Martin Kaninsky 8/19/26 Martin Kaninsky 8/19/26

The People of Leimert Park Started Calling Him “Picture Man.” Here’s How Ave Pildas Earned Their Trust

One Sunday visit became a two-year photographic relationship. Ave Pildas first came to the Sunday African Market in Leimert Park after a jazz concert and decided to return with his camera the following week. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 3/25/24 Martin Kaninsky 3/25/24

Ave Pildas Unveiled: Capturing the Soul of Urban America (pt.2)

Explore the vivid narrative of a man who, defying the conservative paths laid out before him, captured the vibrant essence of jazz, the architectural majesty of urban landscapes, and the subtle intimacies of everyday life.

Martin Kaninsky 3/14/24 Martin Kaninsky 3/14/24

Ave Pildas Unveiled: A Journey Through Jazz, Streets, and the Lens (pt. 1)

Tsubasa Kawaguchi Found a Broken Camera. Its Magenta Photographs Became His First Photobook

Tsubasa Kawaguchi found beauty in a camera’s failure. The old camera could not focus properly, its shutter often failed, and its colors shifted toward magenta. Photography Book Spotlight

How A Save The Children Assignment Became Carol Allen-Storey’s 10-Year Documentary Project About Disability, Motherhood, And Survival

Trust matters more than photographs in long-term documentary work. Carol Allen-Storey discovered this through Defying the Myth, a project that began with a Save the Children assignment in 2014 and continued for more than a decade. Photography Book Spotlight

Filamenta Turns Fishing Industry Waste Into 213 Black-And-White Images About Beauty, Violence, And Vanishing Underwater Life.

Filamenta begins with what the fishing industry throws away. Fish scales, swim bladders, blood vessels, nets, and other remains become the material of K49814’s book. Photography Book Spotlight