The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright Sarah Malakoff 2013 published by CHARTA Sarah Malakoff (b. 1972 Wellesley, MA and resides in Boston, MA) chose to photograph a subject that she knows well, the interior living spaces found in the greater Boston area where she was born and raised. Her pensive photographs are characterized by a warmth and intimacy. These are... Continue Reading →
Photographs copyright 2014 of Robin Maddock, published by Trolley Books The British photographer Robin Maddock (b. 1972 Leicester, UK, resides in Los Angeles USA & the UK) has taken an interesting departure from the his previous color documentary style, evidenced in his prior two books, with a more conceptual theme photographed in black and white.... Continue Reading →
Copyright Oliver Zenklusen, d'un mode flottant (of a floating world) 2013, self-published Japanese stab binding, also known as Fukuro Toji (bound-pocket books), is a hands-on artist book binding process that can personalize a photobook project. The stab binding results in an elegant bound book that employs one of the basic, if not classic, sewing processes... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2014 Published by Princeton Architectural Press Darius Himes and Mary Virginia Swanson have updated and revised their how-to book Publish Your Photography Book. The revised (second) edition has a stronger emphasis on Print-on-Demand, mostly focused on the Blurb publishing company, Zines and the Digital Revolution. The later may not be any longer a Revolution.... Continue Reading →
. Untitled (stack of new books) copyright 2014 Douglas Stockdale. One of the nice aspects of LA becoming a regional center for photography is the growing number of photographic events occurring locally. Even though I live a good hour drive south of LA (if the traffic behaves), much easier to attend than similar events in... Continue Reading →
Copyright Laura Braun 2013 published by her imprint Paper Tigers Books The recent book self-published under her imprint by Laura Braun, Metier, investigates the Small Business in London, which is a region where Braun resides. The book is a combination of environment portraits of the persons engaged in a small business, a study of the... Continue Reading →
Naked bound with Dust Jacket, Laura Braun, Metier, copyright 2013 Okay, for some of you I'm guessing that the title of this post might not be exactly what you were expecting, eh? For some time artist, photographers and graphic designers have been pushing the conceptual design envelop of a photobook as an integral extension of... Continue Reading →
Nick Bick copyright 2011, self-published Nico Bick’s P.I. is a study of what is purported to be the one of the most well-known prisons in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the Over-Amstel Penitentiary Institution locally known as Bijlmerbajes (Bijlmer Jail). Using a documentary style, Bick photographed the cells of prisoners, isolation cells, communal rooms and holding cells.... Continue Reading →
Copyright Douglas Ljungkvist 2013 published by Kehrer Heidelberg Verlag Ocean Beach is a photographic project that Douglas Ljungkvist (b. 1965, Gothenburg, Sweden, resides in Brooklyn, NY) initiated in 2009. The original intent of Ocean Beach was to investigate a region located in the midst of a 200 mile stretch of the barrier island located off... Continue Reading →
Copyright Andrew G. Smith 2013 self-published with Smith's imprint bymyiAndrew G. Smith’s industrial subject, the industrial infrastructure and operations of an active steel mill, is not the usual genre to attract a photographer. Nevertheless the intricate complexity of these industrial landscapes has earlier attracted the like of Edward Weston, Ansel Adams and recent contemporaries as... Continue Reading →
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