July 2011
1 post
REVIEW: Less Vegas on Photo-Eye →
May 2011
3 posts
Christoph Gielen's project "Ciphers" now on... →
April 2011
4 posts
Photo Festivals: Whether in NYC or Toronto, spring...
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival Festival Theme: Figure and Ground A few Festival Highlights: From April 9th to July 3rd the ROM is showing Canadian photographer Edward Burynsky’s Oil series. Burtynsky’s “images explore the hotly- debated effects of oil extraction, our international dependency on the substance, and with an unflinching eye, Burtynsky presents us with the reality of oil...
So you’ve published a book… Now what?
With barely enough time to come up for air, I’m hit with the next set of challenges. Like all Firsts in life, this one is no less frightening. Where do I go from here? And no less daunting: What now? Starting a business, or any new project — whatever it may be — is about maintaining momentum. Juggling multiple tasks while keeping one eye on the present and one in the future. The best advice I can...
January 2011
7 posts
Can a spine be sexy?
Is there an unwritten rule in book making that the cover is always the most challenging? Inarguably and unapologetically it is the cover that either wins or loses an audiences attention. The cover is the first thing that one sees when perusing a bookstore and perhaps, if you’re lucky like some, your books cover will be facing forward and flaunting itself for all the world to see. But if you’re...
November 2010
3 posts
On my way to Paris Photo... →
October 2010
4 posts
A super nifty "Glossary of Technical Terms" for... →
What a find! This is something I just stumbled upon and had to share: a resource Glossary of Technical Terms for Book Design, Layout, Printing and Binding.
Book Review: Monochromia Botanica by Benny Asrul
Monochromia Botanica is a photographic monograph of the work of artist Benny Asrul. A meditation for the eyes as much as for the mind, Asrul’s photographic exploration of the Singapore Botanic Garden is a page-by-page retreat inward. Each photograph is paired with a thought-provoking ‘word’ to meditate on as our eyes surrender on the meticulously composed image IT pertains to. Asrul’s monograph...
Choosing a printer: Like finding a good...
So it may be a bit of a stretch, but this comparison occurred to me the other day as I was passing a mirror and noticed horrified that a haircut had been months overdue. For better or worse these are the very two tasks I’ve long put off doing, and both, for basically the same reason. In both cases, the reason boils down to finding that person, printer and hairdresser, whom I can trust, communicate...
September 2010
4 posts
“Eeep! I’m way past due on my blog updates. Forgive me. New posts coming...”
– little miss J.
Alec Soth, One Mississippi
oneyearofbooks:
Published 2010 by Nazraeli, I also bought it there ($250)
I couldn’t order just one book at Nazraeli !
These are pictures taken during a trip from Minnesota to Memphis.
It is published in the One Picture Book series, so there is a small print - signed - included.
August 2010
9 posts
Photographer's Cookbook →
littlebrownmushroom:
Info here: http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/08/30/129525127/photographer-s-cookbook
Get yours here: http://l3photographyprojects.falmouth.ac.uk/
etdubz asked: I think W. Eugene Smith's Dream Street should be included on your list.
A Glimpse at Photo Books in History
This is a partial list of the seminal photo books in the history of photography. The information on this list is drawn from “Book of 101 Books, The: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century”. I welcome any additions/suggestions for books I’ve missed. Please help me grow this list.
1907 - Edward Curtis: “The North American Indian, Volume One”
1909 - Alvin...
July 2010
7 posts
To self publish, or not...
Self-publish, be happy? Self-publish, self-edit, self-market and promote, self-distribute, self-storage, self-, self-, SELF. With self-publishing developing into a competitive trend, it has become a common and accepted practice for emerging photographers to self publish their debut projects and photo essays before major publishers invest in their work. On the one side, recognized photographers...
Photobook Library →
(via littlebrownmushroom) I couldn’t help myself… I had to reblog this post. Larissa Leclair is a collector of photography and photobooks, and a writer of insightful book reviews, among other things.
Her Indie Photobook Library offers artists and photographers of self-published photobooks and art zines an arena to spotlight their projects. The library, which will be made available to...
“Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
June 2010
10 posts
“Resilience means being tough, showing spirit and being flexible.”
– John Mullins
3. International Photobook Festival - Dummy Awards
Here is a list of the 56 nominated books for the International Photobook Festival’s Dummy Competition. The three prize winners are Werner Amann with “American”, Chad States “Cruising” and Axel Beyer’s “Bebra Curiosa”. Among the winning book dummy’s are a few others I feel deserve a mention.
Torben Höke’s book “Rented Rooms”...
Book Summary: a little more about Less Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada; often referred to as Sin City; is known for its over-the-top casinos and its overabundance of adult entertainment venues. The fabulous and famous Las Vegas strip is a 6-kilometer long stretch of tourists, street performers and sex solicitors. The strip offers a flashy, plastic escape to must-see cities and destinations, such as Venice, Paris and New York. It is a place for adult...