The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright Graciela Iturbide 2008, courtesy Edizioni Punctum It is always interesting for me to compare how two photobook publishers manage the design and layout of the same photographer’s body of work. In this case, it is the publication of Garciela Iturbide’s bathroom of Frida Kahlo by ROSEGALLERY titled El Bano de Frida Kahlo and Edizioni... Continue Reading →
Copyright Noriko Takazawa 2009 courtesy Farewell Books Noriko Takazawa’s recent book (booklet), Sensation, published by Farwell, provides only the one word title to create a context to understand this body of photographs. Thinking that I knew the meaning of the word and what it might signify, I did a quick sanity check; Sensation, meaning “a... Continue Reading →
Copyright Rob Hornstra 2008 courtesy of Rob Hornstra In 2008 Rob Hornstra successfully self published his photobook 101 Billionaires, which was well received and the first edition was sold out in early 2009. Economic fate dealt Hornstra a very nice lead-in for his slightly revised second edition. The world’s economic crisis in 2009 substantially reduced... Continue Reading →
Copyright John Duncan 2008 courtesy John Duncan and Photoworks/Belfast Exposed Photography/ Steidl In John Duncan’s latest book, Bonfires, we see that he is continuing to investigate the urban environment being built around his native region of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It is a region that is in flux, with acute memories of adversity, turmoil and... Continue Reading →
Photo-eye News Blast: Welcome to the Best Photobooks of 2009. Continuing where photo-eye left off last year, they've expanded this long photo-eye tradition to include top 10 photobook lists from a group of prominent photographers, bookmakers, editors, publishers and critics (NOTE: This wonderful list includes yours truly, Douglas Stockdale this year!). Below you'll find a... Continue Reading →
By Douglas Stockdale - At one point in her life, Amanda was living in two different cultural landscapes, San Francisco, California (telephone area code 415) while she was working on her MFA at San Francisco Art Institute and her home in Quebec, Canada (telephone area code 514). These are two very different geographical locations on... Continue Reading →
Copyright Walter Iooss 2008 courtesy Time Inc. Home Entertainment Walter Iooss started making his mark in sports photography in the 1960’s capturing the dynamic pulse and intensity of many of American’s iconic sports events; football, basketball, golf, boxing and baseball. As a staff photographer at Sports Illustrated, he has over 300 covers on this renown... Continue Reading →
As another twist on the current discussions about the Future of PhotoBooks, another new venue (okay, Blog) is sprouting wings, a joint venture between blogsters Hester Keijser of mrs. deane & Jorg Colberg of Conscientous for a blog dedicated to aiding the distribution of dyi books & zines for sale, titled The Independent Photo Book. I am not sure how this will play... Continue Reading →
I just wanted to provide a very quick update on the ongoing crowd-sourcing discussion about the Future of PhotoBooks being moderated by Miki Johnson on the Resolve blog, in which I provided my thoughts about The Future of PhotoBooks. I have provided a follow-up on The PhotoBook for the Innovative PhotoBooks for 2009 that I reviewed. To date on the... Continue Reading →
I recently received a news flash from the used book portal AbeBooks regarding the three most expensive photobooks sold through them in 2009, which are impressive sales figures: 1. Sumo by Helmut Newton - $10,867 Limited edition of 10,000 and this copy is signed by the German-born fashion photographer. This massive photography book measures 20 x 28... Continue Reading →
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