The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Review by Gerhard Clausing • Saul Leiter was an extraordinary individual who seems to be receiving more attention now than he did during his lifetime; he was averse to publicity and his style was ahead of his time. 2023 marked the 100th anniversary of his birth, and this substantial photobook, edited by Erb and Parillo, principals... Continue Reading →
Yet another year has gone by, and while the world peace we were hoping for is still further away than it was a year ago, it is nevertheless time for us to present you with our new list of interesting photobooks for the past year. Our selections feature intriguing photographic content, brilliant project concepts, and... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing • When you first get this latest photobook by Schatz and Ornstein, you are immediately delighted just to hold it in your hands: it is compact in size and substantial in content. Once you open it, you can no longer put it down – you continue to explore the many pages... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing • As I was contemplating this photobook and its narrative, I became more and more engrossed and found it to be a very moving experience. A professional photographer, Preston Gannaway, follows the life of a young kid as he grows up, covering all the formative years following the loss of his... Continue Reading →
Guest Review by Bill Edwards • Hans Hickerson’s Transgressions playfully leads the viewer through a visually engaging journey through timeless images that the artist photographed between 1979 and 1982. The photographs are delicately cut into a merged cacophony of ideas as well as moments in time. These images challenge the viewer with an editor’s touch... Continue Reading →
Review by Paul Anderson • With its 26 routes, the New York City subway system serves as connective tissue for the vast New York metropolitan area. The photographer Rita Nannini visited all 52 endpoints of this system over a period of 10 years, photographing the people, trains, stations, and neighborhoods at each and every terminal... Continue Reading →
Review by Rudy Vega • The world’s longest shared border is between Canada and the United States. Dubbed the International Boundary, it spans 8,891 kilometers (5,525 miles) and holds the distinction of being the world's longest undefended border. This fact is highlighted in Zero Line Boundary, a new book by Robert Lyons. The compilation consists... Continue Reading →
Review by Rudy Vega • When one begins as a prolific photographer and embarks on creating a visual memoir spanning three generations of family, the outcome could very well be Jim Goldberg's Coming and Going. Indeed, it is. The work is also a scrapbook of unvarnished life, with raw documents presented candidly. Thousands of shutter... Continue Reading →
Review by Melanie Chapman • What a piece of work is man, how ignoble in reason. Consider this quote: “Children and civilians need not die in war. And parents should not have to hold the hands of their dead children, killed by criminals.” If you have a pulse and have been near any form of... Continue Reading →
Review by Rudy Vega • The first photograph in Nicholas Pollack's book, Meadow, is captioned “Empty lot, Kearny, New Jersey, 2017.” Although it displays an ostensibly vacant lot devoid of people or cars, it brims with subtle content. This photograph serves as a fitting prelude to Pollack’s overarching theme: there’s always more than meets the... Continue Reading →
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