For your sister in law who won't buy tabloids because they're exploitative but reads them in the supermarket checkout aisle, and who loved Ewan MacGregor ever since Trainspotting, get Victoria Will's "Borne Back, which features tintypes of celebrities at the Sundance Film Festival. If she typically tries to out buy you at the holidays, get a limited edition featuring Flea or Anne Hathaway. That will show her.
For your friend who is in to photography, and appreciates an intimate story of a family, or your partner who stays home and raises your kids, get Ashly Stohl's "Days & Years," featuring the ups and downs of a photographer's family. This book will tell your partner that you see them and understand how much they do for your family. And if you really screwed up this week, get them a limited edition. Trust us.
For your father who doesn't read your facebook posts because you use "too many words" and still says stuff like "pocketbook" and "cockaroach," Give him David Carol's "NO PLAN B". There aren't a lot of words, but the pictures are full of Carol's signature wit. If dad is getting on in years, get him a limited edition, because if you're gonna get his love and approval, you better do it now. Time's running out.
Your brother in law already bought tickets for the first showing of the new and final Star Wars movie, and spent all last Thanksgiving explaining to your kids why episodes, 1, 2 and 3 of the Star Wars Franchise are invalid and should be rewritten, and even though he made your son cry, you are still grateful to him, because it's true, and someone had to tell them, but it wasn't going to be you. Get him a Limited Edition of Ashly Stohl's sold out "Charth Vader." The limited edition comes with a print, and is the perfect way of saying, "thanks for taking one for the team, bro. You can still babysit even though you made them cry. How about this Friday?"
For your college roommate who moved to Boston for a guy, and is starting to talk like it, but you're not gonna say anything yet, because you know it's not going to last, get Paris Visone's For Real. It's a great tale of a music photographer's life at home, and backstage on the road with bands. You can get her a limited edition, since you didn't send her anything last year. We know you still feel bad about it.
For the David Carol fan in your life, get the David Carol Boxed Set. It includes every book he has published, a signed poster, a David Carol disguise kit, and other fun stuff. Remember, it's not creepy if everyone is having a good time!
Happy holidays everyone! Orders placed by December 19 should arrive by December 24.
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Ashly Stohl will be signing her new book, Days & Years during the LACP Exposure Weekend portfolio walk
Friday, September 13, 2019 from 7-8pm
LACP Exposure Weekend Portfolio Walk
Hotel MdR, Marina Del Rey, California
Peanut Press is thrilled to announce the release of Days & Years, the second monograph by Los Angeles artist Ashly Stohl. Days & Years, which takes its title from the common bit of parenting wisdom, “The days are long but the years are short,” launches on the heels of Stohl’s successful solo show at Leica Soho in New York, NY.
If, as many say, all portraits are self-portraits, then Days & Years is a daring autobiography. These photographs pull no punches, and refuse to portray a glossy or idealized vision of either childhood or motherhood. From after-school snacks to sibling squabbles to family vacations, here is the messy and bustling day-to-day, as seen through Stohl’s celebrated eye. Ashly Stohl’s first book, 2015’s Charth Vader, about Stohl’s visually impaired youngest son, met with great recognition. Featured on ABC News, Huffington Post, and news outlets worldwide, it sold out in only two weeks! Now, and with her usual fearlessness, warmth, and darkly wry humor, Stohl’s Days & Years broadens the focus to her entire family.
From the introduction, by Lynn Melnick: “Parenting, like childhood, is a wild trip: some days are boring, moments are ridiculous or moments are hard, love abounds. Ashly captures all of this with an unflinching—and unjaded—eye. This book is a monument to her children, but it’s also a testament to the person she herself is and to the multiplicity of work she does twenty-four hours a day.”
Alongside the book, Stohl will officially launch “The Days & Years Project” (@thedaysandyearsproject), an Instagram, a platform showcasing the work of photographers whose children are their subject. The aim is to boost visibility for photographers whose work capturing the daily life of their families—rather than more conventionally accepted “artistic” subjects—often keeps them out of mainstream venues. @thedaysandyearsproject will serve as a platform for the issue of gender disparity in the art world, and in particular, the challenges faced by photographers—most often women—who center their families as a primary subject.
