Category: Books

  • AMERICANSUBURB X: THEORY: "William Eggleston – Introduction to The Democratic Forest (1989)"

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    The Democratic Forest, a most remarkable and beautiful book, is what is even rarer, and original one. Consisting entirely of the eloquent photographs of the American photographer William Eggleston, it begins as an autobiography might, with a setting for a life. Link: AMERICANSUBURB X: THEORY: “William Eggleston – Introduction to The Democratic Forest (1989)”

  • Announcing the DMU Book: Save 10, The Lightbox Collection | Thomas Hawk

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    Last night the Deleteme Uncensored group on Flickr published our first group book together, Save 10, The Lightbox Collection. The 80 page 8×10 landscape format photography book features 75 photographic plates by 40 different DMU photographers. Link: Announcing the DMU Book: Save 10, The Lightbox Collection | Thomas Hawk Digital Connection

  • How should photobook CONSUMPTION evolve in the next decade? | RESOLVE

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    Here are a few of their predictions for what it might be like to look through a photobook in ten years Link: How should photobook CONSUMPTION evolve in the next decade? | RESOLVE — the liveBooks photo blog

  • 5B4: Allowing Flowers by Alec Soth

    5B4: Allowing Flowers by Alec Soth

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    Allowing Flowers by Alec Soth With the economic crisis and the toll on the housing market we saw and heard hundreds of stories about families facing foreclosure, evicti… Link: http://5b4.blogspot.com/2010/01/allowing-flowers-by-alec-soth.html Alec has teamed up with a Minnesota-based non-profit housing developer called CommonBond Communities with the goal of providing 4000 affordable apartments and townhouses to needy…

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – Like Lipstick Traces

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    another offering from Dokument and Hello Press… Like Lipstick Traces is a coffee-table collection of 600 polaroids taken specifically for this project over the course of two years by 13 mostly European graffiti artists. Link: Juxtapoz Magazine –

  • 5B4: Sanatorium by Rob Hornstra & Arnold van Bruggen

    5B4: Sanatorium by Rob Hornstra & Arnold van Bruggen

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    Sanatorium by Rob Hornstra & Arnold van Bruggen Due to my general laziness after the holidays I see that Andrew Phelps, the fine photographer and blogger of the booksite Buffet , has be… Link: http://5b4.blogspot.com/2009/12/sanatorium-by-rob-hornstra-arnold-van.html Due to my general laziness after the holidays I see that Andrew Phelps, the fine photographer and blogger of the…

  • Jim Goldberg – Open See « The PhotoBook

    Jim Goldberg – Open See « The PhotoBook

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    Jim Goldberg – Open See   Copyright Jim Goldberg 2009 courtesy Steidl Reviewing Jim Goldberg’s photobook Open See, published this year by Steidl, it may be initially a stretch to think of this body of work coming fro… via PhotoBook Journal: http://thephotobook.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/jim-goldberg-open-see/ Reviewing Jim Goldberg’s photobook Open See, published this year by Steidl, it may…

  • SUPERFICIALsnapshots: Just the Facts:Zine 4 for Sale

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    Superficial Snapshots Zine 4: Can You Hear Me Now? [ full color, 55 pages, all photographs shot with iPhone] Link: SUPERFICIALsnapshots: Just the Facts:Zine 4 for Sale

  • Harry Cock – Omstreken « The PhotoBook

    Harry Cock – Omstreken « The PhotoBook

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    Harry Cock – Omstreken Copyright Harry Cock 2006, courtesy Stichting Fotografie Noorderlicht Omstreken (Environs) is the title for the twenty-five year retrospective of Dutch photojournalist Harry Cock. The Dutch word is… via PhotoBook Journal: http://thephotobook.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/harry-cock-omstreken/ Omstreken (Environs) is the title for the twenty-five year retrospective of Dutch photojournalist Harry Cock. The Dutch word is used to indicate the area…

  • Simon Roberts video excerpt: the beauty of photobooks – lens culture

    Simon Roberts video excerpt: the beauty of photobooks – lens culture

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    LensCulture – Contemporary Photography Discover and share the best in contemporary photography via LensCulture: http://www.lensculture.com/webloglc/mt_files/archives/2009/12/beauty-of-photobooks.html For the second installment of Lens Culture’s new video interview series, “Conversations with Photographers”, I spoke at length with British photographer Simon Roberts about his work, and in particular about his two remarkable photobooks, Motherland and We English.

