Are We All Taking the Same Photograph?
At a popular landmark, people wait, stand in the same place, and raise their cameras toward the same view, until that familiar angle begins to feel like the correct one.
Why Do We Notice What We Notice
We see countless moments each day, yet only a few make us stop. What catches our attention may reveal as much about ourselves as the world around us.
Reading Photographs Notes #04
What happens when a body of photographs becomes a publication? In Reading Photographs Notes #04, five photographers take us through four recently published works, opening up conversations around editing, sequencing, collaboration, materials and production. Through their different approaches, we look at how the decisions made beyond the photograph can shape how a body of work is ultimately seen, held and experienced.
The Photographs We Almost Erased
Among thousands of photographs, we keep the perfect frame and leave the rest behind, but meaning often waits inside the images we almost erased.
The Film Awakens: More Than a Book Launch
Last Saturday, we gathered at Zontiga KL for the launch of FOTM 2025: The Film Awakens : the second book to emerge from our Film of the Month programme. More than a book launch, the afternoon brought together talks by CameraSmallBoy and Wan Arman, recognition of our FOTM 2026 participants, a community photowalk, and, most importantly, the people who have helped FOTM grow into a community around film photography.
My Honest Review of the Lomo Half-Frame Camera. Here’s How It Went.
A half-frame camera that gives you twice the shots, a built-in flash, and colour filters. Sounds like a pretty good deal, but is it actually worth your money?
A Metaphysical Slot Machine: Jason Fulford on Frozen Features
In Frozen Features, photographer Jason Fulford surrenders his 30-year archive to chance, explaining in an interview with Nathan Leigh Taylor how he used a “metaphysical slot machine” approach to pair negatives into unexpected juxtapositions. Co-edited with Sarah Chaplin Espenon down to fifty unresolved pairings, the Loose Joints publication draws on the history of photomontage to avoid fixed narratives, inviting readers to engage their own subconscious to complete each image’s meaning.
We Publish Photography: Learning from AKAAKA
AKAAKA Art Publishing was founded in 2006. Since then, founder Kimi Himeno and her team have built a remarkable catalogue of photography and art books, working with both emerging and established photographers while exploring what a photobook can be. For us, Looking at AKAAKA reminds us why we chose to publish photography in the first place.
Reading William Eggleston (II): Reading Guide
Published for William Eggleston’s landmark 1976 MoMA exhibition, William Eggleston’s Guide remains essential reading nearly fifty years later. More than a mere catalogue, it demonstrates how editing and visual rhythm can transform individual snapshots into a coherent, authored experience that teaches us how to see.
Reading William Eggleston (I): Learning to See the Ordinary
William Eggleston’s 1976 MoMA exhibition revolutionized photography, but his legacy transcends the mere validation of color. Through his landmark work, Eggleston proved that extraordinary photography begins not with exceptional subjects, but with an extraordinary way of seeing the ordinary world.