Over the past month, theres been a lively online discussion about the future of the photo book, including what it may look like in 10 years and whether it will be digital or physical you only have to visit alexs and my park slope brownstone to see where our sympathies lie. For the first time, the competition will also celebrate upandcoming talent with a student. The photography area offers a rigorous program of course work to students pursuing either undergraduate or graduate level studies. Cesare pietroiusti, andrea lissoni and annie ratti eds. Photography book now announces call for entries in self.
Darius himes will be lead judge for the third year in a row for blurb s third annual photography book now international competition. Curated by darius himes time exposure 1 is the first issue of an annual publication featuring current work by the photography students of the new mexico state university art department. Blurb announces call for entries for 2011 pbn competition. Whether you are a photographer, a painter or even a poet, you will be inspired to create your own book as soon as you leave. Lead pbn 2011 juror darius himes discusses the category winners. Himes and mary virginia swanson take budding authors through the publishing processfrom concept through production, marketing, and salespointing out the many avenues to pursue and pitfalls to avoid. Darius himes clearly describes the judging criteria for blurbs pbn contest. When researching books that you really respond to, be especially attentive to the selection of images and sequence of the overall book. More than 2400 submissions from 50 countries were entered in the competition.
Blurb curated collection curated by darius himes, indie photobook library. Not sure what the ideal trim size is for the book thats in your minds. I had an opportunity recently to discuss with darius himes, cofounder and editor of radius books, about his role as lead judge for blurb s photography. See photos of the opening and panel discussions on facebook. And i would like to thank rebecca drobis, a washington, d. In this role, himes will lead a panel of distinguished photographers.
They are soliciting selfpublished photography books until july 15th. Darius himes is a founding member of radius books, a nonprofit, santa febased organization created in 2007 that publishes books on the visual arts, where he works as an acquiring editor. Based in new york city, darius himes instagramtwitter. I love books by steidl, tashcen, teneues and assouline, but honestly, i think some of the most interesting photography books today are selfpublished. These include selfpublished books, blurb and magcloud editions, exhibition catalogs, hardtofind internationally published books, and artists books.
Interview with darius himes, lead judge of photography. In my previous post, i outlined some specific thoughts related to the photography book now competition as it enters its 4th year. Entwined by heather dixon wallwork, the near witch by victoria schwab, the iron daughter by julie kagawa, eve by anna care. The 2011 photography book now competition is open for entries. In 2007 he cofounded radius books, a nonprofit publisher of books on.
Himes and mary virginia swanson survey the current landscape of photography book publishing and point out the many avenues to pursue and pitfalls to avoid. Join facebook to connect with darius himes and others you may know. When darius himes and mary virginia swanson come to your town on their book tour, do not miss their outstanding presentation on publishing your photography book. Others are producing limited runs of blurb books and selling them with a. If you love photography books and always wanted to publish your own, publish your photography book by darius himes and mary virginia swanson is just the book for you. Dreamers 38%, notes 38%, no title 19%, dreamers 4%, milan.
The annual ny art book fair, presented by printed matter, presents artists books. The deadline for this years blurb photography book now is july 14, 2011 and i am looking forward to meeting in new york at the end of the summer with this years panel of judges to spend the day looking at books for the competition. Id like to thank darius himes and blurb for inviting me to be a judge this year. Photography book now 2011 lead judge darius himes discusses grand prize winner gomorrah girl by valerio spada. This article is printed from photoeye magazine and is intended for personal use. Interview with darius himes darius hime s, for about 10 years, was my coworker at photoeye and editor of photoeye booklist.
Resources for selfpublishing your photo book or exhibition. Christies international head of photographs darius himes was formerly fraenkel gallery director, a cofounder of nonprofit art book publisher radius. Blurb has just announced that the 2011 photography book now pbn competition is open for entries. Rice and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Swanson coauthored with darius himes the acclaimed publish your photography book. Essay by darius himes radius books, santa fe in another way of looking at love, the landscape is explored as a metaphor to consider the personal, societal, and environmental consequences of disconnection, and simultaneously, our yearning to be connected. From 20152018, janelle lynch born 1969 has used an 8 x. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. In part one, publishing experts and photographers whove successfully made the journey share invaluable advice on what to think. If the body of work has a narrative quality, take into account the success of the story. The competition organized by blurb and run by lead judge darius himes considers selfpublished books in three categories fine art, editorial and commercial.
Darius himes is an acquiring editor at radius books, a nonprofit publisher of books on photography and the visual arts he started with colleagues in 2007. Who are some of the most interesting photography bookmakers and publishers today. The first step to making a successful photobook isnt what. For nonfiction books your cliffhanger should promise a strategy or solution. In 2016, himes interviewed sir elton john and david mirvish about their long love of photography and work with the elton john aids foundation. Darius himes, publisher radius books a photo editora photo editor. He is currently an independent curator, writer, consultant and cofounder of radius books. Interview with darius himes on publishing photography books blurb. Noted photography book expert darius himes will serve as lead judge for the third year. Darius also cowrote how to publish your photography book with mary virginia swanson, one of the best books about publishing you are ever going to find.
Darius himes, publisher radius books a photo editora. Find darius himes book publish your photography book here. Categories include fine art, editorial, and photography portfolio. This months column includes making books, highlighting our upcoming slide talk and book signing featuring violet isle and three other books, two quotes from noted book publishers lesley martin aperture and darius himes radius about the future of the photo book, and, lastly, two links, which is a farewell to photographer larry sultan who died last. What three photography books would you take if you were stranded on a desert island. Darius himes will be lead judge for the third year in a row for blurbs third annual photography book now international competition. Prior to that he was the founding editor of photoeye booklist, a quarterly magazine devoted to photography books, from 20022007. Its packed everything you need to know about photo book publishing. Christies international head of photographs darius himes was formerly fraenkel gallery director, a cofounder of nonprofit art book publisher radius books, and he was the was founding editor of photoeye booklist, an international quarterly journal devoted to photography books. Chester himes was born in jefferson city, missouri, on july 29, 1909, to joseph sandy himes and estelle bomar himes. Blurb archives portrait photographers miami l celebrity. First is curator and writer larissa leclairs indie photobook library, which is a virginiabased physical, noncirculating repository of books that slip through traditional publishing. In this revised and updated edition of publish your photography book, industry insiders darius d. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes.
Welcoming the ipl for the first time to the west coast, gallery carte blanche in san francisco will host the 3rd indie photobook library featurelength exhibition curated by darius himes assistant director, fraenkel gallery and cofounder, radius books and larissa leclair founder, indie photobook library. To mark the launch of the bob books photobook award, a new competition from bob books, the uk based ondemand photobook printer, bjp is publishing a threepart series featuring advice on how to make and promote a photobook. Dispatches, a production of blurbs creative evangelist daniel milnor, is an indepth look at those living artistic lives. Learn more about making blurb books in these bookmaking videos.
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