LBM Dispatch #7: Georgia By Alec Soth Now Available

LBM Dispatch #7: Georgia

Magnum photographer Alec Soth and Brad Zellar have spent the last last 3 years documenting the backroads of rural America while posing as reporters for a fictitious newspaper. Their latest trip took them through Georgia and the work is now available as The LBM Dispatch #7. Hit the jump for more info.

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New Book: Voewood Festival By Martin Parr

Voewood Festival By Martin Parr

Mangnum photographer Martin Parr is internationally recognized as a brilliant satirist of contemporary life and his work often rides the line between objectivity and voyeurism. The social classes of England are front and center in his work so the opportunity to photograph the annual Voewood Festival was a perfect match. Hit the jump for more.

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Watch A Gorilla Flip Through Forgotten Photographs By Larry Clark – NSFW

Larry Clark Forgotten Photographs

Larry Clark’s lurid portraits of teenage sex, violence and drug taking hang at major museums around the world and his latest book, Forgotten Photographs, sold out in a few hours. But through the magic of the internet you can enjoy all the images from Forgotten Photographs as a gorilla turns the pages. Some of the images are NSFW so hit the jump only if you dare!

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Photographer Gail Albert Halaban on Being A Peeping Tom

Gail Albert Halaban Paris Stories

Photographer Gail Albert Halaban creates sprawling urban landscapes that include the private lives of strangers captured through their windows. Is she just another peeping tom pushing the boundaries between privacy and art, or does she have a more noble purpose? Hit the jump to hear it in her own words.

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Book Review: Tractor Boys By Martin Bogren

Tractor Boys By Martin Bogren Cover

Tractor Boys by Martin Bogren is a beautiful little book that documents a group of teenage boys in Sweden who spend their spare time racing old cars that have been converted for use on farms. The grainy black and white photos have a soft, almost dream-like focus that makes the book more about a time, a place or a particular mood than it does about a specific set of actions. Hit the jump for the full review.

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Magnum Contact Sheets Compact Edition Now Available

Magnum Contact Sheets Henri Cartier Bresson

Magnum Contact Sheets is one of the best books any street photographer can own and it’s been re-released as a more affordable compact edition. The new version is physically smaller but has a few extra pages as some sections had to be redesigned to account for the smaller page size. Hit the jump for more info.

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