This blog is being made as part of on going academic research post an accredited education programme- MA Photography with Falmouth University
A personal favourite, a tiny but very lovely little book of images from the early days career of Alec Soth. One Mississippi, part of the Nazraeli Press One Picture Book series. 16 pages hardback cover book, full colour images with original C type print included, signed on verso. The book is only 8.4 × 12 cm! and there
“I suspect no landscape, vernacular or otherwise, can be comprehended unless we perceive it as an organization of space; unless we ask ourselves who owns or uses the spaces, how they were created and how they change. J.B. Jackson Ive used this quote a few times throughout the course, not because I think it looks
This time I am looking at photobooks that dont follow the usual format of two hard covers and bound internal pages, well not entirely at any rate. The first is from Hoxton Mini Press and one of their early productions from their collectors series ‘I’ve Lived in East London for 86 ½ Years‘ by Martin
Harris & Erel Art, a high end digital gallery have approached me with a view to selling The Inbetween Places book and as prints. Although they have not featured photography previously this look like an interesting opportunity. Anthony Harris (ex Getty/Cultura/Imagesource) has been charged with creating a roster of photographers to grow their sales into
I am absolutely thrilled with the final design of The Inbetween Places Book. Handmade by Cathy Robert, slipcased and folio bound containing 32 original archival prints. The first edition is limited to 5 signed and numbered copies. It is published by The Burcot Press and its ISBN number 978-0-993445-1-4. The page size is based on
So book production has started in earnest. The final image selection made, a total of 32 final executions plus two index pages. As the intention is to produce a bound folio of actual prints they need to be archival. So I am using Hahnemuhle Photorag Duo for the main pages, its coated on both sides
Looking at various options for the book cover I have settled on a slightly crazy faux reptile skin, I like it because at first glance it appears to be quite formal and academic, reminiscent of an old dusty encylopedia but closer inspection reveals the reptile effect which then throws it into a completely different sphere,
Although it took until March this year for me to finally understand what my project was about and where it lives contextually in the world of photography, given it had moved subtly as it evolved. I find I am now able to evolve the images further and refine them in ways I just couldnt achieve
One element of the ultimate public outcome will be a book of the final works. So having researched a lot of photo books I settled on (imho) a very interesting and high quality route to produce the first run of The Inbetween Places book which will be an edition of 5. A folio book I
So although it was a real struggle to get enough imagery together and the website finished off I was very pleased to be able to join in with the end of year show. It was very well attended with I believe 63 students in total taking part from the MA and BA top up cohorts.