As another twist on the current discussions about the Future of PhotoBooks, another new venue (okay, Blog) is sprouting wings, a joint venture between blogsters Hester Keijser of mrs. deane & Jorg Colberg of Conscientous for a blog dedicated to aiding the distribution of dyi books & zines for sale, titled The Independent Photo Book. I am not sure how this will play... Continue Reading →
Continuing discussion: Future of PhotoBooks
I just wanted to provide a very quick update on the ongoing crowd-sourcing discussion about the Future of PhotoBooks being moderated by Miki Johnson on the Resolve blog, in which I provided my thoughts about The Future of PhotoBooks. I have provided a follow-up on The PhotoBook for the Innovative PhotoBooks for 2009 that I reviewed. To date on the... Continue Reading →
AbeBooks 2009 highest priced photobooks
I recently received a news flash from the used book portal AbeBooks regarding the three most expensive photobooks sold through them in 2009, which are impressive sales figures: 1. Sumo by Helmut Newton - $10,867 Limited edition of 10,000 and this copy is signed by the German-born fashion photographer. This massive photography book measures 20 x 28... Continue Reading →
Happy Holidays & very best for the New Year
copyright Douglas Stockdale Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, a wonderful Holiday and the very best for the New Year! Douglas Stockdale
Swann Photobook auction results
Update on the results from the Swann Galleries Photographic print and literature auction of December 8 (2009): Highlights of the Photographic Literature portion of the sale included: Early works: Francis Frith’s Egypt Nubia and Ethiopia, 100 albumen stereoviews, London, 1862, $10,200 Camera Work Number 20, featuring three images by Stieglitz, New York, 1907, $6,000 Classic... Continue Reading →
Future of Photobooks?
Andy Adams of Flak Photo contacted me a couple of days ago to participate in a discussion about the future of photobooks. Seems that this discussion is a spin off of a brief article posted by Joerg Colberg on Conscientious regarding his thoughts on cutting-edge photobooks, found here and potentially summed up by "I have been noticing that there isn't much of a... Continue Reading →
Holiday photo-book sales – more opportunities
Just a note that I continue to add more Holdiay photo-book deals and links on the 2009 Holiday Photo-book page, here. Sales and discount opportunities are still available at Aperture, photo-eye, Radius Books, AbeBooks, Fotovision and U. of Chicago Press. Best regards, Douglas Update: Just added powerHouse and Pond Press sales to the list.
2009 Holiday Photo-Book sales
One nice thing about the Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Years Holidays here in the US are the various photobook sales & discounts that become available. So follow the links to some great deals. Rather than a series of postings each time I become aware of a Holiday photobook sale, I am going to just keep... Continue Reading →
Swann Photo Literature auction – December 8th
I just recevied a brief overviewof the photographic literature that will be available at the Swann Auction Galleries December 8th, 2009 in NYC, which is in conjunction with their auction of photographic prints. Some of the photobook hightlights include: Among the earliest examples of photographic literature in the sale are Francis Frith’s Egypt Nubia and Ethiopia,... Continue Reading →
Recent Photobook auction results
For those who enjoy photobooks and have acquired a few of them over the years, one benefit is that they may also increase in value. A potentially nice counterpoint to the argument that you are spending too much for these wonderful books. Ah, yes, a mighty fine investment, indeed! Thus of potential interest was the recent October Swann Galleries auction... Continue Reading →
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