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 →
Swann’s PhotoBook May auction
I just received the catalog for the Swann Auction Galleries May 14th Photographic Literature & Fine Photographs auction that will occur on May 14, 2009 in NYC. As always, it provides a pulse on the "collectibility" of photobooks. I have already provided some details on the photobook gem of this auction, a complete set of the Edward... Continue Reading →
Edward S. Curtis complete volume at Swann Auction Galleries
Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian, Being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska. Volumes 1-20 The photographic book(s) that will be the center piece at the May 14, 2009 Swann Auction Galleries is going to be lot 11 going up for bid at 10:30 AM, a complete volume... Continue Reading →
Nick Waplington – Double Dactyl
Double Dactyl photographs copyright of Nickolas (Nick) Waplington, courtesy of Trolly Books This is a self titled book with an interesting twist and probably elaborating will add some insights into Waplington's creative body of work. In poetry theory a dactyl refers to a unit of rhythms that has three syllables with the emphasis on the first, thus... Continue Reading →
Photolucida Critical Mass publications
One of potential opportunities of participating in Photolucida's Critical Mass juried event is becoming published, as the top three photographers will be rewarded with a book. For the person who scores the highest, their book will be in hardcover, not softcover. All of the books are the same size of 8 1/2 x 10", although... Continue Reading →
Photography.Book.Now call for entries
Beth Dow "In the Garden" 2008 Photography.Book.Now Grand Prize Winner The 2009 Photography.Book.Now self-publishing book competition is now open, with more information here. The lead book juriest for this will Darius Himes, co-founder of Radius Books, who was a judge in the 2008 competition. The grand prize will be again, $25,000.00, which is probably why there... Continue Reading →
Barack Obama – photographic books
One of the interesting aspects of the pending Presidential inaguration of Barack Obama, is the growing number of books about him that are now being published. One segement of these new books are the photographic books, which interesting enough, are becoming very quickly available through the Print on Demand (POD) press. Almost as quick as the web, these books can... Continue Reading →
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