The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright Bertil Nilsson 2011 published by Canalside Books When I attend a circus performance with my family, I find that I rapidly become very overwhelmed by the brilliant and dazzling colors of the performers clothes, sets and background, the high energy of the performances and the very intense lighting that commands my attention. The performances... Continue Reading →
Libros de Fotografia - photobook commentary copyright Tomás de Teresa I recent added Tomás de Teresa's photobook commentary blog to my sidebar for future reference. This is the first photobook commentary blog that I have become aware of that the text is in Spanish. Tomás de Teresa resides in Spain and is one of those hardworking guys... Continue Reading →
Copyright of the photographers 2010 & courtesy of Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA), published by Modernbook Editions The museum of Photographic Arts had a thematic exhibition in 2010, which resulted in the catalog book published by Modernbook Editions, Streetwise, Masters of 60s Photography. The curators have selected eight photographers whose photographic intent might have been influenced by Robert Frank... Continue Reading →
Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin & H. Woods McLaughlin copyright 2010 self-published The Color of Hay; The Peasants of Maramures is a self-published book and a collaborative project between a photographer and writer, who are also a wife and husband team. The resulting thick book is a blending of photographs and words to narrate their story about a... Continue Reading →
Alec Soth 2011 copyright - published by Edizioni Punctum What do you have when you mix a Midwestern American Photographer, a Nineteenth Century English Poet, a prominent Italian city and a French titled poem = Alec Soth’s La Belle Dame Sans Merci (a.k.a. LBDSM) Earlier this year Soth resided in Rome to complete a commission for the tenth... Continue Reading →
copyright Chris Crites 2011 courtesy Ampersand Gallery and Fine Books I have noted recently that of the many types of ephemera that seem to be cherished are the police mug shots, which either intentionality or intentionality, capture the subjects at their worst. Chris Crites has accumulated a wonderful collection of vintage mug shots, transferred the image... Continue Reading →
Copyright John Ryan Brukaker 2011 courtesy Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books Strange Cities, the recent photobook collaboration between the every wandering John Ryan Brubaker and Ampersand Galley and Fine Books (Portland,OR) is a recasting of the “stranger in a strange land” genre, set in Vietnam. We experience the journey of a photographer-flaneur, who, utilizing a documentary style, investigates... Continue Reading →
Photographs 2011 copyright of the various photographers Most of the photobooks that I review on this blog are usually authored by a single photographer who investigates a concept in relative depth. Other than featuring a photographic magazine that I feel warrants attention, I tend to avoid photobooks that attempt to investigate a thematic subject explored by a large... Continue Reading →
Copyright Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre 2010 courtesy of Steidl Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre have assembled an exquisite photographic collection of urban debris. Like modern-day archeologist, they have found a contemporary and abandoned ruin, of which they have the luxury to document the discarded remnants. The framing of their subject has strong aesthetic and graphic undertones, with... Continue Reading →
Susan Burnstine copyright 2011 courtesy of the artist, published by Edizioni Charta Susan Burnstine’s first photobook, Within Shadows, is an accumulation of interpretive photographs defined by three themes, titled “On Waking Dreams”, “Between” and “Flight”, which in turn are derived from her dreams and nightmares. As such, it is an autobiographic oeuvre that traces its... Continue Reading →
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