Training in the photobook discipline is an important component of contemporary photography education. However the books created by students for assessment rarely get an opportunity to cross over into the public space. To help connect these photobooks to a wider audience we have once again invited institutions around Australia and New Zealand to nominate…
Tag: New Zealand Photobooks
MELBOURNE ART BOOK FAIR – May 18-28 2023
. CHECK OUT THE LATEST OFFERINGS FROM THESE KEY ANTIPODEAN PHOTOBOOK PUBLISHERS . ACB PRESS BAD NEWS BOOKS BOOKS AT MANIC CONCETTINA INSERRA DYLAN SMYTH GLORIA BOOKS (AND FRIENDS) M.33 MELBOURNE PHOTOBOOK COLLECTIVE METROPOLIS BOOKSHOP MOM PERIMETER BOOKS ROHAN HUTCHINSON SHADOW EDITIONS SHASHASHA SUZANNE PHOENIX TALL POPPY PRESS . . and there’s an AMAZING launch…
2022 SELECTED ANTIPODEAN PHOTOBOOKS
Compiled by DOUG Spowart & VICTORIA Cooper This list is the fourth year in which we asked representatives of the Australian and New Zealand photobook discipline to nominate photobooks that were published in 2022. Once again we have continued to use the term ‘Selected’ as this compilation does not attempt to present a definitive selection…
VALE: ANS WESTRA – NEW ZEALAND PHOTOGRAPHER
VALE: ANS WESTRA Anna Jacoba Westra CNZM (28 April 1936 – 26 February 2023), known as Ans Westra, was a Dutch-born New Zealand photographer, well known for her depictions of Māori life in the 20th century. Her prominence as an artist was amplified by her controversial 1964 children’s book Washday at the Pa. ………………………….
NEW NZ PUBLISHER: CABIN FEVER BOOKS – “Folk Syndrome” by McLaren
. In the field of photobook publishing it’s always exciting to see the emergence of a new publishers Recently Cabin Fever Books appeared on the new Zealand scene. I contacted the publisher Cameron James McLaren for an interview and a commentary on his first self-published title “FOLK SYNDROME”. Here’s his response … ABOUT CABIN FEVER…
2021 SELECTED ANTIPODEAN PHOTOBOOKS
Compiled by DOUG Spowart & VICTORIA Cooper This list is the third year in which we asked representatives of the Australian and New Zealand photobook discipline to nominate photobooks that were published in 2021. We have continued to use the term ‘Selected’ as this compilation does not attempt to present a definitive selection of the…
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…
Photobooks in Australia + New Zealand 