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Jonah Samson’s “Yes Yes We’re Magicians” Found Photography Book

A collection of tragicomic imagery weaving a narrative on the human condition

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Artist and Cool Hunting contributor Jonah Samson collects vintage imagery—black and white relics that he refers to as his “new old photos.” Scouring eBay and beyond, Samson does more than horde these little time capsules. He frequently modifies and presents them in galleries. Or, in the case of his latest book “Yes Yes We’re Magicians,” he assembles them into a narrative. A moody, meticulous complication, …

Dead Man’s Hand

Photographer Jonah Samson's photo book of intricate noir-themed miniature scenes

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In the midst of two recent gallery shows, photographer and CH contributor Jonah Samson put out a new book titled “Dead Man’s Hand.” This self-published offering, with a run of only 200 signed and numbered copies (10 of which are special editions that include a hand-painted silver print), contains a series of 20 thematically linked photographs, as well as found pin-up imagery and clippings from …