Taking its name from the nickname for lingzhi, the revered medicinal mushroom in Asia, Samuel Bradley and Kat Chan’s debut book Immortal Mushroom is a collaborative exploration of Shangri-La, a remote city in northern Yunnan, China’s most culturally and biodiverse province.
Referred to locally as the Wild West, Shangri-La’s high altitudes of over 9,800 ft and often imposingly grandiose landscapes can seem impenetrable. While positioning itself as a travel destination after being renamed in 2001 by the government after the fictional paradise in James Hilton’s novel The Lost Horizon, Shangri-La remains remarkably unknown.
Bradley’s perspective-bending still life experiments with fruits and vegetables are interspersed with unexplained local characters – some presenting their offerings to camera while others inhabit the edges of frame or the far-away distances of sweeping, fantastical vistas. Shunning a traditional documentary approach, Bradley depicts Shangri-La as a surreal, technicolour stage upon which inanimate objects, people and landscapes perform for the camera.
Chan’s essays and poetry are a guide to the uncharted photographic narrative, offering a mix of explanation, history and cultural insight into a China we are rarely shown in the mainstream media. An interview with Professor Zhao Kaicun illuminates the philosophy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, challenging common assumptions about what it is, and defining a modern approach to the ancient practice.
88 pages, 205 × 260 mm, cloth bound hardback
Published by Holiday Deluxe
First Edition · Signed
One Sun, One Shadow is a photobook exploring the musical tradition of the American South. Rather than providing a visual documentary about musicians, the project moves through the “minor genres” —portraits, landscapes, agricultural scenes, still lives – to capture a lyric feeling that comes from music. The book includes an essay by photographer and poet Tim Davis.
“Having grown up in the Northeast, it was primarily through traditional music—old time, blues, gospel, etc.—that I had formed a relationship with the South. With that in mind, the region’s rich musical history became the natural entry point for my work. I was not interested in making a documentary about Southern music today, but desired to explore the relationship between traditional music and the contemporary landscape through a more poetic lens. Moved by the themes and stories past down in songs, I let the music itself carry the pictures.”
In the midst of lockdown, in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic in Spain, photographer Maite de Orbe developed several rolls of film only to discover that, by accident, the film had been exposed twice. First in the London night club scene prior to the outbreak of the virus, and again following her return to Madrid for the lockdown.
The resulting double exposures provide a remarkable reflection of the photographers experience of this strange time: that of being physically present in Madrid, but with her mind still wandering longingly on those last nights out in London.
Published by Dossier Industries.
32pp
200mm x 260mm
Softcover
English language
Edition of 100
2020
ISBN 978-0-6489790-0-5
Let's Sketch the Lay of the Land draws together encountered forms, surfaces and assemblages. The images are both peripheral and intimate, alluding to the seer and seen, mapping the photographer's own wonderings within structures of order and chance. In this, pairings and associations are found in skin and grass, mark making and fallen trees, open fires and shaded vistas. The gathering together of these observations for the printed page forms an exchange and dialogue between partially visible photograph's, creating work that isn't about one image but, a union of images.
68 pp.
20 x 28 cm
Saddle Stitched
Publisher & Design: September Books
150 copies
November 2020
Isbn: 978-2-490572-04-5
Our habitat is part of what we experience. It affects us and leaves its mark on us, just like we leave our mark on it. The eponymous Northern Rivers is a region of the Australian state of New South Wales, Famous for its white beaches, wild nature and perfect surfing conditions. This land harboured hippie communes and communities looking for alternative ways of living. This is where the characters depicted in Lola Paprocka and Pani Paul’s photograph live. A group of teenagers self named “Our Strong Brotherhood” are a family of boys, a small community brought together by friendship and growing up together.
These portraits of young men were taken against the background of their homes and nature whose awe-inspiring beauty determines who they are and who they will become. It is hard to tell when the photos were taken. The hair- styles and clothes provide little information. One thing is certain – the hot summer will last forever- Lukasz Rusznica
Photography by Lola Paprocka & Pani Paul
Curated by Lola Paprocka & Pani Paul
Design by Moonmadness.eu
Original Artwork Hand Printed in London by Daren Catlin
September 2018, Printed in the EU
First Edition 500 Copies
Artist: Lola & Pani
Publisher: Palm* Studios
Publication date: 23/09/2018
Pages number: 40
Cover: Softcover
Size: 24cm x 30cm
Isbn: 978-0-9934450-9-5
Signed first edition, un-opened.
Published by MACK.
