Photobook Meta-list 2024
Your favourite photobooks, together with ours
On January 29, 2025, the Lunar New Year, the meta-list 2024 features 549 photobooks, chosen by 192 luminaries, institutions, and photobook fans. They selected the books as the most interesting, relevant, notable, exceptional, or favourite of the year, but not necessarily the best. Originally presented on 85 unique lists from all over the world, here are the first 173 books featured on two or more year-end lists.
Please, do not just look at this list’s ‘Top 15’. Some of the best cherries, that have your name on them, are at the bottom of the bowl. The meta-list is really great (and meant) for discovering new books, recommended by people whose tastes you trust or interests you share. Go, find that small gem. Cheers!
37 selections
37 Sons of the Living – Bryan Schutmaat (Trespasser)
Selected by 2 Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy, 4 Raymond Hagewoud, 5 Cas Bochner, 6 Robin Titchener, 7 John Gossage, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 10 Mark Power, 10 Rixon Reed, 10 Mary Virginia Swanson, 10 Ed Templeton, 10 Tommy Geanakos, 10 Elizabeth Avedon, 10 Owen Kobasz, 11 Ola Søndenå, 14 Jeff Campagna, 19 Lucia De Stefani, 21 Colin Pantall, 25 Youvalle Levy, 29 Oliver Burgold, 32 Photobookjunkies, 38 Martin Amis, 39 Mireia Alises, 40 Nadav Kander, 40 Christopher McCall, 41 Anna Goldwater Alexander, 43 Juanjo Justicia, 44 Narrativa, 48 sixteensecondshappy, 56 Anthony Wilson, 58 Stephen Goldblatt, 61 Takashi Kato, 64 Thomas Gust and Ana Druga, 68 Andrea Koesters, 71 Blake Andrews, 76 Molly Roberts, 78 Derek Slagle, 82 Don Hudson. (+ 23 Marcel Du chose Sons of the Living special edition)
19 selections
19 Dogbreath – Matthew Genitempo (Trespasser)
Selected by 4 Raymond Hagewoud, 5 Cas as Bochner, 6 Robin Titchener, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 10 Christian Patterson, 11 Ola Søndenå, 13 Tim Carpenter, 23 Marcel Du, 26+53 Kate Schultze, 33 Ed Templeton, 35 Kalel Kove, 38 Martin Amis, 39 Mireia Alises, 43 Raymond Meeks, 45 Joshua McMillan, 56 Anthony Wilson, 61 Takashi Kato, 71 Blake Andrews, 72 Jenna Banks.
19 King, Queen, Knave – Gregory Halpern (Mack)
Selected by 2 Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy, 4 Raymond Hagewoud, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 10 Mark Power, 10 Tommy Geanakos, 11 Ola Søndenå, 23 Marcel Du, 32 Photobookjunkies, 33 Ed Templeton, 38 Martin Amis, 39 Mireia Alises, 44 Narrativa, 48 Ted Sixteensecondshappy, 53 Kate Schultze, 64 Thomas Gust and Ana Druga, 65 Sébastien Cuvelier, 66 Tracey Paddison, 77 Nelson Miranda, 80 Matthew Poburyny.
16 selections
16 The Humanness of Our Lonely Selves – Awoiska van der Molen (Fw:Books)
Selected by 1 Clément Cheroux, 4 Raymond Hagewoud, 6 Robin Titchener, 7 Russet Lederman, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 10 Fred Cray, 11 Ola Søndenå, 13 Tim Carpenter, 16 Merel Bem, Arno Haijtema and Mark Moorman, 23 Marcel Du, 38 Martin Amis, 43 Raymond Meeks, 48 sixteensecondshappy, 59 Regina Anzenberger, 61 Takashi Kato, 69 IACK
14 selections
14 I Imagined It Empty – Ruth Lauer Manenti (RM/Phree/Ediciones Posibles)
Selected by 6 Robin Titchener, 7 Tricia Gabriel, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 10 Todd Hido, 10 Rebecca Norris Webb, 10 Terri Weifenbach, 11 Ola Søndenå, 13 Tim Carpenter, 19 Arianna Rinaldo, 38 Martin Amis, 39 Mireia Alises, 46 Meryan Rivers, 68 Andrea Koesters, 77 Nelson Miranda.
11 selections
11 För – Agnieszka Sosnowska (Trespasser)
Selected by 4 Raymond Hagewoud, 8 Tim Clark, 10 Colin Pantall, 11 Ola Søndenå, 32 Photobookjunkies, 35 Kalel Koven, 38 Martin Amis, 39 Mireia Alises, 61 Takashi Kato, 68 Andrea Koesters, 78 Derek Slagle
11 Gertrud – Maja Daniels (Void)
Selected by 7 Rachel and Gregory Barker, 7 Julia Borissova, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 19 Eefje Ludwig, 25 Youvalle Levy, 28 Joe Dilworth, 29 Oliver Burgold, 38 Martin Amis, 39 Mireia Alises, 47 Leire Etxazarra, 53 Kate Schultz.
10 selections
10 Nothing Personal: The back office of war – Nikita Teryoshin (Gost)
Selected by 19 Lucia De Stefani, 5 Cas Bochner, 39 Mireia Alise, 44 Narrativa, 53 Kate Schultze, 60 Kalum Carter, 62 Ana Marques Maia, 64 Thomas Gust and Ana Druga, 65 Sébastien Cuvelier, 71 Blake Andrews.
9 selections
9 A Woman I Once Knew – Rosalind Fox Solomon (Mack)
Selected by 1 Clément Cheroux, 22 Blind, 40 Alec Soth, 46 Meryan Rivers, 53 Kate Schultze, 57 Michael Famighetti, 66 Tracey Paddison, 71 Blake Andrews, 73 Kristina Sergeeva and Oksana Sazonova.
9 Big Sky – Adam Ferguson (Gost)
Selected by 32 Photobookjunkies, 35 Kalel Koven, 38 Martin Amis, 39 Mireia Alises, 44 Narrativa, 48 sixteensecondshappy, 65 Sébastien Cuvelier, 68 Andrea Koesters, 78 Derek Slagle.
9 Failing – Michael Brodie (Twin Palms)
Selected by 10 Christian Patterson, 6 Robin Titchener, 33 Ed Templeton, 40 Kathryn Humphries, 48 Ted. Sixteensecondshappy, 58 Stephen Goldblatt, 65 Sébastien Cuvelier, 81 Viory Schellekens, 82 Don Hudson.
9 Malparaíso – Juan Miguel Ramírez-Suassi (Setanta)
Selected by 4 Raymond Hagewoud, 5 Cas Bochner, 6 Robin Titchener, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 11 Ola Søndenå, 23 Marcel Du, 30 Cisco Parisi, 38 Martin Amis, 70 Photo art books community
9 Skinningrove – Chris Killip (Stanley/Barker)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 7 Edward Grazda, 7 Martin Parr, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 11 Ola Søndenå, 31 Andrew Eberlin, 32 Photobookjunkies, 38 Martin Amis, 55 Brían Sparks
8 selections
8 Incomplete Encyclopedia of Touch – Erik Kessels, Karel de Mulder & Thomas Sauvin (RVB)
Selected by 7 Caleb Cain Marcus, 16 Merel Bem, Arno Haijtema and Mark Moorman, 17 Claire Guillot, 20 Giovanna D’Ascenzi, 36 Alessandro Merola, 39 Mireia Alises, 69 IACK, 73 Kristina Sergeeva and Oksana Sazonova.
8 Gong Co. – Christian Patterson (TBW & Éditions Images Vevey)
Selected by 7 Gerry Badger, 7 John Gossage, 7 Russet Lederman, 10 Terri Weifenbach, 10 Jason Eskenazi, 25 Youvalle Levy, 56 Antony Wilson, 72 Michael Honegger.
8 Silence is a Gift – Ciro Battiloro (Chose Commune)
Selected by 7 Rachel and Gregory Barker, 22 Blind, 33 Ed Templeton, 35 Kalel Koven, 38 Martin Amis, 39 Mireia Alises, 40 Alasdair Foster, 72 Deanna Dikeman.
8 State of Emergency – Max Pinckers et al. (self-published)
Selected by 7 Gerry Badger, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 10 Colin Pantall, 10+81 Viory Schellekens, l26+53 Kate Schultze, 50 Peter van Beveren, 65 Sébastien Cuvelier, 77 Nelson Miranda.
