Category: Books

  • From pictorialism to Provoke: the most extensive history of Japanese photobooks – The Eye of Photography

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    Link: The Japanese Photobook, 1912 – 1990, published by Steidl and edited by Manfred Heiting, illustrates the development of photography as seen in photo publications in Japan—from the time of influence of European and American pictorialism, the German Bauhaus and Imperial military propaganda, to the complete collapse and destruction of the country in 1945. Then followed a new…

  • Pictures — How to Make Them – Vantage – Medium

    Pictures — How to Make Them – Vantage – Medium

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    Pictures — How to Make Them Chapter One (excerpt) via Medium: https://kennethjarecke.medium.com/pictures-how-to-make-them-f9bb5a9e87b2 Kenneth Jarecke’s new book, Pictures — How to Make Them will be available on a chapter-by-chapter basis on iTunes. Below is an excerpt from the first chapter.

  • Marvin E. Newman’s Spellbinding “City of Lights” – Feature Shoot

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    Marvin E. Newman’s Spellbinding “City of Lights” Broadway, 1954. Feast Of San Gennaro, Little Italy, New York, 1952. Coney Island, 1953 Now in his 89th year, American photographer Marvin E. Newman is receiving his due as one… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2017/09/marvin-e-newmans-spellbinding-city-of-lights/ Now in his 89th year, American photographer Marvin E. Newman is receiving his due…

  • A photographer’s five-year odyssey chasing personal demons resulted in this darkly poetic book – The Washington Post

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    Perspective | A photographer’s five-year odyssey chasing personal demons resulted in this darkly poetic book Photographer Sebastian Van Malleghem’s personal journey through Scandinavia via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/09/08/a-photographers-five-year-odyssey-chasing-personal-demons-resulted-in-this-darkly-poetic-book/ Sebastien Van Malleghem’s forthcoming book, ‘Nordic Noir’ is the result of a five-year odyssey traveling through Scandinavia. Van Malleghem’s work has always examined the darker edges of life.…

  • Susan Meiselas: On the Frontline – The Eye of Photography

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    Link: In On the Frontline, her new book published by Aperture, influential photographer Susan Meiselas provides an insightful personal commentary on the trajectory of her career—on her ideas and processes, and her decisions as a photographer. Applying a sociological training to the practice of witness journalism, she compares her process to that of an archaeologist,…

  • In Brazil’s Favelas, Caught Between Police and Gangsters – The New York Times

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    Link: There is a cold, grim precision to the title of João Pina’s book “46750.” The figure refers to neither a postal code nor money saved. It represents murders in Rio de Janeiro in the decade from 2007 to 2016.

  • How to Photograph Eternity – The New York Times

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    How to Photograph Eternity (Published 2018) In his photographs of East London, Chris Dorley-Brown achieves the near-impossible: marrying past, present, and future in a single frame. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/magazine/how-to-photograph-eternity.html There’s something not quite right about the photographs in Chris Dorley-Brown’s book “The Corners” (published by Hoxton Mini Press). The scenes are ordinary enough — intersections in…

  • Cover the Book: Edition Three, Opening the Book | LENSCRATCH

    Cover the Book: Edition Three, Opening the Book | LENSCRATCH

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    Cover the Book: Edition Three, Opening the Book – LENSCRATCH The nature of the photobook, any book for that matter, leads one to open it. The book object comes in many varied forms and rarely does one venture into the unimaginable and brand new. There are different takes on designs and designers toy with size,…

  • The Amazing Treasure Trove of Bill Cunningham – The New York Times

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    The Amazing Treasure Trove of Bill Cunningham (Published 2019) Here comes a big new picture book, organized by decade and with more than 700 photographs. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/01/style/bill-cunningham-book.html Here comes a big new picture book, organized by decade and with more than 700 photographs.

  • The 2019 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist

    The 2019 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist

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    The 2019 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist Aperture and Paris Photo announce the shortlist for the 2019 PhotoBook Awards. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/2019-photobook-awards-shortlist/ Aperture and Paris Photo are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2019 PhotoBook Awards.

