Photography has increaslingy become content: uploaded, 'liked' and swiftly forgotten. The Construction of an Image aims to take the opposite stance and discuss the making of one photograph in detail. Ringroad (Houston), taken by Bas Princen in 2005 and the subject of this book, is an arresting image; an ordinary American office block transformed by Princen's lens into a glowing golden cube cut by the horizon. Ringroad is positioned alongside a series of photographs by Princen and one of his self-made reference books; a compendium of tiny worlds depicting landscapes, architectures, artists and artworks. 

Photography has increaslingy become content: uploaded, 'liked' and swiftly forgotten. The Construction of an Image aims to take the opposite stance and discuss the making of one photograph in detail. Ringroad (Houston), taken by Bas Princen in 2005 and the subject of this book, is an arresting image; an ordinary American office block transformed by Princen's lens into a glowing golden cube cut by the horizon. Ringroad is positioned alongside a series of photographs by Princen and one of his self-made reference books; a compendium of tiny worlds depicting landscapes, architectures, artists and artworks.