Days & Years is limited to 750 copies. Of those, 100 are presented as a limited edition including a signed book with one of two prints signed and numbered by the photographer. The limited edition photographs are printed on Hahnemühle paper. Days & Years will be released August 15, 2019
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A LOOK BACK AT 2017
2017 was a great year for Peanut Press! Here are some of the highlights:
We released Victoria Will's debut book, Borne Back to amazing reviews!COMING UP IN 2018!
Paris Visone
We are happy to announce that we will be publishing a book of Paris Visone's personal work in 2018. She is known for travelling the globe with musical icons including Marilyn Manson, Blondie, Toto, Godsmack, New Found Glory and Limp Bizkit, but this book will show her friends and family backstage and at home.
Paris has been featured in numerous publications such as Rolling Stone, Spin, Alternative Press, Zoom Magazine, Rangefinder, Real Simple, and GEO Magazine. http://parisvisone.com/
Peanut Editions
We are excited to announce a new series, Peanut Editions, a limited series of books that include a signed and numbered print from the artist.
The artists in our first series are:
Melissa Breyer
Marisha Camp
Don Hudson
Sacha Lecca
Jennifer McClure
Lori Nix + Kathleen Gerber
Greta Pratt
Andi Schreiber
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 20, 2018 2pm-4pm
Victoria Will book signing at the Sundance Film Festival
Join us at Dolly's books on Main Street, where Victoria Will will be signing her new book, Borne Back.
Dolly's Books, 510 Main Street, Park City, UT. 84060 (435) 649-8062
March 23, 2018
David Carol's NO PLAN B moves to Miami
David Carol's NO PLAN B will be exhibited at the Leica Store in Miami from March 2 until May 31, 2018.
Opening reception on March 23, 2018.
Come meet Victoria Will where it all started...at the Sundance Film Festival!
She will be signing her book, Borne Back, on January 20th, 2018 from 2pm - 4pm
at Dolly's Books
510 Main Street, Park City, UT. 84060
(435) 649-8062
The book can be purchased at the signing.
For more information about the book, read our press release.
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"The 6-by-8-inch book features portraits of household names — Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Robert Redford and Anne Hathaway — to name a few. But it’s not the subjects that stand out; it’s the photographs, which are beautifully printed to complement the imperfect process by which they were made. Timeless and intimate, each subject inside takes on their own persona."
-Timeless tintypes of the world’s most photographed subjects, The Washington Post
"Will incorporated vintage tintype photography that brought a haunting and ethereal look to the famous faces we often see in celebrity galleries."
This Photographer's New Book Celebrates the Lost Art of Tintype Portraits, Esquire
"This is a book that needs to be seen in real life — screens don’t adequately convey the richness of the tintypes that Victoria Will and Peanut Press managed to capture in print. The slowness of the antiquated process and Will’s ease with celebrities allows for unique and intimate sides of familiar faces to be seen."
-21 Of The Most Incredible Photo Books From 2017, Buzfeed News
This Sundance photographer snaps celebs in a unique way, New York Post
"Will is a gifted portraitist and this small volume is a production marvel, with just the right hint of silver toning in the midrange to capture the essence of a real tintype and spot-on design by Elizabeth Avedon."
-Our Favorite Photography Books of 2017, What Will You Remember?
Borne Back also made a surprise appearance on the TV show, "Morning Joe"
And was seen on social media as the upcoming cover of Black + White Photography magazine, and a shoutout from Jason Momoa, who wrote the foreword for the book.
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Ashly Stohl, our co-founder and photographer of Charth Vader, will be taking over the The WPA's instagram this week! She will be sharing photographs from her ongoing project, What do you do all day? Follow along at @wpanyc!
The Women’s Photography Alliance (WPA) was founded in 2015 to promote and support women photographers in order to diversify a male-dominated field. The group’s mission is to offer multiple perspectives, challenge stereotypes, and make the point of view of women more universal.
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New book from VICTORIA WILL
BORNE BACK
With a foreword by Jason Momoa
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Peanut Press is thrilled to announce the debut book Borne Back by photographer Victoria Will, featuring her tintype photography of actors and directors at the Sundance Film Festival. Books will be available for sale on October 1, 2017.
While planning an assignment at the Sundance Film Festival, Will took advantage of the vintage look achieved with a large format camera and the wet-plate process to bring a different light to the faces that we see photographed so often. At the shoot, she set up a mobile darkroom and developed each plate as it was taken, often capturing only one image of a particular subject during each sitting.
