Copyright Clint Woodside 2013 published by Deadbeat Club press (#07) Woodside’s subject is cars found in Southern California which have some protective cover placed over them. The car cover has a dual role, protect the car from the natural elements, in Southern California that is predominately the sun, as well as being a deterrent to... Continue Reading →
Paul Seawright – Volunteer
Copyright Paul Seawright 2013 published by Artist Photo Books Paul Seawright’s earlier photographic work provides the conceptual foundation for this photobook. In his Sectarian Murder, 1988 he photographed the sites of sectarian murders around Belfast and removed reference to the victim's religion. By depoliticizing the violence, Seawright focuses on the extensive civilian losses that occurred... Continue Reading →
Ed Templeton – Random & Pointless
copyright Ed Templeton 2014 published by Deadbeat Club (#19) Ed Templeton’s recent photobook Random & Pointless is a intriguing narrative about youth, just hanging out and experiencing life as it rolls by. The mash-up of black & white and color street photographs appear Random, as evidenced by the inclusion of various contact sheets, as the... Continue Reading →
Patrick Hogan – Still
Copyright 2012 Patrick Hogan, self-published Still is a splendid, intriguing photobook, which has been photographed and designed by Patrick Hogan as more of an emotional read. Perhaps similar in experience as listening to a song with a repetition of the melodies. As the title implies, quiet and intimate moments are captured while creating a place... Continue Reading →
Brassaii – Paris Nocturne
Copyright the estate of Brassaii, 2013 published by Thanes & Hudson Ltd London As a photobook collector as well as a photographer, I am drawn to certain photobooks. Perhaps it’s the subject, such that photographs that investigated the built landscapes, although in this case with Brassaii’s nocturne photographs, predominantly created in the 1930’s (and the... Continue Reading →
10 x 10 American Photobooks exhibition catalog
copyright the various photographers & writers, 2013, Published by 10 x 10 American Photobooks & bookdummypress Exhibition and catalog was also in association with the International Center of Photography Library, Photobook Facebook Group & Tokyo Institute of Photography This is an exhibition catalog for a photobook exhibition that was organized by Matthew Carson, Russet Lederman &... Continue Reading →
Leon Kirchlechner – Nowhere
copyright Leon Kirchlechner 2013 published jointly by Der Grief & dienacht Publishing Nowhere is an intriguing collection of tightly framed landscape photographs. The location(s) of these landscapes is ambiguous and undefined, thus they are of an unknown place, essentially nowhere. In a number of photographs, Kirchlechner captures a translucent object that is suspended within the... Continue Reading →
MoPA – Staking Claim: A California Invitational
Copyright 2013 various artists published by Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA A brief shout-out about a contemporary exhibition catalog that was released by MoPA (Museum of Photographic Arts) earlier (Fall, 2013) this year concurrent with its second exhibition of it's trennial series of the same name. Of additional interest to me were the... Continue Reading →
Mateusz Sarello – Swell
Copyright Mateusz Sarello 2013 published by Instytut Kultury Wizualnej After receiving Mateuszu Sarello’s photobook Swell, I was immediately struck by the many possibilities being offered up by his book’s ingenious and well executed design that metaphorically works with Sarello's photographic. This has resulted in a beautifully conceived and photographed book. Very simply, his is a story... Continue Reading →
Carolyn Drake – Two Rivers
Copyright Carolyn Drake 2013 self-published Carolyn Drake has self-published a very interesting book this year, titled Two Rivers. This excellent and creative book has garnered a number of insightful reviews that discuss this body of work much better than I, so I am going to defer to others as to how this book came to... Continue Reading →