Cerrig/Stones

New Book Development

Hello

Hope all is well with you there.

I have been busy during the last week making the first set of prints from the Cerrig/Stones project - a project that I started just over a year ago in the Preseli Hills of west Wales. Now, having enough material to see the formation of what might be called a ‘portfolio’ or ‘body of work’, it seems like a good time to start developing a new book. Making prints is an important starting point for me but I am still very much at the beginning of scoping out what form a book of these photographs might take.

I’ve been making both black & white and colour images which makes this project slightly different to those previously undertaken. This has the potential to add another layer of complexity to the book’s design - perhaps I should keep it simple and do two books?

As with previous work, Cerrig/Stones focuses on the landmarks and details of a specific area leading me to spend much time engaging with its history and culture to help inform the picture-making process. Whilst I always feel I can never do enough of this research, what I have done provides me with an opportunity to think about whether or not there should be a written dimension to the book. Yet another question to think about before I get anywhere near layout, sequencing and design! Over the coming weeks I’ll be answering these and many more question including book size, number of images, materials, editions, handmade and/or facsimile, etc, etc? I will therefore be taking inspiration from books that others have made as I’m sure everything they do is there for a reason - it’s never just a random presentation of photographs. I’ll start by working through what’s on my own bookshelves…

Over the coming weeks and months I will update you on the progress of the book’s development and offer some insights into the Cerrig/Stones project itself - it has actually transformed the way I think about photography. Until then take care.

Paul

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