WE WORSHIP MOONS

TITLE - WE WORSHIP MOONS 

CREATED BY - ROB OF GRANITE CITY NOIR 

GENRE - B&W PHOTOGRAPHY FROM SPECTRA - THE ABERDEEN FESTIVAL OF LIGHT FEBRUARY 2022

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - UNITED KINGDOM 

A5/52 PAGES/BLACK & WHITE/PAMPHLET

PRICE - £3.00 + FREE UK SHIPPING [OUTSIDE UK SHIPPING CHARGES APPLY] AVAILABLE FROM THE GRANITE CITY NOIR ETSY STORE - 100% OF PROFITS FROM THE ZINE WILL BE DONATED TO THE RED CROSS' UKRAINE APPEAL

"We Worship Moons" is a zine of black & white photography taken by the author at this year's "Spectra" - Aberdeen's Festival of Light which was held in February 2022 for the first time since the pandemic. More details of the event can be found at this archive website here.

Looking through this zine is like being at the event yourself. Everywhere you turn, you catch sight of another person who may have any number of emotions on their face and this is captured perfectly by photographer Rob in the pages of this zine. There is joy, melancholy and even boredom; the occasional dog and the inevitable "I see you taking a photo of me" accusing stare. You can also sense the post-pandemic edginess that will probably pervade public events for some time to come: a kind of hesitancy to have fun in the presence of other people. Face coverings are evident and so are smartphones - this is as now as it gets. Many of the photos have several different "players" in them who appear lost in their own world. Some people are confident, others look edgy; each shot can be looked at several times and still new little details will be spotted. 

I can't recommend "We Worship Moons" highly enough if you're into candid and naturalistic modern photography. The zine is well-produced and glossy, and the photos are crisply printed but they still have the gritty feel of real Aberdeen streets. 100% of profits go to the Red Cross, so buying it is a no-brainer.