  • Book of the Year: ‘Riley & His Story’ by Monica Haller « LITTLE BROWN MUSHROOM BLOG

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    From the Library: Riley and His Story from Little Brown Mushroom on Vimeo. via: Book of the Year: ‘Riley & His Story’ by Monica Haller « LITTLE BROWN MUSHROOM BLOG

  • Something old, something new: 2009's best photography books | guardian.co.uk

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    Something old, something new: 2009’s best photography books | Sean O’Hagan Sean O’Hagan picks his favourite photography books– from reissues of classic editions to a stunning collection of mobile-phone snaps via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/dec/28/photography-books-2009 From reissues of classic editions to an eye-opening collection of mobile-phone snaps, photography books in 2009 captured a medium in flux.…

  • 'Footnotes in Gaza,' Written and Illustrated by Joe Sacco – NYTimes.com

    'Footnotes in Gaza,' Written and Illustrated by Joe Sacco – NYTimes.com

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    ‘They Planted Hatred in Our Hearts’ Joe Sacco’s account of mass killings of Palestinians in 1956 impressively combines graphic artistry and investigative reporting. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/books/review/Cockburn-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Joe Sacco will find readers for “Footnotes in Gaza” far into the future because of the unique format and style of his comic-book narrative. He stands alone as a reporter-cartoonist…

  • 12 Hot Thoughts on the Future of Photobooks | RESOLVE

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    Since FlakPhoto’s Andy Adams and I put out our call for posts on the Future of Photobooks a few weeks ago, more than 40 bloggers have shared their insights. You can find them all in our original post, plus lots of additional comments, and two new posts, about DIY book printers and the Future of…

  • Alec Soth’s Top 10 Photobooks of 2009 « LITTLE BROWN MUSHROOM BLOG

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    Alec Soth’s Top 10 Photobooks of 2009 You and Me and the Art of Give and Take by Allen Ruppersberg (Santa Monica Museum of Art) Holy information overload. One of the coolest exhibition catalogues I’ve ever seen. Greater Atlanta by Mark… via LITTLE BROWN MUSHROOM BLOG: http://littlebrownmushroom.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/alec-soth’s-top-10-photobooks-of-2009/

  • photo-eye | Magazine — Portraits of Silence

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    On the surface, the subjects of Hisashi Shimizu’s book Portraits of Silence are soldiers who perished during the Iraq conflict, indirect portraits developed from the perspective of the soldier’s parents. But Portraits of Silence is also about the desire to maintain the memory of a beloved, and the fight to keep a tangible presence of…

  • Christmas roundup: photography books | The Guardian

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    Christmas roundup: photography books | Books review Prudence Hone’s roundup of photography books via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/dec/12/photography-books-christmas-roundup-review Massimo Vitali comments in Photo-wisdom: Master Photographers on Their Art edited by Lewis Blackwell (Chronicle, £35): “The fact that everybody is taking pictures today is interesting and not a problem for me. People can take their pictures, but…

  • Asian Crossroads in Africa – Lens

    Asian Crossroads in Africa – Lens

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    Showcase: Asian Crossroads in Africa The book, “China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing’s Expansion in Africa,” documents the more than 500,000 people from China who have immigrated to Africa. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/showcase-91/ As many as 500,000 Chinese have immigrated to Africa, lured by its oil, copper, uranium, wood and other natural resources. Many…

  • More thoughts on photo books – Conscientious

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    I do think, however, that over the past few years the quality aspect of photo books has also been taken an extreme, which sometimes makes it seem as if photo books are some sort of fetish. If I had the choice between Alec Soth’s newpaper and a Karl Lagerfeld book printed by Steidl, it’s obvious…

  • Future of Photobooks? « The PhotoBook

    Future of Photobooks? « The PhotoBook

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    Future of Photobooks? Andy Adams of Flak Photo contacted me a couple of days ago to participate in a discussion about the future of photobooks. Seems that this discussion is a spin off of a brief article posted by Joerg… via PhotoBook Journal: http://thephotobook.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/future-of-photobooks/ First, what is the purpose of a photobook and how might that change in 10…