Over recent years, the photography book has become a fundamental tool for the diffusion of the photographer’s work. It is an ideal support that formally and aesthetically adapts to the idea of the author, and its creative possibilities are extremely broad. Publications of this kind have revolutionised the editorial market and are accumulating prizes and awards on the international scene.
As in previous editions, PHotoESPAÑA is rewarding this year’s best books in the discipline. After an open call, to which authors and publishers applied with printed photography books published between March 2016 and March 2017, a committee of experts chose almost a hundred titles for this exhibition, which brings together the most outstanding books due to their concept, design and quality.
From among these, a specialised jury will choose the winners of the PHotoESPAÑA Best Photography Book of the Year Award in four categories: best National photography publication, International, Outstanding Publishing House and Best Self-Published Photography Book.

Best Photography Book of the Year – International Category

(Un)expected by Peter Dekens
PUBLISHER: The Eriskay Connection
DESIGN: Rob van Hoesel
PRESS: Wilco Art Books (Amersfoort, NL)

Best Photography Book of the Year – National Category

‘Al borde de todo mapa’ by Juanan Requena
PUBLISHER: Ediciones Anómalas
DESIGN: Juanan Requena, Underbau
PRESS: Brizzolis

Best Self- Published Photography Book

‘barespagnol’ by Pablo Casino
PUBLISHER: Autoedición
DESIGN: Pablo Casino, Ángel Álvarez
PRESS: Imprenta CG

Outstanding Publisher of the Year:

Ediciones Anómalas

Ediciones Anómalas is a publisher specialized in photography, born in
2012 and comprised of Montse Puig e Israel Ariño. Since the beginning,
they have published the works of consolidated photographers such as
Cristóbal Hara or José Manuel Navia, as well as young authors’ first books,
the case of Juana Requena, but also Salvi Danés and Yurian Quintanas
among others.

Special Mention

‘Phenomena’ by Sara Galbiati, Peter Helles Eriksen, Tobias Selnæs Markussen
PUBLISHER: André Frère Éditions
DESIGN: Iron Flag
PRESS: Brizzolis

‘WERKER 2 – A SPOKEN HISTORY OF THE YOUNG WORKER’ by Marc Roig Blesa, Rogier Delfos
PUBLISHER: Werker Magazine (Self-published)
DESIGN: Marc Roig Blesa, Rogier Delfos
PRESS: Self-published

‘MAD.RUS.22/08’
AUTOR: Víctor Enrique Casas Castells
PUBLISHER: Autoedición
DESIGN: Víctor Casas
PRESS: Pulse Comunicación

‘Les Devoirs (Los Deberes)’ by Julie Delabarre
PUBLISHER: Autoedición
DESIGN: Julie Delabarre
IMPRENTA: Self-published

‘HOME’ by Néstor Rives
PUBLISHER: Autoedición
DESIGN: Néstor Rives
PRESS: Impressionart

‘Once de marzo’ by Eduardo Nave
PUBLISHER: 3263827 Books&Prints
DESIGN: Underbau
PRESS: Grafilur

‘Jaque’ by Pablo Gil Rituerto
PUBLISHER: Autoedición
DESIGN: Máximo Recio
PRESS: Imprinting

‘Where Does The White Go’ by Piergiorgio Casotti
PUBLISHER: Autoedición
DESIGN: Fiorenza Pinna
PRESS: Grafiche dell’Artiere

National Category
 

‘La Grieta’ by Carlos Spottorno y Guillermo Abril

PUBLISHER: Astiberri
DESIGN: Carlos Spottorno
PRESS: Edelvives 
 

‘Bruce Davidson’ by Charlotte Cotton, Carlos Gollonet Carnicero, Teresa Kroemer
PUBLISHER: Fundación MAPFRE
DESIGN: Juan Antonio Moreno
PRESS: TF Editores
 

‘Zona restringida’ by Danila Tkachenko
PUBLISHER: Blume
DESIGN: Mario Pelit, Fulvio Forleo
PRESS: Italia
 

‘B’ by Alejandro Marote
PUBLISHER: Editorial RM
DESIGN: Tres Tipos Gráficos
PRESS: Artes Gráficas Palermo
 

‘El Viajero Inmóvil’ by Chema Madoz
PUBLISHER: Fundación María Cristina Masaveu
DESIGN: Setanta
PRESS: Brizzolis
 

‘Edén’ by Bernardita Morello
PUBLISHER: Fiebre Photobook
DESIGN: Eloi Gimeno
PRESS: Artes Gráficas Palermo
 