8 Thinking Like an Island – Gabriele Chiapparini & Camilla Marrese (Overlapse)
Selected by 2 Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy, 11 Ola Søndenå, 37 Andrea Copetti, 39 Mireia Alises, 40 Giuseppe Oliverio, 69 IACK, 74 David O’Mara, 81 Viory Schellekens.
7 selections
7 Epitome – Vic Bakin (Void)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 10+l9+43 Colin Pantall, 39 Mireia Alises, 44 Narrativa Untitled, Ukrainian photography, 59 Regina Anzenberger, 72 Michael Honegger, 81 Viory Schellekens.
(+ Epitome, special edition selected by 23 Marcel Du)
7 HardTack – Rahim Fortune (Loose Joints)
Selected by 4 Raymond Hagewoud, 10 Ed Templeton, 11 Ola Søndenå, 28 Joe Dilworth, 38 Martin Amis, 44 Narrativa, 56 Anthony Wilson.
7 Holy Land U.S.A. – Lisa Barlow (Stanley/Barker)
Selected by 13 Tim Carpenter, 22 Blind, 33 Ed Templeton, 60 Kalum Carter, 71 Blake Andrews, 74 David O’Mara, 82 Don Hudson.
7 Pestka – Magdalena Wywrot (Deadbeat Club)
Selected by 7 Awoiska van der Molen, 8 Tim Clark, 38 Martin Amis, 47 Leire Etxazarra, 52 Stephan Vanthuyne, 64 Thomas Gustand Ana Druga, 81 Viory Schellekens.
6 selections
6 Anchor in the Landscape – Adam Broomberg & Rafael Gonzalez (Mack)
Selected by 7 Adam Bell, 8 Tim Clark, 10+81 Viory Schellekens, 40 Elisa Medde, 43 Arianna Rinaldo, 65 Sébastien Cuvelier.
6 Ballet – Alexey Brodovitch (Little Steidl)
Selected by 7+59 Regina Maria Anzenberger, 7 John Gossage, 10 Elizabeth Avedon, 36 Alessandro Merola, 50 Peter van Beveren, 56 Anthony Wilson.
6 Flashpoint! Protest Photography in Print, 1950-Present – Russet Lederman & Olga Yatskevich (10x10 Photobooks)
Selected by 7 Adam Bell, 8 Tim Clark, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 10 Christian Patterson, 50 Peter van Beveren, 66 Tracey Paddison.
6 The Crisis Tapes – Charlie Simokaitis (TIS books)
Selected by 7 Josef Chladek, 7 Tricia Gabriel, 10 Andrea Modica, 10 Cheryl Van Hooven, 13 Tim Carpenter, 71 Blake Andrews.
5 selections
5 27 Drafts – Simone Engelen (Fw:Books)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 16 Merel Bem, Arno Haijtema, Mark Moorman, 40 Roy Kahmann, 50 Peter van Beveren, 65 Sébastien Cuvelier.
5 Dear God, the Parthenon is still broken – Yorgos Lanthimos (Void)
Selected by 6 Robin Titchener, 10 Hans Gremmen, 29 Oliver Burgold, 60 Kalum Carter, 75 Moom costumers.
5 Gate Hack Eden – Osamu Kanemura (Ori Studio)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 10 Jörg Colberg, 74 David O’Mara, 81 Viory Schellekens.
5 I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now – Various photographers (Aperture)
Selected by 10 Miwa Susuda, 14 Jeff Campagna, 14 Donny Bajohr, 41 Skye Battles, 74 David O’Mara.
5 Omen: Phantasmagoria at the Farm Security Administration Archive. 1935–1944 (RM & Gato Negro Ediciones)
Selected by 10 Owen Kobasz, 20 Giovanna D’Ascenzi, 44 Narrativa, 76 Joe M. Giordano, 77 Nelson Miranda.
5 Soft Eyes – Henry Wessel, Austin Leong & Adrian Martinez (Deadbeat Club)
Selected by 10 Todd Hido, 33 Ed Templetonv38 Martin Amis, 61 Takashi Kato, 82 Don Hudson.
5 Spina Americana – Richard Sharum (Gost)
Selected by 15 William Meyers, 70 Photo art books community, 76 Joe M. Giordano, 76 Molly Roberts, 82 Don Hudson.
5 The Garden – Siân Davey (Trolley)
Selected by 7 Gerry Badger, 7+40 Martin Parr, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 24 Graeme Williams, 66 Tracey Paddison.
5 The memories of others/Les souvenirs des autres – Akihiko Okamura (Prestel/Atelier EXB)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 28 Joe Dilworth, 30 Cisco Paris, 81 Viory Schellekens.
5 Wild Rose – Gabrielle Duplantier (Lamaindonne)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 11 Ola Søndenå, 23 Marcel Du, 39 Mireia Alises, 47 Leire Etxazarra.
4 selections
4 ’89 Tiananmen – Kan-Tai Wong (Zen Foto Gallery)
Selected by 1 Clément Cheroux, 75 Moom customers, 81 Viory Schellekens, 83 Shashasha.
4 Afropean: A Journal – Johny Pitts (Mörel)
Selected by 8 Tim Clark, 19 Elisa Medde, 38 Martin Amis, 41 Darrell Jackson.
4 between the skin and sea – Katrin Koenning (Chose Commune)
Selected by 7 Awoiska van der Molen, 22 Blind, 39 Mireia Alises, 77 Nelson Miranda.
4 Ein Dorf: 1950–2022 – Ute Mahler, Werner Mahler, Ludwig Schirmer (Hartmann)
Selected by 4 Raymond Hagewoud, 8 Tim Clark, 10 Todd Hido, 10 Jörg Colberg.
4 Here, In Absence – Mikael Siirilä (IIKKI)
Selected by 7 Josef Chladek, 31 Andrew Eberlin, 39 Mireia Alises, 54 Alex Prior.
4 Hun – Julia Mejnertsen (Dalpine/Fiebre)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 39 Mireia Alise, 46 Meryan Rivers, 81 Viory Schellekens.
4 I Saw a Tree Bearing Stones in the Place of Apples and Pears – Emilia Martin (Yoghurt)
Selected by 26+53 Kate Schultze, 39 Mireia Alises, 40 Arianna Rinaldo, 46 Meryan Rivers.
4 Life Dances On – Robert Frank in Dialogue (MoMA)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 7 Edward Grazda, 7 Mark Steinmetz, 14 Donny Bajohr.
4 Little – Tim Carpenter (The Ice Plant)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 11 Ola Søndenå, 23 Marcel Du, 80 Matthew Poburyny.
4 Long Walk Home – Robbie Lawrence (Stanley/Barker)
Selected by 22 Blind, 31 Andrew Eberlin, 60 Kalum Carter, 64 Thomas Gust and Ana Druga.
4 On the Geography of Green [&] – Linarejos Moreno (RM)
Selected by 23 Marcel Du, 43 María Santoyo, 43 Marta Soul, 77 Nelson Miranda.
4 Passing By Beijing – Cai Dong Dong (self–published)
Selected by 1 Clément Cheroux, 28 Joe Dilworth, 54 Alex Prior, 64 Thomas Gust and Ana Druga.
4 Solace – Wing Shya (Dashwood)
Selected by 6 Robin Titchener, 7 Tricia Gabriel, 24 Graeme Williams, 75 Moom costumers.
4 Soledades – Gilles Roudière (Lamaindonne)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 10+81 Viory Schellekens, 23 Marcel Du.
4 The History War – Larry Towell (Gost)
Selected by 44 Narrativa, 58 Stephen Goldblatt, 62 Ana Marques Maia, 76 Joe M. Giordano.
4 The Makeshift City – Joshua Dudley Greer (Gost)
Selected by 7+71 Blake Andrews, 22 Blind, 78 Derek Slagle, 82 Don Hudson.
3 selections
3 American Stopover – Greg Girard (Kominek)
Selected by 10 Ed Templeton, 38 Martin Amis, 39 Mireia Alises.
3 Anima Mundi – Máté Bartha (The Eriskay Connection)
Selected by 8 Tim Clark, 19 Giuseppe Oliverio, 77 Nelson Miranda.
3 Des lignes et des corps/Lines and Bodies – Ishimoto Yasuhiro (Le Bal, Atelier EXB)
Selected by 7 Mark Steinmetz, 48 Ted Sixteensecondshappy, 57 Michael Famighetti.
3 Father – Diana Markosian (Aperture)
Selected by 17 Claire Guillot, 22 Blind, 47 Leire Etxazarra.
