The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
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 →
photo-eye Santa Fe NM 2016 copyright Douglas Stockdale One of the pleasures of our recent Thanksgiving road trip to Santa Fe was visiting the photo-eye book store. After the first visit, I had to return for a second visit as there were holiday deals to take advantage of. The photo-eye bookstore is pretty unique in... Continue Reading →
The LA Art Book Fair will again be at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA and will be another delightful maze of rooms with amazing displays of photobook and zines. This event has always been punctuated with some wonderful finds for me. From Printed Matter: Printed Matter presents the fourth annual LA Art Book Fair, from... Continue Reading →
Printed Matter's (2015) LA Art Book Fair This coming weekend on the Left Coast is what is becoming an annual event; Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair which will take place again at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. As I have written about the past (2014) LA Art Book Fairs taking place at MOCA, this... Continue Reading →
. Untitled (stack of new books) copyright 2014 Douglas Stockdale. One of the nice aspects of LA becoming a regional center for photography is the growing number of photographic events occurring locally. Even though I live a good hour drive south of LA (if the traffic behaves), much easier to attend than similar events in... Continue Reading →
Copyright the photographers; Paul Schiek's "Dead Men Don't Look Like Me" (TBW Books), Dan Gluibizzi's "Folding Space"/Zefrey Throwell's "Pressing Time" (Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books), Nicolas Hoosteing's Matador (Etudes Books), Notes on Fulford's Raising Frogs for $$$ (The Ice Plant), Alec Soth & Brad Zellar's "Michigan" (Little Brown Mushroom), The LA Art Book Fair Catalog. I had an opportunity to attend the LA Art Book... Continue Reading →
Copyright Douglas Stockdale 2011 Warning Notice: this is a self-serving personal shout-out about the availability of my book in a Limited Edition Book + Photograph set. You may find yourself spending a small amount of loot while yet making a wonderful investment so be warned before proceeding any further!! I recently published two small versions of a Limited Edition Book +... Continue Reading →
Photographs copyright 2011 Ken Schles, published by Stichting Aurora Borealis The recent trend in photobooks seems to lean towards minimalism; all photographs without supporting text or captions. Ken Schles recent book Oculus is a refreshing change and his supporting essays are as interesting and challenging as are his photographs. As Schles states, “Oculus started with... Continue Reading →
Copyright Wintergarten LTD 2012 Chinese Bondage in Peru is a trilogy of artists' books featuring a mashed-up collection of found photographs, printed matter and accompanying text organized around the vague fictitious narrative of a North American journalist's travels between the continents of Latin America andAsia. While the title of the series is taken from an academic publication... Continue Reading →
Mitch Epstein 2009 copyright courtesy Steidl I think one of the better photographed and designed photobooks to shed light on the complexities and the enormity of the environmental, economic, political and social issues of the production and consumption of energy is Mitch Epstein’s American Power, published in 2009 by Steidl. In reading Edward Burtynsky’s Oil,... Continue Reading →
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