Press
Recent Press
- The Elements of Photography: Understanding and Creating Sophisticated Images
“In this highly visual, informative new book, Angela Faris Belt discusses the crucial elements of photography that are essential for successful technical and conceptual image-making. More than 300 stunning, full color images and portfolios featuring the work of over 40 prestigious artists provide visual inspiration as well as a gorgeous collection of artwork for photography enthusiasts.” --Amazon
- Le Sténopé de la Photographie sans Objectif
This latest edition of the Photo Poche series published in France features the work of pinhole photographers from around the world. “In the digital age, 'sténopiste' preserves the poetic delicacy of the art of writing with light.”
- "Alyson Belcher's Continuum of Secrets" in Simulacra: Arca Lumis
"Alyson Belcher's haunting photographs arise though planning and happenstance, utilizing the technological purity of the pinhole camera, which acts as an open shutter. Every nuanced movement is layered in a delicate black-and-white palimpsest (including seated or standing figures), yet these improvisational documents are infused with primal, if not mythological, textures..."
--Jazno Francoeur
Continue reading "Alyson Belcher's Continuum of Secrets" in Simulacra: Arca Lumis »- "Alyson Belcher: Body of Light" on Flavorpill
"Best classified as falling between 19th-century spirit photography and Edward Muybridge's motion studies, Alyson Belcher's spectral self-portraits add a graceful and eerie contribution to the pinhole-photography tradition. Capturing swift, improvised movement with her rudimentary camera, Belcher creates ghostly black-and-white images of bodies in motion."
–-Isaac Amala
- "Worth a Look" in Palo Alto Weekly
Alyson Belcher's solo show at Cafe Borrone in Menlo Park was reviewed in the March 24, 2006 issue of Palo Alto Weekly.
"Alyson Belcher's work is a surreal, supple mixture. The results are black and white, soft and surprisingly dynamic."
--Palo Alto Weekly
- "Spotlight: Alyson Belcher" in Black and White Magazine
Alyson Belcher was interviewed by David Best for the February 2006 issue of Black and White Magazine.
Previous Press
For a list of previous press coverage, please see my Resume.