The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright of Martin Schoeller, courtesy of Pond Press and Ace Galleries There is no doubt that the photographs in Martin Schoeller's book Female Bodybuilders published by Pond Press in2008 have a graphic impact. The large format color photographs are printed in a large size book, (10 3/4" x 13)" and there are few missing details of the women in the photographs. This... Continue Reading →
Photographer Lee Friedlander copyright 2008 published by Radius Books Lee Friedlander: New Mexico was published concurrently by Radius Books with the Friedlander exhibition at the Andrew Smith Gallery Santa Fe, NM in the Fall of 2008. Thus in one sense this book can be viewed as one heck of a great catalog. Usually I defer to the end of the review... Continue Reading →
Photographer Virginia Beahan copyright 2009, courtesy of Pond Press & Joseph Bellows Gallery Virginia Beahan's new book Cuba, Singing with Bright Tears, Pond Press became available in April 2009 is a big breathtakingly beautiful book that takes full advantage of Beahan's large format photographs. Her landscapes photographs are a delight to read with a tonal palette that reminds me of the seminal Joel Meyerowitz's... Continue Reading →
Humble Arts has published at the end of 2008 an informative softcover publication, Collectors Guide to Emerging Art Photography. This is by no means inclusive of all of the emerging fine art photographers, but it does provide an interesting selection of many photographers who are starting to create a presence. This 10 1/4 x 13" softcover, 180 page book... Continue Reading →
Photographer: 2008 copyright Michael Lundgren, courtesy Radius Books Michael Lundgren's natural landscape photographs in his book Transfigurations published in 2008 by Radius Books are not what you might expect of this genre of photography. It is a very cerebral set of images that examine the American Southwest landscape. His photographs are more in line with the New Topographics concept of a direct recording... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Henry Horenstein copyright 2008 courtesy Pond Press Henry Horenstein recently published book Animalia from Pond Press might also be viewed as a "best of photographs" from three of his previously published books, "Creatures", "Canine" and "Aquatics". These delicate and interesting photographs are brought together in a wonderfully duo-tone printed book over 90 pages with a cloth hardcover and a... Continue Reading →
I had the opportunity to acquire an advance copy of Bertrand Fleuret's soon to be published photographic book Landmassess and Railways at photo la earlier this month. This is a limited edition (100 each) of a schaden.com imprint of the J&L 2009 Edition, which has a unique hardcover cover. I find that this book very fascinating on many levels. It is... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Alexey Titarenko copyright 2003 courtesy Nailya Alexander Gallery One of the benefits of providing book reviews at the beginning of year is that there are very few new publication releases at this time of year and a big leeway to discuss previously published books. One such opportunity is a review of Alexey Titarenko's Photographs published... Continue Reading →
Photographs 2008 copyright of Lauren Victoria Burke This is another Print on Demand (POD) that has been published at the end of 2008 immediately after the election of Barack Obama by Lauren Burke Birth of a Statesman - Barack Obama. Where as TheGuardian's A Message For Obama was a global collaboration of a broad spectrum of photographers Burke's... Continue Reading →
All photographs copyright of the photographers courtesy of TheGuardian I had essentially stated a couple of days ago here, that with the advent of the Print on Demand (POD) book we can have a book in print almost 10 days after an event has occurred. With the recent election of Barrack Obama as President of the United... Continue Reading →
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