3 Fugue – Lydia Goldblatt (Gost)
Selected by 27 Amy Davies, 38 Martin Amis, 46 Meryan Rivers.
3 I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours by – Carolyn Drake & Andres Gonzales (Mack)
Selected by 5 Cas Bochner, 44 Narrativ, 47 Leire Etxazarra.
3 Indosso la Montagna Come L’uccello le Piume – Boris Snauwaert
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 81 Viory Schellekens.
3 Italia O Italia – Federico Clavarino (Void)
Selected by 7 Josef Chladek, 60 Kalum Carter, 64 Thomas Gust and Ana Druga.
3 Journey to the Center – Cristina de Middel (RM, Textuel)
Selected by 7 Julia Borissova, 39 Mireia Alises, l81 Viory Schellekens.
3 Moral Minority – Sergio Purtell (Stanley/Barker)
Selected by 7 George Slade, 35 Kalel Koven, 71 Blake Andrews.
3 No Fences – Mark McLennan (Stanley/Barker)
Selected by 22 Blind, 29 Oliver Burgold, 60 Kalum Carter.
3 Oddments – Luca Bani et Gael del Río (Possibles)
Selected by 37 Andrea Copetti, 39 Mireia Alises, 47 Leire Etxazarra.
3 Office / LA Office – Lars Tunbjörk (Loose Joints)
Selected by Camilla Marrese, 22 Blind, 38 Martin Amis, 44 Narrativa.
3 Pharmakon – Teju Cole (Mack)
Selected by 10+40 Rebecca Norris Webb, 45 Joshua McMillan, 56 Antony Wilson.
3 Record 2 - Daido Moriyama (Thames & Hudson)
Selected by 36 Alessandro Merola, 47 Leire Etxazarra, 60 Kalum Carter.
3 Rotting from Within – Abdulhamid Kircher (Loose Joints)
Selected by 10 Miwa Susuda, 10 Jason Eskenazi, 57 Michael Famighetti.
3 Shinjuku 1999-2008 – Haruto Hoshi (Zen Photo Gallery)
Selected by 12 John Sypal, 33 Ed Templeton, 48 Ted Sixteensecondshappy.
3 Solitude Standing - Ichiro Kojima (Roshin)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 38 Martin Amis, 83 Shashasha.
3 Solstice – Claudine Doury (Origini edizioni)
Selected by 5 Cas Bochne, 7+59 Regina Maria Anzenberger, 7 Julia Borissova.
3 Sorrow – Dawn Rodgers (self-published)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 11 Ola Søndenå, 12+43 Colin Pantall.
3 Splendor – Courtney Allen (Deadbeat Club)
Selected by 7 George Slade, 13 Tim Carpenter, 68 Andrea Koesters.
3 The End sends Advance Warning – Todd Hido (Nazraeli)
Selected by 11 Ola Søndenå, 33 Ed Templeton, 62 Ana Marques Maia.
2 selections
2 47 photos – Jason Fulford & Bruno Munari (Quaderni di Spazio Munari)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 20 Rosy Santella.
2 Aabuku – Moe Suzuki (self-published)
Selected by 10 Larissa Leclair, 29 Oliver Burgold.
2 A Kind of Prayer – Kimowan Metchewais (Aperture)
Selected by 40 Sara Urbaez, 66 Tracey Paddison.
2 American Glitch – Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein (Kult Books)
Selected by 26+53 Kate Schultze, 30 Cisco Paris.
2 American Photographs – Michael Ormerod (RRB)
Selected by 35 Kalel Koven, 82 Don Hudson.
2 And into the forest I go – Alex Llovet (Ediciones Posibles)
Selected by 11 Ola Søndenå, 65 Sébastien Cuvelier.
2 Another America: Images created with AI – Phillip Toledano (L’Artiere)
Selected by 2 Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy, 62 Ana Marques Maia.
2 A Poor Sort of Memory – Tracy L Chandler (Deadbeat Club)
Selected by 7 Tim Carpenter, 65 Sébastien Cuvelier.
2 A Study on Waitressing – Eleonora Agostini (Witty Books)
Selected by 40 Lucy Conticello, 46 Meryan Rivers.
2 ATL – Mark Steinmetz (Nazraeli)
Selected by 61 Takashi Kato, 71 Blake Andrews.
2 At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women (30th Anniversary Edition) – Sally Mann (Aperture)
Selected by 22 Blind, 47 Leire Etxazarra.
2 Auto-Photo – Alan Adler (Perimeter Editions x Centre for Contemporary Photography)
Selected by 10 Fred Cray, 19 Giuseppe Oliverio.
2 Black – Ernesto Costante (Intervalo Ediciones)
Selected by 6 Robin Titchener, 70 Photo art books community.
2 Born from the Same Root – Bang Tsai Ting (self-published)
Selected by 20 Elena Boille, 64 Thomas Gust and Ana Druga.
2 Bumps– Lola [Paprocka] & Pani [Paul] (Palm Studios)
Selected by 33 Ed Templeton, 41 Darrell Jackson.
2 Calling The Shots: A Queer History of Photography – ed. Zorian Clayton, Lydia Caston, Hana Kaluznick (Thames & Hudson)
Selected by 27 Amy Davies, 84 Răzvan Ion.
2 Consuelo Kanaga – Consuelo Kanaga (Thames & Hudson)
Selected by 42 Roger Cox, 60 Kalum Carter.
2 Crystalline Thresholds | Les Portes de Givre – Sabine Mirlesse (Filigranes Éditions)
Selected by 1 Clément Cheroux, 7 Caleb Cain Marcus.
2 Defective Bond – Kamil Śleszyński (self-published)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 11 Ola Søndenå.
2 Developments – Tino Zimmermann (self-published)
Selected by 53 Kate Schultz, 58 Stephen Goldblatt.
2 Disruptions – Taysir Batniji (Loose Joints)
Selected by 22 Blind, 73 Kristina Sergeeva and Oksana Sazonova.
2 Dolorès Marat – Dolorès Marat, Magali Jauffret (delpire & co)
Selected by 17 Claire Guillot, 22 Blind.
2 Dry Eye Dripping Stone – Line Bøhmer Løkken (Multipress)
Selected by 19 Camilla Marrese, 69 IACK.
2 Dying to Exist – Lana Soefeh (550BC)
Selected by 16 Merel Bem, Arno Haijtema and Mark Moorman, 40 Aya Musa.
2 Eclipse – Enric Montes (self-published)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 39 Mireia Alises.
2 Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture – Ivan McClellan (Damiani)
Selected by 49 Claire Valentine, 60 Kalum Carter.
2 Entre as augas – Ana Núñez Rodríguez (self-published, FFoco)
Selected by 47 Leire Etxazarra, 70 Photo art books community.
2 Erasure, after nature (special edition of The Inhabitants) – Raymond Meeks (self-published)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 13 Tim Carpenter.
2 Fashion Army – Matthieu Nicol (SPBH)
Selected by 7+71 Blake Andrews, 40 Manila Camarini.
2 Fear Guards the Lemon Grove – Klaus Pichler (Fw:Books)
Selected by 40 Magali Duzant, 66 Tracey Paddison.
2 Flowers Drink the River – Pia-Paulina Guilmoth (Stanley/Barker)
Selected by 7 Jon Feinstein, 22 Blind)
2 Fushikaden (2024 edition) – Issei Suda (Akio Nagasawa publishing & GwinZegal)
Selected by 12 John Sypal, 17 Claire Guillot.
2 Gasoline – Kyle Pappas (self-published)
Selected by 71 Blake Andrews, 82 Don Hudson.
2 Go home Polish – Michal Iwanowski (self-published)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 81 Viory Schellekens.
2 Gure Bazterrak (Our Land) – Anne Rearick (Deadbeat Club)
Selected by 38 Martin Amis, 55 Brían Sparks.
2 Hoja Dorada – Cesar Rodriguez (KWY Ediciones)
Selected by 68 Andrea Koesters, 70 Photo art books community.
2 Homeland – Harry Gruyaert (Atelier EXB)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 22 Blind.
2 Hong Kong – Mikko Takkunen (Kehrer)
Selected by 42 Roger Cox, 60 Kalum Carter.
2 I am (not) your mother – Hady Barry (self-published)
Selected by 1Clément Cheroux, 40 Liz Sales.
2 Into the silence – Yosuhiro Ogawa (Photo Editions, Blue Lotus Editions)
Selected by 64 Thomas Gust and Ana Druga, 83 Shashasha.
