The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Editor: Ayperi Karabuda Ecer Publisher: Thames & Hudson, New York, NY, © 2017 Essays: Eric Dupin (foreword); Ayperi Karabuda Ecer (introduction) Text: English Hard cover, sewn binding, four-color printing, 288 numbered pages; 250+ captioned color images; 10x8.5 inches; drone user guide, author biographies, supplementary image references, index of photographers and websites, index of locations; printed... Continue Reading →
The Photobook Club Madrid (Juan Barte, Juan Cires and Bonifacio Barrio Hijosa) in association with Matt Johnson sent us an interesting message today: The first photographically illustrated book dates back to 1843 and was done by a female botanist/artist, Anna Atkins. Her Wikipedia entry itself is fascinating; it informs us of her background as well... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Jack Spencer (born in Kosciusko, Mississippi; resides in Nashville, Tennessee) Publisher: University of Texas Press, Austin, TX; © 2017 Essays: Jon Meacham (foreword); Jack Spencer (introduction) Text: English Cloth-bound sewn hardcover with dust jacket; 284 numbered pages; 148 captioned color or sepia images; 13x11 inches, printed in China Notes: “Spencer has found a mythical world,... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Giles Duley (born and resides in London, UK) Publisher: Benway Publishing / EMERGENCY UK, London, © 2015 Essays: Gino Strada, A.L. Kennedy, Melissa Fleming, Giles Duley; conversation with Giles Duley and Roger Tatley Text: English Cloth-bound sewn hardcover; 172 pages, not numbered; four-color lithography, 117 images, numbered, captioned and with expanded background stories; list... Continue Reading →
Photographer: KayLynn Deveney (born Albuquerque, New Mexico; resides in Northern Ireland and New Mexico [summers]) Publisher: Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg & Berlin, Germany; © 2015 Essays: KayLynn Deveney, Jean Valjean Vandruff, Hank Stuever Text: English Cloth-bound sewn hardcover; 128 numbered pages, 62 full-color illustrations; 20x24 cm, printed in Germany Designer: KayLynn Deveney and Kehrer Design Notes: The... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Penny Wolin (born Cheyenne, Wyoming; resides Sebastopol, California) Publisher: Crazy Woman Creek Press, Cheyenne, Wyoming, © 2015 Penny Wolin (portions by others) Essays: Alan Trachtenberg, Yale U.; Penny Wolin; various quotes, interview segments, and background details Text: English Cloth-bound sewn hardcover with illustrated dust cover; 244 numbered pages, four-color and duotone lithography; 14×10 inches, printed by... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Alexandra Huddleston (born Freetown, Sierra Leone; resides Santa Fe, New Mexico) Publisher: Kyoudai Press, Santa Fe, NM, © 2014 Essays: Introduction by the photographer, as well as quotes and journal entries Text: English Stiff cover, perfect-bound; 48 numbered pages with 18 color images; 8 ¼ x 7 ¾ inches; printed by Oddi Printing, Iceland... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Richard Humphries (born St. Albans, UK; resides Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Publisher: Richard Humphries Photography, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, © 2016 Essays: Foreword and captions by Richard Humphries; Introduction by Gerard McDermott Text: English Sewn cloth-bound hardback with 200 numbered pages, 79 captioned color images and 2 maps; 25x16.5 cm; printed in Italy Photobook Designer: ... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Cheryl Dunn (born in Old Tappan, NJ; resides in New York City, NY) Publisher: Deadbeat Club Press, Los Angeles, CA; © 2017 Stiff cover, saddle-stitched; 52 unnumbered pages with 43 black-and-white and color images; digital offset printing, 6x9 inches, edition of 300. (Deadbeat Club #53) Notes: For all those who are wondering what the... Continue Reading →
Photographer: David Kregenow (born and resides in Berlin, Germany) Publisher: The Unknown Books, Sintra, Portugal, © 2015 Essay: Preface by Wim van Sinderen Text: English Stiff cover, HP Indigo printing, perfect-bound, 21x14.8 cm; 48 unnumbered pages, 21 black and white photographs; edition of 110 Notes: Excellent portraits of photographers are rare indeed. We often see... Continue Reading →
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