TOKYO PHOTOBOOK REVIEW

30.11.2019

We are pleased to announce the first Tokyo Photobook Review taking place on 3 and 4 January 2020 in Tokyo. During an intensive 2-day process a panel of expert reviewers will work with the shortlisted artists on developing a photographic project into a publication. At the end of the process the panel will select one winner whose project will be published in 2020.

About:

The Tokyo Photobook review is a project created by Le Plac’Art Photo in Paris and hosted by Zen Foto Gallery in Tokyo. During an intensive 2-day review process, a panel of expert reviewers will work with a group of shortlisted photographers on developing their selected projects into a publication. The review process will therefore focus on publications rather than on individual images or issues relating to exhibitions.

The Tokyo Photobook Review is open to all photographers who have a project that they want to develop into a publication. This is not a portfolio review process, we are interested in working with photographers to help them to find the right form of publication—photobook, zine, newspaper—for their specific project.

Application process

Shortlist and prizes:

The Tokyo Photobook Review is open to all photographers working on a project for publication. Applicants presenting a dummy book or layout should send photographs of that dummy or layout. Applicants who have not yet produced a dummy should send a sequence of 30-50 images from the project which they aim to develop into a book. All applicants should also send a statement (in Japanese or in English) providing some information about their project and explaining why they want to turn this project into a book.

The deadline for entries is December 15, 2019 at 6pm (Japan Standard Time). There is no entry fee for applications. Applicants must be able to attend the Tokyo Photobook Review on 3 and 4 January 2020 in Tokyo.

All applications are to be sent electronically to tokyophotobookreview@gmail.com (please use a filesharing website like WeTransfer to send applications over 10 MB).

Please note that publication that have already been published will not be considered (with the exception of self-published books in very small editions).

Practical information:

The Tokyo Photobook Review will take place on 3 and 4 January 2020 at:

Zen Foto Gallery
Piramide Bldg. 2F, 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minatoku,
Tokyo, 1060032 Japan

Email to apply:

tokyophotobookreview@gmail.com

https://www.tokyophotobookreview.com