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From August Sander, Stirring Portraits of Nazis and Jews

An extraordinary photobook reveals the lives of persecuted Germans during World War II.

What Does Photo Editing Look Like?

In the digital age, locking down a sequence of images in print can seem like an act of resistance.

Energy Charts and Cosmic Light

Working between portraiture and documentary, Khalik Allah’s new book tracks Harlem by night.

A Hidden History of Abortion

Laia Abril’s new book provides a harrowing record of women’s struggles to access family planning.

Our Births, Ourselves

Carmen Winant’s archive considers the terrors and pleasures of childbirth.

Library as Studio

Where do artists go for inspiration? For some, it’s a museum, for others, it’s the stacks.

Editor's Note

Libraries multiply the audience for a book—almost without limit.

The '90s are Back

Six artists on the photobook at the end of the millennium.

Alec Soth Revisits His Legendary First Book

How the American photographer fell in love with photography.

Where the Homeless Sleep

Anthony Hernandez takes a hard look at the neglected landscapes of Los Angeles.

The PhotoBook as a Literary Form

Teju Cole’s first photobook unfolds the possibilities of text and image.

The Offset Artist

From Dayanita Singh, a portable museum in book form.

Across a Racial Divide, Images of Daily Life under Apartheid

An innovative book juxtaposes images from the archives of two South African families—one black, and one white.

The Humanist Visions of Santu Mofokeng

In a series of photobooks from the revered South African photographer, stories of grace, beauty, and dignity.

Pictograms of Lars von Trier

In still lifes and portraits, Casper Sejersen reinterprets the script of Nymphomaniac.

What Does it Take to Make a Successful Photobook?

Hear from past PhotoBook Awards winners and shortlisted artists on the ins and outs of book making.

The Mexican Fotonovela

How comic books illustrated with photographs became a great popular art form.

Martine Stig's Sun-Drenched Amsterdam

In an unusual photobook, images move like the rhythm of free jazz.
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