Martin Kaninsky 11/11/25 Martin Kaninsky 11/11/25

‘Roadside Lights’ in the Blizzard: Eiji Ohashi’s Journey Through Japan’s Frozen Nights

One winter night, a vending machine guided Eiji Ohashi to safety from a blizzard. What was once just a bright object on the roadside became a symbol of warmth, survival, and human emotion. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 11/9/25 Martin Kaninsky 11/9/25

How a Hollywood Location Scout Turned Real Places into Scenes from Movies That Don’t Exist

What makes a photo feel like a film you’ve already seen? Maybe it’s the light that looks borrowed from a dream or a person who seems to be acting without knowing it. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 11/5/25 Martin Kaninsky 11/5/25

How Marshall To Turned Taoist Ghost Stories Into a Haunting Debut Photobook

What happens when a childhood of Taoist ghost stories becomes the foundation of a photobook? For photographer Marshall To, it meant turning memories of rituals, talismans, and frightening tales into something real on the page. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 11/3/25 Martin Kaninsky 11/3/25

Advice for Young Artists: Alec Soth on Finding Joy in Creative Chaos and Experimentation

Between 2022 and 2024, Alec Soth visited 25 undergraduate art programs across the United States. Advice for Young Artists, published by MACK in 2024, is made from the work he made during those visits.

Martin Kaninsky 11/1/25 Martin Kaninsky 11/1/25

How Amani Willett Turned a Childhood of Unprocessed Trauma Into His Most Personal Photography Book Yet

Can a photo book capture the weight of unspoken trauma? Amani Willett believes it can. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 10/24/25 Martin Kaninsky 10/24/25

Frederik Rüegger’s I Am a Stranger in This Country Reveals the Last Refuge of Traveller Traditions

Traveller traditions survive in horse fairs, and Frederik Rüegger documented them. These events are the last places where Europe's nomadic communities can live without restrictions. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 10/18/25 Martin Kaninsky 10/18/25

How Do You Photograph a Country That Won’t Let You Look? Inside Tariq Zaidi’s North Korea Project

Photographing North Korea means working under constant watch. Two government guides followed London-based photographer Tariq Zaidi everywhere for two years, monitoring every frame he captured. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 10/17/25 Martin Kaninsky 10/17/25

Seamus Murphy’s Strange Love Finds Shared Humanity Between Two Nations Once Defined as Enemies

Photography can still reveal what politics hides. In his book Strange Love, Seamus Murphy photographed life in both the United States and Russia. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 10/12/25 Martin Kaninsky 10/12/25

How Jamel Shabazz Turned Prospect Park Into 45 Years of Healing, History, and Hope

Brooklyn's Prospect Park became Jamel Shabazz's classroom, refuge, and legacy. Most photographers chase subjects across cities, but Shabazz found everything he needed in 580 acres of green space. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 10/10/25 Martin Kaninsky 10/10/25

From New York Streets to Global Cities: Phil Penman on 30 Years of Iconic Street Photography

Phil Penman has captured 30 years of the world's streets. His camera has documented everything from 9/11 to quiet moments in Tokyo alleyways. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 10/6/25 Martin Kaninsky 10/6/25

How Patrick Lefèvre Turned Iceland’s Harsh Winter Into Soft, Dreamlike Photographs

Patrick Lefèvre transforms Iceland’s brutal cold into gentle beauty. His book Vetur shows winter not as a postcard, but as a place of silence, emptiness, and strange softness. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 9/27/25 Martin Kaninsky 9/27/25

Master Photographer Richard Misrach: How The "Cargo" Creator Still Finds Magic In Every Sunset After 50 Years

Richard Misrach photographed the same view every single day. The legendary photographer captured cargo ships that everyone sees but nobody really notices. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 9/25/25 Martin Kaninsky 9/25/25

How Ragnar Axelsson Turns Storms, Ice, and Silence Into Photographs That Feel Eternal

Ragnar Axelsson has spent his life chasing the Arctic before it disappears. For 45 years, this Icelandic photographer has traveled to places most people will never see. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 9/21/25 Martin Kaninsky 9/21/25

How Pedro Jarque Krebs Uses Baroque Light to Photograph Animals Like Old Masters Painted Kings

Light can turn a wild animal into a timeless portrait. Pedro Jarque Krebs built his technique around this simple truth. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 9/15/25 Martin Kaninsky 9/15/25

How Sergio Purtell Turned 20 Years of American Life Into a Photographic Mirror of Myth and Reality

Sergio Purtell spent 20 years photographing America's contradictions. What he captured was a country performing its own myths while living completely different realities. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 9/13/25 Martin Kaninsky 9/13/25

When Words Fail: Pamela Thomas-Graham Found Light In NYC's Darkest Hours

Some losses are too deep for language. After two years of trying to process the loss, Pamela Thomas-Graham picked up a camera for the first time. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 9/11/25 Martin Kaninsky 9/11/25

I Wonder What They're Thinking": Inside Oli Kellett's 'Cross Road Blues'

A street corner can reveal more than a portrait studio. When photographer Oli Kellett sets up his large format camera at busy intersections, he waits for something no studio session can manufacture. Photography Book Spotlight

Martin Kaninsky 9/5/25 Martin Kaninsky 9/5/25

Ed Kashi on 45 Years of Photography: Chaos, Clarity, and the ‘Abandoned Moment’

What can 45 years behind a camera teach us? Ed Kashi has spent his life photographing the world, from small personal stories to major global issues. Photography Book Spotlight