Nicole Yap

EDITORIAL (2021-2023)

ZONTIGA

Nicole wrote Zontiga’s earliest published articles, laying the foundation for what’s now Insights, covering the photographers and books that shaped how we look, from Ansel Adams to Fan Ho. Editorial at Zontiga from 2021 to 2023.

23 PUBLISHED PIECES

Articles

The Masters

July 31, 2023

Hans Kemp: Photography That Requires Participation

Dutch photojournalist Hans Kemp on Bikes of Burden, Divine Encounters, and a career built on participating in the Asian life he photographs.

Event & programme reports

July 5, 2023

Photobook Making: The Finding and Expressing of Self

Inside Zontiga's four-day photobook-making workshop with Gueari Galeri, where photographers turned personal stories into books.

The Masters

June 5, 2023

Hiroji Kubota: The Pursuit of Beauty

One of the first Asian photographers to join Magnum, Hiroji Kubota built a career documenting the Far East and the beauty of ordinary life.

The Masters

May 1, 2023

Masahisa Fukase: Making Masterpieces Out Of A Tragic Life

Masahisa Fukase turned loss, loneliness and depression into Ravens, celebrated as one of the finest photobooks ever made.

The Masters

April 7, 2023

Edvard Munch’s Photography Beyond The Scream

Long before The Scream made him famous, Edvard Munch was experimenting with a cheap Kodak, turning blur, distortion and 'mistakes' into poetry.

Spaces & infrastructure

March 2, 2023

Photobook Libraries Around The World

A tour of photobook libraries around the world, from London's Photobook Cafe to Zontiga's own collection of more than 200 titles.