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.-
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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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Tag Archives: stan banos
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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Stephen Shore at SFMOMA…
I hope some ‘Club readers were able to get tickets to Shore’s talk at SFMOMA last week, for those that did not, luckily Stan Banos was in attendance and has written about the talk and Shore’s style over here. Also … Continue reading
Posted in EVENTS
Tagged book, kurt easterwood, mark wilson, moma, photo, photobook, photobook club, photography, sfmoma, stan banos, stephen shore, uncommon places
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Stan Banos on ‘Invisible City’, a personal reflection
Thanks to Stan Banos for contributing this personal reflection on Ken Schles’ ‘Invisible City’. Stan’s ‘Reciprocity Failure’ is a must read and can be found over here. Like Cafe Lehmitz, I’m glad someone not only made the effort- but actually … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS, COMMENTS, GUEST POST, INVISIBLE CITY
Tagged alphabet, books, city, invisible, ken schles, new york, photobook, photography, stan banos
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Technical proficiency in Cafe Lehmitz – Stan Banos
Thanks to Stans Banos of ‘Reciprocity Failure‘ who commented this week on the technical proficiency Petersen demonstrates with the 35mm images in Cafe Lehmitz. Banos pointed to several other artists who have captured moments under available light in a similar … Continue reading
Posted in COMMENTS
Tagged anders pertersen, cafe lehmitz, eugene richards, film, light, matt johnston, photobook, photography, stan banos, technical
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Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue: A Summary
Thanks to all who have contributed to the discussion on Eugen Richards’ ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’. We have compiled an archive of the posts below for future reference and will also be listed under the reading list page. Jags Parbha … Continue reading
Posted in SUMMARY
Tagged book, brooklyn, cocaine, cocaine blue, cocaine true, drugs, eugene richards, jags pharba, john edwin mason, matt johnston, new york, photography, stan banos, wayne ford
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Stan Banos on ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’
Stan Banos of the fantastic Reciprocity Failure blog submitted the following piece on Richard’s ‘Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue’. When published in 1994, Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue was perhaps the last great photographic shock documentary, and brought with it considerable controversy … Continue reading
Posted in COMMENTS, GUEST POST
Tagged cocaine, cocaine blue, cocaine true, drugs, eugene richards, failure, photo book club, photobook, photography, reciprocity, stan banos
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Stan Banos: Uncommon Places and New Wave Colour
Those who have followed the Photo Book Club from it’s early days will remember Stan Banos’ valuable contribution to our discussion of Eugene Richard’s ‘Cacaine True, Cocaine Blue’. Now, I thank Stan again for his comment on the effect Shore’s … Continue reading →