2 Inversion – Daisuke Yokota (self-published)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 81 Viory Schellekens.
2 I SEE 吾見｜Chan Dick 陳的 (self-published)
Selected by 6 Robin Titchener, 81 Viory Schellekens.
2 Je moest eens weten: De eerste generatie vrouwen uit Turkije in Nederland – Çiğdem Yüksel (nai010 uitgevers)
Selected by 16 Merel Bem, Arno Haijtema, Mark Moorman, 19 Eefje Ludwig.
2 Keep The Kid Alive – Arielle Bobb Willis (Aperture)
Selected by 7 Jon Feinstein, 47 Leire Etxazarra.
2 La cité des morts - Bernard Guillot (Origini edizioni)
Selected by 29 Oliver Burgold, 37 Andrea Copetti.
2 Lebensborn: Birth Politics in the Third Reich – Angeniet Berkers (The Eriskay Connection)
Selected by 16 Merel Bem, Arno Haijtema, Mark Moorman, 50 Peter van Beveren.
2 Legacy of Lies – Robert Nickelsberg (Kehrer)
Selected by 7 Edward Grazda, 40 Sam Barzilay.
2 Les ruines circulaires – Orianne Ciantar Olive (Dunes editions)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 81 Viory Schellekens.
2 Look at the U.S.A.: A Diary of War and Home – Peter van Agtmael (Thames & Hudson)
Selected by 64 Thomas Gust and Ana Druga, 76 Joe M. Giordano.
2 Looking at My Brother – Julian Slagman (Disko Bay)
Selected by 26 Kate Schultze, 30 Cisco Parisi.
2 Louis Carlos Bernal: Monografía – Louis Carlos Bernal (Aperture)
Selected by 10 Mark Klett, 63 Adam Schrader.
2 Mal de Mer — Claudio Majorana (Cesura)
Selected by 7 Tim Carpenter, 33 Ed Templeton.
2 Manifest: Thirteen Colonies – Wendel White (Radius Books, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University)
Selected by 14 Jeff Campagna, 56 Antony Wilson.
2 Marking Time – Chris McCaw (Datz Press)
Selected by 72 Galina Kurlat, 72 Katia Dermott.
2 Miss diciembre 1854 – Miguel Leache (Heads Take Away)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 39 Mireia Alises.
2 Model Citizens – Debi Cornwall (Radius)
Selected by 2 Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy, 62 Ana Marques Maia.
2 My Home Records – Kouhei Wada (self-published)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 9 Gabriela Cendoya.
2 My Mother, My Son – Mary Frey (TBW)
Selected by 10 Andrea Modica, 70 Photo art books community.
2 Nothing Lasts Forever – Peter Mitchell (RRB)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 31 Andrew Eberlin.
2 Olaf – Pierre Toussaint (Primitive Press)
Selected by 1 Clément Cheroux, 3 Christer Ek.
2 Obi and Sand: Kyoto/Enoshima – Yoshio Mizoguchi (Sokyusha)
Selected by 12 John Sypal, 33 Ed Templeton.
2 Ooda Loops – Kalev Erickson (Archive of Modern Conflict Books, Kominek)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 29 Oliver Burgold.
2 Ossa – Kathryn Martin (Jane & Jeremy)
Selected by 7 Tim Carpenter, 59 Regina Anzenberger.
2 Pelle di Lava – Chiara Indelicato (Palais)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 37 Andrea Copetti.
2 Photography: A Queer History – Flora Dunster & Theo Gordon (Ilex Press)
Selected by 41 Skye Battles, 84 Răzvan Ion.
2 Pictures for Charis – Kelli Connell (Aperture)
Selected by 2 Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy, 7 George Slade.
2 Plexus - Elena Helfrecht (Void)
Selected by 26+53 Kate Schultze, 68 Andrea Koesters.
2 Questo ricordo lo vorrei raccontare – Mario Giacomelli (Skinnerboox)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 81 Viory Schellekens.
2 Res no pasa dues vegades – Israel Ariño (Anómalas)
Selected by 9 Gabriela Cendoya, 11 Ola Søndenå.
2 Return – Larry Clark (Stanley/Barker)
Selected by 20 Rosy Santella, 22 Blind.
2 Sacro Silenzio – Silvano Magnone (self-published)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 37 Andrea Copetti.
2 Sea Beach – Ismail Ferdous (Imageless)
Selected by 7 Daniel Boetker-Smith, 14 Quentin Nardi.
2 Sealskin – Jeff Dworsky (Charcoal Press)
Selected by 42 Roger Cox, 60 Kalum Carter.
2 Shadow Cast – Pacifico Silano (Loose Joints)
Selected by 18 Kim Cabrera, 22 Blind.
2 Shining Lights — ed. Joy Gregory, Taous Dahmani (Mack)
Selected by 7 David Campany l57 Michael Famighetti.
2 Slack 1 and 2 – Mike Brodie (Lato Paper)
Selected by 6 Robin Titchener, 9 Gabriela Cendoya.
2 Snail World 2: Welcome to Slimetown – Aleia Murawski & Sam Copeland (Broccoli)
Selected by 14 Jeff Campagna, 63 Kenneth Bachor.
2 Souvenir Shop – Bharat Sikka (Superlabo)
Selected by 12 John Sypal, 48 Ted Sixteensecondshappy.
2 T-Club – Libuše Jarcovjáková (Un-titled.org)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 9 Gabriela Cendoya.
2 Thalia – Robert Adams (Fraenkel Gallery)
Selected by 7 Mark Steinmetz, 43 Gerry Johansson.
2 The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema and Power – Amy Sall and Yasmina Price (Thames and Hudson)
Selected by 27 Amy Davies, 84 Răzvan Ion.
2 The Last Safe Abortion – Carmen Winant (SPBH)
Selected by 8 Tim Clark, 62 Ana Marques Maia.
2 The Long Shadow: Unwrapped ~ Marion Post Wolcott’s Labor and Love – Odette England (Libraryman)
Selected by 13 Tim Carpenter, 45 Joshua McMillan.
2 The Cedar Lodge – Maya Meissner (Zatara Press)
Selected by 41 Anna Goldwater Alexander, 72 Aline Smithson.
2 The Seraphim – Jesse Lenz (Charcoal)
Selected by 2 Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy, 78 Derek Slagle.
2 The Unruly Archive – Stephanie Syjuco (Radius)
Selected by 11 Ola Søndenå l46 Meryan Rivers.
2 This Earthen Door – Amanda Marchand & Leah Sobsey (Datz Press)
Selected by 7 Paula McCartney, 10 Cheryl Van Hooven.
2 This Train – Justine Kurland (Mack)
Selected by 56 Anthony Wilson, 59 Regina Anzenberger.
2 Transformation of a Landscape – Victoria Sambunaris (Radius)
Selected by 15 William Meyers, 56 Anthony Wilson.
2 Tropical Trauma Misery Tour – Rafael Roncato (Mas Matba, The PhotoBookMuseum, Lovely House, Alter Ediçõe)
Selected by 19 Talita Virginia, 40 Ângela Berlinde.
2 Twana’s Box – The Photographic life of Twana Abdullah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq 1974-1992 – Rawsht Twana (Fraglich)
Selected by 3 Christer Ek, 7 Brian Arnold.
2 Untamed Spirits: Horses From Around the World – Drew Doggett (teNeues)
Selected by 24 Graeme Williams, 63 Adam Schrader.
2 Variations On A Theme: The Pillar – Stephen Gill (Nobody Books/self-published)
Selected by 6 Robin Titchener, 23 Marcel Du.
2 What’s Ours – Myriam Boulos (Aperture)
Selected by 43 Fosi Vegue, 66 Tracey Paddison.
2 White Fence – Graciela Iturbide (RM)
Selected by 7 Blake Andrews, 76 Joe M. Giordano.
2 Why am I Sad – Dana Stirling (Kehrer)
Selected by 72 Epiphany Knedler, 72 Alayna N. Pernell.
2 W La Libertad: Fotografie di protesta – Federico Montaldo & Luciano Zuccaccia (Postcart)
Selected by 19 Talita Virginia Elena Boille.
2 Women Prisoner Polaroids – Jack Lueders-Booth (Stanley/Barker)
Selected by 58 Stephen Goldblatt, 71 Blake Andrews.
