Category: Books
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To Be Young(ish) in Russia: Photo Book Documents Six Years of the Daily Lives of 30-Somethings – Feature Shoot
To Be Young(ish) in Russia: Photo Book Documents Six Years of the Daily Lives of 30-Somethings – Feature Shoot The power of a place to captivate is inherent to the impulse to photograph. Warsaw-based photographer Rafal Milach uses this impulse to his advantage in 7 Rooms, published by Kehrer Verlag. Over the course of six…
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The photobook according to Parr » British Journal of Photography
The photobook according to Parr He may look harmless in his open-toe sandals and comfortable sweater, but Martin Parr has been poking a stick at the establishment for nigh on 40 years, agitating for a more prominent status for photography through his own work and all that he admires. Fo via British Journal of Photography:…
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Review: Stump by Christopher Anderson | Conscientious Photography Magazine
Review: Stump by Christopher Anderson via Conscientious Photography Magazine: http://cphmag.com/review-stump/ It’s almost as if there is a gentleman’s agreement (remember, politics still is dominated by men): journalists report the spectacle faithfully, not attempting to subvert the game, but the slips are fair game.
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Rafal Milach photographs winners of strange contests in Belarus in his book, The Winners.
The Best Milkmaid, and Other Winners of Belarus’ Strangest Contests Before Polish photographer Rafal Milach visited Belarus in 2011, he’d intended to do a personal project exploring the history of his family, which has … via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/29/rafal_milach_photographs_winners_of_strange_contests_in_belarus_in_his_book.html The Winners is part of Milach’s larger, ongoing work that explores the influence of propaganda in post-Soviet territories.…
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Two New Photobooks Illustrate the Value of War Photography – Feature Shoot
Two New Photobooks Illustrate the Value of War Photography – Feature Shoot Marine Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer, 21, was killed by a sniper on July 21, 2007, in Karmah, Iraq. He was from East Northport, New York. His bedroom was photographed in… via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/05/two-new-photobooks-challenge-value-bearing-witness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-new-photobooks-challenge-value-bearing-witness While they grew up on opposite sides of the…
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Bedrooms of the Fallen: Honoring the Casualties of War – LightBox
LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2014/05/22/bedrooms-of-the-fallen-honoring-the-casualties-of-war/#1 Bedrooms of the Fallen, by photographer Ashley Gilbertson. The volume consists of still-life photographs of 40 bedrooms, where troops from the U.S. and around the world slept before dying in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, or their aftermath. It’s to…
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Biel Calderon documents Manila’s little people in his e-book, The Little Big Project
Dreaming of a City for Manila’s Little People In Manila, the bustling, crowded capital of the Philippines, one marginalized group dreams of a place to call its own. They call themselves the Little… via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/22/biel_calderon_documents_manila_s_little_people_in_his_e_book_the_little.html In Manila, the bustling, crowded capital of the Philippines, one marginalized group dreams of a place to call…
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Book Review: Stump
Book Review: Stump Book Review Stump By Christopher Anderson Reviewed by Colin Pantall There’s a section in Oliver Sacks’ book, The Man Who Mistoo… Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2014/05/book-review-stump.html Christopher Anderson’s Stump. It’s a book of faces, all of which were taken at American presidential primaries and political conventions over the previous 6 years. The pictures are, for…
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Christopher Payne: North Brother Island: The Last Unknown Place in New York City
Photos of the Mysterious New York City Island You’ve Never Heard Of North Brother Island is a secret hiding in plain sight. Located in New York’s East River, it was once an important part of the city’s infrastructure…. via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/14/christopher_payne_photographs_north_brother_island_in_his_book_north_brother.html North Brother Island is a secret hiding in plain sight. Located in New…
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Mariella Furrer: My Piece of Sky chronicles child sexual abuse in South Africa
Documenting Child Sexual Abuse in South Africa Warning: Although the images below are not visually graphic, some of the victims’ stories may be upsetting to some readers. via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/05/13/mariella_furrer_my_piece_of_sky_chronicles_child_sexual_abuse_in_south_africa.html Photographer Mariella Furrer sees My Piece of Sky, her 700-page book documenting child sexual abuse in South Africa, as both a record and a…
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Photo Book Publisher Blurb Gobbles Up Its Biggest Competitor, HP’s MagCloud
Link: PDNPulse » Photo Book Publisher Blurb Gobbles Up Its Biggest Competitor, HP’s MagCloud
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Book Week: Pamela Littky: Vacancy
Book Week: Pamela Littky: Vacancy I had the lovely opportunity to meet Pamela Littky at her book signing at Paris Photo Los Angeles last week. I’m a big fan of her work, work that has a sensibility that seeks out places and people on the fringe. Her new monograph, Vacancy, published by Ke via LENSCRATCH:…
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Reuben Radding
Reuben Radding photographer New York City based street photographer and artist. via Reuben Radding photographer: http://www.reubenradding.com/pages/book APPARITIONS, is my first book, self-published, available from Blurb. The photographs, all black and white, were taken in New York City between 2010 and 2013.
