This book is called "Speed of 'Sound,'" by Adham Stewart. The photographs seem to depict a mood of fear and isolation. The book narrates the tale of a girl alone in her house who appears to be startled by something, and goes to check it out. These "story" photos are interrupted by several pictures of the empty house, which help enforce the feelings of loneliness and suspense.

As far as individual photos go, many of them seem to have been taken with a high ISO, resulting in a grainy texture. The noise actually works well with the theme of the book, however, giving it a detached, gritty feel. The values are dark, to make it more mysterious and scary. Also, the color in many of the pictures is off, green or blue tinted, resulting in unnatural looking scenarios.

A few of the early photos show a stark contrast between light and dark, with the light areas completely empty of value, but the later images blend into a collage of darkness and cool colors. It feels as though the reader is leaving the safety of the light behind, and following the character in the pictures deeper into the dark. There is empty space around the edges of most of the pictures, causing the reader's eyes to always move to the center of the image first. Consequently, the emphasis is always very much on the person, who usually appears in the center of the frame. Although the book is arranged as a story, the repetition of similar emphasis and color makes it feel like each photo is a different representation of the same mood.

My first thoughts on looking through the book were that it was pretty creepy. You can't tell exactly what's going on, but it's clear that something is wrong. By showing the subject walking and glancing into empty rooms and through windows, the reader can tell that she's looking for something. The mostly empty, low contrast frames give it a subdued quality, an anticipatory quietness. The meaning behind it is less apparent, and feels as though it comes mostly from the last photos. This one, with a new subject and color shift, is startling every time you get to the end of the story, and does not seem to have a happy meaning behind it.