The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Editorial by Hans Hickerson · Have you ever noticed how many photobooks there are? Most you can’t find in bookstores, even some that specialize in photography. But go to any book fair and you can see hundreds of photobooks, many of which you haven’t heard of. One reason you might not have heard of them... Continue Reading →
This Thinking About Photography showcase (publishing, Summer 2025) starts with three independent small presses, Void (Greece), Fraglich Publishing (Austria) and Immaterial Books (IL, USA) that have made the discovery of new talent an essential part of their missions - even helping to grow regional publishing. Then we have a hybrid, RedFoxPress (Ireland) - a partnership... Continue Reading →
Hans Hickerson, current Co-Editor of the PhotoBook Journal, will take over the helm of the magazine from retiring Editor Gerhard (Gerry) Clausing, who will stay on in a less-active role. Hickerson says that he looks forward to continuing the current mission of the PhotoBook Journal as established by founder and Editor Emeritus, Douglas Stockdale. Hans... Continue Reading →
Review by Lee Halvorsen · This photo book is delightful and fun…a trip back in time at the author’s side where we meet the author’s father, his mother and look through the eyes of a 22-year-old artist at the world around him. Hickerson brings to life 105 black & white images from 1978-1979…a significant time... Continue Reading →
Review by Hans Hickerson · Lynn Alleva Lilley’s photobook The Nest rewards careful as well as casual looking. A finely observed and lovingly chronicled portrait of the woods near her home in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 98 photographs it builds up overlapping layers of detail, form, relationship, and metaphorical resonance. Like the photographs of other artists who... Continue Reading →
Guest Review by Bill Edwards • Hans Hickerson’s Transgressions playfully leads the viewer through a visually engaging journey through timeless images that the artist photographed between 1979 and 1982. The photographs are delicately cut into a merged cacophony of ideas as well as moments in time. These images challenge the viewer with an editor’s touch... Continue Reading →
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