STILL
The Art of Noticing
The Monacelli Press · Print & ebook · May 1, 2024
The astonishing culmination of the artist-author’s decade-plus project to capture beauty, commemorate place, and see the world more fully Every day (every single day) for over a decade, Mary Jo Hoffman has made a photograph of found nature – no subject too small or too ordinary.
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- Who it’s for
- A calm, observant book that treats looking as both craft and habit.
- Genres
- Photography Writing, Nature Photography, Landscape Photography
- Published
- The Monacelli Press, May 1, 2024
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The astonishing culmination of the artist-author’s decade-plus project to capture beauty, commemorate place, and see the world more fully Every day (every single day) for over a decade, Mary Jo Hoffman has made a photograph of found nature – no subject too small or too ordinary. For Hoffman, a former aeronautical engineer, this daily ritual cracked open profound revelations about the connectedness of all things, the importance of place, and her own life.
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This book shares a selection of the breathtaking photographs from Hoffman’s enormous archive, accompanied by perceptive, deeply felt, and oftentimes humorous essays illuminating the insights gained through this daily creative practice. STILL features 275 of the most stunning photographs the author-artist has accumulated over thousands of consecutive days of daily shooting – a true feast for the senses.
Quiet Looking
A calm, observant book that treats looking as both craft and habit.
Come here for
- noticing as a daily practice
- photography with a quiet, tabletop intimacy
Expect
- layered visual attention
- a measured, contemplative pace
Where it sits
| Landscape Photography | 42% |
|---|---|
| Photography Writing | 33% |
| Nature Photography | 32% |
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Publisher categories
- Art
- Animals & Plants in Art
- Nature Photography
- Authors
- Mary Jo Hoffman
- Publisher
- The Monacelli Press
- Published
- May 1, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Art