Ed Templeton Tangentially Parenthetical
Ed Templeton’s *Tangentially Parenthetical*, published by Um Yeah Arts in 2018, presents a curated selection of photographs from his extensive street photography archive. This 160-page collection showcases Templeton’s unique ability to blend wonder and wit through a thoughtful arrangement of images that capture intimate, accidental moments of everyday life. The book serves as a continuation of his previous work, *Wayward Cognitions*, and features a cover adorned with patterned parentheses, reflecting the playful nature of the content within.
Readers will find that *Tangentially Parenthetical* tells hundreds of new stories through its semi-related yet unconnected imagery. The photographs are carefully chosen and shuffled by Templeton, who emphasizes the spontaneity of his work, which often defies thematic categorization. With an afterword that incorporates his stream-of-consciousness storytelling, this edition invites exploration of the nuances of life as seen through Templeton’s lens, making it a significant addition to the realms of photography and photo essays.
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Wonder and wit meet in Templeton’s unflinching photographs
Tangentially Parenthetical is a selection of photographs from Ed Templeton’s vast street photography archive–curated, arranged and then rearranged by the man himself. The next chapter to his previous book of photos (Wayward Cognitions, 2014), Tangentially Parenthetical picks up where the latter collection ended. By combining intimate, accidental and unconnected moments into one linear piece of work, he tells hundreds of new stories through the thoughtful arrangement of semi-related yet completely unfastened imagery. “I’m out there shooting photos all the time that don’t necessarily fall under any theme other than general life,” says Templeton, “which is a lame title for a book.” With a wink to the absurd, sandwiched between a cover of patterned parentheses and with an afterword built from his own stream-of-consciousness storytelling, Templeton delivers a visual mountain from an archive of stunning molehills–the images are carefully chosen, shuffled by hand and laid out with the dueling impulses of wonder and wit.
Born in 1972 and raised in the suburbs of Orange County, California, Ed Templeton is a painter, photographer and a respected cult figure in the subculture of skateboarding. His work has been exhibited worldwide.
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