31 Photobooks for Everyone on Your Holiday Gift List

From monographs by legendary photographers to thought-provoking essay books, here is the ultimate guide to the best photobooks to give this holiday season.

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Alex Webb on Reimagining a Photobook, Twenty-Five Years Later

In a new edition of a long out-of-print volume, Webb draws from photographs across many locations. Here, he considers the act of photography as a form of dislocation in itself.

Interviews

A Feminist Memory Project in Nepal

An expansive archive illustrates the role of women in shaping over a century of the country’s political and public life.

The Oppositional Energy of Zines

A Screenwriter’s Forgotten Photographs of American Televisions

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Alex Webb and Denise Wolff Discuss “Dislocations”

Friday, December 1, 1:00 p.m. EST

Atlanta Book Launch: “A Long Arc: Photography and the American South”

Sunday, December 3, 5:00 p.m. EST

Subverting Expectations: Photographing the American South

Tuesday, December 5, 6:00 p.m. EST

Aperture at Untitled Art Fair 2023

Wednesday, December 6 - Sunday, December 10

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Announcing the Winners of the 2023 PhotoBook Awards

Celebrating the evolving narrative of the photobook, Aperture and Paris Photo present this year’s winning titles.

How John Akomfrah’s Videos Tell a Story of Migration and Belonging

The acclaimed filmmaker, who will represent the United Kingdom in the 2024 Venice Biennale, speaks about the restless ghosts of Ghana’s history.

A Look Inside the Titles Shortlisted for the 2023 PhotoBook Awards

These 35 photobooks highlight excellence in publishing across a wide range of topics and photographic styles.

Tyler Mitchell Stages a Homecoming in Georgia

In his latest exhibition, the artist considers the poetics of space, presenting sculptures and photographs that move off the wall.

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Aperture 252

Edited by Aperture. Guest editor Lyle Ashton Harris and Nii Obodai.

$17.47

Books

Myriam Boulos: What’s Ours

Photographs by Myriam Boulos. Text by Mona Eltahawy and Myriam Boulos. Designed by Maya Moumne.

$55.00

Books

Strange Hours: Photography, Memory, and the Lives of Artists

By Rebecca Bengal. Foreword by Joy Williams.

$29.95

Books

Ernest Cole: The True America

Photographs by Ernest Cole. Text by Raoul Peck, James Sanders, and Leslie M. Wilson. Designed by Oliver Barstow.

$65.00

Books

A Long Arc: Photography and the American South

Text by Imani Perry, Makeda Best, LeRonn P. Brooks, Rahim Fortune, Grace Elizabeth Hale, Maria L. Kelly, Scott L. Matthews, and Brian Piper. By Sarah Kennel and Gregory J. Harris. Designed by Jeanette Abbink.

$75.00