Review by Gerhard Clausing • Palm Springs has been a geographical and cultural mecca (not only for Southern Californians) since the early twentieth century, a place where a variety of endeavors have had the freedom to unfold. Especially in our time, both celebrities and others consider this desert city a notable attraction, an informed center... Continue Reading →
David Carol – No Plan B
Review by Douglas Stockdale • This monograph of David Carol’s photographs recaps twenty-three years of candid and ironic black and white street photography and is a visual testament to his love of this medium. He has been fortunate to have a career as working photographer, but these are his personal out-takes of situations that momentarily... Continue Reading →
Claire Felicie – Only The Sky Remains Untouched
Copyright 2016 Claire Felicie Photographer: Claire Felicie (born Breda, NL, resides Amsterdam, NL) Self-published (the Nederland) Essays: Claire Felicie Text: English Stiffcover book, sewn binding, quad-color (2 blacks, dark grey, warm grey) lithography by Colour and Books, printed in the Nederland Photobook designer: Sybren Kuiper ( -SYB- ) Notes: Claire Felicie has undertaken a daunting task of investigating the... Continue Reading →
Barbara Kyne – By Fire
Photographer: Barbara Kyne (born Hoboken, NJ; resides Oakland, CA) Publisher: Self-published, © 2015 Essay: “On Contemplation and Perception” by Barbara Kyne Text: English Stiff cover book with 32 pages, not numbered; 10 duotone photographs; 8.75 x 7.25". Marketed by Norfolk Press and by the photographer. Photobook Designer: Yon Sim Notes: By Fire is... Continue Reading →
Young-hwan Choi – BABEL
Copyright 2014 Young-hwan Choi Photographer: Young-hwan Choi (born & resides in Seoul, South Korea) Self-Published (South Korea) Essays: Young-hwan Choi, Dong-sun Jin, Sang-yong Shim Text: Korean & English Stiffcover book with tipped in image, perfect binding, four-color lithography, printed by Photonet in South Korea Photobook designer: Photonet, South Korea Notes: Choi’s self-published photobook BABEL is a tall, thin collection... Continue Reading →
Daniel Alexander & Andrew Haslam – When War is Over
Copyright 2016 Daniel Alexander & Andrew Haslam Photographer: Daniel Alexander (born Edinburgh, Scotland, resides London, UK) Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing (UK) Essay: Daniel Alexander Text: English Hardcover book with embossed cover, inserts, multiple gatefolds, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed in Italy Photobook designer: Daniel Alexander Notes: Towards the end of World War I in 1917, the United Kingdom made a decision... Continue Reading →
Ara Oshagan – Mirror
Book review by Douglas Stockdale - Ara Oshagan and his self-published photobook Mirror uses a documentary style to create a predominately black and white diary of the Gor Mkhitarian band but with an unusual twist; he incorporates technology that allows the viewer to scan the appropriate interior pages and link up the related music on... Continue Reading →
David Taylor – Monuments
Copyright 2015 David Taylor Photographer: David Taylor (resides Tucson, Arizona) Publisher: Radius Books (Santa Fe) Essays: Claire C. Carter, Daniel D. Arreola, William L. Fox, Rebecca Senf (interview) Text: English, Spanish Hardcover book, sewn binding, four-color lithography, Document section (essay, maps, articles, Plate details), printed in Verona, Italy Photobook designer: David Chickey, David Taylor Notes: This photobook is an investigation... Continue Reading →
Kenneth O’Halloran – Bing, Bing, Bong, Bong, Bing, Bing, Bing
Copyright 2016 Kenneth O’Halloran Photographer: Kenneth O’Halloran (born Corofin, Country Clare, resides Dublin, Ireland) Self-published (Ireland) Essay: Presidential Announcement speech, 2015 Text: English Hardcover book with printed belly-band, sewn binding, four-color lithography, edition of 500, printed by Mirex, Gdansk (Poland) Photobook designer: Mac & Ken Notes: This documentary style project occurred in Los Angles on Hollywood Boulevard in the summer... Continue Reading →
LACP workshop: Introduction to PhotoBook design
Copyright 2013 Douglas Stockdale I am very excited to announce that I will be leading an Introduction to Photo Book Design workshop in conjunction with the Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) next Spring 2017. The workshop will be held over two consecutive Saturdays, April 1st and April 8th in Los Angeles at the LACP... Continue Reading →