The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright Andrew G. Smith 2013 self-published with Smith's imprint bymyiAndrew G. Smith’s industrial subject, the industrial infrastructure and operations of an active steel mill, is not the usual genre to attract a photographer. Nevertheless the intricate complexity of these industrial landscapes has earlier attracted the like of Edward Weston, Ansel Adams and recent contemporaries as... Continue Reading →
Photographs copyright the estate of W. Eugene Smith 2013 co-published by University of Texas Press, Austin & Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona W. Eugene Smith’s The Big Book is a very interesting and unusual three volume set that includes a two volume facsimile of the maquette (book dummy) developed by Smith in 1960... Continue Reading →
Pine Lake, copyright 2013 artist photobook by Douglas Stockdale I recently arranged with photo-eye (Santa Fe, NM) book store to sell the last copies of the edition for my Pine Lake artist photobook. I believe that in publisher's terms that when all copies are now in the hands of the bookstores that I am officially... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
untitled (LA Art Book Fair, January 2014) copyright 2014 Douglas Stockdale Last year I was pretty stoked when it was announced that the NY Art Book Fair would be making a Left Coast appearance. And it was pretty nice event with my only big complaint was the crappy lighting made very difficult to examine most... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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