PROJECT DESCRIPTION

American Photography 36 at 400 pages is produced in hardcover with foil debossed type and includes an acetate jacket printed in silver metallic ink.

There’s a significance to eight winning photographs shown in spreads from the book that goes beyond their assigned purpose and visual impact in a story that involves cultural and political suppression.

AP36 PRINTED and CENSORED in CHINA

In October 2020, in the days leading up to the press run for this book, a Chinese government authority, who had previously reviewed the book over the summer, ordered production be shut down at the printing plant in mainland China unless eight images by five photographers that contained Chinese subject matter were removed.

We refused to do so, but with no options, a decision was made based on the circumstances, schedule and budget to remove the eight images and continue printing the book in China. In protest, the pages where the images were removed have been printed blank with only the photographer's name and a statement of explantion, only to find that China had also censored our words. We did NOT replace the images as China suggested with “less offensive” images as an action of dissent. The censored pages remain blank with only the photographer's name, without comment, as proof that something is missing. In cooperation with our Hong Kong printer, where Chinese authority is at present less intrusive, we printed the eight images as separate page inserts and include them in the book.

BOOK INFORMATION

Trim Size: 9.5 x 12.5

Number of Pages: 400

Binding Method: Casebound, hardcover silver foil debossed with acetate jacket print 1c sliver PMS, section sewn with head & tail bands

Paper: 157 gsm matt art paper with Matt varnish; and 76 gsm lilac woodfree

Typefaces: NB International Pro

CREDIT INFORMATION

Creative Director: Ben Grandgenett

Art Director:

Book Designer: Ben Grandgenett

Jacket/Cover Designer: Ben Grandgenett

Illustrator:

Photographer: Bobby Doherty cover photo

Picture Editor:

Production Director: Mark Heflin

Production Coordinator: Mauricio Ledesma

Production Artist:

Other Credits:

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