The joy of photo books

How much I love flipping through photo books

I think most people who have been following me for a while know that I'm a big fan of photo books and like to call myself a bit of a collector. One of the best things about photography is taking a book off the shelf and just flipping through it.

Although I shoot mainly in black and white and have a preference for conceptual & projects and landscapes, I can also enjoy a wide range of other photographic topics. My collection includes both classics and monographs by lesser known photographers, either in color or black and white, and of course almost all the books by my absolute favorite photographers, Anton Corbijn and Stephan Vanfleteren.

My photo books in the living room. In my study there is twice the amount of books.

Buy books not gear

Whenever I see a secialized bookstore, I just need to go in and more often than not I come out with one or two new photo books. I just can’t help it.

I recently went to Antwerp, Belgium to see the exibition of Albarran Cabrera. Had already bought a book …