Douglas Stockdale, who you probably know through his great blog The PhotoBook, has sent out a pre-release offer for his upcoming book Ciociaria. Ciociaria is a region in central Italy which takes its name, funny enough, from a particular ancient sandal which was common long ago and can still be found in use by locals. Douglas has been traveling through the area, responding to a certain mystery which every place holds for a photographer who wants to believe in the power of photography to reveal secrets about a place, but knows the best it can do is just add to the paradox of the strangely-familiar vs. the familiarly-strange.
As an American, with just the rudimentary basics of the language, Douglas calls himself a "photographer-flaneur", a fitting title for any of us who wander and look.
Check out all of the details here, and be sure to get on the list for the info about the 2 limited edition prints which will be available. They are announced yet.
It will be presented in Rome at the FotoGrafia Festival Internazionale di Roma, September 23rd, published by Edizioni Punctum.
Andrew, Thanks, I really appreciate the wonderful commentary, especially considering how inspirational your photobook "Not Niigata" was for me. Best regards, Doug
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