Photobooks of 2024: Part II
Ichiro Kojima - Solitude Standing
Born in Aomori in 1924, Ichiro Kojima depicted the lives of people living in the harsh environment of Japan’s Tohoku region. Kojima passed away at the tender age of 39, this book acts as a excellent showcase to his incredible work in the region. Available here.
JM Ramirez-Suassi - Malparaíso
Another fine book by JM Ramirez-Suassi, who effortlessly combines landscapes, still lifes and portraits in both colour and black and white in this exploration of an imaginary Eden.
Johny Pitts - Afropean: A Journal
A perfectly designed document of Black European life spread over 20 years combining photography, notebooks and ephemera.
Lars Tunbjörk - Office / LA Office
We will allow ourselves the luxury of one reissue, especially one as extraordinary as Tunbjörk's iconic series on office life.
Lydia Goldblatt - Fugue
A book about love and grief, mothering and losing a mother, intimacy and distance, told through photographs and writing. Honest, raw heartfelt work.
Magdalena Wywrot - Pestka
Another book about motherhood but with a strikingly different aesthetic. Pestka sees Magdalena Wywrot photograph her adolescent daughter as if recalling a rediscovered long-forgotten surreal film noir.
Maja Daniels - Gertrud
Taking the 17th century Swedish witch-hunts as it’s inspiration, Gertrud is a compelling photographic journey into folklore and history as it deftly brings the story of a little girl who walked on water into the present.
Matthew Genitempo - Dogbreath
A brilliant portrait of restless adolescence in a fraught and changing world. Subtly observed, slightly off-kilter, there is no taking the easy shot here - Dogbreath is a triumph.
Rahim Fortune - Hardtack
This lyrical follow-up to the award-winning I Can’t Stand To See You Cry is another leap forward for the photographer.
Ruth Lauer Manenti - I Imagined it Empty
I was fortunate enough to review Ruth’s work a few years ago. It was a pleasure to see it evolve into this elegant, concise and memorable photobook.
Books selected by Martin Amis, director Photobookstore.co.uk