The great thing of a place like bookdummypress is to have an opportunity to get to know and support artists that ask questions, poke life, embrace it, change it, improve it, they make their mark upon it by making art and put it out there for us in a book form.

As part of the exhibition 10×10 Japanese Photobooks in New York, bdp has been invited to select ten Japanese photobooks which will be featured in an online space in conjunction with the show.

“Book Dummies” is an exhibition that gives insight into the process of making a photo book. It reveals the many layers of the process, giving a step-by-step view of the approach used by the photographers whose book dummies make up the exhibition. Through a selection of dummies, photographs, installations and videos, “Book Dummies” brings together some 50 works by 7 artists.

Manik Katyal is the Curator, Photo editor and Editor-in-Chief of Emaho Magazine; a publication with a vision to bring about a creative revolution by exploring and promoting all mediums of creativity, those primarily in Photography, Art, Music and Travel.