About The Photobook Club
The Photobook Club aims to promote and enable discussion surrounding the photo book format. In particular looking at old, rare and influential photography books from the 20th century onwards.
The Photobook Club is run by Matt Johnston.-
Follow the Photobook Club's 'Box of Books as it travels over 30,000 miles, stopping off at each of the Photobook Club branches around the world...
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Photobook Meet-ups
Previous Books:
- Robert Frank, The Americans
- Richard Avedon, Observations
- Eugene Richards, Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue
- Larry Sultan, The Valley
- Anders Peterson, Cafe Lehmitz
- Ken Schles, Invisible City
- Nan Goldin, The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
- Nobuyoshi Araki, Sentimental Journey, Winter Journey
- Stephen Shore, Uncommon Places
- Sally Mann, Immediate Family
- Paul Graham, A1: The Great North Road
#photobc tweets
- PBCMadrid: See some pictures of what we did with the #BoxofBooks at @es_RSF 'Crónica: #BoxofBooks' http://t.co/cj0vU5Q59M [in spanish] #photobc »
- paconavamuel: The Box of Books in Toledo #photobc #photobcTo #boxofbooks @ Toledo http://t.co/zyltPjD0rv »
- paconavamuel: RT @PBCMadrid: The change of the guard of the #BoxOfBooks from Madrid to @PhotobookClubTo, @paconavamuel carry it with him #photobc http://t.co/51fnDxZJib »
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Category Archives: INDEPTH
Dr Strangepub: Andreas Schmidt
When I introduced the ‘Dr Strangepub’ project a few weeks back which features a series of conversations about the future of photographic publishing, I mentioned I would highlight those conversations over the coming weeks. This time it is the turn … Continue reading
Posted in INDEPTH, INTERVIEW, THOUGHTS ON BOOKS, VIDEO
Tagged andreas schmidt, blurb, photobooks, print on demand
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Dr Strangepub: The Possibilities of 21st Century Photographic Publishing
Dr Strangepub or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the possibilities of 21st century publishing Recently I sat down to chat with 4 individuals, all with their own different take on 21st century photographic publishing, it’s possibilities and … Continue reading
Shelley Jacobson on ‘26 Different Endings’, a personal reflection
My thanks to New Zealand based photographer Shelley Jacobson for sharing this reflection on Power’s ’26 Different Endings’. If you enjoy this text, please check out Shelley’s thesis on temporal landscapes which can be read online here. 26 Different Endings … Continue reading
Posted in INDEPTH, REFLECTION, Uncategorized
Tagged 26 different endings, mark power, shellet jacobson
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The Photobook Club Presents… Ken Schles: Invisible City
Today I am pleased to announce the launch of a digital publication looking closely at Ken Schles’ photobook Invisible City. This publication is currently available as a direct download for the iPad but will be available on more platforms shortly. This … Continue reading
Posted in EVENTS, INDEPTH, INVISIBLE CITY, NEWS, SUMMARY, THOUGHTS ON BOOKS, VIDEO
Tagged digital, ibooks, invisible city, ipad, ken schles, matt johnston, photobook, photobook club, photobooks
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Kurt Easterwood on Stephen Shore’s ‘West Fifteenth’, The Photographers Presence
Here is the third teaser from an extended piece of writing by Kurt Easterwood of Japan Exposures. Kurt has produced a fantastic deconstruction and analysis of Shore’s ‘West Fifteenth St. and Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1, 1974′ featured in … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, CLOSER LOOK, COMMENTS, CONTEXT, GUEST POST, INDEPTH
Tagged book, cincinnati, japan exposures, kurt easterwood, photo book club, photography, stephen shore, uncommon places
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Kurt Easterwood on Stephen Shore’s ‘West Fifteenth’, The History
The second teaser from an extended piece of writing by Kurt Easterwood of the awesome Japan Exposures. Kurt has produced a fantastic deconstruction and analysis of Shore’s ‘West Fifteenth St. and Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1, 1974′ featured in … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, CLOSER LOOK, COMMENTS, CONTEXT, GUEST POST, INDEPTH
Tagged book, cincinnati, japan exposures, kurt easterwood, photo book club, photography, stephen shore, uncommon places
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Kurt Easterwood on Stephen Shore’s ‘West Fifteenth’, An Extended Introduction
Kurt Easterwood of the awesome Japan Exposures has produced an extended piece of writing on one of Shore’s images featured in ‘Uncommon Places, The Complete Works’. The image in question can be seen on the right hand side of the … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, CLOSER LOOK, COMMENTS, CONTEXT, GUEST POST, INDEPTH
Tagged book, cincinnati, japan exposures, kurt easterwood, photo book club, photography, stephen shore, uncommon places
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Kurt Easterwood on Stephen Shore’s ‘West Fifteenth’, A Conclusion
Here is the fourth and final extraction from an extended piece of writing by Kurt Easterwood of Japan Exposures. Kurt produced a fantasticaly rich deconstruction and analysis of Shore’s ‘West Fifteenth St. and Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1, 1974′ … Continue reading →