The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Photographer: Martin Parr (born in Epsom, UK; lives in Bristol, UK) Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing, Stockport, UK; © 2015/2016 Hardbound sewn book with plastic labyrinth puzzle inlaid in cover; 144 pages with 89 full-color photographs; 11.8x16cm; printed in China by Toppan Leefung Photobook Designer: Ėditions Xavier Barral Notes: Martin Parr, prominent Magnum photographer and photobook collector,... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Matthew James O’Brien (born in San Mateo, California; resides in San Francisco, California) Publishers: Icono Editorial, Bogota, Colombia and Placer Press, San Francisco, California; © 2014; introduced in the United States in 2016 Essays: Juan Alberto Gaviria Vélez; Matthew James O’Brien Text: English and Spanish Hard cover, sewn binding, four-color printing; 129 numbered pages;... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Robert Lyons (born Malden, MA & resides in Portland, OR and Berlin, Germany) Published by Zatara Press (250): Richmond, VA USA copyright 2017 Text: English Hardcover, Leporello design with glued binding, four-color lithography, printed by Wanderer Drucker, Germany Photobook designer: Zatara Press Notes: The ephemeral nature of life is inclusive of the final days, something that... Continue Reading →
Interesting Photobooks of 2017, copyright Douglas Stockdale As in years past, we have been providing a short list of photobooks we have found interesting, whether it was the photographic content, concept of the project, the book’s design or production qualities; and most interesting when it was a delightful combination of all of these book elements.... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Duane Michals (born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania; resides in New York City) Publisher: Thames & Hudson, New York, NY, © 2017 Essays and commentary: Duane Michals Text: English Hard cover with dust jacket, sewn binding, four-color printing; 176 numbered pages; 178 captioned photographs with additional notes and commentary; 12x10 inches; printed and bound in China... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Paweł Jaszczuk (born in Warsaw, Poland; lives and works in Warsaw and Tokyo, Japan) Publisher: Lieutenant Willsdorff, Bordeaux, France, © 2016 Essay: Sophie Knight Text: English Hard cover with sewn binding and black nylon hosiery wrapper; four-color offset printing; 74 pages, not numbered; 44 images; 6x9 inches; printed in Poland by Drukarnia Klimiuk, Warsaw... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Matthew Thompson (born Fullerton, California, USA; resides Ostrava, Czech Republic) Publisher: Self-published, Ostrava, Czech Republic, © 2017 Essays: Introduction by the photographer Text: English and Spanish Sewn hard cover with dust jacket; 112 numbered pages; 54 images; four-color lithography; 15x21 cm; edition of 500; printed by Printo, CZ Photobook designer: Jiří Šigut – Concept,... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Brandon Thibodeaux (born Beaumont & resides Dallas, TX) Published by Red Hook Editions: Brooklyn, NY copyright 2017 Text: English Hardcover, clothbound, gold leaf embossed, sewn binding, quad-tone (two for black and two for grey shades) printing, printed & bound by Wilco Art Books (Amersfoort, Netherlands) Photobook designer: Heijdens Karwei, Teun van der Heijden Color Management &... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Frank Cancian (born Stafford Springs, CT and lives in Irvine, CA) Self-Published (350): Irvine, CA, second edition copyright 2017 Essays: Franco Arminio, Rocco Pagnatiello and Frank Cancian Text: English Stiff cover, perfect bound glued binding, digital lithography, printed by Hemlock Printers (Canada) Photobook designer: Doug daSilva Notes: As an anthropologist by training and a photographer... Continue Reading →
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 →
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