Do you know about Claxton Projects? It’s a tumblr dedicated to “Photography books we found, rediscovered and love,” with each entry consisting of a slideshow of spreads (photographed by the blog’s founder, Tom Claxton) and a brief description.
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Via claxtonprojects.tumblr.com.
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Wandering through the postings, which range from Philip Jones Griffith’s 1971 monograph, Vietnam Inc. and Richard Billingham’s Ray’s a Laugh (1996) to Tom Wood’s All Zones Off Peak (1998), Chris Killip’s In Flagrante (1988), and Marjaana Kella’s eponymous 2002 tome, feels like immersing yourself in someone else’s photo-book library. It’s fun to see what they have in their collection and why they have it.
That said, I think it would be interesting if Tom opened his blog to occasional guest contributions. It would be so terrific if there were a single spot online where members of the photo community could talk about their favorite photo books…
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Site celebrates “rediscovered” photography books
Do you know about Claxton Projects? It’s a tumblr dedicated to “Photography books we found, rediscovered and love,” with each entry consisting of a slideshow of spreads (photographed by the blog’s founder, Tom Claxton) and a brief description.
.
Via claxtonprojects.tumblr.com.
.
Wandering through the postings, which range from Philip Jones Griffith’s 1971 monograph, Vietnam Inc. and Richard Billingham’s Ray’s a Laugh (1996) to Tom Wood’s All Zones Off Peak (1998), Chris Killip’s In Flagrante (1988), and Marjaana Kella’s eponymous 2002 tome, feels like immersing yourself in someone else’s photo-book library. It’s fun to see what they have in their collection and why they have it.
That said, I think it would be interesting if Tom opened his blog to occasional guest contributions. It would be so terrific if there were a single spot online where members of the photo community could talk about their favorite photo books…
.
.