The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Edited by Olga Yatskevich, Russet Lederman, Matthew Carson & Michael Lang Published by 10 x 10 Photobooks (NY) copyright 2017 Text: English & Spanish (Español) & Portuguese Stiff cover with folded dust jacket, sewn binding, four-color lithography, Index, List of Photographers and Editors, printed by SYL, Barcelona, Spain Photobook designer: Richardo Baez Notes: This is another collective... Continue Reading →
Review by Douglas Stockdale • Harvey Benge’s The Month Before Trump is a collection of photographs made in the United States, specifically San Francisco and New York in October 2016, the month before the presidential elections. As a New Zealander who spends equal time between Auckland and Paris, he provides a sophisticated outsider’s eye which... Continue Reading →
Lucie Foundation We think that this is another interesting photobook prize to consider; here are the details: The Lucie Foundation is dedicated to celebrating all forms of photography, in print and online and is pleased to introduce the Lucie Photo Book Prize. This program is a juried competition open to a diversity of submissions -... Continue Reading →
Copyright Eanna de Freine 2017 Since many of the readers of TPBJ are either interested in self-publishing or at least knowing more about self-publishing, we want to share a new and (somewhat) FREE Indie Photobook Publishing Guide. Okay, maybe not entirely free, as you can read the Guide on line, but if you want to... Continue Reading →
Artist: Alla Mirovskaya (born & resides Moscow, RU) Self-Published & Limited Edition (100): Moscow (RU) copyright 2016 Text: English & Russian Stiff cover with glued printed panels, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed in Moscow (RU) Photobook designer: Alla Mirovskaya Notes: I will have to admit that lately I have become fascinated with artist books that utilize vernacular... Continue Reading →
Regretfully I need to announce that my LACP (Los Angeles Center of Photography) one-day workshop Marketing Your Photo Book has had to be rescheduled and will NOT occur the week after on July 22 as was previously planned. The new date for this workshop is Sunday, October 29th, 2017. I am very sorry for the... Continue Reading →
Artist: Elena Kholkina (born & resides Moscow, RU) Self-published artist book (Moscow, RU) Essays: Elena Kholkina Text: English Glued Board on cloth with original color transparency in mount on cover, sewn binding, four-color lithography, Index of photographs, limited edition artist book (E of 50), printed in Moscow (RU) Photobook designer: Elena Kholkina Notes: Elena Kholkina’s... Continue Reading →
Just a brief followup reminder from my earlier announcement in April that there is still space available for the LACP (Los Angles Center of Photography) workshop Marketing Your Photo Book which I am leading. Marketing and selling a photobook has similarities to photographic prints but there are enough nuances that if not addressed can end... Continue Reading →
Artist: Julia Borissova (born Talinn, Estonia, resides St. Petersburg, RU) Self-published, 2015 (second edition of 300, 2017) Essays: Julia Borissova Text: English & Russian Linen hardcover with tipped in photographs, handmade sewn binding, Leporello format with one four-panel gate-fold and two three-panel gate-folds, digital lithography, printed St. Petersburg, RU Photobook designer: Julia Borissova Notes: In the... Continue Reading →
Artist: Alice Q. Hargrave (born & resides Chicago, IL) Publisher: Daylight Books (North Carolina, USA) copyright 2016 Interview: Alice Hargrave & Kendra Paitz, Essay by Allison Grant Text: English Hardcover with sewn binding, four-color lithography, index, printed by Ofset Yapimevi (Turkey) Photobook designer: Ursula Damm Notes: I have found Alice Hargrave’s photobook Paradise Wavering to be complex,... Continue Reading →
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