From the Land Comes the Cloth Ian Lawson Ian Lawson Books, Lake District, 2015 This could hardly be called a “hidden” photobook at all, dressed in bright blue boards and weighing in at over 4 kg! This is Ian Lawson’s…
New York September 11 Magnum Photographers PowerHouse Books, New York, 2001 Time and again in these photobooks we come up against that paradox of encountering the most amazing images of the most appalling events. For…
Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation Eve Arnold Hamish Hamilton, London, 1987 Of our three* Hidden Photobooks with Marilyn Monroe front and centre, this is the finest. Magnum photographer Eve Arnold (1912-2012) clearly…
China: Through the Looking Glass Andrew Bolton ; Harold Koda ; Homay King ; Mei Mei Rado ; Wong Kar-Wai ; John Galliano ; Adam Geczy ; Maxwell K Hearn Photography by Platon Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2015 …
After Life Sean Dooley Landlocked, Cellardyke, 2014 I used to work in the town’s camera shop/photo processors, and local photographer Sean Dooley would on occasion have his films developed and printed there. I’m sure…
Natural Light II Angela Catlin Freight Books, Glasgow, 2016 As its title suggests, this is Angela Catlin’s sequel to her 1985 collection of portraits of Scottish writers, “Natural Light“. I’ve selected this one over…
Vietnam Inc. Philip Jones Griffiths Collier Books, New York, 1971 This is the first of our short series of posts to celebrate The Hidden Photobooks display in the Main Library, running from 1 – 30 September and part…
When is a photobook not a photobook? Throughout September (1st – 30th), and in conjunction with the St Andrews Photography Festival, the University Library will be hosting a display of photography books found outside…
Mark Neville (b. 1966) is a photographer known for his multi-layered social documentary projects. I first came across Neville’s work when visiting the Scottish Parliament where I saw his large […]
This past Monday morning was a sad morning. It was the last Monday morning in a series of Monday mornings that I’ve been spending inside the headspace of Martin Parr. […]