‘Tropical Ornament’ by Julio Galeote
PUBLISHER: Centro de Arte Alcobendas
DESIGN: Tres Tipos Gráficos
PRESS: Palermo Artes Gráficas
 

‘GARVM’ by Antonio González Caro
PUBLISHER: Servicio de Extensión Universitaria (UCA)
DESIGN: Underbau
PRESS: Brizzolis
 

’36 VIEWS’ by Fyodor Telkov
PUBLISHER: Ediciones Anómalas, Comunidad de Madrid
DESIGN: Underbau
PRESS: Brizzolis
 

‘DÚO 05 Sobre la Ley Mordaza’ by Daniel Mayrit, Nacho Trillo
PUBLISHER: PHREE
DESIGN: Juanjo Justicia, Underbau
PRESS: Rotomadrid
 

‘La belleza by lo cotidiano’ by Fundación Canal, Atelier Robert Doisneau
PUBLISHER: Fundación Canal
DESIGN: Bruno Lara, This Side Up
PRESS: Brizzolis
 

‘Vera y Victoria’ by Mar Sáez
PUBLISHER: Servicio de Extensión Universitaria (UCA)
DESIGN: Underbau
PRESS: Artes Gráficas Palermo
 

‘LOBISMULLER’ by Laia Abril
PUBLISHER: Images Vevey, Editorial RM
DESIGN: Laia Abril, Ramón Pez
PRESS: Grafiche dell’Artiere
 

‘La Forma Bruta’ by Martín Bollati
PUBLISHER: Servicio de Extensión Universitaria (UCA)
DESIGN: Koin St
PRESS: Artes Gráficas Palermo
 

‘ZONA’ by Fabio Cunha
PUBLISHER: PHREE, DOCfield, La Kursala
DESIGN: ilhas studio
PRESS: The Folio Club
 

‘COCA CHE’ by Luc Chessex
PUBLISHER: Editorial RM
DESIGN: Ramón Pez
PRESS: Brizzolis
 

‘IMAGE TSUNAMI’ by Erik Kessels
PUBLISHER: Editorial RM
DESIGN: Anna María Kiosse
PRESS: Asia Pacific Offset (APO)
 

‘AUTOMAGIC’ by Anouk Kruithof
PUBLISHER: Anouk Kruithof, Kickstarter, Editorial RM
DESIGN: Piera Wolf
PRESS: Tom Chung
 

‘Wannabe’ by Elisa González Miralles
PUBLISHER: La Fábrica
DESIGN: Tres Tipos Gráficos
PRESS: Grafilur
 

‘Rimas de reojo’ by Alex Webb y Rebecca Norris Webb
PUBLISHER: La Fábrica
DESIGN: underbau
PRESS: Artes Gráficas Palermo
 

‘La mecánica de las mujeres’ by Miguel Rio Branco
PUBLISHER: La Fábrica
DESIGN: Rifle
PRESS: Brizzolis
 

‘Lilith’ by Antoine d’Agata
PUBLISHER: La Fábrica
DESIGN: Rifle
PRESS: Brizzolis
 

‘A la pata coja’ by Eduardo Arroyo
PUBLISHER: La Fábrica
DESIGN: underbau
PRESS: Brizzolis
 

‘Autobiographies’ by Max Pam
PUBLISHER: La Fábrica
DESIGN: Ramon Pez
PRESS: Grafilur
 

‘Every night temo ser la dinner’ by Sofía Ayarzagoitia
PUBLISHER: La Fábrica
DESIGN: Sofía Ayarzagoitia, Gonzalo Golpe, Nerea García Pascual (N2 estudio)
PRESS: Artes Gráficas Palermo
 

International category
 

‘THE ACT’ by Julia Fullerton-Batten

PUBLISHER: Sutherl&Editions
DESIGN: Studio Sutherl & Co
PRESS: Boss Print
 

‘Mexico’ by Mark Cohen
PUBLISHER: Éditions Xavier Barral
DESIGN: Xavier Barral, Coline Aguettaz
PRESS: Daniel Grammlich
 

‘Dystopian Circles – Fragments All Along’ by Armand Quetsch
PUBLISHER: Peperoni Books
DESIGN: Armand Quetsch
PRESS: Wanderer, Germany
 

North Korea. The Power of Dreams by Xiomara Bender, Anne Ganteführer-Trier, Stefan Grüll, Tom Jacobi
PUBLISHER: Kehrer Verlag
DESIGN: Kehrer Design
PRESS: Offizin Scheuffele, Stuttgart
 

