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
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Category Archives: THOUGHTS ON BOOKS
10 x 10 American Photobooks: Matt Johnston
I am honored to have been asked to take part in the fantastic 10×10 American Photobooks project, already on day 4 I am being introduced to new works and seeing some of my own books in a new light. To … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, EVENTS, THOUGHTS ON BOOKS
Tagged 10x10, american photobooks, photobooks, selection
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Approaching Whiteness; If you can afford it – a triumph in content/communication
In part this is a genuine frustration but I should also say that I have spent my limited book budget for the year in just the first three months and so perhaps a good deal of my frustration is aimed … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, THOUGHTS ON BOOKS
Tagged approaching whiteness, photobook, rinko kawauchi, scroll
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Dr Strangepub: Casey Kelbaugh
This is the last in the current series of conversations based on the future of photographic publishing that I dubbed ‘Dr Strangepub‘. If there are people you think should be part of these conversations (and I already have an extensive … Continue reading
Posted in THOUGHTS ON BOOKS, VIDEO
Tagged casey kelbaugh, dr strangepub, future of publishing, publishing
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Dr Strangepub: Harry Watts
The third installment of Dr Strangepub features a conversation I had with photographer Harry Watts about self publishing and the innovative distribution of his project FINDS. Find out more about Harry Watts here. See the rest of the Dr Strangepub … Continue reading
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Tagged dr strangepub, finds, harry watts, photobooks, self publishing
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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
The Photobook Club, A Small Table in London to 29 Branches…
I held the first official Photobook Club meetup in London back in late 2011. I can’t say quite how nervous I felt waiting to see if anyone would actually show up, before this point the Photobook Club had lived online … Continue reading





New to the shelf…
These wee comments are by no means reviews, just a few words on books new to my shelf… Life after Zog and other stories Chiara Tocci Schilt Publishing Two things to think about here – firstly the images and book … Continue reading →