The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
My Medium Photo workshop, Developing a Creative Book, due to the COVID-19 pandemic has taken some interesting twists and turns. I think we have now sorted everything out and this workshop is back on track to start later this September. Initially this was going to be a four-day hands-on workshop with everyone participating together in... Continue Reading →
I am excited to be providing another book development workshop in conjunction with Medium Photo in San Diego, CA, Developing a Creative Book workshop over four days, March, 19–22, 2020. There is a slight change for this workshop from last year extending it to four days. All of the great feedback from those who have previously... Continue Reading →
I have the pleasure to be the first to formally announce the first Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) photobook competition. I may have a little insider knowledge of this new book event as I am one of the two book judges (Gerhard Clausing, Associate Editor, PhotoBook Journal being the other), helped design the competition... Continue Reading →
Introduction to Photo Book Design workshop Los Angeles Center for Photography Next month, October 7th and 14th, I will be repeating my popular two-day workshop in conjunction with the Los Angeles Center for Photograph (LACP). This workshop focuses on the fundamental development of a book; understanding the artists intent and how that then translates into a book object... Continue Reading →
LES (Lower East Side) Foto Book Fair LOCATION Foley Gallery 59 Orchard Street New York, New York 10002 HOURS July 21 | 11am - 7pm July 22 | 12pm - 6pm
Acid-Free LA Art Book Market, Blum & Poe 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale This past weekend, May 4-6th, 2018 was the first Acid-Free LA Art Book Market held at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, near the Culver City Art District. This is a new left coast art book event that occurred this weekend here in Southern... Continue Reading →
Photo Book Pop-up exhibition, Palos Verdes Art Center, February 2018 copyright photos by Karen Schuenemann As was previously announced, I gave a curatorial talk about Photo Books as Art for the Photographic and Digital Art (PADA) group of the Palos Verdes Art Center (PVAC) at their facility last week. I had intended to highlight just the... Continue Reading →
Book dummy #2, Middle Ground, copyright 2018 Douglas Stockdale For those on the left coast next week, I am very happy to be speaking on "PhotoBooks as Art" for the Photographic and Digital Artist Group (PADA) at the Palos Verdes Art Center (PVAC) on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 7 pm. For non-members there is a... Continue Reading →
For 2018 it was just announced that there will not be a LA Art Book Fair, which is some sad at the end of the year news for the left coast. This has a been a popular event in LA, extremely well attended and a fair that is notable for its diverse publications for sale. I... Continue Reading →
Author and Principal Photographer: Douglas Stockdale (born Butler, PA; resides Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) Publisher: Self-published; first edition, first printing of 400; copyright © 2017 Text: English Stiff-cover saddle-stitched book of 40 numbered pages with 14 images on several types of paper; 7.5x9 inches; full-color digital lithography, printed by Dual Graphics, Brea, California; $19.95 plus shipping... Continue Reading →
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