The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Every Building on the Sunset Strip copyright 1966 Ed Ruscha Currently OCMA (Orange County Museum of Art) is exhibiting Pop Art Design and included are a few works by Ed Ruscha, but probably the most interesting to those who enjoy photobooks is a very long display of Ed Ruscha’s 1966 Every Building on the Sunset Strip.... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Barbara Kyne (born Hoboken, NJ; resides Oakland, CA) Publisher: Self-published, © 2015 Essay: “On Contemplation and Perception” by Barbara Kyne Text: English Stiff cover book with 32 pages, not numbered; 10 duotone photographs; 8.75 x 7.25". Marketed by Norfolk Press and by the photographer. Photobook Designer: Yon Sim Notes: By Fire is... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2014 Young-hwan Choi Photographer: Young-hwan Choi (born & resides in Seoul, South Korea) Self-Published (South Korea) Essays: Young-hwan Choi, Dong-sun Jin, Sang-yong Shim Text: Korean & English Stiffcover book with tipped in image, perfect binding, four-color lithography, printed by Photonet in South Korea Photobook designer: Photonet, South Korea Notes: Choi’s self-published photobook BABEL is a tall, thin collection... Continue Reading →
LACP Introduction to Photo Book Design, photo Douglas Stockdale The early-bird registration discount of 20% for my Introduction to Photo Book Design workshop that I will be leading next April over two weekends will be ending midnight this Saturday, December 17th. This creative workshop is sponsored by Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP). So if... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2016 Kenneth O’Halloran Photographer: Kenneth O’Halloran (born Corofin, Country Clare, resides Dublin, Ireland) Self-published (Ireland) Essay: Presidential Announcement speech, 2015 Text: English Hardcover book with printed belly-band, sewn binding, four-color lithography, edition of 500, printed by Mirex, Gdansk (Poland) Photobook designer: Mac & Ken Notes: This documentary style project occurred in Los Angles on Hollywood Boulevard in the summer... Continue Reading →
Photographer: Alex Van Gelder (residing Paris, France) Publisher: Thames & Hudson, New York, NY, © 2015 Essays: Foreword by Hans Ulrich Obrist: “Ever Louise” / Introduction by Alex Van Gelder Text: English Hardcover book with 112 pages, not numbered; 81 color photographs without captions; sewn binding; cloth cover with dust jacket, printed and bound in... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2014 Arion Gabor Kudasz Photographer: Arion Gabor Kudasz (born, Hungary and resides in Budapest) Publisher: Magyar Fotografusok Haza Nonprofit Kft (Hungary) Essays: Arion Gabor Kudasz, Gabriella Uhl, Emese Kudasz Text: Hungarian, English Stiffcover book, sewn naked binding, four-color lithography, printed in Budapest, with poster Photobook designer: Nora Demeczky Notes: A complex and layered personal photographic project that investigates... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2016 Julia Borissova Artist: Julia Borissova (born Talinn, Estonia, resides St. Petersburg, RU) Self-published by the artist, signed and numbered edition of 100 Essays: Julia Borissova, Alexander Fokin Text: English Hardcover book, hand-sewn naked binding, digital printing in Russia Photobook designer: Julia Borissova Notes: Julia Borissova in her recent artist book, Dimitry, investigates the Russian Tsar Dimitry... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2016 Susan Burnstine Photographer: Susan Burnstine (b. Chicago, IL & resides Los Angeles, CA, USA) Publisher: Damiani Editore (Italy) Essays: Text by Del Zogg, Chantel Paul, Susan Burnstine Text: English Hardcover book, sewn binding, four-color lithography, Biography, printed in Italy Photobook designer: Masumi Shibata Notes: Susan Burnstine’s second photobook Absence of Being is a collection of... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2016 Alejandro Cartagena Photographer: Alejandro Cartagena (born Dominican Republic, resides Mexico) Archive images: Fototeca de Nuevo Leon Publisher: Newwer Essays: Ximena Peredo, Gonzalo Ortega Text: English and Spanish Stiffcover book with printed slip cover, naked-sewn binding, printed insert, four-color lithography, printed in Spain Photobook designer: Alejandro Cartagena & Fernando Gallegos Notes: Rivers of Power is Alejandro... Continue Reading →
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