The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Author and Principal Photographer: Douglas Stockdale (born Butler, PA; resides Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) Publisher: Self-published; first edition, first printing of 400; copyright © 2017 Text: English Stiff-cover saddle-stitched book of 40 numbered pages with 14 images on several types of paper; 7.5x9 inches; full-color digital lithography, printed by Dual Graphics, Brea, California; $19.95 plus shipping... Continue Reading →
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: Brenda Moreno (born, Mexico City & resides Mexico & Spain) Publisher: Witty Kiwi, Italy, copyright 2017 Text: Spanish & English Essay: Carmen Dalmau Stiff cover, die-cut with French folds, sewn and glued binding, four-color off-set, printed by Artes Graficias Palermo (Spain) Photobook designer: Brenda Moreno & Paolo Berra Notes: Brenda Moreno’s photobook B to B... 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 →
Copyright 2016 Algis Griskevicius Photographer: Algis Griskevicius (born & resides Vilnius (Lithuania)) Publisher: NoRoutine Books (Lithuania) Essay: Leonidas Donskis Text: Lithuanian and English Hardcover book, sewn and exposed tape binding, black & white lithography, glued insert booklet (saddle stitch), contact proof print, printed by UAB Druka, Klaipeda, Lithuania Photobook designer: Gysis Skudzinskas Notes: Algis Griskevicius includes in his... Continue Reading →
Review by Douglas Stockdale * Matter, as defined in the dictionary: physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy. Michael Lundgren’s subjects for his photobook Matter are photographed in a variety of lighting conditions that define the subjects... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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