Revue Faire – To look at things #57 – The Book: The New Face of Photophilia

Clément Cheroux, Julie Peeters, Manuel Krebs, and Shirana Shahbazi reflect on their relationship to photography and books.

The photobook, a book composed of images, is becoming an increasingly self-standing format within the practices of many photographers. Clément Chéroux, director of the Fondation Henri-Cartier-Bresson, describes his own unique relationship with these printed objects, covering everything from their content and materials to their distribution and collection.

Graphic designer and publisher Julie Peeters discusses her approach to images—how she selects and paces them—within her editorial project and the magazine BILL, while also reflecting on various commissioned works.
Manuel Krebs (of the graphic design studio Norm) speaks on behalf of Shirana Shahbazi about the various books published on her photographic work, her collaborations with graphic designers, and the way the scales and sequences of her photographs resonate once they are presented in book form.