Alec Soth’s first book, Sleeping in the Mississippi, was so sweeping in its epic statements, or it seemed that Soth had nothing left to photograph. What could he enact next? The reply is Niagara,a portrayal of the town that has traditionally been the romance capital of North America. In Niagara, Soth sets out to capture the grand passion of life, or to enact for love and marriage what Sleeping in the Mississippi does for the American Midwest.
“Niagara is part of American mythology. It’s a place of romance,where people travel to gather married, says Soth. “But when I got there my view of the place totally changed. The American side is economically devastated. It’s bleak.” As Mack Books republishes Alec Soth's classic book, and BJP revisits our review first published in 2006
Source: bjp-online.com