Category: Books

  • Photography books of the year | The Observer

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    Photography books of the year – reviews From 50 years of rock photography to the war images of Don McCullin and Albert Watson’s fashion photographs, Sean O’Hagan picks the year’s best photography books via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/dec/12/photography-books-of-the-year-sean-ohagan Sean O’Hagan picks the year’s best, including 50 years of rock photography, the war images of Don McCullin…

  • 2010's best photography books: my personal pick | guardian.co.uk

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    2010’s best photography books: my personal pick Sean O’Hagan: For this Sunday’s Observer, I’ve gathered some of 2010’s top popular releases. But here’s an extra selection from my own personal cellar, featuring those that are slightly more difficult find via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/dec/10/sean-o-hagan-photography-books-christmas I’ve gathered some of 2010’s top popular releases. But here’s an extra…

  • photo-eye | BLOG: PPP Editions: Killed, Roy Stryker's Rejects

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    PPP Editions: Killed, Roy Stryker’s Rejects Killed is a book of photographs that were never meant to be published, photographs that Roy E. Stryker of the Farm Security Administratio… Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2010/12/ppp-editions-killed-roy-strykers.html Killed is a book of photographs that were never meant to be published, photographs that Roy E. Stryker of the Farm Security Administration disapproved…

  • Conscientious Extended | Conversations about Photobooks: Charles Lane Press

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    I like photobooks because they solve the problem of sadness and loss that I feel when I see a beautiful show in a museum or gallery that I can’t see again. They satisfy my curiosity about whether or not the work stands the test of time and merits repeated viewing. Link: Conscientious Extended | Conversations…

  • photo-eye Book Reviews: Oculi

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    photo-eye Book Reviews: Oculi Oculi , Photographs by the Oculi Photography Group.  Published by Hardie Grant Books, 2010. Oculi Reviewed by Tom Leininger _________… Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2010/12/photo-eye-book-reviews-oculi.html In 2000 a group of Australian photographers formed a collective and created a website showcasing their work. It was an outlet for newspaper photographers to get their personal work…

  • 5B4: A New American Picture by Doug Rickard

    5B4: A New American Picture by Doug Rickard

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    A New American Picture by Doug Rickard The older notions of photographers physically exploring their world may have in some ways come to pass. The Egglestons, Shores, Levitts, Wi… Link: http://5b4.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-american-picture-by-doug-rickard.html Doug Rickard’s work in his book A New American Picture has me excited, perhaps a bit disturbed, and completely captivated. Rickard’s work on this…

  • Rob Hornstra’s New Book: “Empty Land, Promised Land, Forbidden Land” | dvafoto

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    Institute for Artist Management’s blog just published a full view of Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen’s new book “Empty Land, Promised Land, Forbidden Land” Link: Rob Hornstra’s New Book: “Empty Land, Promised Land, Forbidden Land” | dvafoto

  • photo-eye | Antone's Picks: Infidel

    photo-eye | Antone's Picks: Infidel

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    Antone’s Picks: Infidel from the book Infidel Infidel is one of the best photography books to come out that documents the United States involvement in Afghanis… Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2010/11/antones-picks-infidel.html Infidel is one of the best photography books to come out that documents the United States involvement in Afghanistan. I would go so far to say that…

  • Boom Book Market: Expanding a Photo Book's Audience

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    Photographer Lyle Owerko’s new book The Boombox Project, published this fall by Abrams Image, began as a series of still-life photographs of old portable music players he shot on white seamless. The images of the visibly used boomboxes, which allow close examination of their design—knobs, dials, equalizers, speakers and other components—are compelling, nostalgia-inducing cultural documents.…

  • Conscientious Extended | The Photobook – An Appreciation

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    In a book, my favourite images are usually hidden. The books are all on their shelves. I don’t have books lying around, their images exposed (ever since one of the cats once threw up on an Alfred Steichen book [a possible sign that her taste is strictly contemporary, but I don’t want to overinterpret things]…

