Photobooks of 2016

The bestselling photobooks at Photobookstore during 2016 were as follows: 1. ZZYZX by Gregory Halpern 2. Astres Noirs by Katrin Koenning & Sarker Protick…

Photobooks of 2016: A Summary We asked publishers, photographers, booksellers, writers and collectors to share some of their photobook highlights of 2016 in the…

Photobooks of 2016: Martin Amis   Astres Noirs by Katrin Koenning & Sarker Protick A dazzling journey though dark and light, night and day…

Photobooks of 2016: Mark Power   ZZYZX – Gregory Halpern I knew this was my book of the year within minutes of opening it….

Photobooks of 2016: Maki   Shinjuku Lost Child By Seung-Woo Yang This is one of the most astonishing photobooks I ever seen about Shinjuku…

Photobooks of 2016: Christer Ehrling   I bought my first book in 1986. It was Cafe Lehmitz by Anders Petersen, only because it was…

The Photocaptionist’s favourite five photo-text books of 2016.   Vasantha Yogananthan – Early Times Photography and literature make love   Clare Strand – Girl…

Photobooks of 2016: Miwa Susuda   Tenko by Hanayo and Hajime Sawatari A rare collaboration between Hanayo and Hajime Sawatari, which began with Hanayo…

Photobooks of 2016: Yumi Goto   Storytellers strive to devise a new interpretation of facts using unique perspectives and visual expressions based on their…

Photobooks of 2016: Alejandro Cartagena   I have a few soft spots for books produced in México or by Mexican artists this year. Coming…

Photobooks of 2016: Maxwell Anderson   Tulips by Andrew Miksys   Jungle Book by Yann Gross   Siam’s Guy by Tiane Doan Na Champassak…

Photobooks of 2016: Awoiska van der Molen OSC [Osaka Station City] by Antony Cairns A handmade publication showing a city how Cairns sees it…

Photobooks of 2016: 10×10 Photobooks   A strength of 10×10 Photobooks is the distinct perspectives of its founders: Olga Yatskevich, Matthew Carson and Russet…

Photobooks of 2016: Ron Jude   I focused my list on titles that favor atmospheric immersion over grand gestures and proclamations. These books all,…

Photobooks of 2016: Rob Hornstra   Edmund Clark and Crofton Black – Negative Publicity My favorite political photobook in 2016. However, my first reaction…

Photobooks of 2016: Anouk Kruithof   Carmen Winant: My Life as a Man My Life as a Man depicts a single collage deconstructing and rearranging its composition….

Photobooks of 2016: Mariela Sancari Anaesthesia by Valentina Abenavoli Black, dark, beautiful and thought provoking book. All the images are screen shots from news…

Photobooks of 2016: Thomas Wiegand New York in Photobooks by Horacio Fernandez A rather small book with a matching selection of New York books…

Photobooks of 2016: Simon Baker   JH Engstrom – Revoir Brilliant, wild, poetic, and deeply seductive. Plus it has fires on the covers.  …

Photobooks of 2016: Tiane Doan na Champassak   Daisuke Yokota – Matter / Burn Out   Penelope Umbrico – Out of Order : Bad…

Photobooks of 2016: Martin Parr   Badly Repaired Cars by Ronni Campana Hoxton Mini Press are producing books mainly about East London where they…

Photobooks of 2016: Laura El-Tantawy   Black Is The Day, Black Is The Night by Amy ElkinsA detail sensitive design of Elkin’s years of correspondence…

Photobooks of 2016: Robin Titchener   Sakiko Nomura – Another Black Darkness Sakiko Nomura has been associated with brooding dark shadowy portraits and nudes since she…

Photobooks of 2016: Rudi Thoemmes   2016 was in some ways a year to forget when it comes to new photobooks and I had…

Photobooks of 2016: Gabriela Cendoya   Anaesthesia by Valentina Abenavoli A very dark, haunting and demanding book, that raises a lot of questions on…

Photobooks of 2016: Rodrigo Orrantia These are my highlights of the year. They were all photo books I spotted during this year’s photobook festivals…

Photobooks of 2016: Erik Kessels Marianne Vitale – Train Wreck This artist/photo book shows found black and white images of train wrecks. Apart from…

Photobooks of 2016: Jeffrey Ladd   Diane Arbus – In the Beginning. The last decade of Diane Arbus’ life and work is so celebrated…

Welcome to Photobooks of 2016 We asked publishers, photographers, booksellers, writers and collectors to share some of their photobook highlights of the year in…