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Patpong: Bangkok’s Twilight Zone by Nick Nostitz, recommended by Maki
When I discovered this book some years ago I was surprised not to have heard about it before. This unique and deeply personal photographic diary book (here in Bangkok’s Patpong area) mixes pictures and...
View ArticlePhotobook recommendations 2014 part II, by Martin Amis
A continuation of this post, with my personal pick of the photobooks released from April to August of this year, a period overflowing with fine books. 1. Laia Abril – The Epilogue An unbearably moving...
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Paul Graham – Does Yellow Run Forever? recommended by Harvey Benge
Paul Graham’s new book – Does Yellow Run Forever? – arrived in my mail box today. It’s a small and perfectly formed edition, with the tactile feel almost of a hymn book or a volume of sacred texts. The...
View ArticleFavourite photobooks of 2014, by Martin Amis
Over the course of a year I am fortunate enough to have many different photobooks pass through my hands. Here I am sharing some of my personal favourites based entirely on my own tastes rather than...
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Sonia Berger selects her photobooks of 2014
In no particular order here are some of the photobooks I enjoyed this year:- Entre Entree – Stephan Keppel (Fw Books) Stephan Keppel’s vision of the beltway and the suburbs of Paris is full of...
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Mangini Studio by Terry Brown & Gordon Stettinius, recommended by Martin Parr
“Gordon Stettinius, a photographer of ‘average appearance’ has undergone an 8 year collaboration with a photographic studio in his home town of Richmond, Virginia. He has had his photo taken by Terry...
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Illustrated People by Thomas Mailaender, recommended by Erik Kessels
Thomas Mailaender’s new book was made in collaboration with the Archive Of Modern Conflict in London, a gigantic image collection and occasional playground for photographers. Mailaender’s hunt through...
View ArticleNew Love by Ren Hang, reviewed by Chris Michaels
It’s not everyday that a new photography book hits the shelves as powerful, touching as imaginative as Ren Hang’s vision. His photography is so open and bright, yet his direction can sometimes be dark...
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Some Thing Means Everything to Somebody by Peter Mitchell, recommended by...
A crazy mishmash of objects from Peter Mitchell’s life-long collection (why would anyone keep a mistakenly delivered parcel unopened for ten years?) together with a beautiful set of scarecrow...
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One to Watch: Charlie Stanhope, by Ollie Gapper
One of the main problems with looking through many ‘first photobooks’ and graduate photobooks is the amount that come with authors who are happy with the end product and found the process pleasant. Its...
View ArticleBookshelf picks – January to March 2016, by Martin Amis
Silent Histories by Kazuma Obara This is a brilliantly faithful recreation of the 2014 handmade book, of which only 45 copies were made. ...
View ArticleLingering Ghosts by Sam Ivin, reviewed by Robin Titchener
Every now and again, without warning you stumble across an absolute gem of a book. A concept where everything is right. The subject, the...
View ArticleEurope, Greece, Athens, Acropolis by Thobias Fäldt and Klara Källström,...
I recently purchased the book ‘Europe, Greece, Athens, Acropolis’ photographed by Thobias Fäldt and Klara Källström. The book is self-published by their own publishing...
View ArticlePhotobook recommendations 2014, by Martin Amis
Photobooks seem to be selling out faster than ever. In recent weeks Cristina De Middel’s Party and Eamonn Doyle’s i have gathered little dust...
View ArticlePatpong: Bangkok’s Twilight Zone by Nick Nostitz, recommended by Maki
When I discovered this book some years ago I was surprised not to have heard about it before. This unique and deeply personal photographic...
View ArticlePhotobook recommendations 2014 part II, by Martin Amis
A continuation of this post, with my personal pick of the photobooks released from April to August of this year, a period overflowing with...
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