THE EDITOR
Marco Savarese
Founder and editor-in-chief of Eyeshot, the independent publisher he started in Italy in 2018. Reads photographs daily, the same discipline that goes into the books, the magazines, and the Open Call jury.
THE COLUMN
Slow writing, not a feed
Brief essays, reading notes, observations on what street and documentary photography is doing today. One note a day, short by design and meant to be read carefully, not scrolled.
THE ARCHIVE
Every note published
Each Editor's Note since the column began, most recent first. Some discuss a single photograph, some defend a position, some reread a body of work.
THE READING DESK
One-to-one Professional Reviews
A close reading of your work by Marco, the way an editor reads before deciding to publish. Honest, considered, the same voice you read here every day.
Don’t let the shutter think for you
NOTE #09. We shoot too much and feel less. Digital excess numbs attention. It’s not about fetishizing film, but about choosing, sensing, waiting. Shoot when curiosity sparks. If you take everything, nothing stays with you.
Human Rights, Don’t Look Away
NOTE #08. On Human Rights Day, photography isn’t about duty or technique, but desire. The desire to make moments exist, to look critically at everyday life, and to tell stories that matter. When intent is clear, technique follows.
Homai Vyarawalla: the courage to step into the scene
NOTE #07. Homai Vyarawalla shows what real courage in photography means: stepping inside the scene, using prejudice as freedom, and knowing when to stop. Courage isn’t decoration, it’s the backbone of true documentary work.
The last photograph of John Lennon, Dicembre 8, 1980
NOTE #06. Some photographs arrive before tragedy without knowing it. Leibovitz’s Lennon portrait isn’t prophecy but honesty. It works because it abandons control, embraces the unexpected, and follows what’s really happening in front of the lens.
Martin Parr 1952 – 2025
NOTE #05. Martin Parr didn’t just photograph the world, he rewired how we read it. Color, irony, and everyday life became tools of truth. We lose an artist, but more than that, a fearless way of looking.
Less is more
NOTE #04. Overprinting isn’t ambition, it’s fear. Big numbers don’t equal value, they create noise, returns, discounts. Small print runs aren’t weakness but clarity. Limitation turns books into art objects, not leftovers waiting to be cleared.
The Street I Didn’t Know I Was Walking
NOTE #03. One photograph can become a map. An instinctive choice turns into trust, friendship, shared work. Years later, you realize the dots were already there, connecting quietly. Photography does this: it opens paths before you know you’re walking them.
Another Turn of the Carousel
NOTE #02. Independence hurts more than we admit. It’s built on fatigue, quiet help, and stubborn vision. You never arrive alone. And when a book finally moves someone, every sacrifice suddenly makes sense, again and again.
Art Isn’t Fast Fashion
NOTE #01. Black Friday in art boosts numbers but erodes meaning. Aggressive discounts train us to value the deal, not the work. When books wait for sales, art becomes optional, background noise in a bargain hunt, and our way of looking shrinks.
A working voice does not need volume.