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Lace by William Henry Fox Talbot
The above photograph is from The Pencil of Nature, the first book published with photographs.
I love the sense of the package, a traveling idea.
Someone can pick it up and the idea can explode in their face.
The book is a perfect vehicle for photography.
Martin Parr
Gefter, P. (2005, January 16).
Photography reveals itself between the covers.
Photography, perhaps more so than the other arts, fits into books physically and emotionally.
A book can be held, which is physical, of course.
However, there can be an emotional dimension to this, as well.
Being seated, with the art in your hands, is a different experience, than is art hanging on a wall.
Also, a book can:
• Have a large quantity of work.
• Be arranged sequentially.
• Have a beginning and an end.
• Be accessible, cost wise, and for repeated viewings.
Many online labs offer books of good quality and a reasonable price.
You can also make your own book.
• Hand Bookbindings: Plain and Simple to Grand and Glorious
• Resurrection of the Photobook Interview with Martin Parr, co-author of, The Photobook: A History Volume I
Bookbinding: A Tutorial Douglas W. Jones
Center for Book Arts Classes
Kate's Paperie Papers, albums, bookmaking
New York Central Art Supply Papers