The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright 2015 Julia Borissova Artist: Julia Borissova (born Talinn, Estonia & resides in St Petersburg, RU) Published & copyright: 2015 Publisher: self-published artist book, edition size: 100, each signed and numbered Text: English Hardcover book with embossed cover, thread-stitched binding, four-color lithography includes 6 transparent pages and multiple collage (glued- in) pages, printed & bound in... Continue Reading →
Gytis Skudzinskas, copyright 2014, self-published limited edition (edition size: 99) artist book I must admit I really enjoy serendipity. When I am contemplating a photobook concept to explore only then to receive an artist’s photobook exploration of a almost the same concept is very weird. Such is the case of Gytis Skudzinskas’s artist book Albumas... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2014 Paula McCartney Published by Silas Finch Paula McCartney (b. 1971, Pittsburgh, PA & currently residing in Minneapolis, MN) has chosen a familiar subject for her photobook A Field Guide to Snow and Ice, a natural manifestation occurring frequently during the cold and chilly winters of Minnesota. For those who live in the northern... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2014 Bryan Schutmaat & Ashlyn Davis, Published by Silas Finch Islands of the Blest is a collaboration by an American photographer and artist, Bryan Schutmaat (b. 1983 Houston, Texas, currently resides in Austin, Texas), and an American writer, Ashlyn Davis (b. 1986 Port Arthur, Texas, currently resides in Austin, Texas) constructing a historical narrative... Continue Reading →
Printed Matter's (2015) LA Art Book Fair This coming weekend on the Left Coast is what is becoming an annual event; Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair which will take place again at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. As I have written about the past (2014) LA Art Book Fairs taking place at MOCA, this... Continue Reading →
Copyright Julia Borissova 2014, self-published (with Limited Edition slip cover) I am intrigued by Julia Borissova’ s (b. Tallinn, Estonia and lives in St. Petersburg, Russia) recent concept that led to her self-published photobook Running to the Edge, with the way that history and memory is perceived through images. Using found Black & White photographs,... Continue Reading →
Copyright Max Sher 2013 published by Treemedia A Remote Barely Audible Evening Waltz (English translation of the Russian title) is Sher’s first book and an investigation of memory and personal experiences; concurrently evokes mystery and nostalgia. A delightful semi-fictional story based on appropriating vernacular photographs that narrate a poignant story of Sher’s making, set in... Continue Reading →
Pine Lake copyright 2013 Douglas Stockdale self-published Limited Edition Artist Book I am very thrilled to announce the publication of my hand-made artist book Pine Lake. Thus post is not intended to be a book review, as I need to let others provide more objective assessments. This is just a blatant self promotion. Pine Lake... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2012 Meme Bartels published by Sequence Publishers (Amsterdam) When I received Meme Bartels first publication, mononchrome, it was difficult to sort out, is this presentation a book, a collection of booklets & bits or as Bartels has stated; an exhibition in a box? Each component of this collection is intended to provide a unique... Continue Reading →
PhotoBook Journal 