The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright Paula McCartney 2010 Princeton Architectural Press courtesy of the artist I must admit when I first saw the first announcement for Paula McCartney’s photobook Bird Watching, it drew a long yawn. I mean, OMG what were the photobook publishers thinking? When I later learned that Darius Himes had written the Afterword, I started to reconsider... Continue Reading →
Copyright Simon Roberts 2009, courtesy of Chris Boot Ltd & Simon Roberts When I first became aware of Simon Roberts photobook project that would eventually develop into We English, I was very intrigued by the concept, his past photographic work in Russia, and what he was attempting to investigate in his own homeland. And probably... Continue Reading →
I just received the following photobook update for Paris Photo about a new venue, Offprint. Offprint is being initiated by Yannick Bouillis in reaction to a preceived lack of meeting places for the diversity of practice in the field of photography. Offprint is a project space for contemporary photography and a book fair for independent publishers.... Continue Reading →
Copyright Mathieu Lambert 2010 published by French fourch (photographers co-op) Mathieu Lambert in the title of his DIY photobook, Fake Tales of America, provides what seems to be a very straight forward way to read his book in that he is taking us on an imaginary journey. That the photographs may appear that they were photographed... Continue Reading →
Clement Kauter copyright Douglas Stockdale 2010 Sometimes things don't always go as planned, but then when least expected, some unexpected and wonderful events unfold. Early this evening I thought I would walk down to the Seine, and since it was a little bit cool for a Paris late summer afternoon, I decided to bring my windbreaker, which thank... Continue Reading →
Copyright John Bartelstone 2009 courtesy powerHouse Books The area known as The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a massive 300 acres located on the waterfront adjacent to New York City. The U.S. Navy acquired the first property in 1801, constructing the first dry dock in 1851 and eventually decommissioning the site in 1966. This property was... Continue Reading →
Catherine Ledner – Glamour Dogs 2009 courtesy Chronicle Books I had been anticipating Catherine Ledner’s latest photobook Glamour Dogs after having a glimpse of her earlier exhibition photographs of wild animals. For this photobook, Glamour Dogs, her subject is a large group of dog breeds using a similar stylistic portrait formula as her earlier wild animal... Continue Reading →
By Douglas Stockdale • Memory is a very tricky thing. Sometimes it just seems that the things that you want to forget are somehow stuck between your eyebrows regardless of what you attempt to do to forget them. Other times, there are those memories you cherish and never want to lose, and the more you... Continue Reading →
Copyright Gautheir Sibillat, courtesy Poursuite Editions In its earliest conception, a book was an assembly of sheets, usually in a packet, folder or other device that could hold them together. Subsequently the practice of publishing a book was to bind the sheets together to improve storage conditions, maintain an orderly progression of the pages and... Continue Reading →
Copyright FotoBuch Festival and photographers Earlier I had written about the 3rd International FotoBuch Festival in Kassel, Germany and I have subsequently acquired the three catalogs for the three annual events. The photobooks that are highlighted in each year's catalog were nominated by prominent international (photography) professionals and shown in an exhibition. The books are presented in the catalog, including their... Continue Reading →
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