiful Descanso Gardens, just 20 minutes outside of L.A.  The exhibition will be on view from May 5th until July 28th.

Also, here is a cool video of the opening reception:

SPILL @ Human + Nature in Kirkland

photo by Will Braden

Three SPILL prints by Daniel were selected for an exhibit at the Kirkland Arts Center called “Human+Nature” that opened on March 1st and ran until April 6th, just across the bridge from Seattle in Kirkland, Wash.. It was a cool opportunity for Daniel’s local friends to see some of his work in person! Fingers crossed that another chance can be arranged soon.