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gns said:
Photographers I wish would write more essays... Leo Rubenfien, Tod Papageorge, Paul Graham.
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Someone must have been listening. I have this on pre-order at Amazon...

http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/c...2=9781597111720&CFID=1550565&CFTOKEN=34571644

I haven't bought any photobooks in weeks, but I have these on order now...
Eggleston, For Now
Friedlander, Recent Western Landscapes

Wish I had gotten a copy of Doug Rickard's, A New American Picture, but too late I guess.

Cheers,
Gary
 
8. Nippon gekijō shashinchō by Daidō Moriyama - £3,746
First edition, from 1968, of “Japan: a Photo Theatre,” the photo-essay detailing the darker sides of urban life and the less-seen parts of cities, signed by Moriyama.

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/books/Rar...cm_mmc=nl-_-nl-_-110201-h00-mostexpnA-_-01cta

No, I didn't buy it but thought as he is recently mentioned, and I have ordered "The world through my eyes" it would be of interest and put buying costs into perspective.
 
Katy Grannan 'Boulevard'. I bought this at a showing of some of this work at a gallery. Even though this is a large-size book, the result pales in comparison to the prints. I know that's true for most photo -> print conversions, but her images are stunning when seen hung on a well-lighted wall. The book just doesn't have the same feel. A decent book nonetheless.


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I bought Ballet, by Alexy Brodovitch. Not the real one, but the Errata Editions/Books on Books facsimile (or whatever you should call them). Ballet is one of those really rare and sought after classics, and Errata has done us a big favor by putting this out (ditto for the rest of the titles in the series as well). Anyone else checking these out?

Also, here is an interesting conversation about photo books between the originator of Errata Editions and photographer/book designer John Gossage...

http://www.photoeye.com/magazine/features/2008/09_24_Gossage_Ladd/01.cfm

Cheers,
Gary
 
gns said:
I bought Ballet, by Alexy Brodovitch. Not the real one, but the Errata Editions/Books on Books facsimile (or whatever you should call them). Ballet is one of those really rare and sought after classics, and Errata has done us a big favor by putting this out (ditto for the rest of the titles in the series as well). Anyone else checking these out?
Cheers,
Gary
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Yes I bought some of the early ones and was very enthusiastic about the idea. Lately I have revised my opinion in that the uniform format adopted, and I understand the reasons why, does not present the works as intended by the original photographer/publisher.
Regrettably, on price 🙂, there is no substitute for the real thing. The originals have a status of their own as objects and the size and layout are integral to the work presented.
Look at your own favourite photobook from your shelves, now imagine it in the Errata Editions format ...... see my point ?

Good luck to Mr Ladd I do wish him well and his works do put the images out there for study as intended and there are works I would buy even in that format.
 
Chris,

I do see your point and agree with much of what you say.
Still, I'm glad to have the "Ballet" that I have as opposed to nothing.

Cheers,
Gary
 
Garage sale finds today

Garage sale finds today

I found these at a neighborhood garage sale today (along with the coolest little folding wooden tripod):

"Cameras/Macchine Fotografiche" by Prince R. de Croy-Roeulx, 1993. A little book of beautiful pictures of someone's amazing collection of cameras made between the late 1800's to 1960. Each picture has a bit of text about the history behind it.

"Photographic Lenses" by C.B. Neblette, 1973. Nice little reference book. Now I have somewhere to go to look up all those optics terms you all are always throwing around here, like 'Sonnar' or 'aberation'.

"Collectors Guide to Kodak Cameras" by J. & J. McKeown, 1981. Pictures and history of all their cameras from the boxes to the sub-minis, 1889 - early 80's. Now I can see where my Retina sits in the family tree.

I plan to keep this little stack of books next to the evening cocktail/reading chair for awhile. 🙂
 
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