Self Publish, Be Happy

A DIY Photobook Manual and Manifesto

Bruno Ceschel, David Senior

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English

Aperture
01 March 2016

Photography & photographs; Publishing industry

An economic and cultural revolution has shaken the photobook world in the last five years: self-publishing. An army of photographers operating as publishers have had an instrumental role in today's photobook renaissance. This book offers a do-it-yourself manual and a survey of key examples of self-published success stories, as well as a self-publishing manifesto and list of resources. The manual portion of this volume offers insight, advice, and rudimentary how-tos for the photographer interested in self-publishing. The survey offers an overview of the contemporary self-publishing landscape and includes a contribution by the Museum of Modern Art's art librarian and bibliographer David Senior, which grounds today's activities in a legacy of artists' books and collectives. The case studies themselves will each illustrate a particular theme and genre of self-publishing (such as diary, documentary, or conceptual object), and will be accompanied by personal testimonies from the artists who created them. Author Bruno Ceschel, founder of the Self Publish, Be Happy organization, provides a rallying cry for all those involved in the contemporary photobook revolution-a moment in which the photobook, in all its infinitesimal manifestations, has never before been so omnipresent in our cultural landscape, nor so critical to the photographer's practice. Self Publish, Be Happy, founded by Bruno Ceschel in 2010, collects, studies, and celebrates self-published photobooks through an ongoing program of workshops, live events, and on/ offline projects. Its London-based collection contains more than two thousand publications. Self Publish, Be Happy is the physical manifestation of a worldwide online community formed of a new, ever-evolving generation of young artists, who experiment, stretch, and play with the medium of photography.

By: Bruno Ceschel, David Senior
Imprint: Aperture
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 275mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 1.290kg
ISBN: 9781597113441
ISBN 10: 1597113441
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 01 March 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bruno Ceschel writes regularly for publications such as Foam and Aperture, is coeditor of the forthcoming publication issue of the journal Photography and Culture, and was the guest editor of The PhotoBook Review’s spring 2014 issue. He is also an associate lecturer of photography and contextual studies at University of the Arts London.

Reviews for Self Publish, Be Happy: A DIY Photobook Manual and Manifesto

[Self publishing] has always been an act of defiance against oppression (religious, political, economic, sexual, etc). DIY culture is, by its nature, an ethic in opposition to society s rules at large. It flourishes in environments of communitarian support, collaboration, and even informal barter economies. Bruno Ceshel in Time