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2 variations were selected of
Ici Ou Ailleurs – Lisa Sartorio ( L’Artiere Edizioni)
Selected by 10 Andrea Modica
+Ici Ou Ailleurs special edition selected by 23 Marcel Du.
the list-makers
Almost 200 luminaries, institutions, and photobook fans selected their favourite photobooks of the year. Who are we?
1 Clément Chéroux is a French photography historian and curator. He is currently the director of the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris.
2 Elin Spring is the founder and editor of What Will You Remember? She regularly conducts portfolio reviews at photography festivals, colleges, and museums.
2 Suzanne Révy is a writer, educator and exhibiting photographer. She serves as a board member of the Photographic Resource Center in Cambridge, MA.
3 Christer Ek is a French photographer focusing on the urban landscape. He teaches photography and is a passionate collector of photobooks.
4 Raymond Hagewoud is a photographer from the Netherlands. He mainly focuses on landscape and nature.
5 Cas Bochner’s documentary work blends artistic and journalistic approaches. Recently, he has been developing a personal photo series that merges his struggles and experiences with thoughts on the current Western world.
6 Robin Titchener has been collecting photobooks for the last thirty years based purely on his taste and instinct. It has been an organic journey of discovery that continues to unfold.
7 Blake Andrews is a photographer based in Oregon.
7 Regina Maria Anzenberger is an artist, curator, founder and director of the Anzenberger Agency and Gallery; director of the ViennaPhotoBookFestival 2013-2017, curator of the Foto Wien Book Days 2023.
7 Brian Arnold is a photographer and writer based in New York. You will find his work in museums and archives around the world. He is developing his fourth book on photography.
7 Gerry Badger is a photographer, architect, and photographic critic. He was recently appointed a Todi Fellow for 2024 and lives in London.
7 Rachel and Gregory Barker are publishing at Stanly/Barker to bring a considered list of beautiful photobooks of substance and depth into the world.
7 Adam Bell is a photographer, writer, and educator; his work has been exhibited and published internationally. He received a 2018 Individual Artist Fellowship from the New Jersey Council of the Arts and is on staff and faculty at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.
7 Daniel Boetker-Smith is the director of Australia’s Centre for Contemporary Photography. He is a writer, publisher, educator, and photographer, and is the founder of the Asia-Pacific Photobook Archive.
7 Julia Borissova is an artist who creates artist’s books by reinterpreting personal stories and historical facts, combining photography, collage, installation, and other techniques. She is located in St. Petersburg, Russia.
7 David Campany is the creative director of the International Center of Photography, New York.
7+13 Tim Carpenter is a photographer, writer, and educator in Brooklyn and central Illinois. He is the author of several photobooks and the book-length essay To photograph is to learn how to die.
7 Josef Chladek lives and works in Vienna and runs josefchladek.com, a site dedicated to (photo)books, showcasing them on a virtual bookshelf.
7 Jon Feinstein is a Seattle and NYC-based curator, photographer, writer, and co-founder of Humble Arts Foundation.
7 Tricia Gabriel is the co-publisher of The Ice Plant, which she founded in 2006, and is also an artist, sales rep, and bookseller.
7 John Gossage, Washington, DC
7 Edward Grazda’s photography in the USA, Latin America, and Asia led to notable books and work in major collections such as MoMA, The Met, and SFMOMA. Grazda has taught at Harvard, the Boston Museum School, and the ICP.
7 Russet Lederman is a New York writer, editor, and photobook collector. She has taught art writing at the School of Visual Arts in New York, co-edits The Gould Collection, and has edited over twelve photography publications. She is also a co-founder of the 10×10 Photobooks project.
7 Caleb Cain Marcus is the director of Luminosity Lab, the Brooklyn-based design studio known for developing creative strategies and leading the design of publications for museums, galleries, publishers, and artists.
7 Paula McCartney is a Minneapolis-based artist, mother, and educator who makes books, photographs, and ceramics. She has created 20 photo-based artist books, including two published monographs
7 Martin Parr is a photographer, curator, and editor. He co-authored, with Gerry Badger, The Photobook: A History. Volumes I-III.
7 George Slade is a regular contributor to photo-eye’s blog. He lives in Minneapolis.
7 Mark Steinmetz is a photographer based in Athens, Georgia. In 2024, he published two books with Nazraeli: France, 1987 and ATL, which explores the Atlanta airport. Expect his next book in early 2025.
7 Awoiska van der Molen focuses on analogue images that manifest an intuitive memory of our original connection to the natural world. Her monographs are designed and published by Hans Gremmen, Fw:Books.
8 Tim Clark is editor-in-chief of 1000 Words.
9 Gabriela Cendoya is a Spanish photobook collector and photobook blogger. Her nearly 3000 books are on view in Museo San Telmo in San Sebastian.
10 Todd Hido takes lengthy road trips searching for imagery that connects with his own memories. They have already led to more than a dozen published and renowned books. Hido has a photobook collection of over 8,500 titles.
10 Andrea Modica’s photographs are featured in numerous monographs and are part of major US art collections. She is a Guggenheim Fellow and a Fulbright Scholar, working as a photographer and teaching at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
10 Colin Pantall is a writer, lecturer and photographer who teaches at the Photography MA at Falmouth University (UK). His own photography focuses on spaces where the narratives of family, environmental and political histories collide.
10 Christian Patterson is the author of Sound Affects (2008), Redheaded Peckerwood (2011), Bottom of the Lake (2015), and Gong Co. (2024). He lives in New York.
10 Mark Power is a photographer and a member of Magnum Photos.
10 Rixon Reed is the founder and director of photo-eye. He managed the Witkin Gallery book department before pioneering with a photobook company as a mail-order company in 1979. Today, the bricks-and-mortar bookstore, gallery, and online store photo-eye is celebrating its 45th birthday. Congrats!
10 Viory Schellekens is a photographer with a background in journalism and is responsible for the list you are looking at.
10 Rebecca Senf is an American writer and curator working in the field of photography. She serves as the chief curator at the Center for Creative Photography (CCP). She has curated fifty exhibitions, including her recent Richard Avedon: Relationships.
10 Miwa Susuda (NYC) is a writer, publisher of Session Press, and, for over ten years, the manager of Dashwood Books, New York.
10 Mary Virginia Swanson (Tucson, Arizona) is an author, educator, and advisor to artists. Swanson co-authored the acclaimed Publish Your Photography Book. She frequently gives lectures on publishing photobooks and serves as a judge on contemporary photobook competitions.
10 Ed Templeton is an American painter and photographer, best known for his photographic books and multimedia exhibitions. His work has been exhibited in museums worldwide.
10 Cheryl Van Hooven is a photographer and writer based in New York. She often works in the California Mojave Desert. Her work is included in many important collections, and she is currently working on a photo/textbook.
10 Rebecca Norris Webb’s new book is A Difficulty Is a Light, her first hybrid poetry book that’s punctuated by 15 of her photographs, with an accompanying exhibition at the Alessia Paladini Gallery, Milan.
10 Terri Weifenbach has authored over twenty books. She has exhibited in the US, Europe, Japan, and Korea and received the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2015.
10 Tommy Geanakos works at photo-eye and is a photographer living in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
10 Jörg Colberg is a writer and photographer based in South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
10 Hans Gremmen has designed over 300 books for photography, architecture, and fine arts. He is the founder of Fw:Books. He explores the boundaries of the book with fellow Dutch Roma Publications in ENTER ENTER.
10 Mark Klett’s work is held in over eighty museum collections worldwide. He is the author/co-author of nineteen books and is Regents’ Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University.
10 Larissa Leclair is the founder of the Indie Photobook Library and a dedicated advocate for self-published photobooks since 2010. She is also an independent photography collector and has placed works in several national collections.
10 Fred Cray works daily in the studio, usually producing one-off, unique photographs. Many of these are left out in the world for people to find or are incorporated into small-run handcrafted photobooks.
10 Odette England is a writer, visual artist, and scholar. She is a 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and has received grants and awards from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Puffin Foundation, and Anonymous Was a Woman, among many others. She has been nominated for the Foam Paul Huf Award (twice) and the Prix Pictet.
10 Elizabeth Avedon is an independent curator and photo consultant. She is a former director of photo-eye gallery and received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Griffin Museum of Photography.
10 Jason Eskenazi is a photographer and author based in New York. He is the author of photobooks you want to read and the co-founder of Dog Food zine. He is also the co-founder and owner of Red Hook Editions.
