From the Library: Reservations Photographs By Diane Keaton

Reservations (1980) is the first photo book by Diane Keaton, documenting unembellished corners and spare interior landscapes of American hotels. Through the collection of square black and white compositions, she quietly explores the materiality of each space — the sheen of dark velvet upholstery reflecting her camera’s flash, or the bent plastic line of a lamp cord stripping down pale wall. Keaton produced the work throughout her travels in the 1970's, traversing East to West with her Rolleiflex collecting photos from Miami Beach to Las Vegas.

Diane Keaton is a decorated actress and collector of images. Her photography work has been featured by the Rolling Stone and in her two published photo books, Reservations (1980) and Saved (2022.) She has edited a range of art books, exploring her visual interests from historic California architecture, to early 20th century sensationalist press photography and clown portraiture.

Words by Ana Matsubara