Home: a collaborative photobook with words
We are delighted to open up pre-orders for a new photobook called Home. Given enough support the book will be published in standard and handmade forms with limited edition prints also being available.The book features 38 black and white and colour images from talented photographers Alex Wesche, Mali Davies and Mick Houghton. The images are supported by very personal words from author Jeff Young, whose poignant words will resound with everyone. We are thrilled that the Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce has been able to write the foreword.All of the proceeds from the book will be donated to the Paper Cup Project – a Liverpool-based charity which supports people experiencing homelessness.So, if you have any interest please read on and give serious consideration to making a pre-order and supporting such a worthwhile charity.
Pre-orders will close in mid-October 2024 so time is short and your early support would be much appreciated.
We aim to ship pre-orders in time for Christmas.
Sample spreads are for illustrative purposes only
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Home
Back in the summer of 2023 we were lucky enough to attract Alex, Mali and Mick to work on a new project, Home. We asked each to make around 20 images over a three month period with a view to 36 of them going in a final book, ideally balanced between the photographers. Our only stipulation was that the images should:
Be taken from areas very close to home (ideally within a mile) and certainly involve little transport
Be taken in areas that we might normally just pass by
Have a focus on the natural environment.
We sent a hard copy of the images and sequence to author Jeff Young to write some words for us and tie the whole thing together.We want the book to serve as an inspiration for photographers to look again at areas that they pass by every day and start to think about what possibilities they offer.
Editions & Packages
The book will be available in six purchasing options:
Standard edition at £20.00
Signed standard edition at £25.00
Signed standard edition + 1 print at £40.00
Signed standard edition + 3 prints at £55.00
Signed standard edition + 6 prints at £75.00
Handmade limited edition at £180.00
Technical Specification
Standard
All of the standard (including signed) editions of the book comprise:
48 pages
38 images
Fedrigoni Text Symbol Matt paper (170 gsm)
Colorplan end papers
Perfect bound
Fully sewn
Printed hard cover
Printed by Taylor Brothers of Bristol
Handmade
Limited edition of four books to be printed by master printer Andrew Atkinson and handmade by Paul Gotts
48 pages
38 images
Fotospeed Art Smooth Duo paper (210 gsm)
Colorplan end papers
Cloth bound with inlaid cover image
Board covers
Fully sewn
Matching bespoke slip case
Sample spreads are for illustrative purposes only
Prints
The prints mentioned in the packages on the Book page are shown below; there are two prints available from each of the three photographers in the book. All prints will be professionally printed on A4 size fine art paper.Buyers of 'Signed + 1 Print' and 'Signed + 3 Prints' options will be contacted after purchase to specify their choices.
Wesche 1
Wesche 2
Davies 1
Davies 2
Houghton 1
Houghton 2
Order Home now – UK shipping
There are six ordering options as detailed below.Please note that the payment links on this page are for 🇬🇧 UK shipping only.
All editions have a flat rate of UK shipping of £5.Click here for EU shipping and here for USA shipping.
Buyers of 'Signed + 1 Print' and 'Signed + 3 Prints' options will be contacted after purchase to specify their choices.
Order Home now – EU shipping
There are six ordering options as detailed below.Please note that the payment links on this page are for 🇪🇺 European Union shipping only.
All editions have a flat rate of EU shipping of £10.Click here for UK shipping and here for USA shipping.
Buyers of 'Signed + 1 Print' and 'Signed + 3 Prints' options will be contacted after purchase to specify their choices.
Order Home now – USA shipping
There are six ordering options as detailed below.Please note that the payment links on this page are for 🇺🇸 USA shipping only.
All editions have a flat rate of USA shipping of £14.Click here for UK shipping and here for EU shipping.
Buyers of 'Signed + 1 Print' and 'Signed + 3 Prints' options will be contacted after purchase to specify their choices.
Order Received
Thank you for your order!You should now receive an email confirmation.The current target for publication and shipping is December 2024.If you have any queries then please contact us.
About the Contributors
Photographs by:
Alexandra Wesche lives in Central Germany. Photography is her way of connecting with the world around her and for restoring energy. Finding overlooked views and little spots of wilderness on local paths and in nearby woodlands has been her preferred approach for many years. She loves to observe the slow changes to familiar areas due to seasonal and climate influences as well as the changes in herself that are gradually mirrored in the photography. Thus, responding to this theme was a natural choice. For in these kind of surroundings she really feels at home.
Mali Davies first used a camera in 1981, capturing family moments in Kodak colour slides. In college, shooting Ilford HP5 400 was exhilarating for him and even after 44 years and now shooting in digital that excitement remains. Mali felt that being chosen for this project was magic but found creating from a brief to be challenging. He spent late nights refining ideas and striving to make each photograph meaningful. For him photography has to have meaning as it is all about creating art, seeing nature, the streets, the people and connecting meaning in your own way. Photography, YouTube, podcasts are all a part of that shared experience.
Mick Houghton got into photography through a love of fell walking and wanting to capture the beauty of our amazing countryside and wild places. He likes to capture what he sees as he wanders through an area, but now prefers the more intimate side of a scene. He likes minimal, moody, often abstract imagery and tries to capture what others might not see. He tries to look for lines, shapes and patterns in an image. This project appealed to him as he was already capturing images of his local area on daily walks with his dog. It actually opened his eyes even more as he started to see scenes within scenes, particularly in the mundane. Great light is a real bonus, but it’s not always a necessity to produce a beautiful photograph.
Words by:
Jeff Young is a writer for stage, radio and screen based in Liverpool. His book Ghost Town - A Liverpool Shadowplay (2020, Little Toller Books) takes a journey through haunted places of memory and loss, summoning the ghosts of loved ones and long departed heroes who sometimes still occupy the disappearing nooks and ruins of Liverpool. His latest book Wild Twin, a hallucinatory love song to cities, continues his story.Photo: Brian Roberts
Foreword by:
Frank Cottrell-Boyce is an English screenwriter and novelist best known for his children’s fiction, film collaborations and being the current Children’s Laureate. He achieved fame as the writer for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. His latest book The Wonder Brothers was published in 2023 by Macmillan Children’s Books.
Editing & Production by:
John Ash is an enthusiastic amateur photographer who especially loves landscapes. He self published two books in 2020 - Shoganai and Shinrin-Yoku which both demonstrate a more project-based emphasis to his work. John hand-makes his own photobooks.Website
Paul Gotts is another enthusiastic amateur. He takes images, makes his own photobooks and this will be the fifth collaborative book that he has been part of.Along with John he runs the Making a Photobook series of workshops.
Paper Cup Project
The book is raising money for the Paper Cup Project – they are a Liverpool-based charity which supports local rough sleepers and homeless people. They also work hard to influence decision makers to give people a voice.The Paper Cup Project can only continue the work they do with continued support – whether a one-off donation or if you are looking for a cause to support regularly via their JustGiving page.Or visit their own website at
https://www.papercupproject.org
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