Description
In recent years, climate disasters have caused exponentially more damage to communities through loss of life, property, and compounding economic destruction. As these disasters increase, it is unknown whether affected communities will continue to rebuild with an outlook of uncertainty, or if the worst affected regions of the country will be forgotten. Residents face the prospect of escaping to settle in ‘safer’ areas or stay and try to navigate diminishing federal assistance programs and insurance coverage.
Concept & Production by Tiffany Jones; Design by Camilla Marrese
The Author
Bryan Anselm is a photographer based in New York, covering the long-term effects of climate change on communities throughout the U.S. for more than a decade. He is a contributor to The New York Times, The New Yorker Magazine and TIME Magazine, among others. bryananselm.com
Reviews + Press
“Overlapse brings us Anselm’s powerful message in a book I found impossible to put down. It opens with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical, decisive one.” He takes us to neighborhoods where family histories are ruined beyond recognition or repair, the natural world now entangled with the built environment, the lives of every living being impacted. The book is printed on uncoated paper with uncut pages which hold discoveries for the viewer within the emergency orange-colored inner-sleeve (a prominent yet subtle design element). Do not look away from the tragedies inflicted on others; instead, bring empathy and strive to gain an understanding of what we can do now to help our ailing planet.” – Mary Virginia Swanson, Author, Educator, Advisor
Special Notes
*Favorite Photobooks 2025, Lensculture, Selected by Mary Virginia Swanson
*Photobookstore Recommended title, November 2025
Book launch in Paris at Polycopies photobook fesival, 12 November 20205
