‘Compelling reading . . . The essays give us pause to consider what it is about photography that humans find so endlessly fascinating.’ Amateur Photographer Get your copy of Blind Corners: Essays on Photography by Michael Collins: nottinghilleditions.com/product/blind-…

Special podcast episode this week: I read the last essay in THE CATASTROPHE HOUR, which is about how personal writing, and even personal experience, lost its ballast. At least for me. Link in reply.

Meghan Daum, author of The Catastrophe Hour, has launched a book club for subscribers of her Substack, beginning on June 11 and running every Wednesday for 14 weeks. Enjoy an essay each week, plus audio excerpts! Listen to a sample and join the club here: theunspeakablepodcast.com/p/meghan-daum-…

Monocle on Saturday: Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin on Trump vs Musk, the UK’s defence review and more. Plus: Kim Kremer and Rosalind Porter from Notting Hill Editions on the power of the essay monocle.com/radio/shows/mo…

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ECOS, journal of the British Association of Nature Conservationists, has published this thoughtful and fascinating review of Outrage, our edition of Ian Nairn’s 1955 essay, introduced by Travis Elborough. Read the review here buff.ly/QPwPv7t

Modernist Soho and Mayfair: Walking in Ian Nairn's footsteps, led by Travis Elborough. Sunday 6 July, meet outside Blue Posts pub, W1F 0QA, 2.20 pm. wegottickets.com/event/663044/ nottinghilleditions.com/Nairncollection

‘A perfect gift for the photographer in your life’ (Arts Hub); ‘Compelling reading’ (Amateur Photographer); ‘thoughtful and thought-provoking’ (V&A magazine); ‘wide ranging and informative’ (Source). Fantastic reviews for Michael Collins’ Blind Corners: Essays on Photography

From Subtopia to Surfs’s Up 🏄🏼‍♂️ This month saw the 70th anniversary of Ian Nairn’s seminal polemic Outrage - first published in the June 1955 issue of The Architectural Review, it forever changed the nature of architectural discourse in Britain. Outrage was reissued earlier this year by

C20 Society The Architectural Review Notting Hill Editions Tim Dunn Liam Morley Morris Minor Forum I've found this documentary fascinating. youtube.com/watch?v=lvoXJ1…

I thought I'd love this little essay collection. Reading it didn't change my mind. The pieces here are wise, witty, beautifully written. And, given what he says about his ideal "Barnes Republic" in the essay on politics, I'd vote for him as PM. Notting Hill Editions Everybody'sReviewing

On this day in 1907, Frida Kahlo was born in Coyoacán, Mexico. A passionate communist and feminist, she used her art to challenge oppression and celebrate indigenous culture. Her legacy endures as a symbol of resilience and revolutionary spirit.

'This book is a wild masterpiece. It is about everything that matters: mortality, motherhood, desire, love, the body, art, writing, survival.' Matthew Zapruder, poet, on Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg by Emily Rapp Black. Happy birthday Frida Kahlo, born 6 July 1907.

Tickets available now for this not-to-be-missed event shorturl.at/Lk4R8 Meghan Daum Village Underground

Join Travis Elborough for a tour of some of the West End buildings that caught Ian Nairn’s eye. Meet Sun 17 Aug 2.30pm The Blue Posts, Soho, W1F 0QA. Tickets available here: tinyurl.com/3tfzb4fw #IanNairn #Londonwalks C20 Society

"This book is a beautiful object, and so packable it can fit in a purse. What a delight it would be this summer to pull it out and engage in that now-radical act of reading a book in public." thefp.com/p/the-free-pre…

The best part is that Lionel is technically interviewing me! We will both be wearing berets. eventbrite.com/e/144509716752…

If you purchase tickets for this event by August 1 you get them for $18 using promo code CATASTROPHE18.

Book now bit.ly/3GZPDLd for the launch of Tom McCarthy's new book #thethresholdandtheledger Foyles Bookshop Charing Cross Road, 15 September. Tickets £10

‘A book I believe every photographer should own. Not just the pros. Not just the high end amateurs. But everybody who has ever raised a camera or a cell phone with the hope to create an image should at some point have this book, put it in their day bag and carry it with them.’