Photographs Copyright 2016 Kenneth Josephson Photographer: Kenneth Josephson (born Detroit, MI, resides IL, USA) Publisher: University of Texas, Austin (USA) Essays: Gerry Badger and Lynne Warren Text: English Hardcover book with dust jacket, sewn binding, four-color lithography, includes List of Plates, Chronology, Exhibition History & listing of Collections, printed in China Photobook designer: not stated Notes: This thick, retrospective monograph... Continue Reading →
Judging – Photobook Independent submissions
2016 Photobook Independent judging panel As I announced last month, I was added to the judging panel as a photobook specialist for the Photobook Independent book competition. The judging occurred yesterday up in Los Angeles and it was an interesting event as well as a pretty daunting task in my opinion. I can not really... Continue Reading →
Sara J. Winston – Homesick
Copyright 2015 Sara J. Winston Photographer: Sara J. Winston (born & resides New York, USA) Publisher: Zatara Press (USA) Short Story: Ani Katz Text: English Stiffcover book with Wire-O binding with fold back covers, four-color lithography, printed in Richmond, VA (USA) Photobook designer: Sara J. Winston & Andrew Fedynak Notes: Winston’s book title hints at a state of mind and... Continue Reading →
The Aftermath Project – WAR is Only Half the Story – Volume VIII
Copyright 2015 the photographers Photographers: Philippe Dudouit (Switzerland), Olga Ingurazova (Russia), Luca Locatelli (Italy), Diana Markossian (USA), Javad Parsa (Iran) Publisher: The Aftermath Project (USA) Essays: Sara Terry and the photographers Text: English Stiff-cover book with hand stamp, sewn binding with hand applied butcher tape on the spine, four-color lithography, printed in the United States Photobook designer:... Continue Reading →
Tim Richmond – Last Best Hiding Place
Copyright 2015 Tim Richmond Photographer: Tim Richmond (born England, resides Somerset, UK) Publisher: Kehrer Verlag (Germany) Essay: Jorg Colberg Text: English Hardcover book, sewn binding, four-color lithography, printed in Germany Photobook designer: Mark Tappin (London) Notes: Richmond’s opening one-line statement summarizes his body of work; “Places, like people, can seem alone, filled with melancholy”. As an English photographer, he investigates... Continue Reading →
Ron Jude – Lago
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 Competition update: I have been added to the judging panel
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 →
Ralph Gibson – Political Abstraction
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 →
Published Photobook Competition announced
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 →
Alessandra Kila – Calabria Upon Return
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 →