The Look is a narrative in eighteen scenes about youth, aging, timelessness, and identity. It is set in an ambiguous time. "DS&R and Deste would like to acknowledge the participation of the Glass House and the National Trust for Historic Preservation"--Book jacket flap.

Translation of: La chambre claire.

Editors from colophon.
"Released on the occasion of the exhibition Gunnar Smoliansky, En bild i taget (Gunnar Smoliansky, One picture at a time) at Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden, April 5-June 1, 2008"--Colophon.