The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Placerita Canyon Cascade, photograph copyright of Douglas Stockdale (Originally published in Singular Images, 05/31/07)...Minor White published the text for Octave of Prayer as an Aperture publication in 1972 concurrent with an exhibit of the same name at MIT. Worth reading if you can find a copy. I have been re-reading my tattered copy (a "HURT" book to begin... Continue Reading →
Blurb has just announced that they are now printing all of their 7 x 7" books on the HP Indigo printers. Yeah!! For those who have followed my writings on Singular Images, know of the angst that I experienced with the Blurb Xerox EGen color halftone printer that they were using only for the 7 x... Continue Reading →
This month's (September 2008) issue of PDN (Photo District News) magazine is their book issue. If you want some insights into the photographic book publishing industry or some recommendations about what it takes to have your own photographs published, then this is an issue you should buy. Yes, I have my copy and I am only half way... Continue Reading →
Leadapron, bookstore & gallery Interview with Jonathan Brown, owner Leadapron, (Spring, 2008) (Originally published on The Photo Exchange) While we were at the Palm Springs Photo Festival in March, I had the opportunity to meet Jonathan Brown, the owner of Leadapron, a fine art bookstore and gallery located on Robertson Ave in Los Angeles. Subsequently, I had... Continue Reading →
I have thinking about this journal for a while, especially as I have tried to figure out if it is a good fit with I currently write. So when publishing a journal, it kinda helps to know who you audience is, eh? To get to that, perhaps a bit more about me. I read and... Continue Reading →
This blog is currently underdevelopment and hopefully be up and ongoing this Fall (2008). Meanwhile I have written some thoughts about photographery books in a couple of other places that I hope to soon consolidate here. Best regards, Doug Stockdale Publisher & Editor
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