The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright Stefan Vanthuyne 2010 published by Art Paper Editions courtesy of the artist I must admit, the first photobook by the Belgium photographer Stefan Vanthuyne is very cryptic, with only a quotation from Oscar Wilde to provide any hint of guidance. His color photographs depict a combination of medium distance landscapes intermingled amongst portraits of people. The landscapes are... Continue Reading →
Copyright Mariken Wessels 2010 courtesy Alauda Publications In 2008 Mariken Wessels self-published her small print edition photobook Elisabeth - I want to eat. This book then went on to win the Silver Medal For Books at the 2009 FotoFrafia, The Festival Internazionale di Roma. Last year, Esther Krop and Alauda Publications re-issued Elisabeth - I want to eat, which is the book that I am discussing... Continue Reading →
Copyright the various artists 2010 courtesy DieNacht I had the opportunity to review a recent edition (#8) of DieNacht magazine, a nice compact magazine out of Trier, Germany with the accompanying text in both English and German (Deutsch). The magazine is issued twice a year by the tireless efforts of Calin Kruse, who is all things rolled into one; publisher, designer,... Continue Reading →
Copyright Camille Hervouet 2010 courtesy Poursuite Editions What does happen when you go home again? There are usually the lingering memories of youth, but how do these memories mesh with the realities of the present day? In Geographie Intime (English translation: Intimate Geography), Camille Hervouet, who now lives in Nantes, returns to explore and investigate the geography of... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2010 Valeria Cherchi courtesy AAlphabet Libri Valeria Cherchi is providing a short and relatively dark narrative about a house that is inhabited by two individuals who do not appear to be connecting with each other. Her two subjects for this photobook are a young man and a young woman and the building tension between... Continue Reading →
Copyright Todd Hido, Marianne Mueller, Alec Soth, Abner Nolan 2008 (2009) courtesy TBW Books and photo-eye TBW Books is providing selected photographers with a unifying theme for an annual publication of four books co-published as a set. For the Subscription Series #2, the four photographic artists, Marianne Mueller, Noon, Todd Hido, Ohio, Alec Soth, Sheep, and... Continue Reading →
Copyright Laurent Chardon 2010 Courtesy Les éditions Poursuite Laurent Chardon stated that as young man he was fascinated by the photographs of Mongolia and in the winter of 2002, he had an opportunity to investigate the memories of his youth, as well as the current culture. It may not have been the experience that he had... Continue Reading →
Benjamin Diguerher copyright 2011 Douglas Stockdale Yesterday evening was the Editions Poursuite book signing event at Le Bal (Paris), part of a weekly book signing event that Sebastian Arthur Hau, Director of Le Bal Books, is hosting at his bookshop and exhibition gallery. It was a nice occasion and I had the opportunity to meet two of the... Continue Reading →
Copyright Teller 2010 courtesy of Trolley Ltd I have the nice opportunity to review Issue #1 of the new magazine out of Great Britain published by Trolley Books, the editorial brainstorm of Katherine Hunt and Ruby Russel. This stiffcover magazine is a wonderful read. From the publisher is this overview: Teller, a magazine of stories. Stories told... Continue Reading →
Copyright Andrej Krementschouk 2009 courtesy Kehrer Verlag In the Thomas Wolfe book, aptly titled You Can’t Go Home Again, in which the title comes from the finale of the novel when protagonist George Webber realizes, "You can't go back home to your family, back home to your childhood ... back home to a young man's... Continue Reading →
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