It comes from slow travel, from quiet mornings, and from a growing archive that kept changing as Alex Kittoe changed. Across Europe, California, Africa, and Asia, he learned to trust film, to use colour with intention, and to let his curiosity guide him more than any plan. Photography Book Spotlight

Can art make us treat animals with more care? It is a simple question, but it sits at the center of Claire Rosen’s ten year project Birds of a Feather. Photography Book Spotlight

It started the moment she first stepped onto Svalbard.
She thought one visit would finally quiet a dream she carried since childhood, but the opposite happened. Photography Book Spotlight

It starts the moment Hanno opened his grandmother’s box. Inside, he found almost one thousand letters his grandfather wrote during the war. Photography Book Spotlight

What if Kyoto is most powerful when imagined, not seen? This idea helps explain why Yasuhiro Ogawa spent ten years returning to the same streets again and again. Photography Book Spotlight

For over two decades, Regula Tschumi has photographed funerals that look like festivals. In Ghana, saying goodbye to the dead can mean dancing, music, and coffins shaped like cars, fish, or teapots. Photography Book Spotlight

Every image in Reverence is a love letter to what remains. Paul Nicklen spent three decades photographing polar bears, whales, and fragile ecosystems now disappearing faster than ever. Photography Book Spotlight

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

Jan Enkelmann's "Smoking Chefs" provides a glimpse into the lives of Chinatown's kitchen staff in London. Shot mostly at night, the photo essay captures moments of quiet reflection during cigarette breaks, highlighting the chefs' hard work and resilience amidst the area's chaos​

Picture Story

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

One snowy night, Olga Karlovac turned silence into a photograph. She walked alone on a small hill above Požega, the snow falling fast and the wind cutting through the dark. Story Behind The Photograph

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

November's newsletter features Alec Soth on meaningful photography, plus insights from Eric Meola, Phil Penman, Richard Misrach, and more. Book giveaway inside.

Even the most accomplished artists feel like beginners sometimes. Drawing from years of experience and his visits to art programs across the United States, Soth offers a rare glimpse into the struggles and joys of making art at any stage of life. Photography Book Spotlight

In the orchard at dusk, Pia pressed the shutter. Pia Guilmoth had been standing there for a long time, waiting without knowing what might happen. Story Behind The Photograph

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

What turns a childhood magic trick into fifty years of legendary photography? For Eric Meola, it started in a basement darkroom at age twelve. Interviews

Michael Turek shows us a way of seeing how photography can be playful and serious at the same time. This interview explores the ideas, experiments, and stories behind his work. Interviews

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

When Bad Pictures Make Great Stories. Steve McCoy started photographing his family in ordinary, sometimes funny situations. Story Behind The Photograph

Street photography isn't about luck; it's about method. Most photographers walk the streets hoping something interesting will happen in front of their camera. Interviews

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