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    Discover new worlds of thought and stay up-to-date with essential work in contemporary photography.

     
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    Staying inspired and up-to-date is no easy task. We constantly turn the pages of new releases and classics and send you the ones we can’t live without.

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    American Winter
    by Gerry Johansson
    "In the works of Gerry Johansson design, sequence, narrative, the meaning imparted by metaphoric titles – most of the things considered crucial in the photobook – are pretty much removed from the equation in Johansson. And what are we left with? Pictures. Each one providing its own proof. These pictures evoke the experience of thoughtful seeing, rather than describing. This effect is only enhanced by the book’s absence of narrative – a “story” being something that can only be overlaid in retrospect, after events have played out – which places one firmly in the here and now of direct contact with the world. Without resolved meanings to guide/restrict us, we are left alone, just to see. In American Winter, Gerry Johansson (and we, his fortunate readers) beholds nothing that is not there, and the nothing that is.”
    — Curated for Charcoal Book Club by Tim Carpenter
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    "PRINT IS DEAD!"

    (That's our favorite joke.) Our daily lives are flooded with pixels and digital images—most of which are neither intellectually nor creatively stimulating. We demand meaningful objects that inform our minds and inspire our souls. But unfortunately, people don’t always have access to great bookstores or hours to wander the stacks. That’s where we come in.

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    Our team is made up of photographers, publishers, and book buyers (in other words: photobook nerds) who obsess over each new release. Think of us as your friends who love combing through mazes of shelves, turning the pages of hundreds of art books each year. We source the best emerging and essential titles directly from more than 250 independent publishers worldwide, including Aperture, Mack, Steidl, and Twin Palms just to name a few you may be familiar with.

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    EXPAND YOUR MIND

    Books have the unique power to transform and transport your mind. Each month, we’ll surprise you with the newest, best, and most overlooked artists whose work fascinates, inspires, and takes you to amazing new places.

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    In addition to the club, our curated, on-demand bookstore features a selection of highly anticipated new releases and rare and out-of-print photobooks that are tough to find elsewhere. As a member, you’ll get the first crack at new titles and special pricing.

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