Studio Visit: Jody Rogac by Aaron Wynia

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—01. Jody's Gowanus studio.

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Toronto-based photographer Aaron Wynia has a habit of visiting other photographer's studios, and last time he was in New York he went to see Jody Rogac. He's been a fan of her work for some time, citing Jody's attention to detail, elegant composition, and the sense of calm in her images as the things he appreciates most. While Aaron dug around the Brooklyn space, he found out that she's been working on a new book with her friend, Sara Cwynar, which is something we very much look forward to seeing.

—Jody Rogac
—Aaron Wynia

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StudioSmall presents Daily Observations by Mark Sanders

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Protein Studios
31 New Inn Yard
London EC2A 3EY
July 3 – 6, 2015

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As part of StudioSmall's ongoing tenth anniversary celebrations, the London-based design agency presents an exhibition of unpublished personal work from the visual diaries of photographer Mark Sanders. The show features 45 framed prints alongside the various Moleskines from which the images were chosen. Following an opening reception on Thursday evening, Daily Observations will be on display for four days: Friday, July 3rd to Monday, July 6th, 10am to 6pm.

—Mark Sanders
—StudioSmall
—Diary entries via Darling Creative

Hot Light/Half-Made Worlds: Photographs from the Tropics by Alex Webb

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Hardcover
96 pages, 12.5 x 10.8 inches
Published by Thames & Hudson, 1986

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Some photobooks are just so rare that you have to shell out a couple of hundred bucks to get your hands on an original copy. Having never been reissued, Hot Light/Half-Made Worlds: Photographs from the Tropics is one of those volumes that makes me contemplate doing so. Alex Webb is a member of the Magnum Photos stable, a long-running photographic cooperative originally established by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David Seymour in 1947. The photographs in this book – shot in Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, Africa and Asia – feature an astoundingly rich colour palette and convey the reality of each location through exceptional, seemingly off-the-cuff compositions of daily life.

—Available from Magnum Photos

Jimagraphy Photo Print Pocket T-Shirts

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—01. Five different options.

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These T-shirts featuring the New York-based imagery of Japanese photographer, JIMA, would be an outstanding choice for summer. The photos are heavily detailed and make for a unique, high contrast treatment on such a ubiquitous item. The fact that they are also printed over the T-shirt's chest pocket adds a layer of oddity that one has come to expect from a Nepenthes-related product, as well as heightening the texture of an already uncommon design.

—Available from Second Stage

Sharp Practice by Neighbour

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Photography: Ian Lanterman
Styling: Karyna Schultz
Hair & Makeup: Jennifer Latour
Photo Assistant: Malcolm Lam
Model: Liberty Otsig

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Neighbour has released their latest womenswear feature entitled Sharp Practice, shot by frequent collaborator Ian Lanterman in a mix of crisp colour and high contrast black and white. The editorial presents a selection of garments from 1205, Acne Studios, Lemaire, Niuhans and Stephan Schneider, alongside a variety of modern furniture and lighting courtesy of Inform Interiors. 

—Neighbour
—Inform Interiors

RRREEECCONNSTRUCCTTT by Takashi Homma

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23 x 30cm
Softcover, unbound
Published by Goliga Books, 2014

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I've been especially interested in collage lately, so it was good to come across this book by Takashi Homma. It features a series of the photographer's prints, which he cut up as part of a two-day event in Tokyo and gave to participants to rearrange. He then photographed the results, some of which can be seen in this publication.

—Available from Antenne Books

Britain's Brutalist Playgrounds

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—01. Park Hill estate, Sheffield, 1962.

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"We're familiar with the sight of brutalist towers in Britain, but less well known are the strange playgrounds built at the same time, which are the inspiration for a new installation at the RIBA by the artist Simon Terrill and design collective Assemble. With their rough surfaces and dangerous drops, these surreal concrete structures were very much a product of their time."

—Via The Guardian
—RIBA

Bountiful by Noah Emrich

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—01. Edition of 150.

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New York-based photographer Noah Emrich's new book Bountiful is a collection of photos he took during a mostly solo 12,000-mile trip in a minivan around the United States during the summer of 2013. Emrich set out on a less traveled path, avoiding major highways when possible, allowing himself to see and discover beautiful things like huge rock formations and redwoods along the coast and small quaint towns. He also encountered lots of depressed 'Main Streets' that always seemed to feature a liquor store and quite often a Family Dollar, but little else. He wanted to "capture the American landscape," one that, five years later, was still recovering from the financial crisis of 2008. Emrich sums it up best, "These are only slight glimpses of a public culture shifting over time."

—Available from Done to Death Projects