The publication of Borne Back marks the first time that Will’s photographs will appear in a book, showcasing her incredible work that bridges the gap between commercial photography and fine art. Consisting of 38 images, Borne Back gives us the blue-eyed, chiseled youth of Robert Redford hiding just underneath the lines etched into his face. Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea (above right) appears to us from the past, seemingly incinerated in chemical flames, and Anne Hathaway (above left) channels the ghost of a young Judy Garland. The book features a foreword from actor Jason Momoa, best known for his work on Game of Thrones and as the title role in the upcoming feature film Aquaman.
Borne Back was designed by renowned photo book designer Elizabeth Avedon and is available in three editions: a hardbound trade edition, a limited edition featuring a signed trade edition and one of three signed and numbered prints, and a very limited edition featuring a signed trade edition and a portfolio of ten signed and numbered prints.
Victoria Will began her career at the New York Post where she was a staff photographer. In a news environment responsible for headlines like "Headless Body in Topless Bar," she honed her skills and her sense of humor. She has the ability to put the ordinary in an extraordinary light while seamlessly balancing heroic yet natural compositions. No matter what the circumstance she manages to find those honest, real moments. With a focus on portraiture and lifestyle imagery, her photographs appear in newspapers and magazines worldwide, from W Magazine to the Associated Press, The New York Times to Vogue.
Borne Back will be available for sale online at Peanut Press on October 1, 2017.
https://peanutpressbooks.com/collections/books/products/borne-back
Download press release here.
The show features work from his book New York, and runs through June 3, 2017. Find more info here.
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]]>“What do you do all day?”
I am a stay at home mom of three kids, two of whom have special needs, and yes, someone said this to me.
And what made me even more angry is that I couldn’t answer the question. I know what I do is important. I know I wake up at 6am and fall asleep around 10pm, and I’m always tired, but I have no idea what I do in the day.
Women in the U.S. around the world perform on average, 4.5 hours of unpaid labor a day, almost twice that of men. You can read about the statistics here, but what can't be represented in a bar graph is how those hours are valued by our society. All that unpaid labor, the labor of raising our children, keeping our homes, doing the things that nobody wants to do, is considered "women's work," and it's not meant as a compliment.
So today, on International Women's Day, let's celebrate the true meaning of Women's Work - unpaid labor, traditionally done by women, that is now done by women, men, and people of all gender identities. It's work that is hard, unforgiving, rarely celebrated. and not appreciated nearly enough. It's work that requires selflessness, patience and love, and if you look in the right places, it's work that returns more love than any paying job ever could.
So today (and every other day,) please extend some love and appreciation to any person who is brave enough and strong enough to do Women's Work.
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Read this trio of words: TRAVEL BY TRAIN… and then shut your eyes for just a moment. What’s that fleeting image you see from beneath your closed lids? If you’re like many people, it won’t involve the pragmatic difficulties of getting from one place to another, but perhaps a more romantic notion, an idyll of the endeavor. Historically, there is a precedent for that.
In both stills and cinema, photography has been entwined, to the point of myth, with the exotic flair of travel by train. Sure, it takes longer to clickety-clack the tracks to your destination than flying might, but getting there via the scenic route as we did in days past, allows you to experience more of where you’re going while you’re getting there. Perhaps half the fun, as some would say.
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Read this trio of words: TRAVEL BY TRAIN… and then shut your eyes for just a moment. What’s that fleeting image you see from beneath your closed lids? If you’re like many people, it won’t involve the pragmatic difficulties of getting from one place to another, but perhaps a more romantic notion, an idyll of the endeavour. Historically, there is a precedent for that.
In both stills and cinema, photography has been entwined, to the point of myth, with the exotic flair of travel by train. Sure, it takes longer to clickety-clack the tracks to your destination than flying might, but getting there via the scenic route as we did in days past, allows you to experience more of where you’re going while you’re getting there. Perhaps half the fun, as some would say.
Indebted to those advertisers of yesteryear, or photographers like O. Winston Link, whose photos of the last days of the Norfolk and Western steam locomotives, Rammy Narula’s luscious book “Platform 10” belongs to this same notion of transportation as a vehicle of ethereal beauty and light. Link’s work, like Walker Evans’ surreptitious study, “Many Are Called”, was in the classic black and white film stock of our bygone era. However, another legendary photo project, Bruce Davidson’s “SUBWAY” of 1970s New York, might be closer to Narula’s own particular attention to colour and candid camera exploration.
