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.
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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
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Category Archives: REFLECTION
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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Tom Morris on ’26 Different Endings’, a Personal Reflection
Thanks to Tom Morris for not only writing this personal reflection but also for nominating this book for s to look at over the course of October. If you want to suggest a book for us to look at, get … Continue reading
Adele Reed on ‘A1: The Great North Road’, a personal reflection
Thanks go to photographer Adele Reed for sharing her thoughts on Paul Graham’s ‘A1: The Great North Road’. If you would like to share your own thoughts on this book, do so in the comments section below or to me … Continue reading
Posted in COMMENTS, GUEST POST, REFLECTION
Tagged a1, adele reed, paul graham, photobok, review, the great north road
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Benoit Grimbert’s ‘A1: The Great North Road’
After looking at Phil Coomes’ ‘Recession Road’, I would like to share another project which retraces (to an extent) the footsteps of Paul Graham. My thanks to Sebastian Arthur Hau for pointing me in the direction of this project by … Continue reading
Posted in HISTORY, REFLECTION
Tagged a1, benoit grimbert, paul graham, the great north road
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Phil Coomes on ‘A1: The Great North Road’, a personal reflection
Really pleased to be sharing this reflection on the Photobook Club! Just the other day we looked at a road trip taken by the BBC’s Phil Coomes and Paula Dear which referenced Paul Graham’s book, now a big thanks to … Continue reading
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Tagged a1, bbc, paul graham, phil coomes, photobook, reflection, the great north road
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Paul Graham’s ‘Free Pass’?
Shortly after I posted the first ‘Food for thought’ which gave an introduction to Paul Graham’s work, Stan Banos of Reciprocity Failure commented on the amount (or rather lack of) criticism his more recent projects have been subjected to. This … Continue reading
Posted in CLOSER LOOK, REFLECTION
Tagged art, film, films, grain, paul graham, photobook, photography, stan banos
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Elinor Carucci on ‘Immediate Family’, a Personal Reflection
My thanks to Elinor for offering these words on ‘Immediate Family’: I saw ‘Immediate family’ when I was a student in Jerusalem and I was immediately drawn to this body of work. The images were so beautiful, magical, intense and … Continue reading
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Tagged elinor carucci, immediate family, photobook, photography, sally mann
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B*@t of 2012
Those of you who remember (and those of you who do not), last year I mentioned I would not enter into the ‘best of’ bonanza before proceeding to do just that by selecting 5 photobooks that had stood out to … Continue reading →