Alec Soth’s reputation as one of the leading lights of contemporary photographic practice is largely predicated on the books he has published. This unusual catalogue accompanies a touring exhibition which uses the four major bodies of work which Soth has published as books since 2004 as the structural basis for both a mid-career retrospective and an investigation of Soth’s prescient understanding of the various and distinct applications of photography as a tool for storytelling across diverse media. The title of the exhibition comes from Walt Whitman’s poem Song of Myself [1855] and references both the pages of his books gathered for consideration and the notion that his work is also a story about Soth himself.
Soth's meteoric rise to international acclaim began with his first book, Sleeping by the Mississippi, published by Steidl in 2004. The book has sold through numerous print runs and has long been out-of-print. It embodies not only a moment in which a new and original voice emerged with an unusual ability to transpose subtle and highly personal stories of local American life, but also marked a significant early event in the photo-book publishing boom we are currently experiencing. The success of his two subsequent volumes, Niagara [2006] and Broken Manual [2010], combined with the hugely influential exploration of self-publishing under his Little Brown Mushroom imprint, have all reinforced Soth’s position as a master of the book form. The recent success of Songbook [2015] has seen a return to the mainstream of book publishing.
This catalogue is a special object, bringing together an essay by Aaron Schuman spread across 29 large format postcards, with mini facsimile versions of Soth’s 4 books [3 of which are now out-of-print], all housed together in a luxurious printed and embossed clamshell box.
Box:
Embossed cardboard box with 4c printed paper cover and interior printed 1c. [228 mm x 223 mm]
Postcards:
29 large format postcards printed one side with the images from the exhibition. With an essay by Aaron Schuman spread across the backs of the cards. One additional card printed with an introduction by Kate Bush, curator of the exhibition and Director of Media Space, London.
Four mini facsimile books:
Sleeping by the Mississippi [113 mm x 108 mm] Niagara [109 mm x 128 mm] Broken Manual [86 mm x 112 mm] Songbook [113 mm x 108 mm]
Published by MACK, un-opened.
“This is the closest we have to an Americans for our time... CAPOLAVORO!... already hailed critically as a classic... One of the best photo books in a lonnnnng time”
Known for his haunting portraits of solitary Americans in Sleeping by the Mississippi and Broken Manual, Alec Soth has recently turned his lens toward community life in the country. To aid in his search, Soth assumed the increasingly obsolescent role of community newspaper reporter. From 2012-2014, Soth traveled state by state while working on his self-published newspaper, The LBM Dispatch, as well as on assignment for the New York Times and others. From upstate New York to Silicon Valley, Soth attended hundreds of meetings, dances, festivals and communal gatherings in search of human interaction in an era of virtual social networks. With Songbook, Soth has stripped these pictures of their news context in order to highlight the longing for connection at their root. Fragmentary, funny and sad, Songbook is a lyrical depiction of the tension between American individualism and the desire to be united.
Alec Soth (b. 1969) is a photographer born and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His photographs have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the 2004 Whitney and Sao Paulo Biennials. In 2008, a survey exhibition of Soth’s work was exhibited at Jeu de Paume in Paris and Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland. In 2010, the Walker Art Center produced a traveling survey exhibition of Soth’s work entitled From Here To There. Soth has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship (2013). In 2008, Soth founded his own publishing company, Little Brown Mushroom. Soth is represented by Sean Kelly in New York, Weinstein Gallery in Minneapolis, Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco, and is a member of Magnum Photos.
Embossed hardback
28.5 x 27.3 cm
144 pages, 75 tritone plates
ISBN: 978-1-910164-02-0
Publication date: March 2015
Play is the starting point for how we interpret the world around us, it develops the tools to navigate the world and form relationships. In this issue through photography and writing, Loupe explores playful processes of photography, play therapy, nightlife, performance and identity, collaboration, virtual realities and war play.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Courtney Craven, Natalia Kepesz, Joe Magowan, Mitchell Moreno, Tom Pope, Andy Price, Oliver Raschka, Red Rubber Road (AnaHell and Nathalie Dreier)
WRITERS
Courtney Craven, Elliot Pearce, Tim Saunders, Rachel Segal Hamilton, Megan Wilson-De La Mare
Format: 100 pages
240mm x 170mm (Portrait)
Published by Cafe Royal Books
36 pages
14cm x 20cm
b/w digital
Café Royal Books publishes weekly photographic titles focussing on British documentary photography. As well as work made in the British Isles (by home and international photographers), the publisher includes international work made by photographers from the British Isles. Café Royal Books is run and founded (2005) by Craig Atkinson, in Southport, UK.
