The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Review by Steve Harp · How to begin thinking about Johannes Groht’s 2025 monograph Insight Grindel? Two words which immediately come to mind are beautiful and enticing. I hope to be more substantive in my following comments, but there is no question that this is a captivating volume. Its size (app 7” x 9 ¼”)... Continue Reading →
Review by Steve Harp · Due Occhi, the title of Johannes Groht’s new monograph, can be translated from Italian as “two eyes.” Before considering some of the associations triggered (to use Groht’s term from the artist’s insert included in the review copy), we might first pause to consider the “newness” of the book. Published in 2020, the book (again... Continue Reading →
Welcome to our 32nd Issue • As the month of November draws to a close, we begin our holiday season with the start of Hanukkah and our staff picks for our list of "Interesting Artist and PhotoBooks for 2021." I think that this list is diverse as ever and it is not meant to be the "Best" photobooks for the year (although many... Continue Reading →
Review by Steve Harp • When I was younger and traveled more frequently, some of my favorite places to photograph in foreign countries were grocery stores. The items on the shelves - daily staples of life - were recognizable but different: packaging, the numbering units for pricing and size, the product names. They were uncanny in the sense... Continue Reading →
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