We've asked internationally renowned experts and artists from the photobook world to choose just one book as their FAVORITE photobook of the year. Over the next several days we will be unveiling all of our photobook VIPs' favorites.
Check back daily to see a new group of favorite books!
Alec Soth's Favorite
Family Car TroubleGus Powell
"2019 was a banner year for photobooks. Dozens of publications impressed me with their creative horsepower. But the one that touched me the most, Gus Powell’s Family Car Trouble, is as modest, sturdy and lovable as the 1993 Volvo it features."
Mark Steinmetz's Favorite
Stephen Gill
"The resulting images of birds (and one fox) are astonishing. Taken together, the photos evoke nature’s rhythms and the passage of time. The book is beautifully produced."
Nick Waplington's Favorite
Antony Cairns
"Using outmoded digital cameras from the early days of their inception combined with an acute knowledge of cutting-edge printing techniques, Cairns brings us into a world that could only exist in the computer-driven landscape of today."
Dewi Lewis' Favorite
Igor Pisuk
"A personal and bravely intimate journey from addiction to rehab, Deceitful Reverence explores vulnerability and fragility in a way that is open and honest, expressing the depth of a struggle to regain a true sense of personal identity and a place in the world."
Andrew Fedynak's Favorite
Dylan Hausthor & Paul Guilmoth
"In Sleep Creek, by Dylan Hausthor and Paul Guilmoth, we are taken on a journey through raw, unknown spaces of rural land — and of our minds."
Eamonn Doyle's Favorite
Alys Tomlinson
"Beautifully shot on large format film, the stunning black and white prints were one of my highlights of the Rencontres d'Arles Festival this year where it also very deservedly won this year's discovery award."