Book signing with Philip Montgomery in London
Wednesday, June 15
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. BST
Join Aperture at PhotoBookCafè in London, UK, for a book signing with Philip Montgomery to celebrate his new book American Mirror.
American Mirror is award-winning photographer Philip Montgomery’s dramatic chronicle of the United States at a time of profound change. Through his intimate and powerful reporting and a signature black-and-white style, Montgomery reveals the fault lines in American society, from police violence and the opioid addiction crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic and the demonstrations in support of Black lives. Yet in his unflinching images, we also see moments of grace and sacrifice, glimmers of solidarity, and tireless advocates for democracy. Like Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans before him, Montgomery has made an unforgettable testament of a nation at a crossroads.
Image caption:
Philip Montgomery, The Chatman family at home following widespread protests in the wake of the grand jury announcement against the indictment of Darren Wilson, a white police officer charged with the killing of Michael Brown, Ferguson, Missouri, November 2014; from American Mirror (Aperture, 2021). Courtesy the artist
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