Revisiting a discussion that comes up here from time to time: the differences between a good and a not-so-good photobook. Or, "how to go beyond a collection of good photographs to achieve a good book."
The Aperture Foundation, publishers of Aperture Magazine, last fall began publishing a Photobook Review as a supplement to the magazine. PBR-2, included with the May issue of Aperture, has two articles on "sequencing the photobook." Good stuff for those interested in this topic. Discussions of narrative flow, comparisons/contrasts with films and music and literature, the use of examples like Walker Evan's American Photographs (1938), etc. Bad news is that you may not be able to read these unless you a) subscribe to Aperture or b) visit the Aperture Gallery (NYC) or c) "Copies will also soon be available through our distribution partners, namely the Milan Image Art Fair, the School of Visual Arts [NYC], and the Cleveland Museum of Art, when they open their exhibition DIY: Photographers & Books." stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
