J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With Mary Virginia Swanson and Darius D. Himes
Description
This recent Radius release offers an expansive framework of the principles of publishing including the layered roles and responsibilities inherent within the creation of a photobook. NOT a how-to guidebook, this beautiful object elegantly packages decades of research and provides contemporary resources to illustrate the endless possibilities of the photobbook. Swanson and Himes share the mission to create impactful photography books by encouraging all artists to: slow down idea formation, linger in the making mode, and do thy research.
In this conversation, Swanee and Darius discuss, among other things:
The biggest challenge - conceiving the idea
Fostering a dynamic engagement with one's ideas
Seeing the end in the beginning
Play, patience & persistence
Concept guiding context
Stepping outside the medium of photoogrpahy to clarify and deepen your idea
Critical thinking
Not rushing the monograph
The book as art form
Photogrpahs as raw material
Impact of digital publishing
Pivotal role of self publishing
University Presses
Balancing creative & business perspectives
The evolving life of marketing a book
United States
