Description
Coffee table photo book.
Moments In Focus: A Decade of Visual Storytelling, A Decennial Retrospective of InFocus Photo Exhibit
Author: Alexis Marie Chute, InFocus Curator
Publisher: Wild Skies Press
Pages: 180 glossy, full-color pages
Price: $65 CAN
Book Description:
Explore the visual journey of InFocus Photo Exhibit and Awards.
This inspiring book chronicles the founding of an important up-and-coming international exhibition, accompanied by many of the thought-provoking images that have been its hallmark throughout the years.
Co-Founder and Curator Alexis Marie Chute shares behind-the-scenes stories. Alongside insightful photographer interviews, Chute reveals the challenges of launching an annual exhibit, securing gallery space, and the hard work required to keep it all going amidst the global pandemic.
This decennial retrospective illuminates the vital creative power of photography, honoring the varied perspectives and compelling artistry of emerging and professional InFocus photographers.
Discover the evolution of InFocus Photo and the vision that fueled its growth. From its humble beginnings as a weekend-long show to its transformation into a global platform for cutting-edge contemporary photography.
Publication Date: February 20, 2024
Format: 10″ X 10″ Coffee Table Book, Hardcover with Dustjacket, Print Book (E-Book coming soon)
Print ISBN: 978-0-9950788-7-1
E-Book ISBN: 978-0-9950788-8-8
Rubery Book Award Review
Moments in Focus by Alexis Marie Chute
This is a beautifully produced book of photographs from Edmonton, Canada, reflecting a decade of exhibitions that were set up to give local photographers a space for their work. In her introduction, Chute explains how and why she decided to set up the exhibition, and how in 2017, she realized that with all the technological advances it was no longer enough for photographers to produce excellent imagery, but that there should be meaning, methodology and story ingrained in their work.
The result is a fascinating collection of pictures, interspersed with interviews with some of the photographers. The photographs are many and varied: a torn bag snagged on a fence; a glimpse of sky between crowded flats, wide and wonderful Canadian landscapes; an abandoned kitchen; a pathway through a forest; a jumble of tents with skyscrapers behind; a deserted building falling back into the land; lots of patterns from nature and from everyday life, always there, but not always noticed; and, of course, people in all their rich diversity.
There is so much here to delight in, a tapestry that reflects all the complexity and wonders of life.
Readers’ Favorite 5 Star Book Review
Reviewed by Foluso Falaye for Readers’ Favorite
Moments in Focus by Alexis Marie Chute
InFocus Photo Exhibit offers amazing exhibitions involving a collection of photos with various genres and themes by photographers from different parts of the world.
To mark InFocus’ tenth anniversary, Alexis Marie Chute presents a compilation of images from each exhibition over the past 10 years, along with interviews of the photographers who contributed. Moments in Focus comprises pictures from various photographers, the themes they focus on, and the messages they aim to convey with their pictures. The book also gives us a summary of InFocus Photo’s growth over the past decade.
From black and white to color, photographs that depict the beauty of nature, and wholesome pictures of people, the collection offers an experience worth remembering and returning to again. The talented photographers in this book are not only gifted with taking great pictures but also skilled in telling amazing stories and putting their thoughts into compelling words.
The book might feel like an immersive magazine since its large-format pictures fill up a good portion of the pages. The texts, which usually occupy smaller portions, are both straightforward and very informative. All in all, Moments in Focus by Alexis Marie Chute is a brilliant collection of awe-inspiring images and bookmark-worthy words. It’s a brilliant addition to the photography industry.
Spark your photography passion with this gem!
