West Bank, date unknown. Photograph by Ron Haviv. Well, it’s been a long time coming, but I FINALLY get to write this post and tell you what I’ve been working on for the past few months. But before I can …
Read: Data and Goliath
This just happened. Oops. If you read this book I want you to focus on the pickle. It’s a book about big data, surveillance and freedom vs convenience, but I want you thinking like this book is one of those …
Read: First Stop in the New World
I have to admit, my view of Mexico City was similar to author David Lida’s when he made his first trip. “Ah, Mexico City…crime, pollution, kidnappings, etc.” And after reading this book, yes, true to some degree, but perhaps not …
Print: Art Book Collaboration
Okay, this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever done. Edition of one, one-of-a-kind art book. One person works on it, then the next, then the next, etc. It travels the world. Artist, painter, photographer, author, illustrator, etc. “I …
PRINT: NYC Street
This is one of the great ways to use print-on-demand. This person attended a workshop on the 23rd. They finished and ordered their book on the 24th.The book arrived on the 2nd. The video was made the next day. When …
Read: The Devil’s Highway, Luis Alberto Urrea
I dare you to try and read this book without crying. I’m a total badass, so I could do it, but most people will burst into tears by about chapter two. As an experiment I explained the plot to my …
Print: Magic City Two
There is life before meeting Chloe Ferres and a different life after. A box of ingredients goes into the mail, travels across the seas to sunburned Australia, and what comes back is always a visual wonderland. “Magic City Two” is …
Read: Amexica by Ed Vulliamy
I remember my first trip to the border. Had to be around 1984. Nuevo Laredo with my brother. We pointed my old Landcruiser south and drove until the signs forced us to stop. “Little kids are going to try to …
Read: The Last Unicorn, William deBuys
So, here’s the thing. I’m not qualified to review fiction or nonfiction literature of any genre. Photography books are one thing. I can sling critique when it comes to images, but when it comes to the word I am so …
PRINT: Magic City, Edition One
I’m a huge fan of collaboration. A few months ago I was passing through Florida and decided to stay for a few days. Andrew Kaufman and I decided to take two days and attack Miami. Kaufman lives there, has for …
PRINT: Andrew Kaufman, My Ceylon
What you have here is a book based on a journal. First you need to travel to the location you so desire. Then you make your work. Then you make your journal. Then you design your journal book in the …
Print: “Apparatus” by Lawrence Fodor
Larry Fodor is one of those guys that drives me crazy, in a good way. I’ve interviewed and featured Larry on the site before, and I’m sure I will again. He’s an artist and bookmaker and is incredibly inspiring. I’ve …