Book: The Noir A-Z

English photographer Julian Hibbard offers an adult take
on the alphabet book in "The Noir A-Z". Replacing whimsical
sketches of kids in letter shape with provocative pairings of
word and image, Hibbard has concocted a dark and voyeuristic
vision. An element of risqué and danger consumes each letter,
tying the images into a loose narrative. The images are sexy.
They are also just complex enough to pull emotional strings
through an easily read composition. O for 'Observed', for example,
seduces the reader into spying on an innocent woman. In many
of the images Hibbard manages to tie the reader to the scene as
active participant and not simply observer. That, in part, is the
art of "The Noir A-Z" and in full, the fun of the book.

Nick Schonberger - Wallpaper.com