Ciociaria published by Edizioni Punctum, now in the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library Just announced by the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University that the Indie Photobook Library (iPL) has been just incorporated into their collection. The collection includes more than 2,000 photobooks from around the world along with related ephemera, archives of the... Continue Reading →
Alex Van Gelder – Mumbling Beauty Louise Bourgeois
Photographer: Alex Van Gelder (residing Paris, France) Publisher: Thames & Hudson, New York, NY, © 2015 Essays: Foreword by Hans Ulrich Obrist: “Ever Louise” / Introduction by Alex Van Gelder Text: English Hardcover book with 112 pages, not numbered; 81 color photographs without captions; sewn binding; cloth cover with dust jacket, printed and bound in... Continue Reading →
Yanina Shevchenko – Crossing Over
Copyright 2013 Yanina Shevchenko Photographer: Yanina Shevchenko (born: Russia – resides: Barcelona, Spain) Publisher: The Velvet Cell (London, Taipei) Essays: Yanina Shevchenko Text: English Stiffcover book, saddle-stitch binding, four-color lithography, printed in Taiwan Photobook designer: Velvet Cell Graphics Notes: In America a “road-trip” in which one wants get up-close and personal with the land is usually by accomplished... Continue Reading →
Terry Brown & Gordon Stettinius – Mangini Studio
Copyright 2014 Terry Brown & Gordon Stettinius Photographic collaborators: Terry Brown (resides Richmond, VA) & Gordon Stettinius (resides Richmond, VA) USA Publisher: Candela Books (Richmond, Virginia) Essays: Dr. Manuel Moore, Terry Brown, Gordon Stettinius Text: English Hardcover book, embossed and tipped-in image, sewn binding, four-color lithography, index, printed by Worth Higgins & Associates, Richmond, VA Photobook designer: Sarah... Continue Reading →
Arion Gabor Kudasz – Memorabilia
Copyright 2014 Arion Gabor Kudasz Photographer: Arion Gabor Kudasz (born, Hungary and resides in Budapest) Publisher: Magyar Fotografusok Haza Nonprofit Kft (Hungary) Essays: Arion Gabor Kudasz, Gabriella Uhl, Emese Kudasz Text: Hungarian, English Stiffcover book, sewn naked binding, four-color lithography, printed in Budapest, with poster Photobook designer: Nora Demeczky Notes: A complex and layered personal photographic project that investigates... Continue Reading →
No Photobook book review this week
Hello photobook friends, Regretfully no photobook review will be published this week as I am in the midst of curating a potential photographic exhibition and under a bit of a deadline for the gallery submission. So ample opportunity for you to look at the past 395 photobook reviews that are available on this site. Use... Continue Reading →
Lisa Elmaleh – Everglades
Copyright 2016 Lisa Elmaleh Photographer: Lisa Elmaleh (b. Miami, FL & resides in West Virginia, USA) Publisher: Zatara Press Essays: Ann McCary Sullivan & Lisa Elmaleh Text: English Hardcover book with wrap around cover with interior pocket, Smyth-sewn binding, interior booklet saddle stiched, lithography, without captions or pagination, printed in Richmond, VA Photobook designer: Andrew Fedynak and Lisa... Continue Reading →
Julia Borissova – Dimitry
Copyright 2016 Julia Borissova Artist: Julia Borissova (born Talinn, Estonia, resides St. Petersburg, RU) Self-published by the artist, signed and numbered edition of 100 Essays: Julia Borissova, Alexander Fokin Text: English Hardcover book, hand-sewn naked binding, digital printing in Russia Photobook designer: Julia Borissova Notes: Julia Borissova in her recent artist book, Dimitry, investigates the Russian Tsar Dimitry... Continue Reading →
Susan Burnstine – Absence of Being
Copyright 2016 Susan Burnstine Photographer: Susan Burnstine (b. Chicago, IL & resides Los Angeles, CA, USA) Publisher: Damiani Editore (Italy) Essays: Text by Del Zogg, Chantel Paul, Susan Burnstine Text: English Hardcover book, sewn binding, four-color lithography, Biography, printed in Italy Photobook designer: Masumi Shibata Notes: Susan Burnstine’s second photobook Absence of Being is a collection of... Continue Reading →
Rania Matar – L’Enfant-Femme
Copyright 2015 Rania Matar Photographer: Rania Matar (b. Lebanon – resides Boston, MA, USA) Publisher: Damiani (Italy) Essays: Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, Louis Lowry, Kristen Gresh Text: English Hardcover book with tipped in photo, sewn binding, four-color lithography, captions and pagination, Plates, printed by Grafiche Damiani in Italy Photobook designer: Jesse Holborn, Design Holborn Notes:... Continue Reading →