Summer is coming to a close, schools are getting into high gear and Fall is quickly approaching!As you may have noticed, I took most of the summer off from posting photobook reviews, not that I was avoiding photobooks per se, but more about a concentration on another of my personal projects (working title: Memory Pods)... Continue Reading →
Photobook definitions on a new Reference page
While I was reviewing some recent photobooks, I realized that I have been using some book design and publishing jargon that may not be as well known to photographers and readers of photobooks. I think for many folks, the book printer (and bindery) may be a black-box; photographs and essays go in one side and... Continue Reading →
Hyunjin Kim – Even Your Ears
Copyright Hyunjin Kim, courtesy Farewell Books Similar to the previous Farewell book that I recently reviewed of Noriko Takazawa’s Sensation, Kim Hyunjin’s Even Your Ears is a study in contextual minimalism, with the book’s title as the only clue for the accompanying photographs. This book does not have an introduction, artistic statement, captions or accompanying... Continue Reading →
Simon Roberts on Editing
Another little gem that Jorg Colberg pointed me to, was the article that Simon Roberts had complied about editing, both about his recent book Motherland (Russia) and about the process of editing in general. A thoughtful & recommended read for those who are wrestling with the process of editing one's larger body of work into something meaningful.... Continue Reading →
Gregory Crewdson – Beneath the Roses
Jorg Colberg recently wrote (here) about Gregory Crewdson's book, Beneath the Roses over on his blog Conscientious. I believe that Jorg is a bigger fan of Crewdson that I am, but I feel that Jorg gets the uneasy undercurrent I feel with Crewdson's work, and Beneath the Roses in particular. Best regards, Doug Stockdale
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