SEGMENT 3

Segment 3 features over an hour of exclusive interviews with exhibiting publishers and book artists — Vanessa Franklin, Caroline Mardok and Phyllis Galembo — and a recap of the Paris Photo x Aperture Book Awards.

Interview 1: Vanessa Franklin of Boogie Woogie Photography (Hong Kong)

“Boogie Woogie Photography is a company founded by Vanessa Franklin and Xavier Mahe in Hong Kong in 2016 to promote photography in Asia. It is named after Piet Mondrian’s painting Broadway Boogie Woogie (1942-43) and the blues dance music of which he was so fond.”

- Boogie Woogie website

“Revolution Is Love: A Year of Black Trans Liberation is the powerful and celebratory visual record of a contemporary activist movement in New York City, and a moving testament to the enduring power of photography in activism, advocacy, and community.”

- Aperture website

Interview 3: Phyllis Galembo on SODO

Phyllis took my photo at the fair!

“In the heart of Haiti there is a sacred place called Sodo, meaning “waterfall” in French. It is believed that the Virgin Mary appeared there amongst the foliage of a palm tree, to a farmer in 1840; the pilgrimage in Sodo was started with a new spiritual meaning, combined with the local religion. This book is full of the images from the spiritual ritual taken by Phyllis Galembo from 1997 to 2001.”

- Datz website

Attached are photos from the packed room I encountered that held this year’s Aperture x Paris Photo PhotoBook Awards. Listen in as winners are announced and artists wait eagerly!

And a look into this year’s winning books: