Album was a monthly art photography magazine from Album Photographic Ltd. that published 12 issues between February 1970 and January 1971.
Although it was a short-lived publication, Album is important in that it featured budding photographers who have since become notable, including several members of Magnum Photos. Featured photographers include Bill Brandt, W. Eugene Smith and Emmet Gowin.
History and profile
Album was founded and edited by Bill Jay (previously editor of Creative Camera); the publisher was Aidan Ellis (also previously with Creative Camera, as artist and publisher); and Tristram Powell, a television and film director, was in charge of finance.
Album remains unique in publishing a combination of contemporary and historical photographers, along with essays and some poetry and drawings.
Issues
Issue 1, February 1970
The February 1970 issue of Album featured the following photographers:
- Benjamin Stone
- Bill Brandt (also, front cover)
- Roger Mertin
- Sylvester Jacobs
Issue 2, March 1970
The March 1970 issue of Album featured the following photographers:
- P. H. Emerson
- W. Eugene Smith (also, front cover)
- David Hurn
- Paddy Summerfield
Issue 3, April 1970
The April 1970 issue of Album featured the following photographers:
- Eugène Atget
- Tony Ray-Jones (also, front cover)
- Thurston Hopkins
- Roger Mertin
Issue 4, May 1970
The May 1970 issue of Album featured the following photographers:
- Lewis Hine
- Les Krims
- Cas Oorthuys (also, front cover)
- Thomas Barrow
Issue 5, June 1970
The June 1970 issue of Album featured the following photographers:
- Andrew Lanyon
- Ernst Höltzer [Wikidata]
- Imogen Cunningham (also, front cover)
- Emmet Gowin
Issue 6, July 1970
The July 1970 issue of Album featured selections from the 50,000 prints in the George Eastman House Collections
Issue 7, August 1970
The August 1970 issue of Album featured the following photographers:
- Eugène Atget (photographed by Berenice Abbott, front cover)
- Paul Martin
- Berenice Abbott
- Duane Michals
- David Hockney
Issue 8, September 1970
The September 1970 issue of Album featured the following photographers:
- Roger Mertin
- Brassaï
- Edward Weston
- George Rodger (also, front cover)
Issue 9, October 1970
The ninth issue of Album featured the following photographers:
- John Claridge (also, front cover)
- Manuel Álvarez Bravo
- Satyajit Ray
- Charles Harbutt
- John Thomson
- Sir William J Newton
Issue 10, October 1970
The tenth issue of Album featured the following photographers:
- Naomi Savage
- Anne Noggle
- Patrick Ward (also, front cover)
Issue 11, December 1970
The December 1970 issue of Album featured the following:
- The Royal Photographic Society permanent collection
- Gordon Bennett
- Don McCullin
- Braquehais
- Allen A. Dutton
Issue 12, January 1971
The final issue of Album featured the following photographers:
- Édouard Boubat
- Elliott Erwitt (also, front cover)
- Gianni Berengo Gardin
Notes
- A PDF of the magazine can be found here within a Wayback Machine copy of Bill Jay's website.
- As with the following lists, this one is not exhaustive. As an example, this first issue also contains material by or about Eikoh Hosoe, Peter Cundall, Jeffrey Blankfort, Philip Jones Griffiths, Lee Friedlander, George Rodger, Jim Dine, and more.
- A PDF of the magazine can be found here within a Wayback Machine copy of Bill Jay's website.
- A PDF of the magazine can be found here within a Wayback Machine copy of Bill Jay's website.
- A PDF of the magazine can be found here within a Wayback Machine copy of Bill Jay's website.
- A PDF of the magazine can be found here within a Wayback Machine copy of Bill Jay's website.
- A PDF of the magazine can be found here within a Wayback Machine copy of Bill Jay's website.
- A PDF of the magazine can be found here within a Wayback Machine copy of Bill Jay's website.
- A PDF of the magazine can be found here within a Wayback Machine copy of Bill Jay's website.
- The ninth issue was not available on Bill Jay's website.
- A PDF of the magazine can be found here within a Wayback Machine copy of Bill Jay's website.
- A PDF of the magazine can be found here within a Wayback Machine copy of Bill Jay's website.
- A PDF of the magazine can be found here within a Wayback Machine copy of Bill Jay's website.
References
- Brittain, David; Cahill, Clinton (2013). Inside Photography: Ten Interviews with Editors. Stockport: Dewi Lewis. pp. 28–32. ISBN 978-1-907893-46-9.
- Hopkinson, Amanda (5 August 2009). "Bill Jay: Photographer who found a niche as an advocate of his art". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- "Ellis, Aidan website". Aidan Ellis. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- "Ellis, Aidan ISBN DB". ISBN DB. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
External links
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