{"id":134483,"date":"2020-02-11T17:33:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T17:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=134483"},"modified":"2020-02-11T17:35:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T17:35:45","slug":"coincidences-new-york-by-chance-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/book_reviews\/coincidences-new-york-by-chance-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Coincidences: New York by Chance by Jonathan Higbee | Book review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve often thought that street photography is simultaneously the easiest and most difficult photographic genre in the world. Anybody who\u2019s got access to a street can partake in it, but the skill, patience and dedication to capture something special or even better, unique, is only possessed by a special few.<\/p>\n<p>A casual flick through the pages of <em>Coincidences<\/em> might lead you to believe that it\u2019s just another street photography book shot in New York. There\u2019s perhaps no better place on Earth to practise your craft \u2013 New Yorkers don\u2019t really give a damn what anybody\u2019s doing, while you\u2019ll find interesting visual characters in abundance.<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_134493&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 650px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-134493 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Coincidences-New-York-by-Chance-sunbeam.jpg\" alt=\"Coincidences New York by Chance - Jonathan Higbee | sunbeam\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/01\/Coincidences-New-York-by-Chance-sunbeam.jpg 630w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/01\/Coincidences-New-York-by-Chance-sunbeam.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/01\/Coincidences-New-York-by-Chance-sunbeam.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/01\/Coincidences-New-York-by-Chance-sunbeam.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Locations were staked out for hour waiting for the right slot. Credit: Jonathan Higbee<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>But stop to linger a while on each page of this book and you\u2019ll begin to see something extraordinary. For each photo contains a visual pun, a joke and a coincidence that most would probably never have noticed, let alone thought to photograph. These little nuances transform what might have been an otherwise ordinary snapshot into something rather special, and make the collection as a whole quite remarkable. How many of us, for example, would be bothered to find a spot that you know will make a great street shot and return to it for several weeks just wishing and hoping for all the necessary stars to align?<\/p>\n<p>[collection name=&#8221;small&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve gorged yourself on the feast of street delights in this lengthy tome, you can read an essay by the photographer himself. Putting it at the end of the book is an interesting choice \u2013 but I\u2019m glad he did. It gives you an excuse to return to some of the photos he references, giving you a new appreciation of them.<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_134492&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 650px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-134492\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Coincidences-New-York-by-Chance-mickey-mouse.jpg\" alt=\"Coincidences New York by Chance mickey mouse\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/01\/Coincidences-New-York-by-Chance-mickey-mouse.jpg 630w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/01\/Coincidences-New-York-by-Chance-mickey-mouse.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/01\/Coincidences-New-York-by-Chance-mickey-mouse.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2020\/01\/Coincidences-New-York-by-Chance-mickey-mouse.jpg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Extraordinary visual puns or jokes can be found on each page. Credit: Jonathan Higbee<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Street photography happens to be one of my favourite genres \u2013 precisely because I\u2019ve never had the skill to execute it to this kind of level. If you\u2019ve got a penchant for it too, this is a book which comes very highly recommended. Superb.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-134490\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Coincidences-New-York-by-Chance-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Coincidences New York by Chance book cover\" width=\"200\" height=\"182\" \/>Coincidences: New York by Chance<\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nPublished by<\/strong> Anthology Editions, LLC.<br \/>\n<strong>Price<\/strong> $35<br \/>\n<strong>Pages<\/strong> 204<br \/>\n<strong>Cover<\/strong> Hardback<br \/>\n<strong>ISBN<\/strong> 978-1-944860-25-7<\/p>\n\n<hr \/>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This book encapsulates the dedicated patience required for skilful street photography, as Amy Davies 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