The Contemporary Photobook Magazine
Copyright Hiroshi Watanabe 2014 co-published by Daylight Books and Tosei-sha Publishing Co., Ltd First I need to declare that I may be a tad bit biased in my photobook review as I was one of the text editors for this book. Hiroshi Watanabe’s (b. Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 1951, currently resides in Los Angeles since 1975)... Continue Reading →
Copyright Laia Abril 2014 Published by Dewi Lewis Laia Abril (b. 1986 Barcelona, Spain, currently resides in NYC and Barcelona) continues to develop narratives that probe identity issues for women. In The Epilogue, she expands on her earlier photographic project Thinspiration, a self-published zine investigating a pro-anorexia community, essentially women and girls, with obsessive eating disorders... Continue Reading →
Copyright Hiroshi Watanabe 2002, self-published This is another in my series of reviews of Limited Edition photobooks. This limited edition book and print set was self-published by Hiroshi Watanabe using early Print-on-Demand (POD) services available at that time in Japan. The title of the book coincided with his L.A. photographic exhibition of the same name... Continue Reading →
Copyright Max Sher 2013 published by Treemedia A Remote Barely Audible Evening Waltz (English translation of the Russian title) is Sher’s first book and an investigation of memory and personal experiences; concurrently evokes mystery and nostalgia. A delightful semi-fictional story based on appropriating vernacular photographs that narrate a poignant story of Sher’s making, set in... Continue Reading →
Pine Lake copyright 2013 Douglas Stockdale self-published Limited Edition Artist Book I am very thrilled to announce the publication of my hand-made artist book Pine Lake. Thus post is not intended to be a book review, as I need to let others provide more objective assessments. This is just a blatant self promotion. Pine Lake... Continue Reading →
copyright Matias Costa 2012 published by LENS School of Visual Arts (Madrid) Matias Costa’s The Family Project is the first of a series of Boken books published by LENS School of Visual Arts located in Madrid, Spain. Costa is investigating personal memory and identity, and for his own story, framed within the context of immigration.... Continue Reading →
Copyright Douglas Stockdale 2008, self published. This aftermath project explores my on-going series; memory and its preservation. Hardcover book with dust jacket, one photograph plate per page spread with captions on the facing page. This book is out of print and now sold out. Best regards
Copyright Torbjorn Rodland 2012 published by MACK This is the fifth book published by Torbjorn Rodland and previously I have only the opportunity to quickly browse his books, thus this is my first time to spend an extended duration with one. I can state that my first conclusion supports those earlier quick reads, this books... Continue Reading →
Copyright Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison 2000 published by Twin Palms Publishers Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison’s photobook The Architect’s Brother is a beautiful enigma. The book is composed of eight sections that were developed over a span of seven years (1993 – 2000). The sections are sequenced serially, The Architect’s Brother (1993 – 1994), Cardboard Sky... Continue Reading →
Copyright 2009 Keith Carter, published by University of Texas Press In his 2009 photobook Fireflies, Keith Carter takes the reader on a delightful photographic journey investigating childhood fantasies. These are ambiguous and mysterious images, which are perhaps stories that are about every-child. Carter taps into the childhood emotions of joy and elation. Later as an... Continue Reading →
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