To Outrun the Sun
Dublin Core
Title
To Outrun the Sun
Subject
Conceptual
Description
Masculinity is something trained into the body. It effects its movements right down to the tip of each finger. The very same part that clicks the shutter on the camera…
Through photographing his own hands as well as the hands of friends and family, Toby Lamborn’s book, ‘To Outrun the Sun’, aims to create a platform to critically analyse the effects and everyday behaviours of masculinity. To gain context into present masculinities he draws on comparisons to its past forms by sequencing his own images alongside vernacular photographs of celebrity headshots. The subtle grandeur within the headshots reflect the ideals of previous times and it is these elements within the photos that are used compare to the present representations Toby Lamborn captures himself. Through the use of form, the sequencing drifts from these vernacular photographs, pictures of hands, to street scenes. Through this, he places himself in the middle of the critique. By displaying these urban scenes in the context of critiquing masculinity, it offers the reader to analyse whether masculinity effects how the photographer captures the environment around him. Overall the book uses different pockets of comparison to critique the subtle effects of masculinity and its influence. Whether it is through the movements of fingers, its marks on the flesh or the work the body produces.
Through photographing his own hands as well as the hands of friends and family, Toby Lamborn’s book, ‘To Outrun the Sun’, aims to create a platform to critically analyse the effects and everyday behaviours of masculinity. To gain context into present masculinities he draws on comparisons to its past forms by sequencing his own images alongside vernacular photographs of celebrity headshots. The subtle grandeur within the headshots reflect the ideals of previous times and it is these elements within the photos that are used compare to the present representations Toby Lamborn captures himself. Through the use of form, the sequencing drifts from these vernacular photographs, pictures of hands, to street scenes. Through this, he places himself in the middle of the critique. By displaying these urban scenes in the context of critiquing masculinity, it offers the reader to analyse whether masculinity effects how the photographer captures the environment around him. Overall the book uses different pockets of comparison to critique the subtle effects of masculinity and its influence. Whether it is through the movements of fingers, its marks on the flesh or the work the body produces.
Creator
Toby Lamborn
Publisher
Self-Published
Date
2023
Format
Sewn Bound Hardback Book
Colorplan Printed Cover
150gsm Silk Paper
Colorplan Printed Cover
150gsm Silk Paper
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
21x28
Number of Pages
104
Number of images
61
Edition Size
50
Place of Publication
Brighton
Designer
Toby Lamborn
Editor
Toby Lamborn
Printer
Taylor Brothers
ISBN
978-1-3999-2668-3
Website
toby-lamborn.com
URL Link to project
https://www.toby-lamborn.com/to-outrun-the-sun
Where to buy
https://www.toby-lamborn.com/buy-books/to-outrun-the-sun-photobook
Citation
Toby Lamborn, “To Outrun the Sun,” Photo Book Cafe Archive, accessed May 3, 2025, https://www.photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/601.