With historical records establishing 19th-century British photographer Anna Atkins's Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions (1843-1853) as the first photobook, it is not surprising that women have consistently contributed to the rich history of photobook making. 10×10 Photobooks has organized How We See—a touring reading room, “book on books” publication and series of public events—to explore the distinctive content, design and intellectual attributes in photobooks produced by women.
The comprehensive How We See ‘book-on-books’ publication is now in a second printing. In addition to all one hundred books in the reading room, the publication includes one hundred historical books by women photographers, an annotated history and essays by photographer Ishiuchi Miyako; Magnum Foundation Executive Director, Kristen Lubben and Valentina Abenavoli of Akina Books.
For more information on the project and publication, visit 10x10 Photobooks.
