Photographs by Michael Jang
Published by Owl & Tiger, 2012

SoftCover, 74 pages
French fold, letter press cover
8.5x5.5", offset
Edition 750

First Photobook Shortlist: Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation, 2012

In 1983, a local TV station held a contest for anyone who wanted a chance at reporting the weather. My role was to take head shots of contestants after each screen test. Five winners were chosen out of nearly one hundred applicants. The pictures were never used, but I developed the negatives anyway (without proofing them). These images had been lost until recently and I am seeing them for the very first time. - Michael Jang

Summer Weather is a visually arresting book. Each photograph appears in full on the page, focusing your attention to the individuals. Carefully viewing allows the subtle nuances of their unique character to seep in; hairstyles, facial expressions, emotional values. They become real, if not just hilarious people. We become invested