Before I talk about Lauterbrunnen, I'd like to take a minute to talk about zines in general.
I only recently wrapped my head around the concept of a zine & I think it's fantastic - sort of like a casual experiment in self publishing. A photographer or illustrator publishes a small booklet of their work (usually revolving around a specific theme). It's always limited edition, never reprinted. It's a way for a creative person to earn some cash based on their talent (admittedly not much, zines are pretty inexpensive) & for people to support that creative person as well as get something nice to keep. This is not a proper definition, it's just an explanation based on my understanding so please correct me if I'm wrong.
Ye Rin Mok is a Korean-born photographer currently based in LA. About a year ago I first saw her work on a blog (can't remember which) & I really fell in love with it. They're very natural, beautifully composed & stark with a lot of detail to lines & other abstract shapes. The first zine I ever bought a few months ago was by her- titled 28 Pictures, it was a study in the color pink.
lauterbrunnen is her latest zine. It's named after a municipality in Switzerland, lots of stunning views of the Alps.
lauterbrunnen is her latest zine. It's named after a municipality in Switzerland, lots of stunning views of the Alps.
The zine is an edition of 100. Mine's #43.
It comes with this fold-out poster.
One of the best things about the zine is that it came with this lovely postcard, with a personal note from the photographer.
One of the best things about the zine is that it came with this lovely postcard, with a personal note from the photographer.
I think buying zines is a fun & rewarding thing & I'm definitely going to keep doing it when I come across interesting ones. How about you- Have you ever bought a zine?
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That zine seems very nice, Magali! I usually buy this kind of publications when I visit exhibitions of young photographers and, I must say, some of them are really pretty!
ReplyDeleteAt the moment I'm playing with the idea of producing a photo notebook myself. A little bit of experimentation cannot do me any harm, correct?
I've never bought one, but I've considered making one many many times. I'm still not sure how it would work logistically. What kind of printer would I need, what paper do I want etc?
ReplyDeleteI imagine one would have to design it, get it printed on larger paper & then cut it? (I only know that because I saw it on Youtube once). It's definitely some amount of work but I think it's an amazing thing to do, you must make one Anne. :)
ReplyDeleteYou can never lose with experimenting, Antonella. I hope you do one, & I'd love to do a blog post of this kind featuring YOUR zine! :)
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