Precision, observation, and reflection meet patience, serendipity and courage in this lyrical and poetic visual exploration of the fragile and threatened Virginia coastline. Eich deftly exposes our human gravitational pull to the unspoken and invisible weaving of our relationships, our physical landscape, our shared history and the mortal coil.

In this book group, Matt Eich, discusses, among other things:

In-camera attention to the edges of your frame

The lasting power of the photobook

Trusting your subconscious

Allowing time between making images and being in conversation with them

Essential collaborations with photo editors and book designers 

The value of tinkering

The life-changing power of residencies 

Using the tool of the camera to ‘speak’ to the present moment and your concerns

Referenced in the episode

Sturm & Drang

Together Right Now

The Seven Cities : Community We Also Move and Breathe

The Seven Cities : Family

I Love You, I’m Leaving

Rich-Joseph Facun

Black Diamonds 

Matt Eich, Little Oak Press

Matt Eich - Sin and Salvation in Baptist Town

Matt Eich —The Seven Cities

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