Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb: Memory City

This is an amazing--and serendipitous--book. Why? First, the topic of the book--possibly the last days of film (as we now it from Kodak, anyway)--mirrors possibly the last days of an American industrial city. Next, the photography is generally gripping, in that one can't even flip through the book and not get a deep feeling for this place--and for film photography. What makes the photography here so effective is the complementary competence of two photographers--each with a unique and individual style. Together, it works really well. Then, the book itself is quite a production. More than bound pages here. There are pullouts and foldouts and notes and more. It is simply a gorgeously successfully designed book, one that feels good to hold and to read. Add to this the inserts that, for me, allow a reader to share with the Webbs a real experience and emotion about this town--and about film. Almost like you are sitting chatting with the Webbs as they show you what they found. You cannot read this book and not get a wonderful sense of Rochester, of film photography, and of the Webbs. I was not anticipating discovering so many wonderful things....a pleasant place to wander!

Having run across the exhibition for the work covered in this book at a Boston gallery, and browsed through the book, it became a must-have item for me thanks to the huge love and devotion put into its unique presentation of separate folders, large pull out pages and fabulous images that will improve the eye and goals of any photographer.

I don't know about you folks but I'd rather see a poignant image smaller and as a whole than warped, stretched across two pages. And wouldn't that have been more apropos of the subject matter? Disappointed with both the thematic indiscretion and overall quality of what was listed as a sixty dollar volume. Happy to not have paid full price.

One of the best of 2014, hands down. Whether you're into the art of photography, photography books, American history, photographic history, the work of Alex Webb or Rebecca Norris-Webb--or, especially, all of the above--this dense, beautiful publication is worthy of your attention.

Tenderly and respectfully done. Captured so much. Was hoping for more familiar scenes of my home town

I collect Kodak camera's and this book is just an addition to my collection. Kodak was a great company, until someone decided to relinquish that title to an I-Phone camera.

Alex & Rebecca have always produced wonderful images and the images in Memory City are no exception. But this isn't a review of the images. This is a review of the book itself and its layout. Too many of the images have been 'chopped in half' by the dreaded gutter that separates pages, making you unable to appreciate the images in the book. If you want to fully appreciate Memory City's images, it's best to view them online or in an exhibition, not in this book form.My recommendation is wait for a future revision of the book that allows you to view a single image on a single page.

Doesn't really tell a story, pictures are good but could have included more of the cities infrastructure surrounding Kodak area etc. which would reflect the "memory" aspect more adequately.

Libro imperdibile per chi ama la street photography associata alla sensibilità e allo stile di Alex Webb.La frase di introduzione al libro è tratta da Le città invisibili di Calvino, premessa invitante che fornisce una chiave di lettura non solo fotografica ma anche documentaristica e sociale

Ci sono opere fotografiche la cui intensità e profondità emozionale va oltre la semplice presentazione di immagini, Memory City ne è un esempio. [fotostreet.it]

Sicuramente un bel libro ma non prioritario nella biblioteca di chi ama la fotografia . Sembra una raccolta creata piu' per il fotografo stesso che per dei lettori. Resta comunque una opera che non " guasta " avere dopo gli altri.