Those three important photo essays are the gauge by which I believe any book of this nature must be measured. “Platform 10” is worthy to be thought of in the same breath as these iconic giants of the genre. Absorbing and well edited, the book released by cool new kid on the photo publishing block, Peanut Press, is a perfect fit. The book’s dimensions are not so slight as to feel small; with twenty-nine photos you can peruse its pages quite easily in one sitting. Don’t stop there though. It’s a book you can return to again and again, immersing, noticing deeper perceptions with every subsequent viewing.
Since we have only sights; no sounds, no smells, the images must touch us with sensitivity, perhaps evoking a melancholy meeting at the junction of inside-out and atmosphere. Narula teases both brilliant and subtle snippets through shade, smoke and sunlight -- via water spray, droplets and vapor. Fluid washes of soon-to-be passengers, strangers together and alone in contemplation, amongst rail staff already on the job.
Even in this most mundane milieu, alongside the quotidian human traffic, impressive magic is observable. These aren’t well-to-do travelers anxious for their getaway experience. They are like us; students, friends or families and coupled pairs, everyday laborers and homemakers. In “Platform 10” they rise above their station, and the visual music was conducted by a very good eye.
Although it was photographed over six months at the exact same location, an engrossing, underlying narrative emerges on the identical section at the Bangkok Train Station (Hua Lamphong). It seems timely at that precise juncture there’s a sublime, on-schedule, coordinated rain or shine photo opportunity; when intriguing split-seconds are cast larger, simultaneously more precious to see and savor. That’s what drove Narula to consistently return and it’s also what drives this visual locomotive.
Still, it doesn’t read like a variation of “Groundhog Day,” instead, since there are so many discerning, alternative events, remarkable slices of lives being lived, and for our looking, they come across as a pocket of plentitude. Impressive and canny at every turn, the engine that propels this photo essay is shrewdly that symbolic train, but viewers never really board any car to peek inside (but once); we don't ride with this machinery and it's merely seen as backdrop. However that humble rumbling connection remains constant.
Within the pages of “Platform 10”, we’re watching those in perpetual waiting, but we aren’t impatient ourselves. In a gaze uplifted, those seated or standing by and lingering present as extraordinary, even amongst everyday acts by these archetypes on hold. While impromptu and informal; Narula’s selection, a series of perhaps disconnected moments, amounts to something larger with momentum. Tell-tale signs of our humanity, of how we dress and live, how we snack and thrive. Achieving this at that one specific site and not having it seem like an exercise in monotony nor tedium is even more remarkable.
Rammy Narula has shown a clever breadth here and an exemplary minute by minute there that quietly breathes a movement on the pages. Toots a horn. I could tell you more of my enthusiasm for this project or about his topnotch skills, but you should discover it all for yourself. If my words above aren’t enough to get you in the mood, begin with Melissa Breyer’s apt, excellent Foreword, and continue along Narula’s well-laid track in his book. Or, if you’re exceptionally lucky (which I haven’t been yet), try to catch the touring exhibition of prints. You’re sure to enjoy the journey…
-Didi S. Gilson
]]>Thanks to everyone who came out to David Carol's NO PLAN B reception and book signing! The show is open until March 31, 2017 at the Leica Store in Soho.
Show information | Buy the book
A few of our closest friends came.
Team NO PLAN B: Jason Eskenazi, and Peanut Press co-founders Ashly Stohl and David Carol
Laurent Girard and Kevin Downs. Laurent printed so many of the prints in this show, including the gorgeous 30"x45" gelatin silver prints.
Mark Peterson, Ben Lowy and David Carol (and Paris Visone)
Susan Rosenberg Jones won't let crutches keep her from a good party
Two Davids; Godlis and Carol
David Carol signs a book for photographer Mike Lee
Susan and Chuck Fishman
]]>Hi everyone,
For so many reasons, last year sucked. Not just in the US, but around the world, extremism became the norm, and so many people live with hardship and fear. Great artistic voices were silenced - voices that had something important to say, and have been inspiration to us here at Peanut Press. Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, and so many more. Princess Leia! You can imagine how Charth Vader feels about that.
And in the middle of all the fear, sadness, and uncertainty of last year, I've never felt so supported. We made three books last year, and people bought them! Then they told their friends about our books and our audience grew! People, many of whom I didn't know, spent their hard earned money on our books. I was grateful for every single order.
