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 →
Review by Lee Halvorsen • The physical form of the book is art and brings a tactile dimension to Michele’s visual story. The cover is dark green, heavy paper die cut with five circles of different sizes. The circles in the cover create a pinhole effect on the gray print of the next page’s introduction,... Continue Reading →
Review by Rudy Vega · Ulf Lundin’s Pictures of a Family first premiered as an exhibition in 1997. Fast forward to 2024, and Pictures of a Family is realized as a photo book. Consisting of 124 pages, of which 66 are photographs (64 color and 2 black and white), it’s an interesting look at photography... Continue Reading →
Review by Rudy Vega · Mark Alice Durant’s Summer of the White Fox, and After is a deeply personal and reflective memoir that interweaves themes of nature, illness, loss, and the passage of time. Written during a tumultuous period in Durant’s life, the book follows his encounters with a mysterious white fox, a severe health... Continue Reading →
Review by Hans Hickerson · A zine before there were zines, Lewis Baltz’ Nevada is also a print portfolio of the book’s 15 photographs. It was published in 1978 by Baltz’ gallery, Castelli Graphics, and was presumably intended as a marketing tool for the 600 8” X 10” prints that Baltz produced for the project... Continue Reading →
Review by Melanie Chapman · In this social media saturated era we live in, it seems impossible to escape the vertical visual plague that is filter-enhanced influencers posing and pouting for selfies. Thus, it is a genuinely wonder-filled experience to be in the presence of another fine publication of Belgian photographer Harry Gruyaert’s sublime images.... Continue Reading →
Review by Hans Hickerson ∙ No, A Visit With Magritte has not been re-released. It was last published in 2010 by Steidl and my copy is the Matrix edition from 1981. I wanted to review it because I wondered if other photobook fans are aware of it and because it was such a revelation to... Continue Reading →
Review by Hans Hickerson ∙ Sap in Their Veins offers portraits of loggers as well as their personal narratives. Photographer David Paul Bayles was able to document loggers as an insider, as he himself spent four seasons working in the woods with logging crews. Looking at and reading the book we develop a better understanding... Continue Reading →
We are very pleased that six reviews dealing with photography and resistance are featured as a part of Ann Mitchell’s Winter Showcase, THINKING ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY, just published: https://www.thinkingaboutphotography.com/photobook-resistance Mitchell writes, "the photographers in this showcase are giving voice to those who have been silenced. They celebrate lives and cultures that persist despite outside forces to... Continue Reading →
Review by Rudy Vega · Andrew Ward’s Sofas, Los Angeles is more than just a photobook—it’s a witty, poignant, and visually rich love letter to Los Angeles, told through the discarded sofas that populate its streets. This cloth-bound volume spans 280 pages, of which 260 are devoted to lush, color photographs, and with each plate... Continue Reading →
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