10 Owen Kobasz edits the blog & newsletter at photo-eye. He holds a BA in the liberal arts from St. John’s College and is currently in a computer science master’s program at the University of Pennsylvania.
11 Ola Søndenå works at the Department of Special Collections at the University of Bergen Library; privately, he collects photobooks.
12 John Sypal writes for Photo & Culture, Tokyo. Aside from books, he shares photos of cameras on his blog ‘Photo & Culture, Tokyo’ and under the name ‘tokyocamerastyle’ on Instagram.
13 Tim Carpenter, see 7.
14 Donny Bajohr is the associate photography editor at the Smithsonian.
14 Jeff Campagna is a photo editor at Smithsonian magazine.
14 Quentin Nardi is the chief photo editor for Smithsonian magazine. A visual storyteller, photo editor and director professional with 25 years of national magazine experience
15 William Meyers is a photographer who exhibited solo and in groups in New York, and writes on photography for the Wall Street Journal.
16 Merel Bem, Arno Haijtema and Mark Moorman write in de Volkskrant about photography and more.
17 Claire Guillot, deputy editor-in-chief of culture at Le Monde. She writes about photography.
18 ICP Staff: Kim Cabrera, marketing manager; Antonio Pulgarin, open education program manager; Fei Yan, one-year certificate admissions coordinator; Francisco Bengolea, visitor experience & library coordinator.
19 Giuseppe Oliverio is the director of PhMuseum.
19 Eefje Ludwig is an independent curator, editor, and PhMuseum Education Program tutor.
19 Elisa Medde (Editor, Curator, Writer and PhMuseum Criticae Head Professor.
19 Lucia De Stefani is a writer, editor and PhMuseum editorial contributor.
19 Camilla Marrese is a graphic designer, photographer and PhMuseum visual editor.
19 Arianna Rinaldo is PhEST Photography curator, photo editor and PhMuseum education program.
19 Rosa Lacavalla is a photographer, visual artist and PhMuseum assistant.
19 Talita Virginia is a storyteller, cultural worker and PhMuseum social media manager
19 Erik Kessels is an artist, designer, curator and PhMuseum Curae head professor.
19(+ 10 + 21) Colin Pantal, see 10.
20 Giovanna D’Ascenzi has been a photo editor for Internazionale since 2007. She takes care of the website, the special issues of the Extra and Storia series and manages the Instagram profile.
20 Rosy Santella is a photo editor and has been working at Internazionale since 2010.
20 Elena Boille is the deputy director. She is responsible for the photography department and the science pages. She graduated in art history and is one of the founders of the weekly.
21 (+ 19 + 10) Colin Pantal, see 10.
22 Blind is a bilingual, French and English online magazine that publishes daily photography news from around the world.
23 Marcel Du is a photobook collector based in San Diego, California.
24 Graeme Williams is a South African photographer known for both his photojournalism during the transition to democracy in South Africa and his documentary projects post-apartheid. He is the author of several books.
25 Youvalle Levy Youvalle Levy is a multifaceted artist and co-founder of Replika Publishing. Her work spans photographic books, tactile installations, printmaking, video, and ceramics, reconsidering elements of urban environments. She also works at Bildband Berlin.
26 Kate Schultze is a social documentary and portrait photographer based in Berlin, Germany. Her work focuses on the everydayness of being European. She’s also a staff member at Bilband Berlin.
27 Amy Davies is the feature editor of Amateur Photographer.
28 Joe Dilworth is a photographer and author of the new Everything, All At Once Forever, published by Kominek. He’s also the boss at Bildband Berlin.
29 Oliver Burgold is a photo enthusiast, avid photobook collector and deconstructor/resampler of art.
30 Cisco Parisi is a record producer and an aficionado filmmaker. He is also part of the Bildband Berlin staff.
31 Andrew Eberlin is a professional website designer, enthusiastic photographer and writer of The Monthly Jotter.
32 Photobook Junkies is an online UK bookstore, specialising in photography and art books. Documentary photographer Dan Wood, a passionate collector of photobooks, founded it.
33 Ed Tempelton is a painter and photographer of youth subcultures, religious affectation, and suburban conventions.
34 Betsy Bird is the collection development manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former materials specialist for the New York Public Library.
35 Kalel Koven is a photographer, filmmaker, curator, founder of inframe.fr, and ambassador of Fuji France.
36 Alessandro Merola is an assistant editor at 1000 Words. He also writes for AnOther.
37 Andrea Copetti runs the Tipi photobook shop and is deeply involved with his artists and clients. One resulting initiative is the Tipi photobook workshop, a platform that offers solutions and coaching on specific projects through targeted workshops.
38 Martin Amis founded Photobookstore in 2006. In 2021, he launched the Photo Editions publishing imprint.
39 Mireia Alises is a photographer, content manager for Photo Art Books and a coordinator at the Revela’t International Analogue Photography Festival.
40 Lucy Conticello is the director of Photography at Le Monde.
40 Nadav Kander is a photographer.
40 Christopher McCall is the director of Pier 24.
40 Magali Duzant is an artist and writer.
40 Ihiro Hayami is the founder of T3 Photo Festival Tokyo.
40 Gulnara Lyabib Samoilova is the founder of Women Street Photographers.
40 Raquel Villar Pérez is a curator and writer.
40 Laura Wzorek Pressley is the executive director of CENTER.
40 Sara Urbaez is a photo editor and founder of Listo, an online platform devoted to dismantling colonialism in photography.
40 Elisa Medde is a curator, editor and writer.
40 Arianna Rinaldo, see 19.
40 Giuseppe Oliverio, see 19.
40 Elena Boille, see 20.
40 Claartje van Dijk is senior curator at Foam Amsterdam.
40 Liz Sales is an Art writer and educator.
40 Ron Haviv is co-founder of The VII Foundation.
40 Todd Hido, see 10.
40 Sam Barzilay is the creative director & co-founder of Photoville.
40 Rebecca Norris Webb, see 10.
40 Mary Virginia Swanson, see 10.
40 Francesca Marani is a senior photo editor at Vogue Italia.
40 Alexa Becker is an independent consultant in Photography Projects and Publishing.
40 Louise Fedotov-Clements is the director of Photoworks.
40 Ângela Berlinde is an artist and curator.
40 Anne Nwakalon is the founding editor of No! Wahala Magazine.
40 Manila Camarini is a senior picture editor of D la Repubblica.
40 Martin Parr, see 7.
40 Roy Kahmann is the owner of Kahmann Gallery.
40 Yumi Goto is a publisher, curator, author, and the Director of Reminders Photography Stronghold
40 Alasdair Foster is the publisher at Talking Pictures.
40 Yuri Yamada is a curator of the Tokyo Photographic Museum of Art.
40 Alec Soth is a photographer.
40 Kathryn Humphries is the art director of Harper’s Magazine.
40 Michael Foley is a gallerist and photo educator at Leica Gallery New York.
40 Aya Musa is a curator at Foam Amsterdam.
41 Ali Cherkis, Anna Goldwater Alexander, Darrell Jackson, and Skye Battles form the Wired Photo team.
42 Roger Cox is the Arts editor of The Scotsman.
43 Gerry Johansson is a photographer.
43 Juanjo Justicia is a designer.
43 Raymond Meeks is a photographer.
43 Colin Pantall, see 10.
43 Gabriela Rangel is a curator, editor and writer.
43 Arianna Rinaldo, see 19.
43 María Santoyo is the director of PHotoESPAÑA.
43 Marta Soul is an independent curator and director of ‘How to be a Photographer’.
43 Fosi Vegue is a photographer and teacher.
44 Narrativa promotes photography courses with a special focus on documentary and authorial photography. Narrativa develops specific educational programs for children and young people, organises exhibitions, conferences, and debates, and offers free access to the Lisbon library.
45 Joshua McMillan is a Canadian photographer based in London, UK.
46 Meryan Rivers is a photographer and photography teacher. After graduating in Philology, she studied Design. By experimenting with the different meanings of images, she developed authorial and critical work, which often ends up in books.
47 Leire Etxazarra makes her living as a journalist. She spends considerable time researching and reflecting on photography and images in general, their relationship with the arts and their influence on our daily lives.
48 Sixteensecondshappy, or Ted, is a Frenchman who loves photographs and photobooks. He shares his collection on Instagram.
49 Claire Valentine is the culture editor at W Magazine. Previously, she was an editor at Nylon and Paper. Her words have also appeared in New York Magazine’s The Cut, Vulture, and the Brooklyn Paper.
