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A Decade of Spare Time: How Adam T. Deen Captured the Moments That Define Who We Really Are
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 8/16/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 8/16/25

A Decade of Spare Time: How Adam T. Deen Captured the Moments That Define Who We Really Are

Adam T. Deen spent ten years photographing free time. Over that decade, he saw people fishing on quiet lakes, jumping from cliffs, walking through parades, or simply eating dinner at a small-town diner. Photography Book Spotlight

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How David Ricci Turned Flea Market Chaos Into a Sharp Portrait of American Culture
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 8/14/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 8/14/25

How David Ricci Turned Flea Market Chaos Into a Sharp Portrait of American Culture

David Ricci turns visual chaos into compelling photographs. He spent years visiting flea markets and antique shops across the United States, looking for scenes that spoke about American culture. Photography Book Spotlight

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From Church Balcony to Guggenheim Fellowship: The Photographic Story Behind Linda Foard Roberts’ Lament
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 8/12/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 8/12/25

From Church Balcony to Guggenheim Fellowship: The Photographic Story Behind Linda Foard Roberts’ Lament

Some photographs change how we see the past forever. Linda Foard Roberts’ project Lament is about the places in the American South connected to the history of slavery. Photography Book Spotlight

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 Pia Guilmoth’s Flowers Drink the River: A Visual Journey Through Transition, Nature, and Community
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 8/10/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 8/10/25

Pia Guilmoth’s Flowers Drink the River: A Visual Journey Through Transition, Nature, and Community

What happens when a camera documents both fear and freedom? Pia Guilmoth’s Flowers Drink the River started during a time of personal crisis. Photography Book Spotlight

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Deep Dive into A Room for the Night by Alex Yudzon
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 8/8/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 8/8/25

Deep Dive into A Room for the Night by Alex Yudzon

Great art often begins in the background, not the spotlight. Alex Yudzon’s long-term project, A Room for the Night, takes place in quiet, ordinary hotel rooms. Photography Book Spotlight

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How Keiko Nomura Turned Personal Memory Into One of the Most Poetic Travel Photobooks of the 2000s
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 8/2/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 8/2/25

How Keiko Nomura Turned Personal Memory Into One of the Most Poetic Travel Photobooks of the 2000s

What does a feeling look like on film? In Bloody Moon, Keiko Nomura tries to photograph something invisible: memory, emotion, and the atmosphere of a place. Photography Book Spotlight

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Waterworks by Stanley Greenberg: A Rare Photographic Journey Into NYC’s Underground Infrastructure
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/27/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/27/25

Waterworks by Stanley Greenberg: A Rare Photographic Journey Into NYC’s Underground Infrastructure

There’s an entire city beneath New York, and Stanley Greenberg photographed it. For years, he searched for the hidden infrastructure that keeps the city alive: tunnels, shafts, gatehouses, and pipes buried far below the surface. Photography Book Spotlight

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A Visual Love Letter to Cuba. On a Given Day by Anneke Wambaugh & Claire Garoutte
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/23/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/23/25

A Visual Love Letter to Cuba. On a Given Day by Anneke Wambaugh & Claire Garoutte

What does it take to truly see a country, without cliché? Most people visit Cuba for a few days and take the same photos: old cars, crumbling buildings, and cigars. Claire Garoutte and Anneke Wambaugh did something different. They kept going back for 25 years. Photography Book Spotlight

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How Mike Smith’s Streets of Boston Captures the Raw, Unfiltered Heart of 1970s Street Photography
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/21/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/21/25

How Mike Smith’s Streets of Boston Captures the Raw, Unfiltered Heart of 1970s Street Photography

In 1970s Boston, Mike Smith wandered with no plan, just a camera. He wasn’t trying to make a political statement or build a career, he was just drawn to people on the street. Photography Book Spotlight

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This Photobook Lets You Hear the Images — And Rethink What Photography Can Be
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/19/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/19/25

This Photobook Lets You Hear the Images — And Rethink What Photography Can Be

In this photobook, silence speaks louder than any picture. Cristina Dias de Magalhães stopped taking photos after becoming ill and losing her father. But even when she wasn’t creating, her way of seeing the world didn’t disappear. Photography Book Spotlight

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Time Travel, Resistance, and Ghosts in the Landscape: Raymond Thompson Jr.’s  Photobook About Maroon Histories
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/15/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/15/25

Time Travel, Resistance, and Ghosts in the Landscape: Raymond Thompson Jr.’s Photobook About Maroon Histories

Some stories are too powerful to stay buried. Raymond Thompson Jr.’s project It’s Hard to Stop Rebels That Time Travel brings hidden histories back into view: stories of maroons, runaway slaves, and lives erased from the American record. Photography Book Spotlight

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How Tristan Duke Built Cameras From Melting Ice to Capture the Fragile Gaze of Glaciers
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/13/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/13/25

How Tristan Duke Built Cameras From Melting Ice to Capture the Fragile Gaze of Glaciers

Imagine a lens that disappears as it photographs. This is not science fiction. It is what artist Tristan Duke built using ice from Arctic glaciers. Photography Book Spotlight

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How Anna Arendt Turned Silence, Memory, and War Into One of the Most Unforgettable Photo Books of the Year
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/9/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/9/25

How Anna Arendt Turned Silence, Memory, and War Into One of the Most Unforgettable Photo Books of the Year

Can photography capture what memory leaves unsaid? Anna Arendt spent 15 years taking pictures to try to find out. Photography Book Spotlight

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Ghaleb Cabbabé’s How Can It Still Be Home? Turns 5 Years of Film Photography Into a Haunting Portrait of Lebanon
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/7/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/7/25

Ghaleb Cabbabé’s How Can It Still Be Home? Turns 5 Years of Film Photography Into a Haunting Portrait of Lebanon

Photography can reveal truths words will always fail to capture. Ghaleb Cabbabé’s How Can It Still Be Home? shows this in a powerful way. Photography Book Spotlight

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How Larson & Shindelman Turned Tweets Into Haunting Portraits of Political Dissent and Digital Propaganda
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/5/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/5/25

How Larson & Shindelman Turned Tweets Into Haunting Portraits of Political Dissent and Digital Propaganda

What if your tweet became a political portrait? Larson and Shindelman take real tweets and show where they came from. Photography Book Spotlight

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 How Stephanie Pommez Used Photography to Keep Amazonian Legends Alive in The Enchanted Ones
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/1/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 7/1/25

 How Stephanie Pommez Used Photography to Keep Amazonian Legends Alive in The Enchanted Ones

Photography keeps the Amazon’s fading myths from disappearing forever. The stories of the river people are passed down by word of mouth. Stephanie Pommez spent years with the midwives who tell these stories. Photography Book Spotlight

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Robin Hinsch’s Lonely Are All the Bridges Captures the Fragile Connections That War Destroys
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 6/24/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 6/24/25

Robin Hinsch’s Lonely Are All the Bridges Captures the Fragile Connections That War Destroys

Can photography capture what war tries to erase? Robin Hinsch spent 15 years photographing Ukraine to find out. Photography Book Spotlight

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The Hidden Beauty of a Florida Fairground: How Anthony Blasko Turned a Strawberry Festival Into Art
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 6/22/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 6/22/25

The Hidden Beauty of a Florida Fairground: How Anthony Blasko Turned a Strawberry Festival Into Art

Strawberries, fairground rides, golden light: the perfect storm for art. Anthony Blasko didn’t plan to turn a small Florida festival into a long-term project. Photography Book Spotlight

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