The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright Sarah Malakoff 2013 published by CHARTA Sarah Malakoff (b. 1972 Wellesley, MA and resides in Boston, MA) chose to photograph a subject that she knows well, the interior living spaces found in the greater Boston area where she was born and raised. Her pensive photographs are characterized by a warmth and intimacy. These are... Continue Reading →
Photographs copyright 2014 of Robin Maddock, published by Trolley Books The British photographer Robin Maddock (b. 1972 Leicester, UK, resides in Los Angeles USA & the UK) has taken an interesting departure from the his previous color documentary style, evidenced in his prior two books, with a more conceptual theme photographed in black and white.... Continue Reading →
Copyright Laura Braun 2013 published by her imprint Paper Tigers Books The recent book self-published under her imprint by Laura Braun, Metier, investigates the Small Business in London, which is a region where Braun resides. The book is a combination of environment portraits of the persons engaged in a small business, a study of the... Continue Reading →
Nick Bick copyright 2011, self-published Nico Bick’s P.I. is a study of what is purported to be the one of the most well-known prisons in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the Over-Amstel Penitentiary Institution locally known as Bijlmerbajes (Bijlmer Jail). Using a documentary style, Bick photographed the cells of prisoners, isolation cells, communal rooms and holding cells.... Continue Reading →
Copyright Douglas Ljungkvist 2013 published by Kehrer Heidelberg Verlag Ocean Beach is a photographic project that Douglas Ljungkvist (b. 1965, Gothenburg, Sweden, resides in Brooklyn, NY) initiated in 2009. The original intent of Ocean Beach was to investigate a region located in the midst of a 200 mile stretch of the barrier island located off... Continue Reading →
Copyright Andrew G. Smith 2013 self-published with Smith's imprint bymyiAndrew G. Smith’s industrial subject, the industrial infrastructure and operations of an active steel mill, is not the usual genre to attract a photographer. Nevertheless the intricate complexity of these industrial landscapes has earlier attracted the like of Edward Weston, Ansel Adams and recent contemporaries as... Continue Reading →
Photographs copyright the estate of W. Eugene Smith 2013 co-published by University of Texas Press, Austin & Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona W. Eugene Smith’s The Big Book is a very interesting and unusual three volume set that includes a two volume facsimile of the maquette (book dummy) developed by Smith in 1960... Continue Reading →
Copyright Clint Woodside 2013 published by Deadbeat Club press (#07) Woodside’s subject is cars found in Southern California which have some protective cover placed over them. The car cover has a dual role, protect the car from the natural elements, in Southern California that is predominately the sun, as well as being a deterrent to... Continue Reading →
Copyright Paul Seawright 2013 published by Artist Photo Books Paul Seawright’s earlier photographic work provides the conceptual foundation for this photobook. In his Sectarian Murder, 1988 he photographed the sites of sectarian murders around Belfast and removed reference to the victim's religion. By depoliticizing the violence, Seawright focuses on the extensive civilian losses that occurred... Continue Reading →
copyright Ed Templeton 2014 published by Deadbeat Club (#19) Ed Templeton’s recent photobook Random & Pointless is a intriguing narrative about youth, just hanging out and experiencing life as it rolls by. The mash-up of black & white and color street photographs appear Random, as evidenced by the inclusion of various contact sheets, as the... Continue Reading →
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