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 Andy Laycock

The September 2026 VanSPC Photo Book Club meeting was held at The Gallery George, in conjunction with the Fleeting Moments exhibit. In an intimate gathering, members brought books that they’ve found useful and inspiration their work, spanning a variety of works across the genre.

Books shared at the September 2026 meeting included:

  • Harry Gruyaert: New York - Photos by Harry Gruyaert, text by Cédric Klapisch

  • The Greek File: Images from a Mythic Island - William Abranowicz

  • Vivian Maier Color Work - Colin Westerbeck

  • James Barnor (Photofile) - Christine Barthe

  • Afropean: A Journal - Johny Pitts

  • Russian Fairy Tales - Frank Herfort

  • Into the Silence - Yasuhiro Ogawa

  • Streetwork - Philip-Lorca diCorcia