By Gerhard Clausing • On Saturday, August 24, Douglas Stockdale and I spent a delightful day at LACP (Los Angeles Center of Photography) in Hollywood as jurors for the first LACP photographic book competition. Right from the start, we were pleased not only with the number of entries (well over 50), but especially with the... Continue Reading →
Madhu Joseph John – The Passenger
Review by Gerhard Clausing • This ambitious project by Madhu Joseph John raises some challenging questions: Who are we, and where does our journey take us? Are our differences in appearance, age, location, preferences and our levels of experience really so important that we will allow them to be used as a basis for dividing... Continue Reading →
Nathaniel Grann – Midwest Sentimental
Review by Gerhard Clausing • Nathaniel Grann, who grew up in the Midwest of the United States, raises three major questions in the introductory remarks to this photobook: “What makes a family click? – What holds a family together? – And, what allows for a family to move on from a troubled past?” As a young man... Continue Reading →
Lighting donation – Dual Graphics
Photo Book Photography; Norman strobe set-up, April 2017 Copyright Douglas Stockdale While I was working on the printing of my artist book Bluewater Shore with the printing team at Dual Graphics, they offered me an opportunity to tour their facility to observe how they provide front-to-back color management for their book printing processes. This led... Continue Reading →
Terry Brown & Gordon Stettinius – Mangini Studio
Copyright 2014 Terry Brown & Gordon Stettinius Photographic collaborators: Terry Brown (resides Richmond, VA) & Gordon Stettinius (resides Richmond, VA) USA Publisher: Candela Books (Richmond, Virginia) Essays: Dr. Manuel Moore, Terry Brown, Gordon Stettinius Text: English Hardcover book, embossed and tipped-in image, sewn binding, four-color lithography, index, printed by Worth Higgins & Associates, Richmond, VA Photobook designer: Sarah... Continue Reading →
Adam Voorhes – Malformed
Malformed - Forgotten Brains of the Texas Mental Hospital Copyright 2014 Adam Voorhes Photographer: Adam Voorhes (born San Jose, CA, resides Austin, TX, USA) Publisher: powerhouse Books (USA) Essay: Alex Hannaford Text: English Hardcover book with dust jacket, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed in China Photobook designer: DJ Stout & Stu Taylor (TX) Notes: I obtained this book due... Continue Reading →
Jenny Riffle – Scavanger
Copyright 2015 Jenny Riffle Photographer: Jenny Riffle (born WA, resides Seattle, WA, USA) Publisher: Zatara Press (USA) Essays: None Text: English Stiffcover book, glued binding, four-color lithography, two gate folds, Photographic Index, printed in Virginia (USA) Photobook designer: Not stated Notes: Documentary style photographic project by Riffle, a visual biography of an individual who is on a quest for treasures, but... Continue Reading →
Janire Najera – Moving Forward, Looking Back
Copyright 2015 Janire Najera Photographer/author: Janire Najera (born Spain, resides Spain & UK) Landscape photographer (panoramas): Matt Wright Published & copyright: 2015 Publisher: Spain Arts & Culture (Spanish Embassy) in conjunction with Editorial RM (Spain) Essays: Janire Najera, Orlando Romero, David Roybal, Alexander King Text: English & Espana (Spanish) Hardcover book, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed in Spain... Continue Reading →
Photobook Independent this weekend in LA
This weekend in LA is the initial Photobook International that will occur in conjunction with Photo Independent and Paris Photo LA. The opening night premiere party and exhibition preview is Friday, May 1, 5-10pm and the exhibition is Sat 11am - 7pm and Sunday 11am - 6pm. Both Photobook Independent and Photo Independent will be... Continue Reading →
Alec Soth & Brad Zellar – Michigan
Copyright the artists 2012, LBM Dispatch #3: Michigan, published by Little Brown Mushroom A couple of years ago at the LA Art Book Fair I acquired LBM Dispatch issue #3; Michigan, published by Little Brown Mushroom (aka LBM), an unusual zine that is the brain-child of Alec Soth (photographer) and Brad Zellar (writer). I had... Continue Reading →