Nazraeli Press
| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Chris Pichler |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Headquarters location | Paso Robles, California |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | Photography |
| Official website | www |
Nazraeli Press is a publisher of books of photography.[1] It was founded in 1989, in Munich, Germany, by Chris Pichler[2] and has been based in the USA since 1996.
Nazraeli publishes roughly 30 new titles each year[2] and has published over 400 with work by photographers from the United States, South America, Europe and Asia.[3] Pichler runs the company with director Alison Crosby.[2] Nazraeli publishes traditional monograph books, and also produces books in various niche series where each series has its own characteristics: One Picture Book, NZ Library, and Six by Six.
Nazraeli has been based in Germany (1989–1996), Tucson, Arizona (1996–2001?), Portland, Oregon (2001 – 2014/2015?) and Paso Robles, California.[4] (since 2014/2015?). It has facilities in Manchester, England, for sales in Europe.
Book categories
Nazraeli publishes traditional monographs with print runs up to 3000 copies,[2] and also produces these book series:
- One Picture Book[1] – small sized format, hardcover, uniformly designed, 16 pages long, with a signed and numbered tipped-in print (signed on the verso by the artist, hence the name of the series). Produced in groups of four titles at a time, approximately twice a year, in editions of 500 copies.[5][6] The authors are both established photographers and unpublished, lesser-known photographers.[1] One Picture Book were first published in 2000 and will cease in this format in 2016 with the hundredth publication.
- NZ Library – 12 x 15 inches in size, in a slipcase. Produced as a set of six new titles, once or twice a year, in editions of 350 copies.[7]
- Six by Six – oversized, in a slipcase, with a loose signed print. A total of six sets will be produced every six months, each set containing six titles, in editions of 100 copies.[8][9]
In conjunction with Joy of Giving Something (JGS), Nazraeli distributed the seven issues of JGS' journal, Witness, between 2007 and 2009. For each issue a different photographer guest edited – choosing their own work and that of others for inclusion, and designing the cover and much of the contents.[10]
Authors (selected)
Some of the people whose work has been published by Nazraeli Press:
References
- ^ a b c Wender, Jessie (10 May 2010). "Off The Shelf: One Picture Books". The New Yorker. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d Henderson, Harvest (19 May 2009). "Bound for Glory". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Monographs". Nazraeli Press. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Hello, California". Nazraeli Press. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "One Picture Book". Nazraeli Press. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Newman, Cheryl (9 September 2013). "This Month At One Picture Books". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "NZ Library / Set 2". Nazraeli Press. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Nazraeli Press Limited Editions: Now Even More Limited". Photo District News. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Six by Six". Nazraeli Press. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Witness". Joy of Giving Something. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
External links
- Official website (US site)
- Official website (UK / European site)
- Interview with Chris Pichler by Lynette Letic at Lucida Magazine
- Interview with Chris Pichler by Pilar Gonzalo