The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Review by Gerhard Clausing • Photobooks that present their images in a loose format, i.e., not permanently bound and sequenced but changeable, are still the exception. One such successful work was David Alan Harvey's 2012 project entitled (based on a true story), dealing with life in Rio, with real and imagined storylines. That innovative volume... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Christian Nilson (born Lerum, Sweden; resides Zürich, Switzerland) Publisher: Scheidegger & Spiess, Zürich, Switzerland, © 2016 Essay: Jon Bollmann Text: English and German Cloth-bound sewn hardcover with debossed circles and cut holes; 96 numbered pages, four-color lithography, 67 images, not captioned; 19.5×26.5 cm, printed in Germany Photobook Designer: Greger Ulf Nilson Notes: The essay by... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Ellen Korth, (b. The Hague, Netherlands – resides Deventer (Netherlands) & Nordhorn (Germany) Publisher: Self-published, Deventer (Netherlands), copyright 2016 Interviews by: Ellen Korth, Sybren Kuiper Text: Netherlands, English & German Seven (7) Stiff-cover books in slip-case, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed by Fine Books Weesp (Jos Morree) in Netherlands Photobook designer: Sybren Kuiper ( -SYB-... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Shane Lavalette (b. Burlington, VT – resides Syracuse, NY) Publisher: Lavalette, Syracuse (NY), copyright 2016 Essay: Tim Davis Text: English Clothbound hardcover book, embossed with tipped in image, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed in Lithuania Photobook designer: Lavalette Notes: Shane Lavalette’s photobook is resulting from an earlier commission by the High Museum of Art (Atlanta, GA)... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Frances F. Denny (born San Francisco, CA; resides Brooklyn, NY) Publisher: Radius Books, Santa Fe, NM, © 2015 Essay: Lisa Locascio Text: English Cloth-bound sewn hardcover, protective transparent acetate dust cover; 108 pages, color lithography; 36 9x9 inch images, a composite sepia leporello fold-out, and the reproduction of a sampler; 10x10.5 inches, printed in... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Klaus Pichler (Austrian, lives and works in Vienna) Publisher: Edition Patrick Frey, Zurich, Switzerland, © 2016 Essay and quotes: Compiled and edited by Clemens Marschall Text: German or English (translated by Charlotte Maconochie and Clemens Marschall Hardcover book, sewn binding; 250 unnumbered pages; 120 color photographs; German and English editions; including 100/96 pages of... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Lorena Endara (Los Angeles, CA) Music: Composed, arranged, and produced by Eduardo Arenas Publisher: Producciones Con Sal, Los Angeles, © 2016 Stiff cover, saddle stitch binding; 32 unnumbered pages; 13 color photographs, accompanied by the corresponding song titles from the vinyl album that it accompanies; printed in Los Angeles, CA; 8.5x8.5 inches Photobook... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2016 Members of the Bronx Photo League Photographers: Bronx Photo League (Bronx, NYC) Publisher: Bronx Documentary Center Editions, Bronx, NY Essays: Mike Kamber, Ed Murphy Text: English & Spanish Hardcover book, linen covers with tipped in image, sewn binding, 93 Black & white photographs, duo-tone printing with spot varnish, captions, member biographs, printed by Fort Orange... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2016 Carol Golemboski Photographer: Carol Golemboski (b. Shreveport, Louisiana – resides outside Denver, CO) Publisher: Flash Powder Projects Essay: Shirley Jackson Text: English Hardcover book, embossed cover, duo-tone printing, Smyth sewn binding, captions, printed by EBS, Verona, Italy Photobook designer: Jordan Swartz Notes: Golemboski’s monograph of intricate manipulated photographs investigate nostalgia, loss and impermanence. The manipulated prints... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing John Loengard is a photojournalist with many decades of experience. As part of his distinguished career with Life magazine and beyond, he has photographed many notables and others along the way. Thus one will find among the 135 photographs in this volume some interesting shots of singers such as the... Continue Reading →
