The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Photographs copyright 2012 David Schulz published by the Book Bakery (Publication Studio, Toronto) Lone Wolf is one in a series of photo-bookworks developed by David Schulz. He investigates various “motifs (which) act as gears that engage the photographs and provide opportunities for (mis) aligning the visual content through the graphic structure of a bookwork. As... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2012 Cristina de Middel (Puch), self-published Christina de Middel created a historical novella with her artists book The Afronauts about what might could have been. In 1964 Edward Makuka Nkoloso created the Zambian Space Program with the goal to fly twelve astronauts, including one girl, and ten cats to Mars. He was convinced that... Continue Reading →
Photographs copyright Florian Van Roekel self-published, first edition 2010, second edition 2012 Of the photobooks I selected for the theme of “Work” for 2012 Fotografia di Roma’s photobook exhibition, “How Terry Likes his Coffee; A Photo Odyssey into Office Life” by Florian van Roekel resonates the strongest with me as it relates to my day... Continue Reading →
Copyright Chris Coekin 2011 published by Walkout Books The background story on the industrial setting for Chris Coekin’s The Altogeher is a UK factory that began manufacturing copper wire over one hundred and fifty years ago in 1834. Recently the factory was shut down in conjunction with the laying-off of all the employees. Coekin has... Continue Reading →
photographs copyright 2012 Ron Jude, published by MACK On the surface, this photobook is Ron Jude’s narrative about the work and identity of an animal trapper near Lick Creek, Somewhere in the Western United States. The story that slowly emerges is an investigation into cultural and environmental change and the resulting conflict between old traditions... Continue Reading →
Photographs copyright 2012 Lorenzo Formicola Lina Pallotta (author of ) I just received a couple of photographs from Lina Pallotta which were taken by Lorenzo Formicola during the opening of my photobook exhibition at Fotografia in Rome last month. Lina is the author of Piedras Negras which I had selected for this exhibition and is my Ace on-the-floor... Continue Reading →
copyright the various photographers Please join me for one evening this month as I share a pop-up photobook exhibition of the vast majority of the photobooks that are currently included in my exhibition at FotoGrafia Festival Internazionale in Rome Italy, which explores the theme of "work". I will provide a short introduction about my selection... Continue Reading →
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