“During the isolation of the pandemic, I had the opportunity to revisit my archive of negatives and contact sheets from the 1980s, and discovered a number of interesting images that I had never printed. These photographs were made between 1979-1985 in a pre-digital, largely un-air-conditioned era, when people fled the heat of their houses to hang out in their yards and on the street. I notice a kind of relaxed sensuality in many of the pictures. Time moved more slowly; restlessness led to spontaneous play.”

Sage Sohier’s Passing Time was published by Nazraeli Press and was selected as one of the “Best Books at Paris Photo Week 2023” by Vanity Fair. It was also selected as a best photobook of 2023 by Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb, and by Ed Templeton, both at Photobookstore.co.uk. The project has been featured on: The Guardian’s The big picture and in pictures sections, The Eye of Photography, Framelines Magazine 07, Lenscratch, Collector Daily, Elin Spring. Also check out interviews with Framelines and Matt Day, and Matt Day’s video review of the book.

Books are sold out at many retailers but you can still find copies at Setanta Books, Joseph Bellows Gallery, and PhotoBookStore (UK).