The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright Mariken Wessels 2010 courtesy Alauda Publications Mariken Wessels has again created another interesting and complex narrative based on found photographs in conjunction with borrowed memories for her photobook Queen Ann. P.S. Belly cut off. Wessels’s earlier book, which was re-published by Alauda Publications, Elisabeth – I want to eat, was an investigation into the dichotomy between... Continue Reading →
Copyright Mona Kuhn 2009 courtesy Steidl It has taken me a little longer to review Native, the third of the Kuhn titles published by Steidl (Photographs, 2004, and Evidence, 2007) as I am intrigued by her photographic books. I very interested in acquiring and reviewing her earlier work to place this book into a broader context.... Continue Reading →
Swann Galleries Important Photobooks and Photographs catalog - May 19, 2011 For photobook collectors, the annual Swann Galleries PhotoBook auction in NYC is quickly approaching. Their illustrated catalog in and of itself is a wonderful collection of trivia, information and a pulse on the relative value of the photobooks that you are sitting in your library. The catalog is inclusive of both... Continue Reading →
Copyright Stefan Vanthuyne 2010 published by Art Paper Editions courtesy of the artist I must admit, the first photobook by the Belgium photographer Stefan Vanthuyne is very cryptic, with only a quotation from Oscar Wilde to provide any hint of guidance. His color photographs depict a combination of medium distance landscapes intermingled amongst portraits of people. The landscapes are... Continue Reading →
Copyright Mariken Wessels 2010 courtesy Alauda Publications In 2008 Mariken Wessels self-published her small print edition photobook Elisabeth - I want to eat. This book then went on to win the Silver Medal For Books at the 2009 FotoFrafia, The Festival Internazionale di Roma. Last year, Esther Krop and Alauda Publications re-issued Elisabeth - I want to eat, which is the book that I am discussing... Continue Reading →
Thanks to Harvey Benge, I have the following photobook Amsterdam Art/Book Fair press release to share: The first Amsterdam Art/Book Fair (AA/BF) will take place the 14 & 15 of May 2011, presenting a high end international selection of art publications. The fair aims to reflect on the emerging practices and new development in art, through a... Continue Reading →
Review by Douglas Stockdale • I recently received another self-published photobook by the prolific photographer and photobook publisher, Havery Benge, titled Sri Lanka Diary, February 2011. This book is the latest in his “Diary” series and results from his recent visit to Sri Lanka earlier this year. The color photographs appear to be detailed and created in documentary in style,... Continue Reading →
Copyright Darius Himes & Mary Virginia Swanson 2011 courtesy Princeton Architectural Press I had started to acquire the quarterly photo-eye Booklist (no longer in publication) founded and edited by Darius Himes after he and Mary Virginia Swanson were already well into their series of articles regarding the ins and outs of publishing a photobook. The back articles were... Continue Reading →
Pierre Bessard, copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale I first became aware of the Parisian photographer, Pierre Bessard, when I had the opportunity to review his photobook, Wuhan Boiler Company Workers, an intriguing industrial landscape photobook sponsored by a Chinese company, Wuhan Boiler Company Workers. I will have to admit, I was initially very skeptical about a “company... Continue Reading →
Copyright the various artists 2010 courtesy DieNacht I had the opportunity to review a recent edition (#8) of DieNacht magazine, a nice compact magazine out of Trier, Germany with the accompanying text in both English and German (Deutsch). The magazine is issued twice a year by the tireless efforts of Calin Kruse, who is all things rolled into one; publisher, designer,... Continue Reading →
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