The support last year wasn't just financial. Our books were written about, blogged about and on lists - good lists! The kind you want to be on! Not to mention, several teenage boys liked my peanut press hoodie and asked how they could get one.
So our message for 2017 is (somewhat unexpectedly) one of gratitude for the past year. Thank you to everyone that gave us support and encouragement in 2016. We will spend this year paying it forward, having fun, making books, and taking pictures.
In 2017 David Carol and I are going to continue to publish the work of artists we believe in. There is work out there that deserves to be seen, and it's an honor to help bring this work in to the world. We are going to continue to make great books, right here in the U.S., with Meridian Printing. We are also scheming and planning some secret stuff that we will announce later.
Thank you for your support - it was the best part of 2016.
Wishing you all the best in 2017,
Ashly Stohl
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Looking for gift ideas? We can help with that! With books, apparel, and more, we've got ideas for the photography fan in your life! Scroll down for our 2016 new book releases, our newly available to the public -- and much sought after -- t-shirts and hoodies, and even a FREE gift! Happy holidays!!
Treat your loved ones (or yourself!) to one of our 2016 releases - including some limited editions!
David Carol's NO PLAN B |
Richard Bram New York |
Rammy Narula's Platform 10 |
Or stay stylish through winter with one of our Peanut Press hoodies or super comfortable t-shirts!
Peanut Press t-shirt |
Peanut Press hoodie |
Get your hands on a Dogfood (feat. Peanut Press) it's free. |
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We love skull rings. |
Our prepress guy really loves these socks. |
These are funny... and useful. |
David J. Carol’s new book, NO PLAN B, is a retrospective of his uniquely humorous and often surreal personal work from the 1990s to the present.
The book is a culmination of images from David’s “road trips” from the Arctic Ocean to post-Soviet Russia, from the Mojave Desert to the streets of Istanbul. Consisting of 32 black and white photographs, with an afterward by renowned photojournalist Jason Eskenazi, NO PLAN B is available in two bindings; the “black” trade edition, and a “white” limited edition, which includes a gelatin silver print signed and numbered by the artist. NO PLAN B will be available for sale online on November 15, 2016.
Order the book here.
The book NO PLAN B coincides with a retrospective exhibition on view at the Leica Gallery Soho, New York from February 1 - March 31, 2017. An opening reception and book signing with the artist will be held February 16 from 6:00 - 9:00pm.
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Pre-order here
Richard is a member of iN-PUBLiC, a street photography collective, and has led workshops around the world. His work is featured in collections such as the Museum of the City of New York, the Museum of London, and Bibliotheque National de France, Paris.
Featuring a foreword by Stephen McLaren, the book will be offered in three editions,
Red Edition - An edition of 890 hardbound books, bound in red and foil stamped
Blue Edition - A limited edition of 100 signed and numbered books bound in blue, and accompanied by a print
White Edition - A limited edition of 10 numbered and signed books bound in white, and accompanied by a portfolio of 10 prints in a handmade presentation box.
Orders for Bram's book will ship in early September.
Pre-order here
Rammy Narula is a Bangkok-based photographer with a deep passion for travelling and exploring the streets. His work covers personal projects, portraits, and photography resulting from countless hours roaming the streets of the cities he visits. His most recent work, Platform 10, a project that was shot on a single platform at the Hua Lamphong Train Station in Bangkok.
Platform 10 is offered in two editions, with a foreword written by Melissa Breyer:
Trade Edition - An edition of 650 hardbound books, bound in navy and foil stamped
Limited Edition - A limited edition of 100 signed and numbered books, accompanied by a print of the cover image, "Smoking Man"
The book will be shipped in early September.
]]>1. Quirk Hotel decided I was the 1,000,000 member of their loyalty club, and left me a cake, a bottle of champagne, flowers, and...a copy of Gordon's book!!! Welcome to Richmond, Virginia.
2. I ate fried chicken for every meal except for the one where I ate fried pork.
3. Candela Gallery is an amazing space run by some pretty awesome people. Gordon Stettinius is not just a gallery owner, and book publisher, but he's also one of us - a photographer. He has a million great ideas, and is a really funny guy.
