Category: Books

  • Success Stories: Jennifer Shaw

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    I’m excited to share the publication of Jennifer Shaw’s first monograph, Hurricane Story, published by Chin Music Press. I’ve been a fan of Jennifer’s work for some time and in particular, this series that takes us through an experience that was life changing in so many ways. Her unique photographic approach to simultaneously experiencing Hurricane…

  • Part 2: Thoughts on Photobooks 2011

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    In my previous post, I outlined some specific thoughts related to the Photography Book Now competition as it enters it’s 4th year. There’s $25k up for grabs for the best in self-published photography books. Beyond that, I hinted at the “extremely rich moment” we are witnessing in the history of photography and books. Unparalleled resources…

  • photo-eye | Interviews: Michael Schmelling

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    Interviews: Michael Schmelling Atlanta by Michael Schmelling. Chronicle Books, 2010. There has been a lot of buzz around New York based photographer Michael Schmelling… Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2011/05/interviews-michael-schmelling.html its easy to see why Atlanta has garnered so much attention; not only is it a detailed view into the Georgia city’s hip hop scene, the work transcends audiences,…

  • Erwitt and De Keyzer release iPad books

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    I love the emergence of photo books on the iPad. Perhaps what these apps do best is make difficult

  • photo-eye Book Reviews: Publish Your Photography Book

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    photo-eye Book Reviews: Publish Your Photography Book Publish Your Photography Book , By Himes & Swanson . Published by Princeton Architectural Press, 2011. Publish Your Photography Boo… Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2011/05/photo-eye-book-reviews-publish-your.html Two of the most well-known names in photography book publishing and promotion have joined their considerable forces in a new book about publishing photography, called simply…

  • This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

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    By today’s standards David Carol is an “Old School” photographer. He shoots only Tri-X film using Leicas and Hasselblad rangefinders. His film is hand developed in Rodinal and printed on fiber based paper using a point source enlarger. David will show examples of his work and discuss his career and how he approaches taking pictures.…

  • David Goldblatt wins Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award

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    South African photographer David Goldblatt has won, with co-author Ivan Vladislavic, the 2011 Kraszna-Krausz Best Photography Book Award for his exploration of Johannesburg over 60 years Link: David Goldblatt wins Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award – British Journal of Photography

  • Gore, Ex-Apple Engineers Team Up to Blow Up the Book

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    That’s the idea behind Push Pop Press, a digital creation tool made by ex-Apple engineers who are about to blow up the concept of the book — with some help from Al Gore, who sits on Apple’s board of directors. Developed by former Apple employees Mike Matas and Kimon Tsinteris, Push Pop Press will be…

  • photo-eye Book Reviews: Hong Kong Inside Outside

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    photo-eye Book Reviews: Hong Kong Inside Outside Hong Kong Inside Outside , Photographs by Michael Wolf . Published by Asia One Books/Peperoni Books, 2009. Hong Kong Inside Outside … Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2011/04/photo-eye-book-reviews-hong-kong-inside.html I must admit, Michael Wolf’s two-volume portrayal of urban planning run amok had me running in circles for a while. I was stymied by…

  • Empire Torn Asunder (9 Photos)

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    From 1994 to 2002, Robert Capa Gold Medal recipient Bruce Haley traversed the former Soviet Bloc, photographing war-torn settlements, disfigured industrial sites, and rural landscapes and isolated villages seemingly frozen in time. He combined this disparate subject matter, shot in both 35mm and panoramic formats, in his new monograph, Sunder Link: Empire Torn Asunder (9…

  • Photogs Crowd-Sourcing a Global Map of Photo Book Stores

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    Photographer Matt Johnson and designer Wayne Ford, who operate the Web site Photo Book Club, have be

  • photo-eye Book Reviews: War Is Only Half the Story, Vol. 3

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    War Is Only Half the Story, Vol. 3, Photographs by Louie Palu, Asim Rafiqui, Rodrigo Abd, Andrea Bru

  • Films by Paul Graham

    Films by Paul Graham

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    Films by Paul Graham The debate years ago on whether film was “better” than digital ruffled a lot of feathers. The old guard held tight to their precious rolls… Link: http://5b4.blogspot.com/2011/03/films-by-paul-graham.html Paul Graham’s newest book from Mack books Films is an homage to that basic component of grain which is not so easily mimicked by…

  • Interview: Magnum Photographer Publishes Photobook for iPad

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    Interview: Magnum Photographer Publishes Photobook for iPad In 2009, Magnum Photographer Christopher Anderson released his beautiful photobook, Capitolio, capturing the tumultuous upheavals of Caracas, Venezuela under Hugo Chavez. Less than two years later,… via THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS | A PRO PHOTO & VIDEO BLOG: http://arcrental.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/interview-magnum-photographer-publishes-photobook-for-ipad/ In 2009, Magnum Photographer Christopher Anderson released his beautiful photobook, Capitolio,…

  • Publishing Your Photography Book

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    Publishing Your Photography Book – A Photo Editor Jonathan Blaustein speaks with Darius Himes and Mary Virginia Swanson about their new book. In my experience, every photographer would like a book of his or her work. It’s a given, like the misery of next month’s tax deadline. Whether we’re talking about via A Photo Editor: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2011/03/30/publishing-your-photography-book/…

  • Simon Wheatley's Time of Grime

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    Duckrabbit called it the “hottest photobook to be published in the UK in 2010,” while Magnum photographer Chris Steele-Perkins argued it was “a significant document of life in modern Britain that should continue to have significance long after the moments of its making.” Link: Simon Wheatley’s Time of Grime – British Journal of Photography

  • Photobook Tourney

    Photobook Tourney

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    Photobook Tourney March Madness is upon us again, which means it’s time for another photography tournament. This year’s tourney will work along the same mode… Link: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2011/03/photobook-tourney.html I’ve chosen 64 books from Andrew Roth’s Book of 101 Books: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century. Most but not all titles have been translated into English.…

  • Conscientious Extended | Conversations about Photobooks: Raymond Meeks

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    If one wants to think of photobook making as a spectrum, at one end, there are commercial publishers. At the other end, there are artists literally making their own books: Printing the pages, binding them etc. Raymond Meeks has produced a variety of such artist books, and I approached him to talk about those. Link:…

  • East of a New Eden

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    Guy Lane reviews East of a New Eden, a book by Alban Kakulya and Yann Mingard looking at the new eastern borders of the EU. Link: East of a New Eden

  • Conscientious Extended | Conversations about Photobooks: Alice Rose George

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    Sometimes a photographer will come to me with a box of prints, and I just keep looking at the pictures until I start understanding what the core is. It’s like the pictures ask me to pull them together in a certain way. A form begins. I love working with the photographer, I certainly think the…