February 20, 2020 The finalists for the 2019 Australian & New Zealand Photobook Award have just been announced: Apókryphos by Cherine Fahd, published by M.33 Banana Spider Bite by Jordan Madge, published by Bad News Books Imaanshaha self published by Saynab Muse Jump Into Bed With Me by Paul Knight, published by Perimeter Editions Mongrelism…
Category: Antipodean photobooks
BEST ANTIPODEAN PHOTOBOOKS 2019
At the end of each year photobook commentators and critics from across the globe gather to present the BEST BOOKS of that year. Their information resource is the books that they have encountered over the preceding 12 months. For the reasons of geography these lists are generally representative of the American, European and more recently…
FIVE ANTIPODEAN PUBLISHING SUCCESS STORIES FROM 2019
A re-post from The Momentum Blog – Great to see the back story behind these photobooks and their connection with MomentoPro Australia and Momento Pro New Zealand. . Click the link HERE Five publishing success stories from 2019
CALL FOR ENTRIES – the 2019 ANZ PHOTOBOOK AWARD
NOTE: NEW CLOSING DATE: January 20, 2020. IT’S TIME FOR AUSTRALIAN + NEW ZEALAND PHOTOBOOK makers to consider your entries for the 2019 ANZ PHOTOBOOK AWARDS…. . Check out the details >>>HERE
ANTIPODEAN PHOTOBOOK TRIBES – Keynote TALK: BIFB Photobook Weekend
Many Tribes: The Australian & New Zealand Photobook A talk by Doug Spowart The photobook disrupted the 1990’s prediction that ‘the book is dead’ and grew into a worldwide phenomenon. Doug Spowart will address key aspects of the historical and contemporary makeup of the photobook in Australia & New Zealand where the various ‘tribes’ contribute to a vibrant and progressive…
ANZ Photobooks and the Tate
. We are delighted that this collection is entering Tate’s library collection as a rich resource for our public and for academics of photobooks in these regional areas. Sarah AllenAssistant Curator, International Art, Tate . . We’ve just completed a commissioned project where a collection of 52 Australian and New Zealand photobooks were acquired…
Three NEW commentaries on Australian & New Zealand Photobooks to be launched at the Melbourne Art Book Fair
Libby Jeffery from MomentoPro and the Antipodean Photobook blog are excited to announce that a special launch will take place at the 2019 Melbourne Art Book Fair of two milestone books relating to photobooks in Australia and New Zealand. BOOK 1 – The catalogue of the latest Australian & New Zealand Photobook Awards a yearly…
Talking about Antipodean Photobooks – 2017 Vienna Photobook Festival
THE LECTURE: THE ANTIPODEAN PHOTOBOOK My lecture brief was to make an hour-long presentation about the Australian and New Zealand photobook scene. After some thought I organised my lecture content around 4 distinct areas. 1. The supporting structures The contemporary scene was to be included covering both practitioners and the major events in AuNZ that…
A comment about this site from its curator Dr Doug Spowart
This website attempts to provide information about the art and practice of the photobook in the Antipodes – Australia and New Zealand. I do not limit my definition of the ‘photobook’ but rather accept the breadth and depth of this evolving medium to include the historical photographically illustrated books, albums, catalogues, the emergent photobook, zines,…
Photobooks in Australia + New Zealand 