PhotoIreland Festival: On Photo Books
Since the publication of William H. Fox Talbot’s legendary The Pencil of Nature, many years had to pass before the Photobook could attain the full recognition it deserves. Ten years ago Andrew Roth’s Book of 101 Books presented us with a list of seminal photographic books of the Twentieth Century, and five years later Martin Parr and Gerry Badger published their two volumes of The Photobook – A History. At the same time, Print-On-Demand Printing and Internet platforms such as Blurb have undoubtedly revolutionized the concept of self-publishing, since anyone can now produce a photo book in small numbers and acceptable quality. New models, such as the Artists’ Books Cooperative (ABC) promise innovative solutions for distribution, and ever more international events are dedicated to the promotion of the photographic printed matter.
Join us in our celebration of what we could call The Decade of the Photobook, with a selection of representative works, hand-picked by one of the greatest photographic bibliophiles on the planet with a small but ambitious event, dedicated to the promotion of a medium that for many photographers has become the most significant method to show their work and creative vision.
Martin Parr’s Best Books of the Decade
Opening: 5pm Friday 15th July
Running till the 31st of July
National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar
Price: free
In July 2011, PhotoIreland will present ‘Martin Parr’s Best Books of the Decade’, an exhibition of 30 publications from all over the globe, hand-picked by the world-famous photographer and photographic bibliophile. These photobooks have, not only fantastic images, but also exceptional production value and they have become classics of their own time. Often quite radical, and sometimes taking time to fully appreciate their merits, all of these books are bound to go down as important contributors to the ongoing photographic book culture.
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Martin Parr’s Lecture on Photobooks
3pm Friday 15th July
Book & Magazine Fair, FilmBase, Temple Bar
******SOLD OUT*******
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Bruno Ceschel on Self Publish Be Happy
8pm Saturday 16th July
Book & Magazine Fair, FilmBase, Temple Bar
Price: eur10
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Markus Schaden Lecture on Publishing
9pm Saturday 16th July
Book & Magazine Fair, FilmBase, Temple Bar
Price: eur10
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Book & Magazine Fair
Opening: 10am Friday 15th July
Running till the 31st of July
Book & Magazine Fair, FilmBase, Temple Bar
Price: free
As we have seen a clear appetite for it, we are hosting our first Book & Magazine Fair where national and international publishers will showcase their latest publications.
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Bring Your Own Book
Date: 4pm to 6pm 24 July
Book & Magazine Fair, FilmBase, Temple Bar
Price: free
Bring your own book to the Book & Magazine Fair, an event to share your work with peers and get to see what others are producing. But wait, not only you can bring those books that you carefully produced to showcase your own work, you can also bring any book relating photography that you may deem important, from some rare publications to that unique copy no one else owns.
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Add to the agenda:
- Long Way To Paradise, curated by Barry W Hughes (SuperMassiveBlackHole)
- A discussion On Irish Magazines: Source, SuperMassiveBlackHole, and Blow
- The presentation of The History of European Photography
- A special workshop on Book Binding and Portfolio Options for Photographers
All these events will take place at the Book & Magazine Fair, Filmbase, Temple Bar.
Open Call 2011
Deadline:10th of June Submissions are closed.
Submissions: via Blurb
In cooperation with Blurb, this year we will search for the best contemporary photobooks within our audience, via our international call for submissions. The best books will be printed and they will be available for all to see at the Book and Magazine Fair.
The submissions deadline is June 10, 2011. Submissions are now closed!
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Blurb Bookmaking Seminar
1pm-2.30pm Saturday 16th of July
1pm-2.30pm Sunday 17th of July
Book & Magazine Fair, FilmBase, Temple Bar
Price: free
How to make a book with Blurb. Learn how to self-publish using Blurb as this seminar provides a quick and easy overview of the platform, bookmaking tools, tips, tricks, and marketing/selling your book.
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Blurb Presents SHOW
6pm-8pm Saturday 16th of July
Book & Magazine Fair, FilmBase, Temple Bar
Price: free
Blurb are pleased to invite photographers to take part in this special evening of moving visual narratives, in partnership with PhotoIreland Festival. The evening will be a carefully curated show of some of the best photo films around. It is an ideal platform for photographers to promote their work at an International Photography Festival and an exciting evening to come along and enjoy!
Submit your Photo Film:
Presentations must run no longer than 6 minutes and should incorporate both sound and moving image used to tell a story. Your subject matter can be newly completed work, projects in progress, or a previous production. This is an opportunity to showcase your work at an International Photography Festival.
Email Blurb at photoireland[at]blurb.com with a link to your completed slideshow and some background information on the story (an actual file will have to be provided on the night)
Deadline for submissions: Friday 1st July
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