About the publisher
Dust Collective
Massachusetts, USA · Handmade photobooks · Since 2017
Dust Collective is a small publisher of art and photography books in Massachusetts. Emily Sheffer founded it in 2017. It makes two kinds of books. Handmade special editions are assembled by hand at its studio in Massachusetts, in editions of 1 to 50 copies. Commercially printed editions run from 250 to 500 or more copies, on digital or offset presses. Each book is designed with attention to materials, sequence and detail. The press accepts a very limited number of projects each year, by email only. Libraries such as the New York Public Library hold its books.
Verdant Land reframes immigrant labor through patience, trust, and time. It looks at how long-term photography can show immigrant communities beyond work alone. Photography Book Spotlight