All CRB publications are printed in the UK by small, family run firms. All paper used is FSC, environmentally friendly and ethically produced.
Published by Cafe Royal Books
36 pages
14 x 20cm
b&w digital
Café Royal Books publishes weekly photographic titles focussing on British documentary photography. As well as work made in the British Isles (by home and international photographers), the publisher includes international work made by photographers from the British Isles. Café Royal Books is run and founded (2005) by Craig Atkinson, in Southport, UK.
All CRB publications are printed in the UK by small, family run firms. All paper used is FSC, environmentally friendly and ethically produced.
Published by Cafe Royal Books
23.10.19
32 pages
14cm x 20cm
b/w digital
Text by Carol Tulloch
Café Royal Books publishes weekly photographic titles focussing on British documentary photography. As well as work made in the British Isles (by home and international photographers), the publisher includes international work made by photographers from the British Isles. Café Royal Books is run and founded (2005) by Craig Atkinson, in Southport, UK.
All CRB publications are printed in the UK by small, family run firms. All paper used is FSC, environmentally friendly and ethically produced.
14.06.2020
36 pages
14cm x 20cm
3rd printing
Café Royal Books publishes weekly photographic titles focussing on British documentary photography. As well as work made in the British Isles (by home and international photographers), the publisher includes international work made by photographers from the British Isles. Café Royal Books is run and founded (2005) by Craig Atkinson, in Southport, UK.
All CRB publications are printed in the UK by small, family run firms. All paper used is FSC, environmentally friendly and ethically produced.
Soft cover, design by Akina Factory, text by Nathan Pearce, edition of 275, signed and numbered.
This is the bootleg version of Midwest Dirt. The books beautiful first edition was printed and designed by Akina Factory in London. This zine version is a bootleg of that original. It's original design was copied at a local print shop in southern Illinois. There are wrinkles due to paper jamming and there are some whiteout corrected errors. Edits and modifications have been made with marker, pen, highlighter and whiteout. The end result is beautifully flawed but in the end it is indeed beautiful.“
The photographer is part of the generation who he portrayed, he’s not looking for stereotypes, he tells you how the place really is. The mini sequences are moving on the pages from the very top to the very bottom, assuming that “The world moves slower here” (Akina Factory)
Pages: 80
Place: Illinois (USA)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Same Coin Press / Self published
Size: 14 x 22 cm (approx.)
All Night Long Vol.5 is a split zine between Nathan Pearce and Tammy Mercure. Featuring 24 pages of photography from both artists. The A5 sized saddle stitched photo book is published by Same Coin Press.
Nathan Pearce’s signature sombre portraits in black and white are in stark contrast to Tammy Mecure’s full-colour in-your-face flash photography, like scenes out of a horror film set, or a carnival-gone-wrong.
Based on the BBC television series, John Berger’s Ways of Seeing is a unique look at the way we view art, published as part of the Penguin on Design series in Penguin Modern Classics.
‘Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.’
‘But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we explain that world with words, but word can never undo the fact that we are surrounded by it. The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.’
John Berger’s Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the Sunday Times critic commented: ‘This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings . . . he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures.’ By now he has.
Published by Penguin
18 x 11 cm
Softcover
176 pages
2008
English
ISBN 978-0-1410357-9-6
'The most original and illuminating study of the subject.' The New Yorker
'Complex and contradictory... one of America's greatest public intellectuals' Observer
'Susan Sontag offers enough food for thought to satisfy the most intellectual of appetites.' The Times
'A brilliant analysis of the profound changes photographic images have had in our way of looking at the world, and at ourselves, over the years.' Washington Post
Susan Sontag’s groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. Photographs are everywhere, and the ‘insatiability of the photographing eye’ has profoundly altered our relationship with the world. Photographs have the power to shock, idealize or seduce, they create a sense of nostalgia and act as a memorial, and they can be used as evidence against us or to identify us. In these six incisive essays, Sontag examines the ways in which we use these omnipresent images to manufacture a sense of reality and authority in our lives.
Published by Penguin
11 x 18 cm
Softcover
224 pages
2008
English
ISBN 978-0-1410357-8-9
PALM: A Visual Study of Palm Springs is the first book by photographer Rich Stapleton, Cereal‘s Creative Director.
A collection of photographs from the city of Palm Springs, California, all shot on 35mm black and white film.
The book is cloth bound, 80 pages, printed on uncoated, G.F. Smith paper in the United Kingdom. Dimensions: 295 x 195mm.