  • 10: 10 Years of In-Public

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    Nick Turpin started the In-Public website in 2000 to foster a community of practicing street photographers. The recently published 10: 10 Years of In-Public features the work of the 20 photographers who now make up In-Public. In-Public is very much a 21st century endeavour, a virtual convergence of street photographers on four continents with a…

  • 10 Years of In-Public

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    10 was published to commemorate 10 years of In-Public, the international street photographers’ collective, featuring 10 images from each of the 20 photographers. Link: 10 Years of In-Public

  • The Online Photographer: Recent Books of Interest: 1

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    Recent Books of Interest: 1 Introduction: In the next few days I’m going to be covering a motley of recently encountered or recently released books, some of which I’ve seen, some of which I haven’t. This post began as a simple listing of a few… via The Online Photographer: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/10/recent-books-of-interest-1.html William Albert Allard: Five Decades…

  • Blurb to Host Free 11-day-long Photo Book Workshop in NYC

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    Workshops include topics like: “Compelling Cover Design,” “Handmade Gifts for Booklovers,” “How to be a New York Fashion Photographer,” “The Perfect Portfolio,” “Getting Your Work Out There,” “Photo Book Tips and Tricks” and more. Customer service pros and Blurb employees will be on hand all 11 days to help answer any questions you may have…

  • Titled 'Burn,' but David Alan Harvey Printed It on Paper – NYTimes.com

    Titled 'Burn,' but David Alan Harvey Printed It on Paper – NYTimes.com

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    Titled ‘Burn,’ but Printed on Paper Having met with success online, David Alan Harvey was ready to gamble on a really risky medium: books. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/titled-burn-but-printed-on-paper/ When David Alan Harvey started his online Web journal Burn in 2008, there were few opportunities for emerging photographers to display their work to a broad audience.…

  • A Family Album: American Soldiers at War – NYTimes.com

    A Family Album: American Soldiers at War – NYTimes.com

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    A Family Album: American Soldiers at War Tim Hetherington’s “Infidel” is more of a family album for a platoon in Afghanistan than a traditional photojournalism book. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/infidel/ Tim Hetherington’s “Infidel” (Chris Boot Ltd., 2010) is more of a family album than a traditional photojournalism book. There are of course powerful images of…

  • photo-eye | Magazine — Hijacked: Volume One

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    Combining the zine ethic and media-savvy dynamism of FIGJAM street culture with the networking energy of its Perth-based creator Mark McPherson, Hijacked 1 is a compelling trawl through contemporary US and Australian photographic practice. Link: photo-eye | Magazine — Hijacked: Volume One

  • A Video Introduction To Trespass: A History Of Uncommissioned Urban Art

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    Link: YouTube – A Video Introduction To Trespass: A History Of Uncommissioned Urban Art

  • Buy BURN.01 online NOW… | burn magazine

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    BURN.01 LIMITED EDITION (SOLD OUT)   the pitch: to the point..BURN.01 is available for online purchase as of now…yes, i am selling this new book and proud of it…the best work of the audience here on Burn is featured… via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2010/09/buy-burn-01-online-now/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+burnmag+%28burn+magazine%29 the pitch: to the point..BURN.01 is available for online purchase as of…

  • Wooster Collective: TRESPASS: A HISTORY OF UNCOMMISSIONED URBAN ART

    Wooster Collective: TRESPASS: A HISTORY OF UNCOMMISSIONED URBAN ART

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    Wooster Collective: TRESPASS: A HISTORY OF UNCOMMISSIONED URBAN ART Is Coming To Stores This Month via Wooster Collective: http://www.woostercollective.com/2010/08/trespass_a_history_of_uncommissioned_urb.html We’re thrilled to announce that in just a few weeks time, after three years of development, TRESPASS: A HISTORY OF UNCOMMISSIONED URBAN ART will finally hit stores around the world. We couldn’t be happier as TRESPASS…