Appreciate the simple things…

Episode Eight: Erik Kessels and the beauty that is Ammeter Photography

As far as we can see, if you can’t have fun with it, what’s the point? That seems to be Erik Kessels point of view, and he produces some of the most fascinating exhibitions and with Kessels Kramer Publishing, some of the most beautiful books around. In Almost Every Picture is a series where Kessels has found sets of homeless photographs, and in almost every picture there is a Dalmatian, the photographers wife, a set of twins… the list goes on. These books are humorous, familiar, exciting, and sad as we see the stunning, beloved Dalmatian age, or one Twin appear alone, slightly off center at the end of the book.

Breathing new life into would - be forgotten photographs is a subject close to our hearts, and we know by now I’m a sucker for all projects that question authenticity and ownership…My personal favorite - Wonder celebrates the beauty of film photography, and mourns the passing of photographic ‘errors’.

This is only a small part of what Erik Kessels does, we continue to be fascinated by what he produces and he often addresses issues we have wondered about, and know you have too (Strangers In My Photo-album, how many items can you balance on a rabbits head) We can’t wait to see what is next!

If you do one thing today, buy Wonder. I would go as far as to say it is the most beautiful & inspiring photography book we own. I know, bold!

In Almost Every Picture 5

In Almost Every Picture 4

Strangers In My Photo Album

In Almost Every Picture 8

KesselsKramer on our recent trip to The Dam

Arles once again!! We may move away from that subject next week…

All images excluding our shots from Arles and Amsterdam are from kesselskramerpublishing.com

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