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I rearrange sacred furniture. Because my brain, not my camera, is my instrument, beauty isn't enough. I'm looking at subject, not at the surface of the print, though I'm grateful when the surface turns out to be beautiful. --Paul Kwilecki This impressive career-spanning collection of over 200 black-and-white photos . . . includes generous excerpts from Kwilecki's thoughtful writing. . . . He gives dignity and grace to the predominantly working-class community. -- Publishers Weekly The most comprehensive publication of . . . [Kwilecki's] prints and writings to date.--Jrnl of Southern History One of the best and most important books to come from the South, ever.--Clyde Edgerton, Garden & Gun This impressive career-spanning collection of over 200 black-and-white photos . . . includes generous excerpts from Kwilecki's thoughtful writing. . . . He gives dignity and grace to the predominantly working-class community.--Publishers Weekly Remarkable. . . . [Kwilecki's] extraordinary gifts are given an overdue viewing here. . . . Containing abundant memorable images by what can justifiably be called an undiscovered master, interspersed with his own eloquent writing, this is an irresistible book. Kwilecki was a picture maker who compelled his viewers to know whom he knew, and succeeded at it. A gift to all lovers of great photography, this book deserves a place in most if not all collections.--Library Journal starred review Remarkable. . . . [Kwilecki's] extraordinary gifts are given an overdue viewing here. . . . Containing abundant memorable images by what can justifiably be called an undiscovered master, interspersed with his own eloquent writing, this is an irresistible book. Kwilecki was a picture maker who compelled his viewers to know whom he knew, and succeeded at it. A gift to all lovers of great photography, this book deserves a place in most if not all collections. -- Library Journal starred review One of the best and most important books to come from the South, ever. --Clyde Edgerton, Garden & Gun

This impressive career-spanning collection of over 200 black-and-white photos . . . includes generous excerpts from Kwilecki's thoughtful writing. . . . He gives dignity and grace to the predominantly working-class community.--Publishers Weekly The most comprehensive publication of . . . [Kwilecki's] prints and writings to date.--Jrnl of Southern History Remarkable. . . . [Kwilecki's] extraordinary gifts are given an overdue viewing here. . . . Containing abundant memorable images by what can justifiably be called an undiscovered master, interspersed with his own eloquent writing, this is an irresistible book. Kwilecki was a picture maker who compelled his viewers to know whom he knew, and succeeded at it. A gift to all lovers of great photography, this book deserves a place in most if not all collections.--Library Journal starred review One of the best and most important books to come from the South, ever.--Clyde Edgerton, Garden & Gun

Remarkable. . . . [Kwilecki's] extraordinary gifts are given an overdue viewing here. . . . Containing abundant memorable images by what can justifiably be called an undiscovered master, interspersed with his own eloquent writing, this is an irresistible book. Kwilecki was a picture maker who compelled his viewers to know whom he knew, and succeeded at it. A gift to all lovers of great photography, this book deserves a place in most if not all collections. - Library Journal starred review

I rearrange sacred furniture. Because my brain, not my camera, is my instrument, beauty isn't enough. I'm looking at subject, not at the surface of the print, though I'm grateful when the surface turns out to be beautiful. --Paul Kwilecki

The most comprehensive publication of . . . [Kwilecki's] prints and writings to date.--Jrnl of Southern History

This impressive career-spanning collection of over 200 black-and-white photos . . . includes generous excerpts from Kwilecki's thoughtful writing. . . . He gives dignity and grace to the predominantly working-class community. <br>- Publishers Weekly

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Paul Kwilecki is the author of Understandings: Photographs of Decatur County, Georgia..Tom Rankin is the director of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, USA.

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