Images from the faded and forgotten last outposts of the British Empire
For six years, Bath-based photographer Jon Tonks worked on a long-term personal project, culminating in the book Empire, published in December 2013 by Dewi Lewis. He travelled to a series of remote...
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The last gasps of Norwegian rural life
At first glance the Bjelland siblings, Edvard and Bergit, are unremarkable. They grew up along four other siblings in Brusand, Jæren – a remote village on the south-west Norwegian coast, on a farm...
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Tulip: Quiet Images of a Mother’s Struggle with Cancer
“I like the fact that it’s very delicate,” says the London-based photographer as she leafs her newly published photobook. “The white cloth gets dirty and scuffs very easily, which says something about...
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From Botoxed faces to yapping pooches: A glimpse inside the hidden world of...
If there is a photographer who has a knack for being in the right place at the right time, it’s Dougie Wallace. For more than ten years, the East London-based Glaswegian photographer, has been turning...
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The first step to making a successful photobook isn’t what you think it is
To mark the launch of the Bob Books Photobook Award, a new competition from Bob Books, the UK based on-demand photobook printer, BJP is publishing a three-part series featuring advice on how to make...
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How to create a ground-breaking photobook
So you’ve thought long and hard about whether the time is right to make a photobook, and you’re sure there is an audience for your project; what’s next? If you want to make a book then you have to...
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How to successfully fund and promote your photobook
The fun part of making a photobook is deciding which images to show and how to arrange them in book form. Getting this right is crucial to a book’s success. Equally important, however, is thinking...
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Obituary – Arlene Gottfried, celebrated chronicler of NYC
“Arlene had a unique vision of the world around her,” says gallerist Daniel Cooney. “She was kind and compassionate and she had a wonderful sense of humour, and all of it came through in her work....
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In Paris: Brexit-era Britain in Simon Roberts’ Merrie Albion
Arriving in London on an early morning flight from Berlin, I jump straight onto the train to Hove railway station. Starved of sea, I walk diligently, sniffing my way through the town centre towards...
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In Paris: the impact of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra revealed by Mimi Mollica
Tormented by a traumatic past and challenged by a difficult present, Sicily is still haunted by the destructive presence of Cosa Nostra. In Terra Nostra, Mimi Mollica shows this problematic...
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In Paris: On Abortion by Laia Abril
Laia Abril is no stranger to themes of distress. Bulimia, coping with the death of a child, the asexual community, virtual sex-performer couples – these are all topics that the Barcelona-based...
View ArticleJuan Peces’ Best of 2017
Álvaro Laiz’s The Hunt, published by Dewi Lewis The story of a tiger and a man versus nature, evil vs good, and legend vs reality, with echoes of Moby Dick. A haunting story with perfectly-executed...
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Alexander Chekmenev’s Passport, published by Dewi Lewis Alexander Chekmenev was one of the photographers assigned by the city of Luhansk, eastern Ukraine to make passport photographs of bedridden and...
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War is Only Half the Story on the lingering impact of conflict
“The end of war does not mean peace,” says Sara Terry, founder of The Aftermath Project. “Every story of war includes a chapter that almost always goes untold – the story of the aftermath, which day by...
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David Moore creates cutting-edge theatre from a 30-year-old project
In the late 1980s, while studying, David Moore made a series of colour photographs depicting the everyday lives of working class communities in Derby. In Pictures From the Real World, since published...
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Man’s best friend and his own worst enemies on show in Dougie Wallace’s...
If you caught the documentary What Do Artists Do All Day on him on BBC Four a year ago, you’ll have an idea of what Dougie Wallace is like – upfront, funny, and very, very energetic. You could say the...
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Photo London: Louis Quail’s Big Brother
“If you are on the lowest rung of society, if when you get on a bus people turn away from you, it’s nice to be noticed,” says Louis Quail. “It’s nice to be seen.” We’re talking about his project Big...
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Spain under the microscope in Ricardo Cases’ solo show
It’s little more than a decade since Ricardo Cases took his first tentative steps into the world with his personal work, exhibiting as part of New Spanish Photography at Lodz Fotofestiwal in 2007, a...
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Archive and found photography sweeps the board in the 2018 Arles Prix du Livre
Three winners and one special mention have been announced for the 2018 Prix du Livre at Rencontres d’Arles – and in all four cases, the books use archival or found photography. The Author Book Award...
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Photobooks of the year (so far)
Anastasiia by Christian van der Kooy Published by Eriskay Connection Nominated by Rob Hornstra, photographer and self-publisher Dutch photographer Christian van der Kooy has spent over a decade working...
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