Deconstructing a photo-book:

The Epilogue- Laia Abril

The Epilogue is designed in a scientific style, there is a variation of creativity for each section  of the book. There is also a clear narrative followed throughout the book. The front page gives a hint to the story you are about to experience. The photograph on the front page is of the young woman when she was a child.  A blue square is covering the child’s face with only the title across where her eyes would be, possibly suggesting her non-existence. The cover of the book is very simplistic which I think reflects the nature of the narrative, it is about a girl’s life and death. The project

Still Here- Lydia Goldblatt

Lydia Goldblatt takes a less scientific approach and more a poetic and philosophical approach to the concept of memory. A great deal of the images featured in the book are either close ups or landscapes. The photographs are very detailed and personal, there isn’t much distance both physically and emotionally between the photographer and subject.

Julian Germain- For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness

Julian Germain uses a great deal of archival images throughout the project. The design of the book reflects a scrap book or home album sort of style, it is much more casual and relatable than the other two photo books I have looked at.