‘Menschen und andere Tiere’ by Adam Broomberg, Oliver Chanarin
PUBLISHER: Kehrer Verlag
DESIGN: A Practice for Everyday Life
PRESS: Wirtz Medien, Speyer
 

‘Magic Party Place’ by CJ Clarke, A.E. Alexander, Dennis Hayes PUBLISHER: Kehrer Verlag
DESIGN: Teun van der Heijden
PRESS: Offizin Scheufele, Stuttgart, Wirtz Medien, Speyer, Germany
 

‘hello camel’ by Christoph Bangert
PUBLISHER: Kehrer Verlag
DESIGN: Chiho Bangert
PRESS: Offizin Scheufele, Stuttgart, Germany
 

‘Dominas’ by Max Eicke, Lisa-Katharina Förster, Karin Kontny
PUBLISHER: Kehrer Verlag
DESIGN: Cedric Vilim
PRESS: Druckerei Ziegler
 

‘Provoke: Between Protest and Performance’ by Diane Dufour, Methew S. Witkovsky, Duncan Forbes, Walter Moser
PUBLISHER: Steidl Publishers
DESIGN: Pierre Hourquet
PRESS: Steidl
 

‘Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes’ by Edgar Martins
PUBLISHER: Sérgio Mah
DESIGN: Pedro Falcão
PRESS: Gráfica Maia Douro
 

‘Valparaiso’ by Sergio Larrain
PUBLISHER: Éditions Xavier Barral
DESIGN: Agnès Sire, Xavier Barral, Marieke Gruyaert
PRESS: Daniel Grammlich
 

‘Provisional Arrangement’ by Martin Kollar
PUBLISHER: MACK
DESIGN: Martin Kollar, Grégoire Pujade-Lauraine
PRESS: Genoud Entreprise d´arts graphiques SA
 

‘Confabulations’ by Torbjørn Rødland
PUBLISHER: MACK
DESIGN: Torbjørn Rødland, MACK
PRESS: Optimal media
 

‘Incoming’ by Richard Mosse
PUBLISHER: MACK
DESIGN: Lewis Chaplin, Michael Mack
PRESS: Optimal media
 

ZZYZX by Gregory Halpern
PUBLISHER: MACK
DESIGN: Lewis Chaplin
PRESS: Optimal media
 

‘Nature & Politics’ by Thomas Struth
PUBLISHER: MACK
DESIGN: Lewis Chaplin
PRESS: Optimal media
 

‘Photography At MOMA’ by VVAA
PUBLISHER: MOMA
DESIGN: Sanchez, Lacasta
PRESS: Brizzolis
 

‘From static oblivion’ by Ion Grigorescu
PUBLISHER: Avarie
DESIGN: Giuliana Prucca, Vito Raimondi
PRESS: Optimal Media GmbH
 

‘Victory Park’ by Arnis Balcus
PUBLISHER: Brave Books, Berlin
DESIGN: Tom Mrazauskas
PRESS: Kopa, Kaunas
 

‘11.41’ by Michal Luczak, Filip Springer
PUBLISHER: Andrzej Kramarz
DESIGN: Anna Nalecka-Milach, TapirBookDesign
PRESS: Chromapress – Poland
 

‘Saints’ by Panos Kefalos
PUBLISHER: Fabrica, Treviso, Italy
DESIGN: Daniele Tonon
PRESS: Offset Tritone
 

‘Jungjin Lee – Echo’ by Hrsg. Doris Gassert, Thomas Seelig
PUBLISHER: Spector Books
DESIGN: Helmut Völter
PRESS: DZA Druckerei zu Altenbenburg GmbH
 

‘Tibet 1985-1995, Offrandes’ by Gao Bo
PUBLISHER: Éditions Xavier Barral
DESIGN: Gao Bo, Xavier Barral, François Dézafit
PRESS: Musumeci
 

‘Passport’ by Alexander Chekmenev
PUBLISHER: Dewi Lewis Publishing
DESIGN: Teun van der Heijden
PRESS: Mart.Spruijt bv, Amsterdam
 

‘La Calle: FotoRevista # 1’ by Paolo Gasparini
PUBLISHER: Acacias–Common Books
DESIGN: Ricardo Báez, Darío Utreras
PRESS: Common Press
 

‘Arbus Friedlander Winogrand New Documents, 1967’ by VVAA
PUBLISHER: MOMA
DESIGN: Katy Homans
PRESS: Brizzolis
 

