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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Other Books by Paul Graham
‘A1: The Great North Road’ was Paul Graham’s first monograph (self-published in 1983) but was by no means his last. The following 4 years saw two more books published in almost Identical design under Grey Editions. In 1990 Graham took … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, HISTORY
Tagged beyond caring, books, empty heaven, great north road, new europe, paul graham, shimmer of possibility, troubled land
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Paul Graham: Some Food for Thought #1
Paul Graham is by no means an obscure artist and so there are a bunch of places online to find out more about him, his work and his publications, I am just going to highlight a few. For starters, Graham’s … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD FOR THOUGHT, INTERVIEW
Tagged books, career, interview, paul graham, photobooks, whitechapel
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Summary: Stephen Shore’s ‘Uncommon Places’
An awesome month on the Photo Book Club looking at Stephen Shore’s masterpiece, a big thanks to all who contributed to the discussion with a special shout to Kurt Easterwood for sharing a fantastic piece of extended writing on one … Continue reading
Posted in SUMMARY
Tagged books, photobook, photography book, sally mann, stephen shore, uncommon places
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Ken Schles: Four Books
A few months ago Ken Schles spoke at the SPE Northeast Conference in Syracuse, if ever there was a dream-team conference, this was it for me! Ken’s talk was posted online yesterday and I recommend anyone with even a passing … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, COMMENTS, INVISIBLE CITY
Tagged books, education, ken schles, photo book club, photobooks, photography, talk, video
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Photo Book Club Zurich and a Homage to the Book
Martin Leggett got in touch the other day, interested in setting up a meet-up in Zurich Switzerland some time in the New Year. Those who are interested in attending, or helping Martin out with the evening can get in touch … Continue reading
Posted in MEET-UPS, THOUGHTS ON BOOKS
Tagged books, martin leggett, photo book club, photobooks, photography, switzerland, zurich
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An Interview with Chris and Jack
In preparation for this month looking at Shore’s ‘Uncommon Places’, I revisited the 2009 Steidl publication ‘New Topographics‘ (a great representation of the 1975 exhibition, or as much as I can imagine without having been there). Just after the director’s … Continue reading →