Books
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I Walk Towards the Sun Which Is Always Going Down
alan huckOctober 10th, 2019“On a far wandering walk a thousand usable thoughts occur to me,” writes Robert Walser, “and without walking, I would be able to collect neither observations nor studies.” In the image-text book I...
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In Guns We Trust
jean françois bouchardOctober 7th, 2019Car wrecks ridden by flying bullets, exploded barrels, plants that have been torched to ashes and firearm enthusiasts are the main subjects in the most recent project by Jean-François Bouchard (b....
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Rite
michael søndergaardSeptember 3rd, 2019Rite is a photobook about Michael Søndergaard’s (b. 1988, Denmark) own exploration of sexual identity. With his focus on mysterious semi-nude portraits that resemble paintings of Baroque masters like Rembrandt or Caravaggio, Søndergaard captures the power of vulnerability and shows the process of...
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One Year
geert broertjesAugust 29th, 2019Geert Broertjes' (b. 1987, the Netherlands) heartbreaking project One Year tells a story about the loss of the three most important women in his life: his aunt, his grandmother and his mother. The poetic series about love, hardship and grief shot with an analogue camera in raw black and white,...
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Gerontion
christian michael filardoAugust 13th, 2019Gerontion is a photo book by a Filipino-American photographer Christian Michael Filardo (b. 1991, United States) and an homage to the great British poet T. S. Eliot's verse of the same title. Slipping between states of wakefulness and sleep, Filardo's photographs and words motivate a liminal...
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Fluvial
tito mourazJuly 27th, 2019The rustic riverbanks of Central Portugal, known to the locals as ‘praias fluviais’, are surrounded by sturdy shrubs. The watercourse is partially dammed to create a wide variety of pools, which are as calm as the main current is ferocious. The crystal-clear water that flows down from the...
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The Ball
ingvar kenneJune 13th, 2019Bachelor and Spinsters Balls, or B&S's, are traditional Australian celebrations organised for young unmarried people looking for a romantic partner. Well, at least it used to be like this years and years ago. Luckily, the situation has changed and nowadays B&S's are mostly centered on...
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Somewhere Along the Line
joshua dudley greerJune 6th, 2019Fascinated by the genre of the road trip in American photography, Joshua Dudley Greer (b. 1980, United States) travelled over 100,000 miles (160,000 kilometres) by car through the US, photographing the surroundings of superhighways. Instead of moving fast, as you normally would on a freeway, he...
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Congregation
sophie greenMay 29th, 2019Sophie Green (b.1991, United Kingdom) has been documenting the Aladura Spiritualist African congregations of Southwark in South-East London over the course of two years. Driven by her curiosity to discover the Yoruba Nigerian Christian community, Green asked a friend and member of the...
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L’Appél du Vide
sandder lanenMay 24th, 2019Sandder Lanen's professional background in film adds to the strong cinematographic feel in his still images. With L’Appél du Vide, his self-published book, it almost seems that you are watching someone's life on an old VHS tape. It is a sequence of mysterious female portraits, bird's eye views of...
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Funland
rob ballMay 17th, 2019In Funland, Rob Ball (b. 1977, United Kingdom) captures the nostalgia and vulnerability of British seaside resorts. We see old school cafés with classic paper Coca-Cola cups in the windows, lollipop pink funfairs, hotels equally cozy and hostile, and dreamy looking pier pavilions that disappear...
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Trails
takashi hommaMay 3rd, 2019Like the Postmodern stories by the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami (b. 1949), that give the reader a chance to interpret them in many different ways, the surreal and mysterious photobook of Takashi Homma (b. 1962, Japan) can also can be perceived according to one's background, experiences or view...
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The Komi Diary
filippo zambonApril 30th, 2019For his Komi Diary project, Filippo Zambon (b. 1981, Italy) visited Syktyvkar, the capital of the Komi Republic in North Russia. Located far from any major Russian cities and from the fast life and economic development of the West, it is an area that still lives in the red shades of communism....
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Reveries
April 16th, 2019While turning the pages of Reveries, the first publication of the photographer David Zheng (b.1985, United States), we stumble upon a question: what city are we looking at? The dreamy analogue vibe of the black-and-white photographs creates a story that resembles New York in the 50s. However,...
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Te Ahi Kā: The fires of occupation
martin toftApril 11th, 2019The experience of living with the indigenous people of New Zealand for six months in 1996, triggered photographer Martin Toft (b. 1970, Denmark) to explore the deep physical and metaphysical relationship between the tribes and the Whanganui River (their source of material and spiritual...
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Scene
alex majoliApril 9th, 2019Photojournalist and Magnum member Alex Majoli (b. 1971, Italy) has always been aware of the curious dynamics between the photographer and his subjects. He compares the performance of photographing to the theatre: preparing a shot by setting up his camera and lights gives it the staged nature of a...
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Busy Living
coco capitánApril 8th, 2019Young Spanish artist Coco Capitán (b. 1992) is best known for her witty photographs of her brothers and her handwritten, childlike notes. Right after finishing her studies at the London Royal college, she was already blessed with the opportunity to work closely with Maison Margiela, Paco Rabanne,...
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Garden Of Delight
nick hannesApril 4th, 2019When Nick Hannes (b. 1974, Belgium) set out to document the exclusive, proudly decadent epitome of consumerism that is Dubai, access was denied in many places. The reputation of the party capital must always be preserved. Fortunately, in Garden of Delight, Hannes still manages to make the...
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Arcadia
ian howorthMarch 18th, 2019Born to an English father and a Peruvian mother, Ian Howorth (b. Peru) inherited a fascinating and culturally rich background. Such an upbringing can be very liberal and mind-expanding, but a downside might be the lost sense of belonging. No wonder Howorth’s first book Arcadia is spiced with...
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Jasper
matthew genitempoMarch 6th, 2019The Ozark mountains in the American states of Arkansas and Missouri are home to a number of solitary individuals who have chosen to escape society. Matthew Genitempo (b. 1983, United States) documented these voluntary outcasts amid the isolation of dark woods. Lacking luxury and modern...
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