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Foto8 is pleased to announce Books: From Dummy to Genius, a seminar on "All you need to know about publishing your book project".

This is a workshop for an intimately sized group of photographers on the verge of publishing their first book. During the seminar we will be exploring a variety of publishing formats from self-published books to traditional large scale distribution publications. Renowned practitioners, editors and publishers will come to HOST to share their insider knowledge and first hand experiences from the world of photo books.

Subjects on the agenda include: conceiving the project, presenting a dummy project to publishers, editing and sequencing, creating a narrative with design, the best use of words, differing print and production methods, finding a publisher and distribution, editions and sales. Participants in the seminar will have a unique opportunity to network and exchange ideas with some of the best minds in the business of contemporary book editing, design and publishing.

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Gerry Badger
Gerry badger is a photographer, architect, curator and critic. He has written extensively for the photographic press and among his most recent published books are Collecting Photography, The Photobook: A History (co-edited with Martin Parr) and The Genius of Photography. He has also recently completed the text to a major monograph of John Gossage's Berlin work.

Joachim Schmid
Joachim Schmid is based in Berlin, Germany. He has exhibited his photography at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago among other venues and work is held in the collections of many major international institutions. Schmid began his career in the early 1980s as a freelance critic and as publisher of Fotokritik, an iconoclastic and original contribution to West Germany photography.

Chris Steele-Perkins
Chris Steele-Perkins, born in Burma and raised in Britain, is a long term member of the Magnum photos agency. Often blurring the boundaries between commissioned and personal work Steele-Perkins has published numerous books over the years including The Pleasure Principle, The Teds, Afghanistan, Tokyo Love Hello, and Northern Exposure. His newest book Made in England is published this year. Steele-Perkins' reportages have recieved wide acclaim and garned many awards including the Tom Hopkinson Prize for British photojournalism, The Leica-Oscar Barnack prize and the Robert Capa Gold Medal.

David Gray
David Gray graduatyed from Swansea University with a Photography in the Arts degree in 1999. Since then his work has been published regualarly in magazines and exhibitions. Self-made and self-distributed publications include Cunawabi I and II and Thunderbolt's Way. Subsequent self-published books Vampire and Surge represent the first two instalments of The Dreams that Day Break Portfolio a three-part limited edition series of publications consisting of concise narratives and photographic explorations.

Andreas Koller
Andreas Koller is an editor and publisher with the well established art book publishing house, Editions Patrick Frey responsible for 'If You're Into It, We're Out Of It' a recently launched newspaper on art/architecture directed at the London scene as well as the publication of numerous books including the recent A Drug Free Land by Thomas Kern and Nicole Zachmann's A Fish of Hope.

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SCHEDULE >>>

Friday 9th July 2010
5pm Join the editors of Foto8, the seminar speakers and fellow would-be publishers for drinks at HOST
6pm Joachim Schmid in conversation with Aaron Schuman

Saturday 10th July 2010
Morining session
10.00am Gerry Badger: the narrative in photo books
11.30am David Gray: self-publishing your narrative

12.45 – 2.00pm Lunch will be provided (please advise us if you have a specific dietary requirement)

Afternoon session
2.15pm Andreas Koller: selecting and editing a book project
3.45pm Chris Steele-Perkins: photographing for a book

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REGISTRATION >>>

Registration Now Open. Places on this seminar are limited to a maximum of 30.
Please follow this link to complete the registration form.

For further details and telephone bookings contact:
Anna Pfab
Foto8
1 Honduras Street
London EC1Y 0TH
Tel: +44 (0)20 7253 8801
Email: seminar [at] foto8.com