Alec Soth: Photographic Storytelling — Season 1, Episode 16: Photobooks: Part One
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 19 episodes
Episode synopsis
During this lesson, Soth walks us through the evolution of his seminal photobook, Sleeping by the Mississippi, from spiral-bound book maquette to published monograph. Soth also shares insights into his second published project, NIAGARA.
About Alec Soth: Photographic Storytelling
Across 19 lessons and more than five hours of material, we'll be covering a wide variety of topics; from Alec Soth's early development as an artist, where he finds inspiration and a deep-dive into his key projects, to his insights into portraiture, editing and sequencing, and creating a photobook. You will also follow your tutor as he navigates a range of different photographic scenarios creating new work, initiated after a random act - a dart thrown at a map.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Beginnings
- E2Approaching Photography
- E3Inspiration & Influences
- E4Creative Development
- E5Key Projects: Sleeping by the Mississippi
- E6Key Projects: NIAGARA
- E7Key Projects: Broken Manual
- E8Key Projects: Songbook
- E9Key Projects: I Know How Furiously Your Heart Is Beating
- E10Building a Narrative Project
- E11Case Study: The Griz
- E12Case Study: The Canvas