4. LISA ELMALEH & MEG GRIFFITHS
5. Eliott Dudik and Jared Ragland working really, really hard while we sat around.
6. Eliott Dudik's John Snow hair.
7. The real grownup at Candela is Ashby Nickerson. She is half my age, but for the moment has twice the white hair. By choice.
8. Seeing people light up from looking at Charth Vader prints warmed my cold and icy heart. Until now, I haven't shown him much, and I forgot how good it feels to watch people enjoy your work. Not sure I've shown anything that prompted such good feelings in people. It made me happy.
9. The Charth Vader book was acquired by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, where it will be added to their Special Collections. Thank you, Lee Viverette!!
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Our friend and colleague, Gordon Stettinius is hosting the Indie PhotoBook Showcase at his Candela Gallery in Richmond, Virginia. Six Charth Vader prints will be featured in the gallery, and we will be selling limited editions, and the last few trade editions of the (sold out!) Charth Vader book!!!
from Candela:
Read more about the event here.
Events:
Come on over and say hi!
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Peanut Press is pleased to announce an addition to our 2016 lineup!! We will be publishing a book featuring the street photography of Richard Bram. Spanning in time from 2008, when he first moved to New York, to 2016, to the present day, this book looks back on his love for the energy and people of the city.
Richard is a member of iN-PUBLiC, a street photography collective, and has led workshops around the world. His work is featured in collections such as the Museum of the City of New York, the Museum of London, and Bibliotheque national de France, Paris.
Learn more about Richard at richardbramphoto.com
In 2015, I released my first book, and started an imprint with my friend (and now editor-in-chief) David Carol.
I had no idea what was in store.
I knew I would feel proud and accomplished, and I hoped I would be happy with the book.
I had a pretty good idea that I would be supported by friends and family - the same people who support me no matter what I do.
I had no idea what it would feel like to receive such support from my photo community.
Peanut Press loves a list, so here is a list of some of the unexpected things that happened 2015:
1. Charth Vader (the book) sold out in 2 weeks. That was crazy. Did that really happen? (Limited editions still available here!)
2. People shared my work! As photographers, there’s a protocol we follow for work we like - if your receive something in the mail - a book, or a print, photograph it and share it on fb. If you read an interesting interview about a photographer whose work you love, we share it. It helps our friends find a wider audience. I share work all the time, but I didn’t realize that people would do it for me, or how touched I would be each and every time.
3. Driving Charlie to school in the morning, and getting a call asking if I would be interviewed for the news. Fortunately I wasn’t wearing pajamas. Unfortunately, I wasn’t exactly put together, either. Time to up my game in carpool fashion.
4. Shipping is a lot of work. Be careful what you wish for.
5. Elizabeth Avedon’s Top 10 list!
6. People passed my work on to people who write articles!
7. People wrote articles about the book!
8. The nice messages and email I received about my work. I will never again hesitate to tell another photographer how much I like their work.
9. The number of poop jokes you can sneak into the branding of a company.
10. How grateful I would feel about all of it.
It was a big year, and there’s more in store for 2016. We want to make more books - the kind of books that we like to see, with work that we feel strongly is worthy of attention. We can’t wait to tell you what we have planned. Stay tuned!
To my friends, family, and fellow photographers, I want to thank you for all the unexpected surprises in 2015. It means more to me than you know.
Wishing you unexpected surprises in 2016.
-Ashly Stohl
founder, Peanut Press Books
We are so happy to see the excitement about Peanut's first book, and everyone's favorite galactic warlord, Charth Vader. First the galaxy, now he is dominating the internet...
We arrived in the morning and the first sheet was already printed.
Thanks to Joe Chanin's many rounds of proofs, and the skill of the guys running the press, it looked amazing. But there was still work to be done. Registration needs to be checked, and ink levels changed to adjust the tones of the image. How do you do that?
First you get a group of people to stand around and look at the sheet.
Then you wave your hands over it.
Throw it in the trash.
And ask the giant press for a new one.
While the press is working on your new sheets, there is time to kill. You can immerse yourself in Meridian's a library of amazing photo books,
and get some important work done.
Then we recheck the press proofs
and the whole process starts again. It's exhausting.
But by the end of the day, we had something that we all could agree looked amazing.
Ashly gave the final ok
and the pages were printed...
Joe was blown away by the quailty of the printing at Meridian.
Now the sheets will be cut and bound, and turned into a book. Pre-order yours today!
http://peanutpressbooks.com/collections/charth-vader
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