PDN - March 2012

CON TEN TS
VOLUME XXXII
ISSUE 3

MARCH 2012

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ON OUR COVER: A boy in Mongolia, photographed by Frédéric Lagrange, who has been photographing in Mongolia for eight years and is a contributor to Trunk, the global culture magazine started by photographer David Cicconi.

Cicconi and other photographers explain how they launched their own publications in “Magazine Mavens,” page 30.

THIS PAGE: Melanie Dunea’s portrait of chef Daniel Humm appears in her new book, My Last Supper: The Next Course. To find out why lavish new cookbooks are highlighting photos by non-food photogrpahers, see “Cookbooks Come Out of the Kitchen,” page 68

12 PDNews

Anatomy of Andrew Lichtenstein’s successful application for an Aftermath Project grant; how Tadd Myers’s personal work led to still and motion assignments; a legal issue that makes wedding photographers squirm: their violation of music copyrights; Nick Veasey on how he made an X-ray of a house for The Macallan. B Y DAVID WALKER

THE DIY ISSUE

24 CAMERA BUILDERS

Crafting a unique image can require a photographer to think beyond mass-produced cameras. Three DIY photographers explain how they created devices to realize their photographic visions.

30 MAGAZINE MAVENS

Three photographers explain how they took their publications from idea to newsstand—and what you can learn from their experiences. BY MEGHAN AHEARN

34 PUT ON A POP-UP SHOW

Photographers are turning unexpected spaces into galleries for short-term shows, and in the process finding new audiences, and new ways to view photography. BY HOLLY STUART HUGHES

40 ART AND CRAFT: HOW (AND WHY) TO HAND-MAKE
YOUR PHOTO BOOK

A fine-art photographer who has successfully made three small-edition artist’s books explains how to produce, fund and distribute one of your own. BY LAUREN HENKIN

CREATE

68 Cookbooks Come Out of the Kitchen A slate of beautiful new cookbooks use photography by non-food photographers to entice consumers. B Y KRIS WILTON

72 All the New Work That’s Fit to Print Jonathan Chapman is one of several photographers who has turned to large-format newsprint promos to showcase multiple images from completed projects. BY HOLLY STUART HUGHES