Not quite a book review

In keeping with Sean's theme of portability I thought I'd mention the Phaidon 55 series of pocket books. As the blurb says "beautifully produced, pocket-sized books that acknowledge and celebrate all styles and all aspects of photography". Phaidon liken themselves to the Penguin series first brought out in the 1930s, which I agree.

They cover a very wide range of different photographers, from the likes of Julia Margaret Cameron to Nan Golding, Edweard Muybridge to Daido Moriyama for example.

The books start off with a brief biography, then chooses 55 major works from the photographer accompanied by interesting extended captions, finally ending with a timeline of the photographers key events throughout their lives.

They are a little expensive for their small size though, going from about £5 to £10 a time, but over the years I've paid no more than £10 to £15 for the box sets (5 books in each, covering a certain genre) on ebay. They do crop up now and again and well worth looking out for.

Ken