‘Harrodsburg’ by Dougie Wallace
PUBLISHER: Dewi Lewis Publishing
DESIGN: Dewi Lewis Publishing
PRESS: EBS, Verona
 

‘Looking For The Masters In Ricardo’s  Golden Shoes’ by Catherine Balet
PUBLISHER: Dewi Lewis Publishing
DESIGN: Edith Bazin, Dewi Lewis, Catherine Balet
PRESS: EBS, Verona
 

‘Siam’s Guy’ by Tiane Doan Na Champassak
PUBLISHER: RVB BOOKS
DESIGN: Rémi Faucheux
PRESS: 2 Ponts
 

‘Land’ by Laura Van Severen
PUBLISHER: The Eriskay Connection
DESIGN: Rob Van Hoesel
PRESS: Graphius
 

‘Diary of an Italian Borderworker’ by Fabrizio Albertini
PUBLISHER: Skinnerboox
DESIGN: Teresa Piardi
PRESS: Offset
 

‘Santa Barbara return jobs back to US’ by Alejandro Cartagena
PUBLISHER: Skinnerboox
DESIGN: Milo Montelli, Alejandro Cartagena
PRESS: Grafiche dell’Artiere
 

‘EDEN’ by Vittorio Mortarotti, Anush Hamzehian
PUBLISHER: Skinnerboox
DESIGN: Paolo Berra
PRESS: Offset
 

‘I Used to be You’ by Kyoko Hamada
PUBLISHER: Pocko
DESIGN: Nicola Schwartz, Olga Norman
PRESS: Offset lithography printing
 

‘Paperwork and the Will of Capital’ by Taryn Simon, Daniel E. Atha, Hanan al-Shaykh, Kate Fowle, Nicholas Kulish
PUBLISHER: Aliza Waters
DESIGN: Joseph Logan, Taryn Simon
PRESS: optimalmedia GmbH, Röbel
 

’60 Feet Road, Bhatiya Nagar Facades’ by Robert Polidori
PUBLISHER: Steidl Publishers
DESIGN: Robert Polidori, Duncan Whyte, Gerhard Steidl
PRESS: Steidl
 

‘Fancy Pictures’ by Mark Neville
PUBLISHER: Steidl Publishers
DESIGN: Duncan Whyte
PRESS: Steidl
 

‘Andreas Gefeller: Blank’ by David Campany
PUBLISHER: Hatje Cantz Verlag
DESIGN: Andreas Gefeller
PRESS: Offsetdruckerei Karl Grammlich GmbH, Pliezhausen
 

‘Taking Stock of Power: An Other View of the Berlin Wall’ by Greg Bond, Olaf Briese, Florian Ebner, Matthias Flügge, Annett Gröschner, Arwed Messmer, Annett Gröschner
PUBLISHER: Hatje Cantz Verlag
DESIGN: Carsten Eisfeld
PRESS: DZA Druckerei zu Altenburg GmbH
 

‘Political Theatre’ by Mark Peterson
PUBLISHER: Steidl Publishers
DESIGN: Mark Peterson, Bernard Fischer, Gerhard Steidl
PRESS: Steidl
 

‘Stories: 2-4, Concert at Sewefontein – Funeral – 27 April 1994’ by Santu Mofokeng
PUBLISHER: Steidl Publishers
DESIGN: Lunetta Bartz, Joshua Chuang, Victor Balko
PRESS: Steidl
 

‘Desert of Pharan – Unofficial Histories behind the Mass Expansion of Mecca’ by Ahmed Mater
PUBLISHER: Lars Müller Publishers
DESIGN: Integral Lars Müller, Lars Müller, Vanessa Serrano
PRESS: Kösel GmbH
 

‘Stella Maris’ by Geisje van der Linden, Miriam Donkers
PUBLISHER: The Eriskay Connection
DESIGN: Rob van Hoesel
PRESS: NPN Printers (Breda, NL) 
 

‘The Man In Dark Glasses’ by Mariusz Forecki
PUBLISHER: Union of Polish Art Photographers, PIX.HOUSE
DESIGN: Andrzej Dobosz
PRESS: Zaklad Poligraficzny Mos i Luczak
 

‘Matter’ by Michael Lundgren, Christian Widmer
PUBLISHER: Radius Books
DESIGN: David Chickey
PRESS: EBS, Verona
 

‘Borrowed Territories’ de Lucian Bran
PUBLISHER: Galeria Posibila
DESIGN: Alin Cincă
PRESS: Fabrik, Bucuresti

Exhibition co-produced by: Sago Packaging