Sunday Zine Review #40: Kich-Gorodok by Olya Ivanova

I have received several photo books in the last few weeks, but Kich-Gorodok by Olya Ivanova really stood out.

In this book, the Russian photographer has shot Kich-Gorodok, a small town in the northern part of Russia. Olya travelled with Anna Petrova, a philologist and anthropologist, who collected photos from the family archive of the people Olya portrayed.

Olya and Anna visited several villages around Kich-Gorodok, most of them almost depopulated and with only a few people living in there. Olya explains in the preface of the book that she wanted to shoot these people in the same style as the village professional photographers who used to document the weddings, funerals and different events in the beginning of the 20th century.

Olya has put together a beautiful collection of portraits and daily life scenes happening in this village. Taking a look at the images of the book, you can really tell that she has connected with her subjects, creating really relaxed and personal portraits that wouldn't have been possible without that connection.

The book also includes a selection of the photos that Anna collected during the trip. These images -probably taken by those village photographers- really complement Olya's work, creating again a connection between past and present, and even life and death.

If you're interested in Kich-Gorodok, you can find some more information about it on Olya's site. You can also have a look at the book at the Photo Book Show on 17-19 August in Brighton and 31 August - 2 September in Helsinki.

Thanks a lot Olya for sending the book!

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Oblivion pt. IX

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Sunday Zine Review #39: Anteroom by Michela Heim

I discovered Michela's work a couple of years ago. In fact, she was one of the first photographers to have her work published in Girls on Film. In Anteroom, Michela has documented the last 10 years of her life, compiling a selection of photos taken between 2002 and 2012.

If you read my blog regularly, you would have probably seen that some of my favourite photographers are those who use the camera as a tool to record their personal experiences. I love the way Michela does this, using soft tones and creating dreamy atmospheres around the places and subjects she captures.

Browsing through the 80 pages of the book really makes you want to be in all those places Michela has photographed and also wonder who are the people she has portrayed.

The book quality is so nice, printed on beautiful matte paper and perfectly bound. If you're interested in buying a copy, you can find more information about the book on Michela's site.

Thanks Michela for sending the book!

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Sunday Zine Review #38: No Thoughts 08

Michael J DeMeo sent me a copy of the latest issue of No Thoughts, the photography zine he puts together with Alyssa Noches. It's not the first time I talk about No Thoughts on the Sunday Zine Review and I was really glad when I first had a quick look through the zine and saw some familiar names in it.

No Thoughts 08 features the work of 26 different photographers across 60 pages, including legendary names like Flo Fox or Ray Lego and some upcoming talent like Synchrodogs (on the cover), Aaron Feaver, Amanda Jasnowski and David Richardson.

Issue 08 of No Thoughts takes delight in those moments of everyday magic in life, compiling a collection of personal and intimate occasions of heightened significance for the photographers.

Another great selection of images curated by Michael and Alyssa, who have also recently started No Thoughts Magazine, an online platform where they're sharing the latest news related to photography, art and fashion. Definitely worth a look!

If you'd like to purchase No Thoughts 08 you can do it on their site for just $6.

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Girls on Film 10

I released the new issue of Girls on Film around 3 weeks ago but had forgotten to talk about it here. I was interviewed on Dazed Digital about the zine and my work, you can read about it here.

If you want more info about this issue and how to purchase it, you can find it on Girls on Film's site.

Sunday Zine Review #37: OWT Reprocess

(Re)process event from OWT creative on Vimeo.

Jon Hannan from OWT Creative sent me the last zine this Manchester based collective has produced.

I've talked about OWT Creative before. In fact, in that review, I mentioned that OWT Voyage was going to be the latest issue from the OWT series they have been producing over the last year.

OWT Reprocess has been commissioned by the Manchester School of Art and uses submissions from the OWT back catalogue to form a background layer of pre-existing themes, which are combined and reprocessed by new work.

The result is amazing and the process of building the zine is also really interesting. Using GF Smith Colorplan paper and six-colour Riso printing adds further variables to the combinations of works, creating completely different zines.

Have a look at the video above to see the process and discover why no two zines in the run of 150 are the same!

If you are interested in getting a copy of Reprocess, you can do it on OWT's online shop for only £5!

Thanks again to all the guys from OWT Creative for having some of my photos in the previous zines and for having sent me some copies to be reviewed here. I'm really looking forward to seeing what's next!

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Oblivion pt.VIII

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