The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Hans Hickerson, current Co-Editor of the PhotoBook Journal, will take over the helm of the magazine from retiring Editor Gerhard (Gerry) Clausing, who will stay on in a less-active role. Hickerson says that he looks forward to continuing the current mission of the PhotoBook Journal as established by founder and Editor Emeritus, Douglas Stockdale. Hans... Continue Reading →
Review by Hans Hickerson · Photography is mostly about visual editing. What does the photographer notice and photograph? What do they include in the photograph? What do they leave out? It is a mental art and it involves cultivation of the mind’s eye. Anyone can learn it. Did you notice something that no one else... Continue Reading →
Review by Hans Hickerson · Having reviewed Rian Dundon’s recent photobook Passenger, I was curious to see his other books. I managed to get my hands on Changsha (2012, 2017) documenting his years in China, in black and white, full of movement, and trending dark and impressionistic, but this review is about another of Dundon’s... Continue Reading →
Review by Hans Hickerson · It is amazing how fast we have put COVID behind us. It seems like light-years ago today, but we were still emerging from it only three years ago in July of 2022, the date of the last entry in Beth Galton’s photobook COVID Diary. COVID changed everything, but you can... Continue Reading →
Review by Steve Harp · I was a bit apprehensive about writing a review of Prospect Cottage: Derek Jarman’s House. While I’ve only seen one of Jarman’s films (Wittgenstein, 1993), I’ve become increasing interested in Jarman’s output as an artist. Not only a feature film director (11 released between 1976 – 1993), Jarman was also... Continue Reading →
Review by Hans Hickerson · One way to decide if a photobook is successful is if it gives you the experience of a different time and place, if it immerses you in its world – just like with a novel or film. Michael Rababy’s american bachelor works like that. Open it and go on a... Continue Reading →
Review by Gerhard Clausing • Fred Ritchin is one of the most respected critics when it comes to photography. Naturally, his views on artificial intelligence (AI) are of great interest. This latest book of his is primarily meant to stimulate discussion in this subject and to provoke creative thought and sane analyses. Of particular interest... Continue Reading →
Review by Paul Anderson • In 1971, singer-songwriter Steve Goodman penned the song “City of New Orleans,” which poetically captures a ride on the Illinois Central Railroad southbound out of Chicago. Wrapped up in the lyrics are images of Americana and the local landscape as the train “Rolls along past houses, farms and fields.” Much... Continue Reading →
Review by Paul Anderson • In 1971, singer-songwriter Steve Goodman penned the song “City of New Orleans,” which poetically captures a ride on the Illinois Central Railroad southbound out of Chicago. Wrapped up in the lyrics are images of Americana and the local landscape as the train “Rolls along past houses, farms and fields.” Much... Continue Reading →
Review by Paul Anderson • In 1971, singer-songwriter Steve Goodman penned the song “City of New Orleans,” which poetically captures a ride on the Illinois Central Railroad southbound out of Chicago. Wrapped up in the lyrics are images of Americana and the local landscape as the train “Rolls along past houses, farms and fields.” Much... Continue Reading →
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