The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Photographs copyright Florian Van Roekel self-published, first edition 2010, second edition 2012 Of the photobooks I selected for the theme of “Work” for 2012 Fotografia di Roma’s photobook exhibition, “How Terry Likes his Coffee; A Photo Odyssey into Office Life” by Florian van Roekel resonates the strongest with me as it relates to my day... Continue Reading →
Copyright Chris Coekin 2011 published by Walkout Books The background story on the industrial setting for Chris Coekin’s The Altogeher is a UK factory that began manufacturing copper wire over one hundred and fifty years ago in 1834. Recently the factory was shut down in conjunction with the laying-off of all the employees. Coekin has... Continue Reading →
photographs copyright 2012 Ron Jude, published by MACK On the surface, this photobook is Ron Jude’s narrative about the work and identity of an animal trapper near Lick Creek, Somewhere in the Western United States. The story that slowly emerges is an investigation into cultural and environmental change and the resulting conflict between old traditions... Continue Reading →
Photographs copyright 2012 Lorenzo Formicola Lina Pallotta (author of ) I just received a couple of photographs from Lina Pallotta which were taken by Lorenzo Formicola during the opening of my photobook exhibition at Fotografia in Rome last month. Lina is the author of Piedras Negras which I had selected for this exhibition and is my Ace on-the-floor... Continue Reading →
copyright the various photographers Please join me for one evening this month as I share a pop-up photobook exhibition of the vast majority of the photobooks that are currently included in my exhibition at FotoGrafia Festival Internazionale in Rome Italy, which explores the theme of "work". I will provide a short introduction about my selection... Continue Reading →
photograph copyright 2012 Marc Prust Thanks to Marc Prust, I have my first look at the FotoGrafia di Roma photobook exhibition. Very nice! Regretfully due to a change in travel plans, I was unable to attend the grand opening of Fotografia di Roma last week. Looking at this photograph by Marc I can see that... Continue Reading →
Photographs copyright of the artists The concept that the XI FotoGrafia di Roma is intent on exploring is the theme of "Work". Likewise as curator of the photobook exhibition, I am also interesting in broadly interpreting this theme. I am also intrigued with the idea that a photobook is a physical product of a photographer's... Continue Reading →
Copyright Charlotte Dumas 2011 published by FantomBooks The animal portrait photographs by Charlotte Dumas for her photobook Al Lavoro! (At Work!) are of dogs at their places of “work." The book investigates how might “work” be defined for an animal, as surely we can speculate that these dogs might not define this “work” in the... Continue Reading →
Copyright Christian Patterson 2011 published by MACK This photobook is Christian Patterson’s retelling of the murder spree of a psychopath, Charles Starkweather, and his young girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, that occurred in late 1958 and early 1959. As elegantly described by Luc Sante “(Patterson) followed Starkweather and Fugate’s trail, visiting all the places where they... Continue Reading →
Copyright Michal Chelbin 2010 published by Twin Palms Publishers Wrestling is a sport requiring intense exertion with direct and intimate contact between two opponents. This is not the wrestling entertainment common to late night television, but an athletic sport that harkens back to the first Olympic Games conducted in Greece. Two individuals grapple together, each... Continue Reading →
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