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Understanding Photobooks
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Understanding Photobooks

by Jorg Colberg
November 2016
Beginner
210 pages
6h 49m
English
Routledge
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Chapter 1Introduction: What Is a Photobook?

1.1 General Considerations: What Is a Photobook?

A photobook is a book that is being viewed because of the photographs inside. In the world of photography, photographic books are widely referred to simply as photobooks, which is why this is the term of choice adopted here. Of course, you can treat any book that contains photographs this way. However, even though someone might appreciate, say, a cookbook for its images, most people would probably look at it specifically because of its recipes. Unlike most books, producing a photobook begins with the photographs; everything else, which might include copious amounts of text, is added later.

Within the general category "photobook," there are several subcategories. ...

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