Every few weeks, we ask Martin Amis of Photobookstore to compile #OutNow, a selection of recommended, recently published photobooks.
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Here are Martin’s latest picks, in no particular order:
Tokyo by Gerry Johansson
Published by Only Photography
Gerry Johansson has produced a steady stream of much-admired, beautifully simple photobooks. This visual journey through a Tokyo completely devoid of people is possibly one of his finest books to date.
Buy Tokyo from Photobookstore.
Discordia by Moises Saman
Self-published
“Ten years ago Discordia would most likely have been another dry conflict reportage photobook released by a mainstream publisher; in the modern photobook world instead, we have this magnificent self-published opus with suitably impressive printing and design.”
Buy Discordia from Photobookstore or from the book’s website.
Red String by Yoshikatsu Fujii
Published by Ceiba
“Red String is photographer Yoshikatsu Fujii’s personal exploration of the Japanese legend that a man and a woman who have a predestined encounter have had each other’s little fingers tied together by an invisible red string since the time they were born. Originally published in 2014 as a small handmade edition, this new edition faithfully recreates its intimate nature.”
Buy Red String from Photobookstore.
wij zijn 17 by Johan van der Keuken
Published by Foci Press & Van Zoetendaal
“It is hard to believe that this book was first released over 60 years ago when the photographer (like his subjects) was just 17. This new edition offers again an opportunity to sample Johan van der Keuken’s timeless, haunting portraits that are still as poignant today.”
Buy wij zijn 17 from Photobookstore or Van Zoetendaal.
Presage by Hideyuki Ishibashi
Published by Amana
Hideyuki Ishibashi reconstructs images from fragments of old photographs and postcards he finds at flea markets in France. This elegantly simple book not only showcases Ishibashi’s remarkable work but also explores his composition technique in the book’s hidden foldout pages.
Buy Presage from Photobookstore.
Lost in the Wilderness by Kalpesh Lathigra
Self-published
Lost In The Wilderness is Kalpesh Lathigra’s poetic documentary work on the modern realities of the Native American people photographed over several years on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Made through a successful Kickstarter campaign, the photobook sensibly resists any unncessary design frills and brings Kalpesh’s evocative heartfelt work to the fore.
Buy Lost in the Wilderness from Photobookstore.