As a child

the 'surprise' of life lies therein and is in fact all around us

all along his career

His use of chiaroscuro and a reduced palette coupled with a tendency to underexpose creates images that recall Flemish still-lifes and the works of Caravaggio

Signed by Kurt Tong to page 231

The Brooks Press of Wirksworth Lewis carroll As a childFist edition first impression large format hardback in new condition. Please see pictures. No markings. This is a new book. This is the first publication by photographer Chris Brooks and it revives and reimagines his own familys publishing house, The Brooks Press, some forty years after its closure. Making the publication has taken him on a journey, revisiting not only his familys history, but exploring a chapter in the wider history of the print