PHOTOGRAPHY ZINES AND BOOKS NO: 68
“YOU’RE NOT ALONE” by Willie Velazquez
Who?
Willie Velazquez A.K.A. Willie From Queens is an American photographer from New York City. Self taught, he really just photographs NYC the only way a native can.
His work has been featured in numerous publications, exhibits, podcasts, and vlogs, earning him significant notoriety and acclaim. Velazquez’s images offer an unfiltered view of the streets, blending the spontaneity of his subjects with the grit and grace of his beloved city.
What?
YOU’RE NOT ALONE is a Tour Dogs publication….no stranger the JCH site. Pure street photography, Willie’s images are witty & unpredictable… shot entirely in color. Naturally all the photos in the book are shot in NYC and are coupled with this clever through line of text messages that gives the book an added narrative structure. It works well.
Why?
Tour Dogs is always on point with their selection of photographers for their continuing zine series. Willie Velazquez epitomizes this with his street photography. Like Tokyo, a lot of photographers go to shoot NYC and lapse into cliches. Really refreshing to see original street photography capturing New York City.
Details.
A4 Sized Zine – 210 X 297 Mm, 68 Pages
Printed On 115 Gram Lessebo Design White Paper
Purple Cahier Stitching
Where?
By time we got this review out, it had completely sold out of its second run. Fortunately, there will be a third and final run coming available. Pre-orders should be available here soon. Get yours~
Paname Paper by Gregoire Huret
Who?
Gregoire Huret is a French photographer and editor of this project. He alternates between street and fashion photography (and sometimes both together). Really in the way the last zine suits NYC, Huret’s suits Paris.
What?
Quoted from the paper:
“Paname Paper is a newspaper that tells the story of Paris in photos. Its name, \pa.nam\, comes from the slang used from the 20th century to designate Paris. Produced and edited by Grégoire Huret, street photographer based in Paris since 2009. Through his photos, he takes a sincere look at the life around him by photographing, on black and white film, the poetic nuances of everyday life in Paris.”
Why?
Just a really novel way to present a zine in terms of materiality. The fashion skew it carries relates to the old fashion papers, I got a few from Comme des Garçons myself from back in the day. Shot in 35mm the layout does pose some layout issues but the result is really just less wasted space. But a really a unique mix of street photography and street fashion snaps that certainly has a unique audience, but remains entirely accessible to both.
Details.
36 pages
260 x 370 mm
Printed on 60 g/m2 newsprint paper
Where?
The paper can be purchased through Gregoire’s website here. Currently in stock the paper goes for 10 Euro.
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Thanks to our guests for these submissions, it is a really cool thing to be able to share zines with you all. And remember, this is open to everyone. If you would like to have your zines or books featured then all you have to do is mail me. Hopefully there will be plenty more of you who want to get your books and zines out there to the world. Another installment will be coming soon.
Thanks,
JCH
