It will not be easy, but it will be worth the effort: turn off that
iPhone, close your laptop, shut down your tablet, turn off the TV. Then
grab your camera if you want to really connect with someone who isn't a
digitized ephemeral image, floating on your screen, a real human being,
face-to-face! That's what Max James Fallon suggests in his new book, Eye
Contact: Social Networking {Face-to-Face} With a Camera. He's one
curious guy when it comes to meeting people when he travels, and to
satisfy our need to connect and interact with our fellow human beings,
he uses his camera to engage them, starting a conversation that often
leads to a revealing photograph. The results of those connections,
compelling and evocative portraits, are on display in this beautifully
produced large-format book. After reading it, you may picture yourself
in conversations that result from these unique moments in time when we
meet as strangers but leave as friends. Interspersed between the
stunning portraits from around the world, Max discusses his methodology
in meeting and photographing strangers, as well as additional text
contributions from twenty other professionals: photographers,
sociologists, writers, academics, who add their take on this intriguing
exercise. After paging through the impactful portraits, Max hopes you'll
be inspired to take your camera more seriously. Connect your curiosity
about people, your empathy and your willingness to let your camera take
you to a far more satisfying social experience - real people meeting
real people! The over 90 portraits will show what can be done with your
own curiosity, coupled with your camera, to connect with intriguing
subjects, that will make your life far more interesting and meaningful
than any connection you may make online!