  • Walter Keller: Beruf: Verleger. A Tribute – AMERICAN SUBURB X

    Walter Keller: Beruf: Verleger. A Tribute – AMERICAN SUBURB X

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    Walter Keller: Beruf: Verleger. A Tribute “So, when we consider respect in the medium, we can limit our discussion by looking at who is contributing to our world and who is not. Publishers by and large are the unsung heroes of the day”. A friend of mine recently commented on the lack of risk-taking in…

  • Craig McDean, Tim Walker, and More: Nine Stunning Photo Books to Buy Now | AnOther

    Craig McDean, Tim Walker, and More: Nine Stunning Photo Books to Buy Now | AnOther

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    Craig McDean, Tim Walker, and More: Nine Stunning Photo Books to Buy Now via AnOther: https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/11905/craig-mcdean-tim-walker-and-more-photo-books-to-buy-now Nine of the most exciting photography books published this month, covering fashion, art, and documentary and featuring work by some of the medium’s most renowned names

  • Omaha Sketchbook: 15 years of midwestern masculinity – British Journal of Photography

    Omaha Sketchbook: 15 years of midwestern masculinity – British Journal of Photography

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    Omaha Sketchbook: 15 years of midwestern masculinity Gregory Halpern’s new photobook centers on Omaha, Nebraska, presenting a timely meditation on America and masculinity via 1854 Photography: https://www.1854.photography/2019/09/omaha-sketchbook-15-years-of-midwestern-masculinity/ Gregory Halpern’s new photobook centers on Omaha, Nebraska, presenting a timely meditation on America and masculinity

  • Martin Parr Remembers His Early Works | AnOther

    Martin Parr Remembers His Early Works | AnOther

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    Martin Parr Remembers His Early Works via AnOther: https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/12020/martin-parr-early-works-photography-book-interview-2019 A new book, Martin Parr: Early Work, looks back at the seminal photographer’s formative years. Here, he tells us more

  • Inside the Archive of Often Overlooked Street Photographer Shirley Baker | AnOther

    Inside the Archive of Often Overlooked Street Photographer Shirley Baker | AnOther

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    Inside the Archive of Often Overlooked Street Photographer Shirley Baker via AnOther: https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/12139/shirley-baker-mack-books-lou-stoppard-street-photography-manchester-1960s A new book, edited by Lou Stoppard and published by MACK, uncovers the extraordinary and extensive legacy of one of Britain’s most prolific street photographers, Shirley Baker

  • The Ten Most Stunning Photography Books of 2019 | AnOther

    The Ten Most Stunning Photography Books of 2019 | AnOther

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    The Ten Most Stunning Photography Books of 2019 via AnOther: https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/12161/the-best-photography-books-of-2019-davide-sorrenti-bruce-gilden-purienne 2019 saw the release of myriad extraordinary photography books, spanning fashion, portraiture, documentary and retrospective – here are ten of our favourites

  • 2019: A Short Guide To White People & Their Photography Books – AMERICAN SUBURB X

    2019: A Short Guide To White People & Their Photography Books – AMERICAN SUBURB X

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    2019: A Short Guide To White People & Their Photography Books It was the best of years…. Once again it is that time of year where I try to drum up some sort of edit from all of the incredible work the photography book world offers up. This year is difficult as I felt it…

  • How a No-Frills Zine Transformed a British Town

    How a No-Frills Zine Transformed a British Town

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    How a No-Frills Zine Transformed a British Town For ten years, Adam Murray and Robert Parkinson have celebrated the hyperlocal through their expansive photo project. via Aperture Foundation NY: https://aperture.org/blog/adam-murray-robert-parkinson-preston-paris/ For ten years, Adam Murray and Robert Parkinson have celebrated the hyperlocal through their expansive photo project.

  • Best of 2019: Daniel Boetker-Smith – British Journal of Photography

    Best of 2019: Daniel Boetker-Smith – British Journal of Photography

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    Best of 2019: Daniel Boetker-Smith Melbourne-based curator, writer, educator and photographer Daniel Boetker-Smith shares his top photobooks and exhibitions of the year via British Journal of Photography: https://www.bjp-online.com/2019/12/best-of-2019-daniel-boetker-smith/ Melbourne-based curator, writer, educator and photographer Daniel Boetker-Smith shares his top photobooks and exhibitions of the year

  • Top 10 | 1000 Words

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    [contentcards url=“http://www.1000wordsmag.com/top-10-2019/”] Top 10 | 1000 Words An annual tribute to some of the exceptional photobook releases from 2019 – selected by Editor in Chief, Tim Clark.