Essays and Interviews

November 13th, 2007

2008

  • Bookforum, Feb/Mar 2008. A review of Max Kozloff’s newly published The Theatre of the Face (Phaidon, 2008).
  • SF Reporter, January 9, 2008. Guest op-ed column for “Zane’s World” in The Santa Fe Reporter entitled Camera Cliques: Death and Life in Photography Education.

2007

  • PDN online, December, 2007. In-depth interview published with Bill Jay, the renowned photo historian, about his new book, Bill Jay’s Album.
  • American Photo online, October, 2007. In-depth interview with Lesley A. Martin, publisher at Aperture.
  • PDN, Photo Annual, May, 2007. Photo-eye is listed as one of “PDN’S Players” for 2006.
  • American Photo online, October, 2007. In-depth interview with photographer Todd Hido.

2004-2007

  • Photo-eye, Summer, 2004 through Winter 2007. “Publishing the Photobook” column, by Mary Virginia Swanson and Darius Himes.

2006

  • BOMB, Fall 2006. “Artists on Artists. Darius Himes on Mark Klett.””
  • Blind Spot, Issue Thirty Two. “The Illusion of Continuity,” was an essay on the history of Blind Spot for the tribute issue to founder Kim Zorn Caputo.
  • American Photo, May/June, 2006. “Remembering Kim Zorn Caputo.”
  • ARTnews, March 2006. “Altered States” by Richard Woodward. Quoted in this cover story about the state of contemporary photography.
  • “A Willing Conscription.” Essay for The Risk of an Early Spring, by Bertrand Fleuret. HUP Gallery #10
  • Camera Arts, July/August, September/October, November/December, 2006. “Eye on Photobooks” was a column running for several issues during 2006.

2005

  • Point, Winter 05/06. “Book Review by Darius Himes.”
  • Photograph,, May/June 2005. “Auction Report” by Jean Dykstra. Quoted in this story about photobook collecting.
  • American Photo, January/February, 2005. “Fit to Print” by Mary Virginia Swanson and Darius Himes.

2004

  • Camera Arts, February/March 2004. “Carola Clift: A Fusion of Creative Energy.” Quoted in this story about painter and photographer Carola Clift.