Errata

I'm up to my neck in unprinted negs at the moment, but wanted to take a second to mention the arrival of the first "Books on Books" from Errata Editions. I'm particularly excited about the Chris Killip In Flagrante volume, as this is a book I've always wanted but been unable to afford. The other three in the initial releases are classics by Walker Evans and Eugene Atget, and Fait by Sophie Ristelhueber which I admit I didn't know beforehand.

The bulk of each book is an exquisitely printed reproduction of the original book, yellowing pages et al in the case of Atget's Photographe de Paris. (It's worth reading Jeffrey Ladd's excellent 5B4 for some interesting blog entries on travelling to China to oversee the printing process.) Also included are the original essays - translated where necessary - plus new essays and information on the photographers and book.

The excitement for me though, is in seeing the amazing work by Killip from 1980s England. This is the England that I was born into, and grew up in, and that seems so distant now. This book captures not only what that place and time looked like, but what it felt like.