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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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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Merry Christmas
A huge thanks to everyone who has got involved in any way with the Photobook Club over this past year, I shan’t turn this into a year-end soliloquy, just to say thanks and that it has been a really fun … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged 26 different endings, mark power, shellet jacobson
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November’s Book is…. Nobuyoshi Araki, ‘Diary, A Sentimental Journey/Winter Journey’
In November we will be looking at Nobuyoshi Araki’s, ‘Diary, A Sentimental Journey/Winter Journey’ ( This is the 1991 version which features both the original 1971 ‘Sentimental Journey’ and ‘Winter Journey’ images from 1990). We will shortly post a video … Continue reading
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Tagged a sentimental journey, arakai, matt johnston, narrative, nobuyoshi, photography, wayne ford, wife, winter, winters, yoko
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The Valley: A Summary
Thanks to all who have contributed to the discussion on Larry Sultan’s ‘The Valley’. We have compiled an archive of the posts below for future reference and will also be listed under the reading list page. Larry Sultan: Video Obituary … Continue reading
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Tagged adult, american, california, family, fernando, film, houses, industry, larry sultan, photobook, photographer, photography, porn, san, the valley
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#fromthelibrary 4 Tom Wood – All Zones off Peak
As a bonus book from the shelves of Coventry University’s library I found this little gem – Tom Wood – ‘All Zones off Peak’. Well worth a look over the summer break, and much more to look at if you … Continue reading
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Tagged bust, class, england, fromthelibrary, life, liverpool, matt johnston, peak, photo book club, photography, tom wood, towns, transport, zones
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Images from ‘The Valley’
While we prepare a video for Sultan’s ‘The Valley’ for those who have not been able to get a hold of a copy, here is a selection of images from the series via Bill Charles. All images ©LARRY SULTAN
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#fromthelibrary 2 – East of a New Eden
This week we will be discussing Kakulya and Mingard – ‘East of a New Eden’ documenting New Europe’s external borders. If you have would like to comment on the book, get involved in the comment section here, or by using … Continue reading
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Tagged alban kakulya, east of a new eden, europe, fromthelibrary, matt johnston, photo book club, photobc, russia, yann mingard
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#fromthelibrary 3 – Paul Graham on the shelves at CU_Photography
Students from Coventry University will be visiting the Paul Graham exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery, London next week. And so it seemed appropriate to add a bonus #fromthelibrary – highlighting the Paul Graham books on the shelf in the library. … Continue reading
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Tagged a1, beyond caring, books, coventry, fromthelibrary, gallery, great nrth road, new europe, paul graha, phaidon, photobook, rare, retrospective, troubled land, university, whitechapel
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