I have been collecting photobooks for about forty years. I love the way they feel and the intimate viewing distance looking at one. The photographs presented in a book is so much different than when viewing one on a wall in a gallery or museum. How the photographs are sequenced provide a very different "narrative" than any one photograph by itself. This essay by Teju Cole, "In Praise of the Photobook" sums up many of the reasons why a photobook is unique.
Photobook Story
Fine art musings, the art of the photobook, collecting photography books, book art, artist books, and a forum on the aesthetics of art, photography, and life.
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Monday, October 19, 2020
Book: Hand Tools (a sampler)
New book created this past summer during the COVUID-19 pandemic. Click the image to preview the book.
Sunday, August 16, 2020
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Obsolete
Sitting around my studio, looking at all the stuff on my shelves and scattered around, I realized that there is stuff that no body uses any more. A new photo project emerges. I am now fascinated by obsolete objects. It is amazing to me how much stuff has gone obsolete in just the past few years. Ok, maybe it is more than a few years. Here are some samples:
Saturday, May 7, 2011
World on View
I am still very close to the work. Perhaps I will add to this post in time.


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for the love of Photobooks
I have been collecting photobooks for about forty years. I love the way they feel and the intimate viewing distance looking at one. The phot...
