This morning, I received a nice comment about this blog from Rob Haggart, who writes the always informative APhotoEditor. nice. I have been reluctant to self-promote my book reviews until I had what I thought was sufficient content, but now I believe that I am at that point. So if you appreciate my book reviews and want to help promote the... Continue Reading →
Bernd & Hilla Becher – Basic Forms
Copyright 2009 Bernd und (and) Hilla Becher courtesy Schrimer/Mosel Verlag After reviewing the catalog for the Becher's exhibition at Museo Morandi, I found that I wanted to further explore Bernd and Hilla's photographic body of work. Thus I acquired this book, Basic Forms of Industrial Buildings, published by Schrimer/Mosel Verlag in conjunction with the Becher's Hasselblad Award in... Continue Reading →
Todd Oldham – Bedrock City
© 2008 Todd Oldham Studio - Courtesy of http://www.ammobooks.com Driving along US Interstate 40 across the Western U.S., I might have seen the signs announcing the opportunity to visit Bedrock City and my thoughts would have drifted off to one of the many Flintstones cartoons I enjoyed as a child. Or perhaps you had a car load of kids driving along this same endless stretch of road, and... Continue Reading →
Christie’s London PhotoBook Auction
Having mentioned Swann Auction Galleries Photo/Literature May auction that is occuring in a couple of days, I also need to post a reminder that Christie's is having their Photo Book auction in London on May 19, 2009. There are 192 lots, and a wide range of books as well as book estimates. From a quick review, there appears... Continue Reading →
Swann’s PhotoBook May auction
I just received the catalog for the Swann Auction Galleries May 14th Photographic Literature & Fine Photographs auction that will occur on May 14, 2009 in NYC. As always, it provides a pulse on the "collectibility" of photobooks. I have already provided some details on the photobook gem of this auction, a complete set of the Edward... Continue Reading →
Edward S. Curtis complete volume at Swann Auction Galleries
Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian, Being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska. Volumes 1-20 The photographic book(s) that will be the center piece at the May 14, 2009 Swann Auction Galleries is going to be lot 11 going up for bid at 10:30 AM, a complete volume... Continue Reading →
A Book’s Printed Page
Of the various components that make up of a fine art photographic book, the one that does not seem to be discussed as much is the quality of the printed page. I think that there a number of reasons for that, including the assumption that if the book is being printed by offset presses, such as a Heidelberg, that the printing quality... Continue Reading →
Jeffery Ladd on PhotoBook collecting
Interesting post, with a ton of comments by Jeffery Ladd for his two year anniversary reviewing photobooks on his Sb4, which is linked up here. And reserve some time before attempting to read all of the comments, there were over a 100 I think at last count. I could not make it though the entire list tonight. Meanwhile, I have been a... Continue Reading →
Photolucida Critical Mass publications
One of potential opportunities of participating in Photolucida's Critical Mass juried event is becoming published, as the top three photographers will be rewarded with a book. For the person who scores the highest, their book will be in hardcover, not softcover. All of the books are the same size of 8 1/2 x 10", although... Continue Reading →
Photography.Book.Now call for entries
Beth Dow "In the Garden" 2008 Photography.Book.Now Grand Prize Winner The 2009 Photography.Book.Now self-publishing book competition is now open, with more information here. The lead book juriest for this will Darius Himes, co-founder of Radius Books, who was a judge in the 2008 competition. The grand prize will be again, $25,000.00, which is probably why there... Continue Reading →
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