“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.

As many of you know, I have just returned from participating in Bursa Foto Fest in Turkey, where I gave a lecture entitled ‘Searching for Truth in the Photograph’. My lecture introduced five Japanese photographers, including photographers we will feature in upcoming RPS events. We will host Eriko Koga for a curatorial talk on October 15th, and Masaru Tatsuki for another talk session on November 17th. Here on the RPS blog, I would like to share what I said in my lecture.

Svetlana Bachevanova is a photojournalist, photo editor, curator and publisher.She is the founder and publisher of FotoEvidence, a publishing house for documentary photography focused on social injustice.