I should probably mention that the New York Art Book Fair is quickly coming upon us. Here are some details: 2009 NY Art Book Fair Presented by Printed Matter, the Fair hosts over 200 international presses, booksellers, antiquarian dealers, and independent artist/publishers presenting a diverse range of the best in contemporary art publications The Fair... Continue Reading →
Noorderlicht publishing – Stichting Aurora Borelais
A collection of PhotoBooks from Noorderlicht 16 Photofestival 2009 in Groningen, NL It was a nice opportunity to attend Noorderlicht 16 Photofestival in Groningen yesterday with Martin Doonan, a fellow photo/blogger from The Hauge, who took the train up to join me. We did the whole thing in a day, as well as meet with Djana Eminovic who... Continue Reading →
Photography.Book.Now winners announced
Black Sea of Concrete by Rafal Milach, Photograhy.Book.Now grand prize winner Blurb has just announced the winners of their 2009 Photography.Book.Now book competetion, with all of the winners and honorable mentions found here. The grand prize winner is a professional photographer from Warsaw, Rafa Milach and his book Black Sea of Concrete. Milach edited the work and... Continue Reading →
Linda Connors – Odyssey – update
Copyright of Linda Connors 2008 courtesy Chronicle Books I just acquired the September issue of B&W magazine, mostly on the basis of them featuring the Linda Connor's photobook Odyssey, published last year by Chronicle Books, which I reviewed earlier this year. And perhaps I was very interested in reading Stephen Vincent's review of her work. Because... Continue Reading →
Recent International Book Awards – June 2009
I am getting caught up on other book publishing news and I want to pass along two recent international book awards. The Europena Publishers Award went to Klavdij Sluban, a French photographer, and the Award guarantees that his project 'East to East' will now be published in book form. So we look forward to seeing it probably sometime... Continue Reading →
Darius Himes – Photography.Book.Now
I had an opportunity recently to discuss with Darius Himes, co-founder and editor of Radius Books, about his role as lead judge for Blurb's Photography.Book.Now contest. The deadline for entries is July 16, 2009. DS Darius, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to discuss your involvement with Blurb's Photography.Book.Now competition. This is your... Continue Reading →
The PhotoBook on Facebook
At the urging of Andy Adams of Flak Photo, I am experimenting with Facebook and I now have a fan page set up here for The PhotoBook. To be honest, I am not sure how this will work out, but I am willing to give it a try. As you might guess, I have not been a Facebook user... Continue Reading →
APhotoEditor
This morning, I received a nice comment about this blog from Rob Haggart, who writes the always informative APhotoEditor. nice. I have been reluctant to self-promote my book reviews until I had what I thought was sufficient content, but now I believe that I am at that point. So if you appreciate my book reviews and want to help promote the... Continue Reading →
June 09 Update
First off, just a quick thanks to Miguel Garcia-Guzman for the very nice comments on Exposure Compensation about my writing and reviews on the blog. Although we are in the middle of installing some new flooring (wood in the studio, carpet in the house), I have a number of book reviews that are pending. I... Continue Reading →
Christie’s London PhotoBook Auction
Having mentioned Swann Auction Galleries Photo/Literature May auction that is occuring in a couple of days, I also need to post a reminder that Christie's is having their Photo Book auction in London on May 19, 2009. There are 192 lots, and a wide range of books as well as book estimates. From a quick review, there appears... Continue Reading →
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