Background information
"The 2nd volume of the real must-have in the field of specialist photo book literature. 'Conversations 2' by Rémi Coignet contains a set of nearly 15 new talks between Rémi Coignet and major players in contemporary photography to investigate the role of the photo book in the work of his internationally known interlocutors - including photographers, designers and publishers - and how their photo books are designed. Published in a total of three volumes so far, the 'Conversations' by Rémi Coignet are wonderful teaching material to delve deeper into the subject of the 'photo book'. 'Conversations' will still be one in ten years are important for the understanding of photo books, as Coignet starts directly at the source of the information. Both the English and French-language editions are legible and easy to understand.
Content
The wide range of mainly documentary, but also artistically working photographers is remarkable, including award winners such as Martin PARR and Joan FONTCUBERTA and photographers awarded with photo book prizes." (© Richard G. SPORLEDER)
About the French author, Remí Coignet
Interviews with following photographers, publishers and photo book designers
Didier BEN LOULOU, Daniel BLAUFUKS, BROOMBERG & CHANARIN, Patrick FAIGENBAUM, Joan FONTCUBERTA, Pieter HUGO, Klara KÄLLSTRÖM & Thobias FÄLDT, Erik KESSELS, Bertien van MANEN, Aron Mörel, Akio Nagasawa, Greger Ulf NILSON, Christian PATTERSON, Martin PARR, Lise SARFATI, Stéphanie SOLINAS, Alec SOTH, Gerhard Steidl, Eric TABUCHI and Mariken WESSELS.
Photo books by interviewed photographers and book designers
- BLAUFUKS, Daniel
BEN LOULOU, Didier
BROOMBERG & CHANARIN
FAIGENBAUM, Patrick
FONTCUBERTA, Joan
HUGO, Pieter
KÄLLSTRÖM, Klara & Thobias FÄLDT
KESSELS, Erik
MANEN, Bertien van
PARR, Martin
PATTERSON, Christian
SARFATI, Lisa
SOLINAS, Stéphanie
SOTH, Alec
TABUCHI, Eric
WESSELS, Mariken
and
NILSON, Greger Ulf
- Format
- Pb. (no dust jacket, as issued),13 x 20 x 2 cm., 224 pp., text language: English