The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright Aperture, 1973 From time to time, I will be digging deep in my photobook library to retrieve photobooks that I think may be relevant. The caveat to this statement is that the photobook is relevant for what ever reasons I choose. In this case, I am reading and preparing a review of the J.... Continue Reading →
Copyright Stan Gaz 2009, courtesy Princeton Architectural Press Meteorites and their impact on Earth are probably not something we ponder much about, but it is the subject of Stan Gaz’s photobook, Sites of Impact; Meteorite Craters Around the World. Meteorite craters are sites that provide physical evidence that immense celestial bodies have hurled into our... Continue Reading →
Copyright the artists, 2009, courtesy The Aftermath Project Volume two (II) of the Aftermath Project: War is Only Half the Story is a compilation of five photographic projects that deal with the consequences of violence and war. The five photographers are Kathryn Cook, Natela Grigalashvili, Tinka Dietz, Pep Bonet and Christine Fenzl. These five are... Continue Reading →
Copyright Marco Delogu 2008, Contrasto Books, courtesy Marco Delogu A photobook is usually considered as a whole and greater than any of its individual parts, so it is unusually for me to find a pivotal photography in the middle of a book and decide that this is where I want to start my review. But first to establish... Continue Reading →
Copyright Kevin McCollister, an ifpub book, courtesy the artist Kevin McCollister is a poetic flaneur wandering the dimly lit streets of Los Angeles, with these visual poems assembled in his recent book East of West LA. In his Los Angeles walk-abouts, he subjects range from the many bridges, taco stands, hotels, buildings and details of architectural... Continue Reading →
Copyright of Edward Burtynsky, 2009 courtesy of Steidl and photo-eye Edward Burtynsky’s impressive book Oil is exquisite with an environmentally difficult narrative, portrayed with mesmerizing details in sublimely beautiful photographs. Oil begins beautifully framing the oil production technology and immense supporting infrastructure with large, detailed and sweeping landscape photographs. Burtynsky utilizes his saturated color landscape... Continue Reading →
Copyright the artists, 2010, courtesy Shane Lavalette and Lay Flat The second edition of Lay Flat, edited and published by Shane Lavalette, is titled Meta, with Guest Editor Michael Buhler-Rose. The intent, as stated by Shane, brings together a selection of contemporary artists whose photographs are conceptually engaged with the history, conventions and materiality of... Continue Reading →
Copyright of the artists, George Eastman House and Center for Creative Photograph 2009 courtesy Steidl In 1975 at the George Eastman House an exhibition was curated by William Jenkins, assisted by Joe Deal, on what was then evolving as the new (urban) landscape photograph, titled New Topographics; Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape. You could argue that what now... Continue Reading →
Copyright Pierre Bessard 2009 courtesy of the artist When I received the note from Pierre Bessard regarding his "Corporate" photobook, I was intrigued that his subject was an industrial landscape of a specific facility in China. I was even more impressed with this photobook after I unwrapped it. This was not only a very handsome linen wrapped hardcover book, but... Continue Reading →
Copyright Ed Ruscha 2008 published by Steidl I have been aware of Ed Rucha’s self-published photographic books for many, many years, but due to very small production runs and subsequent rarity, these books have been very elusive. It was a pleasure to find this retrospective catalog providing a broad selection of the interior images from... Continue Reading →
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