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, piecing together shards of evidence to build a three-dimensional cultural understanding of her subjects.
Category: Books
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Susan Meiselas: On the Frontline – The Eye of Photography
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How to Photograph Eternity – The New York Times
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 East London with people going about their normal business — but there’s a tranced stillness about them: a feeling of being in some kind of fugue state. I’m referring not only to the people in the pictures; I’m also describing the effect induced in us, the people looking at them. And when I said there was something not right about them, maybe I meant the exact opposite: something too right, eerily ordinary.
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Cover the Book: Edition Three, Opening the Book | LENSCRATCH
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, folds, hidden pages, text or images, boxes, inserts, but rarely
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2018/09/cover-the-book-3/
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, folds, hidden pages, text or images, boxes, inserts, but rarely does an audience encounter something that there they have no ability to conceive and define.
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The Amazing Treasure Trove of Bill Cunningham – The New York Times
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.
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Walter Keller: Beruf: Verleger. A Tribute – AMERICAN SUBURB X
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 publishing. I took some
via AMERICAN SUBURB X: https://americansuburbx.com/2019/09/walter-keller-beruf-verleger-a-tribute.html
“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”.
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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
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
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Omaha Sketchbook: 15 years of midwestern masculinity – British Journal of Photography
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
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The 2019 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist
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.
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Martin Parr Remembers His Early Works | AnOther
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
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Inside the Archive of Often Overlooked Street Photographer Shirley Baker | AnOther
Inside the Archive of Often Overlooked Street Photographer Shirley Baker
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
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The Ten Most Stunning Photography Books of 2019 | AnOther
The Ten Most Stunning Photography Books of 2019
2019 saw the release of myriad extraordinary photography books, spanning fashion, portraiture, documentary and retrospective – here are ten of our favourites
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2019: A Short Guide To White People & Their Photography Books – AMERICAN SUBURB X
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 has been one of the strongest years in
via AMERICAN SUBURB X: https://americansuburbx.com/2019/12/2019-a-short-guide-to-white-people-their-photography-books.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2019-a-short-guide-to-white-people-their-photography-books
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 has been one of the strongest years in recent memory with many titles that are worthy of sincere mention. I run two lists every year, one for our kind friends at photobookstore.co.uk and a much less abbreviated list for American Suburb X. There has been a subsequent list with our friends at Dead Beat Club.
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How a No-Frills Zine Transformed a British Town
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.
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Best of 2019: Daniel Boetker-Smith – British Journal of Photography
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
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Top 10 | 1000 Words
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Best of 2019: Chose Commune – British Journal of Photography
Best of 2019: Chose Commune
Since founding their publishing house in 2014, Cécile Poimboeuf-Koizumi and Vasantha Yogananthan have worked with global artists to produce carefully curated and designed “book-objects”. Here, they select their favourite photobooks of the year
via British Journal of Photography: https://www.bjp-online.com/2019/12/best-of-2019-chose-commune/
Since founding their publishing house in 2014, Cécile Poimboeuf-Koizumi and Vasantha Yogananthan have worked with global artists to produce carefully curated and designed “book-objects”. Here, they select their favourite photobooks of the year
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B: Mt. Zelig
Mt. Zelig
Like winter’s first snow, the annual photobook listmania has settled across the land once again. One listed title which caught my eye was …
Link: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2019/12/mt-zelig.html
Like winter’s first snow, the annual photobook listmania has settled across the land once again. One listed title which caught my eye was Jeff Mermelstein’s 2019 favorite, The Imperfect Atlas by Peter Funch.
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Juxtapoz Magazine – A Conversation with Photographer Frank Ockenfels
Juxtapoz Magazine – A Conversation with Photographer Frank Ockenfels
The work of Frank Ockenfels 3, published in his first book, Ockenfels 3, Volume 3, and on view in a new exhibition at Fahey/Klein Gallery, provides a…
Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/an-interview-with-photographer-frank-ockenfels/
The work of Frank Ockenfels 3, published in his first book, Ockenfels 3, Volume 3, and on view in a new exhibition at Fahey/Klein Gallery, provides a window into the visual processes of the renowned photographer. Ockenfels, who began his career photographing for such magazines as Rolling Stone, Spin, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, is known for incorporating collage, painting, drawing, and other non-photographic elements in his works. His personal collaged journals, which are the focus of the book and exhibition, present a conversation between the artist, his work, and the world around him. Ahead of his exhibition, we spoke to Ockenfels about his journals, the importance of experimentation, and maintaining the element of surprise in a digital world.
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December: Books and exhibitions – British Journal of Photography
December: Books and exhibitions
From an exhibition that draws inspiration from ancient goddesses, to a photobook about Spurs fans, and Crack Magazine’s impressive archive of iconic shoots, below, BJP-online presents a selection of exhibitions and new releases to look out for this month
via British Journal of Photography: https://www.bjp-online.com/2019/12/december-books-and-exhibitions/
From an exhibition that draws inspiration from ancient goddesses, to a photobook about Spurs fans, and Crack Magazine’s impressive archive of iconic shoots, below, BJP-online presents a selection of exhibitions and new releases to look out for this month