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Photobook Fair 2017

Saturday 4 November 2017, 11.00am to 4.30pm

It’s one of the most popular events on our calendar and a must for all photobook enthusiasts. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to browse and buy a great range of photobooks and zines, including newly published work and rare publications.

Confirmed sellers include Cafe Royal Books, Village Bookstore and Tide Press. We'll also be showcasing a hand-picked selection of the latest self-published photobooks from across the globe.

New for this year we present our pop-up thrift stall, where you'll find an eclectic mix of second hand photobooks and other photo-related delights. We'll also be rolling out our Photobook Tombola for opportunities to win a range of books and photo-goodies.

A free programme of talks and book signings will run throughout the day, including Max Houghton co-author of the fantastic new book Firecrackers: Female Photographers Now.

Meet publishers, find out how photographers progress their book from dream to reality, and leave with bags of inspiration!  

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Talks, signings and socials

Brunch with New Focus
11.30am to 12.15pm

Join New Focus as they discuss their new publication No Man’s Land: Young People Uncover Women's Viewpoints on the First World War. The book accompanies our latest exhibition No Man's Land, and features stories of inspiring women active during the First World War. From research trips to the printing press, concept to final product hear more about their journey at this informal talk with time for questions. Hot drinks and pastries provided.

New Focus are a group of young people from Bradford, who work with Impressions Gallery to develop projects that inspire and engage people across the city, their publication is supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Young Roots scheme.

Free event, no booking required

Talk and Book Signing - Matthew Finn
1.45pm to 2.30pm

Hear photographer Matthew Finn share his experience of creating his first book, Mother, published by Dewi Lewis. Followed by a book signing.

Over a thirty year period, Matthew Finn collaborated with his mother, Jean, to document her everyday life through a series of portraits taken in her home in Leeds. This is a record of the ordinary, the gradual shift from middle age to old age, and, in Jean's case, to the onset of mixed dementia and a move from the family home into residential care.

Matthew Finn was a Jerwood/Photoworks Award winner in 2015 and his series Mother was part of the national touring exhibition shown at Impressions Gallery in 2016.

Booking advised
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Talk - Firecrackers: Female Photographers Now
3.00pm to 3.30pm

Firecrackers is a vivid showcase of work by the world’s leading contemporary female photographers. Don’t miss co-author Max Houghton speak about this publication celebrating some of the the most inquisitive, intelligent and daring photography being created now.

Booking advised
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Photobook Social
3.30pm to 4.15pm

Round up the day and get together over a drink to share your purchases, reflect on our talks and compare tombola winnings at this informal social.

Supported by Yorkshire Crisps.