In *Passing Time*, American photographer Sage Sohier revisits her extensive archive of negatives and contact sheets from 1979 through 1985, unearthing previously unprinted environmental portraits of ordinary life in pre-digital America. Produced during a period when domestic interiors largely lacked air conditioning, Sohier’s imagery follows people as they escape the indoor heat to gather on porches, suburban lawns, and neighborhood streets. The resulting duotone photographs reflect an era defined by tactile leisure, communal gathering, and spontaneous outdoor recreation.

Sohier’s working method depended on rapid encounters and intuitive navigation of personal space. Approaching strangers in their immediate domestic environments, she negotiated access swiftly to avoid disturbing the natural rhythm of their activities. When allowed to linger, Sohier crafted intricate, layered compositions that balance spontaneous gesture with environmental detail—capturing industrial backdrops, vinyl siding, and neighborhood streets. Rather than formal staging, the images preserve a relaxed, unhurried sensuality among youth and families engaged in play, rest, and idle conversation.

Published by Nazraeli Press as a linen-bound hardcover, *Passing Time* forms part of Sohier’s broader photographic exploration of American social life alongside related monographs such as *Americans Seen* and *Easy Days*. Printed on Japanese Kasadaka art paper, the book highlights Sohier’s distinctive handling of black-and-white tonal depth and multi-figure framing. For collectors of American documentary and street photography, this monograph stands as a vital survey of human intimacy, place, and temporal stillness from a transformative phase in late-twentieth-century American life.