EPISODE 17 – Olga Yatskevich and Russet Lederman
In this episode, The Photobook features Olga Yatskevich and Russet Lederman, co-founders of 10×10 Photobooks, an organisation that is synonymous with the dissemination and understanding of photobooks today.
EPISODE 16 – Part 2 – Debsuddha Banerjee
In this episode, The Photobook features Kolkata-based photographer and debutante bookmaker Debsuddha Banerjee, who’s work often explores personal narratives and the lives of his family and close friends. His debut photobook titled Crossroads examines kinship, sisterhood and companionship through the lives of his two aunts Gayatri & Swati Goswami.
EPISODE 15 – Part 1 – Debsuddha Banerjee
In this episode, The Photobook features Kolkata-based photographer and debutante bookmaker Debsuddha Banerjee, who’s work often explores personal narratives and the lives of his family and close friends. His debut photobook titled Crossroads examines kinship, sisterhood and companionship through the lives of his two aunts Gayatri & Swati Goswami.
EPISODE 14 – Lukas Birk
In this episode, The Photobook features noted photographer, publisher and curator Lukas Birk. Over the years, Lukas has continuously engaged with vernacular image-making practices in China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan & Myanmar, leading to the publication of many photobooks including Indian Minute Camera Photographers and Afghan Box Camera.
EPISODE 13 – Alana Hunt
In this episode, The Photobook features multidisciplinary Australian artist and writer Alana Hunt. Author of several artist books, Alana’s bookmaking practice extends beyond images and stems from her deeply personal and research- oriented approach.
EPISODE 12 – Steevez Rodriguez
In this episode, The Photobook features Chennai-based photographer and curator Steevez Rodriguez. An alumnus of Speos in Paris and Pathshala in Dhaka, Steevez often works on personal narratives inspired by his sociopolitical environment.
EPISODE 11 – Lucy Soutter and Duncan Wooldridge
In this episode, The Photobook features UK-based artists Lucy Soutter and Duncan Wooldridge. Author of Why Art Photography, Lucy is a reader in photography at the University of Westminster and a founding member of the Global Photographies Network along with Duncan Wooldridge, author of To Be Determined and a reader of Photography at the School of Digital Arts in Manchester.
EPISODE 10 – Ishan Tankha
In this episode, The Photobook features Ishan Tankha, a Delhi-based photographer and photo editor. Join us as we speak to him post the launch of his recent book, Still, Life.
EPISODE 09 – Rukminee Guha Thakurta
In this episode, The Photobook features publication designer and founder of Letterpress Design Studio, Rukminee Guha Thakurta. An alumnus of NID Ahmedabad, Rukminee has designed multiple photobooks including Richard Barthlomoew’s The Art Critic, Dayanita Singh’s File Room and Raghu Rai’s Trees.
EPISODE 08 – Aparna Nori
In this episode, The Photobook features Aparna Nori, a visual artist living between Singapore and Bangalore. Author of How to Climb a Tree, Aparna’s diverse image-making practice includes bookmaking, video, installation, alternative and digital photography.
EPISODE 07 – Smita Sharma
In this episode, The Photobook features Delhi-based photojournalist and storyteller Smita Sharma. Join us as we journey from Shillong and Pune to New York and Bangladesh in the making of Smita’s debut photobook We Cry in Silence.
EPISODE 06 – Prashant Panjiar
In this episode, ThePhotobook features Prashant Panjiar, a seasoned photojournalist and author of Indianisms, That Which Is Unseen, King, Commoner, Citizen, and others. As the co-founder of the Delhi Photo Festival, Nazar Foundation and Goa Open Arts Festival, Prashant has always been at the forefront of shaping the photography landscape in the subcontinent. Join us as we delve deeper into Prashant’s bookmaking practice standing the tests of trials, tribulations and time.
EPISODE 05 – Srinivas Kuruganti
In this episode, The Photobook features Srinivas Kuruganti, a Delhi-based photographer, photo editor and author of Pictures in My Hand of a Boy I Still Resemble.
EPISODE 04 – Dinesh Khanna
In this episode, ThePhotobook features acclaimed photographer, educator and curator Dinesh Khanna. With over 30 years of experience as a professional photographer, Dinesh’s photographs testify to the vigorous realities of everyday India. His monographs include Bazaar, Living Faith, The President’s Bodyguard and Life in Rashtrapati Bhawan.
EPISODE 03 – Anurag Banerjee
In this episode ThePhotobook features Anurag Banerjee, a photographer based between Mumbai and Shillong. Author of I’m Not Here and The Songs of Our People, Anurag ushers us through the intricacies and challenges of self-publishing.
EPISODE 02 – Uzma Mohsin
In this episode The Photobook features Delhi-based photographer and prolific bookmaker Uzma Mohsin. Recipient of the Alkazi Foundation Grant for Documentary Photography, Uzma shares her multi-layered artistic practice and approach to bookmarking that includes photography, drawing, doodles and collage.
EPISODE 01 – Anshika Varma
In its inaugural episode The Photobook brings you an unfiltered take on the independent publishing landscape in South Asia. Our guest Anshika Varma, founder of Offset Projects, shares her compelling experiences as a photographer, curator and publisher.
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Photograph © Priyanka Chharia
Priyanka Chharia is a visual artist based in New Delhi, with interests in collective identity, gender and issues of social justice in South Asia. Her work explores the fault lines in the Indian subcontinent by blending poetry, politics and photography. Through long-term community engagement, ethnographic research and collaborative storytelling, she challenges the traditional role of the photographer as a “fly on the wall.”
A recipient of the Sahapedia Frames Photography Grant, Chharia holds a B.A. in journalism and M.A. in sociology from the University of Delhi, and a Certificate in documentary photography and photojournalism from the International Center of Photography, New York.
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