Photobooks have become increasingly popular in recent years and occupy a central place in contemporary photography. Nowadays, more photobooks are produced, bought and sold, swapped and collected than ever before. Independent publishing and the self-publishing of books...
Les Nuits de Place Blanche immerses the reader in Parisian nightlife of the 50s and 60s, more specifically in the transsexual community in the neighborhood near Pigalle Square. Christer Strömholm, considered the father of Swedish contemporary photography...
LIBRO is an essay on the current state of photobooks in Spain. Despite the fact that photobooks are not the sole medium of promoting and sharing a photographic work, this format of expression has experienced an incredible growth in Spain.
In 1957, Carlos Barral, the legendary editor of Seix Barral, commissioned Leopoldo Pomes a photo-book about his city, Barcelona. Although they were very enthusiastic about the result, the publishing project was never carried out.
The exhibition The Dwelling Life of Man is accompanied by a catalogue coedited by the Barrié Foundation and the Foto Colectania Foundation. It's a publication of an exquisite selection of photographs of this important international collection.
