The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright 2015 Ron Jude Photographer: Ron Jude (born Los Angeles, resides Eugene, OR, USA) Publisher: MACK (London) There are no essays, pagination or captions Text: English Hardcover book with embossed and printed linen cover, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed in Germany by Optimal Media Photobook designer: Ron Jude with Grégoire Pujade-Lauraine Notes: Although not stated in Ron Jude’s... Continue Reading →
PhotoBook Independent. I am very honored, as well as excited, to announce that I have been added to the judging panel for the PhotoBook Independent phototographic book competition! So how cool is that? I will be joining Rudi Bianchi (photographic collector), Marissa Caichiolo (Curator and Executive Director, Building Bridges Art Exchange), Chris Davis (Publisher, Fabrik... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2014 Ralph Gibson Photographer: Ralph Gibson (born Los Angeles, resides NYC, USA) Publisher: Lustrum Press (USA) (Distributed: University of Texas Press, Austin) Essays: Ralph Gibson Text: English Hardcover book with dust cover, sewn binding, four-color lithography Photobook designer: not stated Notes: This is Gibson’s first stated foray into digital photography and the book is also meant to be an... Continue Reading →
Recently announced Left Coast photobook competition, this one is for photobooks that have been published and the winners need to be available for sale during PhotoBook Independent at the end of April in Los Angeles. Details are as follows, and if you have a published photobook, then check it out. By the way, there does... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2015 Alessandra Kila Photographer: Alessandra Kila (born Reggio di Calabria, IT, resides: London UK) Publisher: Paper Tiger Books (London) Poems: Alessandra Kila Text: English Stiff-cover book with French folds and elastic strap closure, loose binding, concertina insert four-color off-set, printed in UK by Jigsaw Colour in a numbered addition of 300 Photobook designer: Laura Braun Notes: Kila’s investigating... Continue Reading →
American Dream Copyright 2011 Agnieszka Rayss Photographer: Agnieszka Rayss (born, resides Poland) Publisher: Foundation Photography Institute Pro Fotografia (Poland) Essays: Agnieszka Rayss Text: English Hardcover book, linen cover with foil stamping, page marker, sewn binding, four-color lithography Photobook designer: Ania Nalecka (Tapir Book Design) Notes: When I was asked by the editor of Emaho magazine to become the “American”... Continue Reading →
Dust Copyright 2013 Michele Cera Photographer: Michele Cera (born Bari, resides Rome, IT) Publisher: Kehrer Verlag (Germany) A conversation between Michele Cera and Francesco Zanot Text: English Hardcover book with tipped in image, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed in Germany Photobook designer: Vincenzo Schiraldi Notes: Cera’s urban landscapes provide a lonely setting for his subjects who frequently have their eyes... Continue Reading →
Marcin Grabowiecki - babie lato (Indian Summer) Copyright 2013 Photographer: Marcin Grabowiecki (born Gliwice, resides Warsaw, PL) Published: Muzuem in Gliwicach with Czytelnai Sztuki (Poland) Essay: Marcin Grabowiecki Text: English & Polish Stiff cover book, embossed cover, stab-sewn binding & string closure, edition of 300, four-color lithography, printed in Poland Photobook designer: Marcin Grabowiecki Notes: The subject... Continue Reading →
The LA Art Book Fair will again be at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA and will be another delightful maze of rooms with amazing displays of photobook and zines. This event has always been punctuated with some wonderful finds for me. From Printed Matter: Printed Matter presents the fourth annual LA Art Book Fair, from... Continue Reading →
Malformed - Forgotten Brains of the Texas Mental Hospital Copyright 2014 Adam Voorhes Photographer: Adam Voorhes (born San Jose, CA, resides Austin, TX, USA) Publisher: powerhouse Books (USA) Essay: Alex Hannaford Text: English Hardcover book with dust jacket, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed in China Photobook designer: DJ Stout & Stu Taylor (TX) Notes: I obtained this book due... Continue Reading →
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