50 Peter van Beveren initiated The Archives/Art Information Centre and subsequently became a gallery owner, international art dealer, curator of a large private collection, global project manager of art projects, and guest curator at various museums.
51 Untitled | Ukrainian Photography is an online gallery that showcases all important aspects of Ukrainian photography, including events, photobook reviews, and interviews with photographers about their projects.
52 Stephan Vanthuyne is a photographer, author of photobooks and photography reviewer for the Belgian newspaper De Standaard.
53 Kate Schultze, see 26.
54 Alex Prior is a photobook collector. He’s known as photobook_reviewer on Instagram.
55 Brían Sparks is a photographer, collector of images and photobooks, infatuated by the interplay of images. He shares this passion on Photobook Combos, his Instagram space. He is a co-founder of Island Photographers, an artist-led group that tries to enrich Irish visual culture by lecturing on contemporary photography.
56 Anthony Wilson is a guitarist, composer, and arranger with a weakness for photobooks.
57 Michael Famighetti is editor-in-chief of Aperture.
58 Stephen Goldblatt runs a successful advertisement business in Mille Valley, which leaves him time to hunt for photobooks –Photobookfinds on Instagram.
59 Regina Anzenberger is an artist, curator, and founder of the Anzenberger Agency, Gallery, and bookshop in Vienna, Austria.
60 Kalum Carter is a professional photographer who works as a photo editor and photography writer. He specialises in photography and art books.
61 Takashi Kato is a photographer who runs form-design.jugem.jp and is a member of ensemble-magazine.com.
62 Ana Marques Maia has a great passion for writing and photography; she combines them to tell stories. She has experience as an independent photojournalist and works as a journalist, o.a., for the Portuguese Público.
63 Kenneth Bachor is a visual editor for Artnet.
63 Adam Schrader is a longtime crime and politics reporter, has a master’s in journalism from the University of North Texas, a B.F.A. in art from Brooklyn College and a B.A. in music from Lubbock Christian.
64 Thomas Gust is a photographer and lecturer at Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie. He and Ana Druga founded Buchkunst Berlin, which specialises in the conception, development and design of contemporary photobooks and other printed media. Gust founded Bildband Berlin with Joe Dilworth.
64 Ana Druga is the creative director at Druga Design and Buchkunst Berlin. She is also the gallerist and curator at Galerie Buchkunst Berlin.
65 Sébastien Cuvelier explores how humans build and live their dreams, fantasies or hopes in search of a sometimes utopian ideal. The results are to be found in photobooks and installations. He is the artistic director at Arlon est une scène.
66 Tracey Paddison is a photographer and a photography tutor who lives and works in Wales.
67 Geographical contributor. Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). This site’s main subjects are geography, culture, wildlife and exploration, with much space for photography.
68 Andrea Koesters is a photographer and artist in Oracle, Arizona. She shoots large-format and was a full-service film lab manager before.
69 IACK is an Independent art centre located in Kanazawa, Japan.
70 Photo art books community
71 Blake Andrews is a photographer and writer based in Eugene, Oregon. He posted around 140 photobook reviews this year on various online platforms and “got eyeballs on another 200ish titles” via bookstores, libraries, and personal loans.
72 Aline Smithson is the founder and editor-in-chief of Lenscratch.
72 Linda Alterwitz is the Lenscratch Art and Science editor.
72 Michael Honegger is the Lenscratch European Content editor.
72 Ana Leal is the Lenscratch South American Content editor.
72 Deanna Dikeman is a Lenscratch content editor.
72 Sara Bennett is a Lenscratch content editor.
72 Doug Breault is a Lenscratch content editor.
72 Michael O. Snyder is a Lenscratch Environmental editor.
72 Epiphany Knedler is a Lenscratch content editor.
72 Daniel George is Lenscratch's submissions editor and content editor.
72 Elizabeth Stone is a Lenscratch content editor.
72 Galina Kurlat is a Lenscratch content editor
72 Alayna N. Pernell is a Lenscratch content editor.
72 Katia Dermott is a Lenscratch content editor.
72 Jenna Banks is a Lenscratch content editor.
And yes, you might have a photobook or two authored by members of this team.
73 Kristina Sergeeva is an artist who explores themes of memory as social practice and personal perception within the Russian context. She is a co-founder of Nizinafest, an annual festival of zines and photobooks.
73 Oksana Sazonova is a visual artist from Tatarstan. She works with photography, video, graphics, collages, zines and photobooks and is active at Nizinafest. Next year, a photo expedition, a publishing project, and new educational initiatives are planned.
74 David O’Mara is an Irish artist and photographer now living in Kent. Works as a painter and decorator in London.
75 Moom is an art bookstore in Taipei that specialises in photography. Several exhibitions and talks are held throughout the year, focusing on photobooks. Past exhibitions have included Mack, Akaaka, Pioneers of Color Photography and Masafumi Sanai.
76 Joe M. Giordano is a photojournalist based in Baltimore. His work has been featured in the big international newspapers and magazines. His work is in the permanent collections at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. He is a co-host of the 10FPS podcasts, which discuss the craft and profession of photojournalism.
76 Molly Roberts is a Baltimore photographer, curator, educator, and visual editor. She is co-director of WPOW (Women Photojournalists of Washington) and a former photography editor at National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, among other publications. She makes the 10FPS podcasts with Joe M. Giordano.
77 Nelson F Miranda is a Portuguese artist-photographer and architect.
78 Derek R. Slagle is the director of the University of Arkansas Little Rock School of Public Affairs, a tenured associate professor, and UALR Survey Research Center director. As a photographer, he was a 2023 Catalyze Grant Recipient from the Mid-America Arts Alliance.
79 Sarah Meneghello writes about photography for Artistik Rezo. She is also a freelance editor-in-chief at Les Trois Coups and a freelancer at Artcena. She teaches and coaches at Icart and Prix Icart Artistik Rezo, and serves as a correspondent for l’Île d’Yeu at Ouest-France.
80 Matthew Poburyny is a Canadian self-taught photographer and writer interested in the introspective qualities provided by investigating one’s life and surroundings through lens-based art and journaling.
81 Viory Schellekens, see 10.
82 Don Hudson has been an American photographer for 40 years. His book From the Archives has recently been published in France. His work can be seen at the MF Gallery, an online space and print shop specialising in street photography.
84 Răzvan Ion is the founder of GAY45 and a university professor of curatorial studies, AI theory, journalism, and critical thinking in Vienna. He has taught and given lectures at various universities and institutions in the US and Europe. He held conferences and lectures at different art institutions. Recently, he curated the exhibition “Wie wir Dinge betrachten” on the occasion of the Austrian EU Presidency.
85 Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at People, where she writes for both print and digital platforms.
> the List of Lists
Clément Chéroux
Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy
The Advent calendar of Christer Ek ended on Christmas. This year, I’ll make a screenshot.
Also, the list of Raymond Hagewoud, also known as hedgeforrest, is no longer on Instagram.
Cas Bochner
Robin Titchener
Photobooks of 2024 - A personal selection, personal photobooks site
Awoiska van der Molen, Mark Steinmetz, George Slade, Martin Parr, Paula McCartney, Caleb Cain Marcus, Russet Lederman, Edward Grazda, John Gossage, Tricia Gabriel, Jon Feinstein, Josef Chladek, Tim Carpenter, David Campany, Julia Borissova, Daniel Boetker-Smith, Adam Bell, Rachel and Gregory Barker, Gerry Badger, Brian Arnold, Regina Maria Anzenberger, Blake Andrews
2024 Favorite Photobooks, Part I, photo-eye
Tim Clarck
Top 10 (+1) Photobooks of 2024, 1000 Words
Gabriela Cendoya
A few favourites from 2024, images on Facebook
The long list of the books I loved this year, text on Substack
Owen Kobasz, Jason Eskenazi, Elizabeth Avedon, Odette England, Fred Cray, Larissa Leclair, Mark Klett, Hans Gremmen, Jörg Colberg, Tommy Geanakos, Terri Weifenbach, Rebecca Norris, Cheryl Van Hooven, Ed Templeton, Mary Virginia, Miwa Susuda, Rebecca Senf, Viory Schellekens, Rixon Reed, Mark Power, Christian Patterson, Colin Pantall, Andrea Modica, Todd Hido
2024 Favorite Photobooks, Part II, photo-eye
John Sypal
My Favorite Photobooks 2024, Photo & Culture Tokyo
Ola Søndenå
Photobooks 2024Tim Carpenter
Some books that opened up new possibilities for me, Facebook
Donny Bajohr, Jeff Campagna and Quentin Nardi
The Ten Best Photography Books of 2024, Smithsonian Magazine
William Meyers
Framing the Narrative: Five books on photography, The Wall Street Journal
Merel Bem, Arno Haijtema and Mark Moorman
De beste Nederlandse fotoboeken, de VolkskrantClaire Guillot
ICP-staff, the list was in the newsletter; you have to trust me on this.
