The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Photographer: Daidō Moriyama (born in Okeda, Osaka, and lives in Tokyo, Japan) Editor: Mark Holborn Publisher: Thames & Hudson, New York, NY; © 2017 Essay: “The Headlights in My Eyes” by Mark Holborn Language: English Sewn hardback with illustrated slipcase; 230+ images, of which some 50 are in color; 424 pages, paginated sections; printed and... Continue Reading →
Interesting Photobooks for 2017 selection by TPBJ staff This weekend we were treated with a little surprise as we received notice that this photobook website was selected as one of the top twenty photobook sites on the web. Okay, not bad! Then I read a little further and found out that not only are we... Continue Reading →
Review by Douglas Stockdale • War. I don’t understand it and fortunately I have not had to experience it, although I live on an old WW2 bombing range, but that’s another story. Louie Palu in his new multi-media publication (can we really call this a photobook?) Front Towards Enemy provides a version of a photo-documentary... Continue Reading →
Artist: Roger Ballen (born New York City & resides Johannesburg, South Africa) Thames & Hudson, copyright 2017 Introduction: Robert J. C. Young; Essays: Roger Ballen Text: English Hard cover with printed dust cover, sewn binding, four-color lithography, index, bibliography, collections, picture credits, printed & bound by Artron, China Photobook designer: Sarah Praill Notes: This massive book... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Nancy Rexroth (born Arlington, VA & resides Cincinnati, OH, USA) University of Texas Press, Austin First University of Texas Press Edition: copyright 2017 Text: English Essays: Nancy Rexroth (1977, 2016), Mark L. Power (1977, 2016), Anne Wilkes Tucker, Alec Soth Hard cover with dust jacket, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed in China Photobook designer:... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Robert Lyons (born Malden, MA & resides in Portland, OR and Berlin, Germany) Published by Zatara Press (250): Richmond, VA USA copyright 2017 Text: English Hardcover, Leporello design with glued binding, four-color lithography, printed by Wanderer Drucker, Germany Photobook designer: Zatara Press Notes: The ephemeral nature of life is inclusive of the final days, something that... Continue Reading →
Artist: Lea Habourdin (born Lille & resides Paris, FR) Published by Fuego Books, Murcia (ES) copyright 2017 Text: English, French, Spanish Stiff cover with French-fold over-covers, sewn & glued binding, four-color lithography, Edition size: 500, printed by Artes Graficas Palermo (ES) Photobook designer: Jorge Fernandez Puebla Notes: Regretfully in today’s political climate with two mentally unstable... Continue Reading →
Interesting Photobooks of 2017, copyright Douglas Stockdale As in years past, we have been providing a short list of photobooks we have found interesting, whether it was the photographic content, concept of the project, the book’s design or production qualities; and most interesting when it was a delightful combination of all of these book elements.... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Duane Michals (born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania; resides in New York City) Publisher: Thames & Hudson, New York, NY, © 2017 Essays and commentary: Duane Michals Text: English Hard cover with dust jacket, sewn binding, four-color printing; 176 numbered pages; 178 captioned photographs with additional notes and commentary; 12x10 inches; printed and bound in China... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Paweł Jaszczuk (born in Warsaw, Poland; lives and works in Warsaw and Tokyo, Japan) Publisher: Lieutenant Willsdorff, Bordeaux, France, © 2016 Essay: Sophie Knight Text: English Hard cover with sewn binding and black nylon hosiery wrapper; four-color offset printing; 74 pages, not numbered; 44 images; 6x9 inches; printed in Poland by Drukarnia Klimiuk, Warsaw... Continue Reading →
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