Steven Heller has included Rudy VanderLans’s new photography book Still Lifes, California in his recent reviews for Design Observer, and it’s clear he enjoyed VanderLans’s work. Heller writes that the “‘still’ in still lifes come remarkably alive in nuanced and subtle ways,” and calls the collection a “symphony of observations.” Read the full review and the rest of Heller’s column, which offers succinct reviews of several other interesting books, at Design Observer here. Still Lifes, California and more of VanderLans’s books are available now from Gingko Press.