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 Juan Contreras

In April 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 April 2026 meeting included:

  • Lucien Hervé: Building Images - Olivier Beer

  • Utatane - Rinko Kawauchi

  • Global Warming - Martin Parr

  • The Dyes - William Eggleston

  • A Color Legacy - Fred Herzog

  • Uncommon Places - Stephen Shore

  • Early Work - Stephen Shore

  • Random Walks: New West From the Street - Alan Haig-Brown

  • The Family of Man - MoMA Compilation by Edward Steichen

  • Handmade book by James Pocock

Photo by Juan Contreras