Talking Photography Viewpoints on the Art Craft & Business

In Talking Photography, award-winning Washington Post photography columnist Frank Van Riper assembles the cream of his popular columns to delight readers with a treasure chest of photographic insights. Readers will find expert answers to dozens of basic, yet rarely addressed technical questions, from shooting pictures under fluorescent light to defending oneself against bloodthirsty mosquitoes. They'll also find cutting-edge interviews with industry icons; captivating essays on the everyday events and great moments in the life of a photographer; and reviews of great photography-related books and shows. Engagingly written and packed with technical tips, creative inspiration, and intriguing anecdotes, this remarkable guide is an absorbing read for every photography lover. Frank Van Riper has been the photography columnist for the Washington Post for the past ten years and now appears exclusively every week in the Camera Works section of Washingtonpost.com. He is a distinguished commercial and fine arts photographer whose photography criticism has appeared in PhotoVision (Madrid), Contretype (Brussels), and in magazines across the United States. A former political journalist, he is also the author of Glenn the Astronaut Who Would be President, as well as two acclaimed photography books, Faces of the Eastern Shore and Down East Maine, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His photographs are in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of American Art and Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine. Van Riper was a 1979 Nieman Fellow at Harvard. The author lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and partner, photographer and sculptor Judith Goodman.