Tom Hunter Books

Focused on sustainability, the book emphasizes conscious cooking and eating to combat food waste and climate change. Tom Hunt advocates for seasonal recipes that promote both personal health and environmental well-being. His manifesto encourages enjoyment in food, prioritizing whole and high-quality ingredients. The collection features a variety of inspirational recipes organized into categories such as breakfasts, family meals, and sweet treats, all designed to enhance culinary pleasure while supporting the planet.

The meticulously composed, painterly tableaux of London-based photographer Tom Hunter (born 1965) marry the look and mood of paintings by the likes of Vermeer or Chardin with the sociopolitical concerns of twenty-first-century Britain--specifically, the London borough of Hackney, notorious for its recent gentrification and its consequent disparities between rich and poor. Hunter's 1998 "Woman Reading a Possession Order," which depicts a (real) squatter reading a (real) eviction notice by a window, references Vermeer's 1657 "Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window," completely sabotaging all the qualities of uplift, privacy and reverie that we relish in Vermeer, with a subversiveness that is both mischievous and acute. When it was first exhibited, this powerful photograph attracted so much press attention that the eviction was withdrawn. Handsomely produced, as befits the gorgeousness of Hunter's images, The Way Home is the second monograph on this much-celebrated photographer.