The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright 2012 Lise Sarfati published by Twin Palms Publishers A few years ago while in Paris I made a visit to one of my favorite used photobook stores on the rue de L’anceinne Comedie and while talking with the owner, Clement, I asked his recommendations for French photobooks which might be under the radar. One of the... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2013 Brian Griffin published by Editions Bessard At first, the cover image was vexing; why an individual might be photographed with his head “cut-off”? Then serendipity in the timing of my recent review of the Tall Poppy Syndrome by Amy Stein and Stacy Arezou Mehrfar. This individual represents a successful business leader, thus he is a... Continue Reading →
copyright Douglas Stockdale I am honored to be among those who are the ten on-line curators for the 10 x 10 American Photobooks exhibition. There are another ten curators who are selecting the photobooks for the reading room exhibition, which will preview in NYC next month (May 3-5), then move to Braddock PA for the... Continue Reading →
Copyright Bernhard Fuchs 2009 published by Koenig Books In Bernhard Fuchs Roads and Paths, the vacant roads and byways of a rural region of Austria create lyrical metaphors for various aspects of life’s journey. Fuchs creates a sense of ambiguity at the moment of exposure; whereas the viewer is not certain if they are looking... Continue Reading →
Copyright Nick Brandt 2010 published by Big Life Editions This photobook is a sublime compilation of Nick Brandt’s two earlier published photobooks, On This Earth and A Shadow Falls. This book containing 90 photographs selected from the first two books. What seems to be missing in this new book are photographs of the animals in the... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2009 Emmet Gowin, Steidl First Edition I first have to admit that I did not acquire this Emmet Gowin Steidl edition book until 2011 while I was attending the Gowin exhibition at Le BAL (Paris, FR). I had been aware of this book and a number of the now iconic Gowin photographs that are... Continue Reading →
copyright the estate of Arnold Newman published 2013 Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas Press, Austin Arnold Newman (b. 1918 NYC – 2006) is known for his numerous iconic and environmental photographic portraits that include Ed Ruscha (1985), Duane Michals (1986), Man Ray (1948), Andy Warhol (1973), Roy Lichtenstein (1976) and of course his almost... Continue Reading →
Copyright Jeff Alu 2012 published by Zero+ Publishing Jeff Alu’s book title Surrealities aptly implies that he is attempting to investigate aspects of surrealism, in which the art work may have qualities that feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur. Surrealism also looked to the analysis of dreams as a source of... Continue Reading →
Photographs copyright 2012 Pietro Mattioli published by Kodoji Press What might things look like in the dead of night as revealed in the brief moment of a camera flash? This is perhaps one of many questions that Mattioli poses to the viewer in his recent “Two Thousand Light Years from Home”. Objects are illuminated in the... Continue Reading →
Photographs copyright of the various photographers What I sometimes find useful to help me understand the thinking and concepts behind the photobooks I collect and write about here, are the occasional books that attempt to explore or describe the conceptual ideas of the photographer. Thus I wanted to share three books that have been sitting... Continue Reading →
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