PHOTO BOOK CLUB

Meeting once a month, the Photo Book Club explores photobooks as tools for learning and inspiration, exposing members to a wide range of photographers while examining sequencing, narrative, design and technique.

Photo by Vadim Marmer

In March 2026, the VanSPC Photo Book Club gathered once again at C41 Coffee Shop. Members brought photo books they’ve found useful, beautiful, and inspirational. The selection reflected a wide range of approaches, from street and documentary work to retrospective personal and historical perspectives.

Books shared at the March 2026 meeting included:

  • Uncommon Places - Stephen Shore

  • Jay Maisel’s New York - Jay Maisel

  • On Street Photography and the Poetic Image - Alex Webb, Rebecca Norris Webb

  • Parable - Magazines by Sean Tucker

  • Enemy Alien - Tamio Wakayama

  • Hanoi Calling - Greg Girard

  • Naked Flowers Exposed - Various artists. Assembled by Walter Hubert