Giuseppe Oliverio, Eefje Ludwig, Elisa Medde, Lucia De Stefani, Camilla Marrese, Arianna Rinaldo, Rosa Lacavalla, Talita Virginia, Erik Kessels, Colin Pantall,
Photobooks We Love From 2024 PhMuseumRosy Santella, Giovanna D’Ascenzi, Elena Boille
I libri di fotografia del 2024, Internazionale
Colin Pantall
Favourite Books 2024 | Dawn Rodgers: Sorrow, Instagram
Blind
Marcel Du
Graeme Williams (from 9:45)
The Best Photographs and Photobooks of 2024, Youtube show
Youvalle Levy
2024 staff favorites, Bildband Berlin, Instagram
Kate Schultze
2024 staff favorites, Bildband Berlin, Instagram
Amy Davis
Best Books of the Year, Amateur Photography
Joe Dilworth
2024 staff favorites, Bildband Berlin, Instagram
Oliver Burgold
The 10 best photo books of 2024, Instagram
Cisco Parisi
2024 staff favorites, Bildband Berlin, InstagramAndrew Eberlin
The best photobooks of 2024, Substack
Photobook Junkies
A few of our favourite books that we added to our personal collection, Instagram
Ed Templeton
Here’s my top 20 photobooks of the year, Instagram
Betsy Bird
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Fabulous Photography Books for Kids, School Library Journal
Kalel Koven
XMas 24 - Photo Book Selection, in frame.
Alessandro Merola
Nine Magnificent Photo Books to Add to Your Christmas Wishlist, AnOther
Andrea Copetti
Nos coups de cœur: pourquoi vous devriez absolument les découvrir, newsletter
Martin Amis
Photobooks of 2024: Part I, Photobookstore
Mireia Alises
25 fotolibros recomendados del 2024, Photo Artbooks
Lucy Conticello, Nadav Kander, Christopher McCall, Magali Duzant, Ihiro Hayami, Gulnara Lyabib Samoilova, Raquel Villar Pérez, Laura Wzorek Pressley, Sara Urbaez, Elisa Medde, Arianna Rinaldo, Giuseppe Oliverio, Elena Boille, Claartje van Dijk, Liz Sales, Ron Haviv, Todd Hido, Sam Barzilay, Rebecca Norris Webb, Mary Virginia Swanson, Francesca Marani, Alexa Becker, Kristen Gresh, Hideko Kataoka, Louise Fedotov-Clements, Ângela Berlinde, Anne Nwakalor, Manila Camarini, Martin Parr, Roy Kahmann, Yumi Goto, Alasdair Foster, Yuri Yamada, Alec Soth, Kathryn Humphries, Michael Foley, Aya Musa.
Favorite Photobooks 2024, Lensculture
Anna Goldwater Alexander, Darrell Jackson, and Skye Battles
Roger Cox
From Capa to Kanaga: The best photography books of 2024, The Scotsman
Gerry Johansson, Juanjo Justicia, Raymond Meeks, Colin Pantall, Gabriela Rangel, Arianna Rinaldo, María Santoyo, Marta Soul, Fosi Vegue
Narrativa
Top 10 | Livros publicados em 2024, Instagram
Joshua McMillan
I’m very grateful for the way these 3 enriched my life this year and will continue to, Instagram
Meryan Rivers
Leire Etxazarra
Lista de fotolibros recomendados para regalar y comenzar 2025 disfrutando de buena fotografía, Cartier-Bresson no es un reloj
Ted., aka Sixteensecondshappy
Some of my favorite photobooks from 2024, Instagram
Claire Valentine
The 10 Best Coffee Table Books of the Year, W Magazine
Peter van Beveren, aka ArchivesLibrary
My ten bests of 2024 – Part 1, Instagram
Untitled | Ukrainian photography
10 Ukrainian photo books of 2024, Untitled | Ukrainian photography
Stephan Vanthuyne
Het boekeneindejaarslijstje van Stefan Vanthuyne, De Standaard
Kate Schultze
Alex Prior, aka photobook_reviewer
Brian Sparks
My two favourite books of 2024….., Instagram
Antony Wilson
Michael Famighetti
Stephen Goldblatt, aka photobookfinds
Regina Anzenberger
Our favorite photobooks 2024, Facebook
Kalum Carter
Here are my top 10 photography books of 2024!, Digital Camera World
Takashi Kato
My favorite photobooks of 2024Ana Marques Maia
The best photo books of 2024 for P3, Público
Kenneth Bachor and Adam Schrader
From Kurt Cobain to Majestic Horses—Here Are 10 Must-See Photo Books of 2024, artnet
Thomas Gust
Photo books 2023/2024 by Buchkunst Berlin, Instagram
Sébastien Cuvelier
Here are my favorites, Instagram
Tracey Paddison had a list on YouTube, but she is no longer there.
Geographical Contributor
This year’s best books about photography, Geographical
Andrea Koesters
My favorite photo books of 2024, Instagram
IACK
photoart_books community
15 fotolibros recommendados por nuestra communidad, Instagram
Blake Andrews
19 Notable Photobooks of 2024, Instagram
Aline Smithson, Linda Alterwitz, Michael Honegger, Ana Leal, Deanna Dikeman, Sara Bennet, Doug Breault, Michael O. Snyder, Epiphany Knedler, Daniel George, Elizabeth Stone, Galina Kurlat, Alayna N. Pernell, Katia Dermott, Jenna Banks.
The 2024 Lenscratch Staff Favorites, Lenscratch
Kristina Sergeeva and Oksana Sazonova
15 лучших фотокниг 2024 года, Skillbox
I found David O’Mara’s list in a story on Instagram. All I have left is a screenshot for proof.
Moom, the customers
Joe M. Giordano and Molly Roberts’ video on YouTube is private now.
Nelson Miranda
Derek Slagle
Favorite Photo Book Purchases in 2024, Instagram
Sarah Meneghello
Beaux livres photo : notre sélection 2024, Artistik Rezo
Matthew Poburyny
December 2024, Substack
Viory Schellekens
Impressive, Impactful | My Favourite Books of 2024, Facebook
Don Hudson
14 photobooks I acquired this year, Instagram
Bestsellers Shashasha
The Top 5 Best-selling Photobooks of 2024, Newsletter
(I normally don’t add these)
Răzvan Ion
85 Carly Tagen-Dye
The Best Celebrity Photo Books of 2024, People
The rules
I create a fairly democratic meta-list by leaving the parameters of each list as the list-maker has intended them. Every kind of photo(graphy) book is welcome here: artist book to coffee table book, books selected by experts and by photobook enthusiasts. Some people highlight one book, others twenty. Some nominate “best books”, while others choose “great books not mentioned by anyone yet”. All are interesting to someone looking for something new and exciting.
I also try to make the list as fair as possible. And a panel of photobook collectors agreed on the following rules:
1. You might share your favourites with more than one publication, but the same book will be counted only once per person. 2. Generally, I don’t include “Christmas gift guides” and nothing compiled before November of the previous year. “Best from the Arts and Design” and even “Best Art Books” don’t make the selection unless they contain a substantial amount of photobooks. I don’t include a list of “all books I wrote about this year” or “all I bought this year”. 4. Historical lists (your all-time favourites) have to party elsewhere, but the 2017 book, published in November 2018, and this year’s reprint will be included.
I think of this Meta-list as a list by and for people who love and support the photobook. I think the books here have been carefully selected. I also believe the Meta-list can give an image of how the photobook world is developing. But don’t take it too seriously, especially this year with many expert voices missing. The entrees are unfit for real statistics, because the individual lists are incomparable. They do show the most excellent photobooks and great discoveries for everyone’s taste. I hope you’ll find your darlings.Thank you to all who made a list
To all of you, a Happy New Year!
to love, health and good photobooks
(Don’t hesitate to DM me if you want to receive the full list.)
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Oh, that's great! And it's a beautiful list with many familiar faces :)
Thank you so much! I will add it immediately.