Ben Marcin Photographed Baltimore’s Last Row Houses, Then the Empty Lots They Left Behind
A house could disappear and still shape Ben Marcin’s project. In Baltimore, he photographed single row houses left standing after their neighbours had been demolished. Photography Book Spotlight
Wolfgang Zurborn Scanned His 1980s Negatives During Lockdown. Crowds Is What He Found
During lockdown, Wolfgang Zurborn went back to his photographs of crowds. He scanned hundreds of colour negatives from the 1980s and 1990s, made at political, sporting, religious, tourist and entertainment events. Photography Book Spotlight
A Broken Tooth Started Lauren Shaw’s Photobook About Her Changing Body
Lauren Shaw found connections between her body and nature. In March 2020, she brought an extracted tooth home from the dentist, amazed that it had come from her own body. She spent several days photographing it. Photography Book Spotlight
Why Julio Mitchel Stopped Photographing El Sur After 20 Years
Julio Mitchel finished El Sur without seeing conditions improve. From the 1980s to 2000, he travelled through seven Latin American countries, photographing poverty, inequality, and the abuse of power. Photography Book Spotlight
What Makes Catherine DeLattre Stop the Car for a Photograph?
Catherine DeLattre’s photographs begin with something worth stopping for. Driving through Wayne County, Pennsylvania, she notices isolated houses, trees, and open fields. Photography Book Spotlight
What Painting Changed About Janelle Lynch’s Photographs
Color entered Janelle Lynch’s photographs through painting. In Another Way of Looking at Love, she photographed plants and trees on her property in the Catskills. Photography Book Spotlight
From Amsterdam Walks to Family Life in Ukraine: What Connects Wesley Verhoeve’s Notice Books
Wesley Verhoeve photographs first and finds the story later. His Notice books began with learning to slow down during lockdown in Vancouver. Photography Book Spotlight
From Brief Encounters to Years of Returning: Robin de Puy on Photographing People
Robin de Puy could no longer make this project alone. She first photographed Randy in Ely, Nevada, during a 2015 road trip and kept returning to him for more than ten years. Photography Book Spotlight
How Far Can You Change a War Photograph Before It Stops Being About What Happened?
Gosbert Gottmann wanted war photographs that resisted easy reading. In Freiheit Freedom Воля, he works with images connected to the war in Ukraine and changes them through abstraction, distortion and deformation. Photography Book Spotlight
A Boxing Coach Reminded Darren Vargas of the Grandfather He Had Lost
Lee Espinoza reminded Darren Vargas of his late grandfather. The photographer met the boxing coach in 2025, five years after his grandfather Esmael died. Photography Book Spotlight
Mike Chudley Has Been Shooting Street Photography for Almost 10 Years. Here’s What He Wishes He Knew at 19
The street is boring until you learn what to notice. Most of the time, nothing special is happening. Photography Book Spotlight
How 300-Year-Old Maps Changed the Way Virginia McGee Richards Photographed the American South
The past became visible once Richards learned where to look. For The Inner Passage, Virginia McGee Richards spent fifteen years photographing a waterway in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Photography Book Spotlight
Ian Bates’s Only Road Out Was Blocked by a Burning Tree. It Was the Last Wildfire He Photographed for The Weight of Ash
Ian Bates found his wildfire story after the fire. In 2014, he saw his first wildfire while visiting a friend in Eastern Washington. Photography Book Spotlight
400 Kilometres, a Mamiya RB67, and Hundreds of London Streets: How Alberto Tandoi Built a Portrait Book From Chance Encounters
Alberto Tandoi walked 400 kilometres photographing London strangers. The project started from his fascination with how people in the city express themselves through clothes and personal style. Photography Book Spotlight
Jo Ann Chaus Spent 10 Years Photographing Herself. The Pictures Helped Her Understand What She Had Kept Unspoken
The camera helped Jo Ann Chaus uncover herself. What began as self-portraiture slowly became a way to understand feelings she had kept hidden for years. Photography Book Spotlight
Emin Özmen Spent 15 Years Photographing Everyday Life Beyond Turkey’s Headlines
Emin Özmen spent 15 years photographing ordinary life in Turkey. His new photobook, Memleket, brings together people, places, and small moments he encountered across Anatolia. Photography Book Spotlight
Eva Verbeeck Photographed 400 American Girls. She Let Them Decide How They Wanted to Be Seen
For six years, Eva Verbeeck listened before photographing. She travelled across 28 American states and photographed more than 400 girls between the ages of 8 and 18. Photography Book Spotlight
Susan kae Grant Spent 25 Years Photographing the Space of Dreams Without Illustrating a Single Dream
One sleep-lab transcript changed Susan kae Grant’s photography. She had been waking from REM sleep and describing what she had just seen. Photography Book Spotlight