The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Book review by Douglas Stockdale • After purchasing Robert Frank's PARIS, published by Steidl in 2008, I have been hesitating to publish my book review. Part of my procrastination was purchasing a copy of Frank's The Americans, published by Steidl as part of their "Robert Frank Project", as a baseline for comparison. I am happy that I did buy... Continue Reading →
(Originally posted in Singular Images, 10/01/07) I am starting to come to the realization that I am going to be making my first limited edition book in conjunction with someone from The Photophers Exchange, who is a custom box binder. I have been reading with great interest the series of articles in Photo-eye Review about book publishing. Especially... Continue Reading →
The Americans - copyright of Robert Frank published by Steidl, 2008 special edition How one thing sometimes leads to another, as I had recently purchased a new Robert Frank book Paris while I was in Philadelphia and I figured it would be easy to relate Paris to The Americans without owning a copy of The Americans.... Continue Reading →
Placerita Canyon Cascade, photograph copyright of Douglas Stockdale (Originally published in Singular Images, 05/31/07)...Minor White published the text for Octave of Prayer as an Aperture publication in 1972 concurrent with an exhibit of the same name at MIT. Worth reading if you can find a copy. I have been re-reading my tattered copy (a "HURT" book to begin... Continue Reading →
This month's (September 2008) issue of PDN (Photo District News) magazine is their book issue. If you want some insights into the photographic book publishing industry or some recommendations about what it takes to have your own photographs published, then this is an issue you should buy. Yes, I have my copy and I am only half way... Continue Reading →
I have thinking about this journal for a while, especially as I have tried to figure out if it is a good fit with I currently write. So when publishing a journal, it kinda helps to know who you audience is, eh? To get to that, perhaps a bit more about me. I read and... Continue Reading →
This blog is currently underdevelopment and hopefully be up and ongoing this Fall (2008). Meanwhile I have written some thoughts about photographery books in a couple of other places that I hope to soon consolidate here. Best regards, Doug Stockdale Publisher & Editor
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