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Fascinating Photos Compare Public Spaces in North and South Korea
Fascinating Photos Compare Public Spaces in North and South Korea – Feature Shoot Until recently, photographic views of North Korea were as controlled as the region itself. With Korea—Korea (Gestalten), the German photographer Dieter Leistner, who obtained special permission to photograph in Pyongyang outside of the normal, highly supe via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2014/04/dieter-leistner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dieter-leistner#!GmJci With Korea—Korea…
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William Mebane and Martin Hyers: Empire
Book Week: William Mebane and Martin Hyers: Empire I have been a long time fan of the work by photographers Martin Hyers and William Mebane and had the great pleasure of attending a photo festival in China with William, so got to see first hand where his smart approach to photography springs from. This via…
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Catherine Leutenegger: Kodak City
Book Week: Catherine Leutenegger: Kodak City Publisher Kehrer Verlag has just released Kodak City by Swiss photographer Catherine Leutenegger with texts by A. D. Coleman, Catherine Leutenegger, Joerg Bader, and Urs Stahel. The project not only examines “a city once central to photography but now mar via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2014/04/catherine-leutenegger-kodak-city/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lenscratch%2FZAbG+%28L++E++N++S++C++R++A++T++C++H%29 Publisher Kehrer Verlag has just released…
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Chris Hondros: Testament is a book that covers the photojournalist’s career
A Stunning Testament to the Life and Work of Chris Hondros A collection of photographs and writing by the late photojournalist Chris Hondros titled Testament, published by PowerHouse Books, has been released… via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/04/18/chris_hondros_testament_is_a_book_that_covers_the_photojournalist_s_career.html A collection of photographs and writing by the late photojournalist Chris Hondros titled Testament, published by PowerHouse Books, has…
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Weird Sports 2: The Photo Book by Sol Neelman — Kickstarter
Weird Sports 2: The Photo Book This is a fundraiser to produce “Weird Sports 2,” a photo book by German fine art publisher Kehrer Verlag. via Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/308589421/weird-sports-2-the-photo-book This book isn’t about creating a definition of what sports is or is not. It’s about starting a discussion about what role sports play in people’s lives. …
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A Guide to the Best Spring/Summer Photo Books
LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2014/04/01/time-special-preview-a-guide-to-the-best-springsummer-photo-books/#1 LightBox presents a special preview of the season’s best photography books, featuring releases as varied as a monograph on Danny Lyon; inspired contemporary work by Richard Renaldi; a poignant reflection on the lingering anxieties of war by Peter van Agtmael; and a re-envisioned…
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Interview: Stephen Shore on A New York Minute and From Galilee to the Negev
Interview: Stephen Shore on A New York Minute and From Galilee to the Negev Interview Stephen Shore on New York Minute and From Galilee to the Negev Stephen Shore speaks to photo-eye’s Melanie McWhorter … Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2014/03/interview-stephen-shore-on-new-york.html New from Phaidon are two publications by Stephen Shore. Available now, A New York Minute is the first…