1. The author says that photography and books are, “burdened with sentimental value.” Do you think that this sentimental value is inherit with the medium or is it something created by the artist?
2. Do you personally believe that books will ever disappear completely with innovative technology?
3. Since after the democratization of photography books, what do you think is the future of the photo books? What would be our next step, or is there going to be one?
4. The development of book production has allowed for many artists to bypass the process of editors, designers, and booksellers allowing for a lot more people to display their work to the public and allows for a diversity of voices. Do you believe that the mainstreaming of photography books takes away from the artistic value of a work? What influence does this have on the life of an image? In other words, “How does an image stay memorable amongst such a vast sea of images?”
5. Why do photographers feel the need to produce their work in a book? How did you fall in love with photography? Did photo books have anything to do with it?
6. Why do photographers care so much about books? Is it the same case for artists of other disciplines?
7. What do you think is more effective way to illustrate and show a work of art/photography, in a book form or in an exhibition, or in any other forms? What's the best way to show photography work?
8. Roth defines a great work as: “books whose images were destined to be seen printed in ink and bound between covers.” Do you think that an artist whose intent to produce a body of work specifically to be displayed on an online blog does not have the intent of creating a great work?
9. Do you think a photo book is an art form?
10. After reading this article, do you think you are more aware of how you will present your work in the future?
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