Preston is my Paris

Plat(t)form 2012 - Fotomuseum Winterthur

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A weekend in Switzerland - more details here

2012-01-19T04:44:00.000-08:00

Preston is my Paris will have a stall at the next Publish and Be Damned Fair at the ICA on Saturday 17th March

Should have new publications available then!

2012-01-17T09:27:00.001-08:00

Next stop on the ARCHIZINES World Tour - Milan!

2012-01-05T03:11:00.000-08:00

Next up for us is taking art in Plat(t)form 2012 at Fotomuseum Winterthur.

Looking forward to seeing the work of all the other photographers there and we shall have all our publications on display during our presentation time.

Maybe see you there.

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All portraits taken at the Peckham Hotel on Friday 16th December at an event curator by Guy from Son Gallery

FIND

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The entire archive features 192 images split over four publications. Each single zine has been produced in an edition of 50 and is available to buy for £1.50 + P&P or you can buy all four zines for £5 + P&P

Each publication consists of a risograph printed cover, 12 photocopied pages and an individually numbered card featuring a list of people who have submitted to FIND and a text by David Campany

Please select carefully from the drop down menu below which colour zine you would like to purchase and either UK or Elsewhere postage. Due to Christmas, all publications will be posted after January 3rd

Any questions then please contact us by e mail - prestonismyparis@googlemail.com

FIND available Monday

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FIND Publications

For the last 5 weeks we have been running a live archive project as part of the Brighton Photo Fringe Open '11

The aim of this project was to begin to build an archive of everyday life in Brighton culminating in the live publishing of 4 zine-style photographic publications. The response to the project has been wonderful and we would like to thank everyone that has submitted a photograph, object, image or text.

Submissions have been received from the following:

ALEX CURRIE / ALEX WEBB /ANTOINE SEITER / BRIDGE BAKER / CHRISTOPHE LE TOQUIN / CRAIG ATKINSON / DAVID CAMPANY / DAVIDRICE / DWI ASRUL FAJAR / HARRY WATTS / HATTIE HYDER / HELEN TATE / HOLLYWILLATS / JASON EVANS / JOHN MACLEAN / JONATHAN CHERRY / JOSEF KONCZAK / JULIANHARVEY / LEILA KASSIR / LEWIS CHAPLIN / MAEVE BERRY / MARIA KAPAJEVA / MARTINPARR / MARTIN SEEDS / MATT GILCHRIST / NIGEL SHAFRAN / OLIVER GRIFFIN / PETESMITH / PETER EDWARDS / PETER POOLE / POLLY BLAKE / SAM BUTT / AMY RILEY / ANACAVIC / ANDY VENTURI / ANGELA SHEPHERD / CHARLOTTE O’MALLEY / DAVID YANEZ /EMILY FRENCH / FOX IRVING / FREDERICK DUFFIELD / GABRIELE BARYSAITE / JILLHENSON / JULIA HORBASCHK / KATY DILLON / LOUISE HALVARDSSON / MARILYN GREEN /MARK DUNSTONE / NATASHA FORD BRENMAN / PETER GATES / PHILIP HEAD / ROBERTPARKINSON / ROSIE HERMON / SABINA MOSALSKI / SIMON ROBERTS / TIM WARIN / TOMCALVERT / TOM GAYLER / TOM SAUNDERSON

(Apologies if anyone has been missed from this list)

The publications will be available to buy through our blogs from tomorrow. Most of the submissions can be seen on the FIND project blog

2011-12-18T10:40:00.000-08:00

Day 2 of FIND publication production

Thanks to Freddie, Lottie and Helen for the help on the production line

2011-12-16T09:01:00.001-08:00

Day 1 of FIND publication production

See submissions from the archive on the FIND blog

2011-11-26T11:42:00.001-08:00

Our FIND project at Brighton Photo Fringe is coming on nicely.

Some wonderful submissions over the last couple of days, see them in full colour on the project blog

Keep the submissions coming via e mail to prestonismyparis@googlemail.com

2011-11-25T00:56:00.001-08:00

Archizines Exhibition got a 5 star review in Building Design, come along to the V&A tonight to hear more discussion about the work

2011-11-23T02:25:00.001-08:00

Plenty of zine / publishing / city / photography things happening at the V&A Friday Late this week including:

ARCHIZINES Live
Tunnel entrance
20.00-20.45
To mark the transfer of the ARCHIZINES collection of international architecture fanzines, magazines and journals to the National Art Library, ARCHIZINES founder Elias Redstone hosts a conversation about the role independent publishing plays in celebrating overlooked and underappreciated spaces in our cities. With Tom Keeley (America Deserta Revisted), Adam Murray (Preston is my Paris) and Hazem Tagiuri (City as Material). Introduction by Elizabeth James, Senior Librarian, National Art Library Collections.

2011-11-16T14:36:00.001-08:00

There is an article discussion our work alongside Joachim Schmid and Ellen Jong by Bruno Ceschel in the new issue of FOAM magazine

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BE PART OF A LIVE BRIGHTON ARCHIVE AT PHOENIX BRIGHTON

Every Friday and Saturday throughout the Open '11 exhibition.

Preston is my Paris and Brighton Photo Fringe Open '11 invite you to contribute to a new Brighton archive project, entitled FIND.

There are no restrictions on what you submit, it could be photographs both analogue and digital, printed matter, written items, or objects, anything that you feel has some relevance to Brighton.

Items will be scanned, photographed or downloaded whilst you wait. Then they will be added to a digital archive and a printed image will be hung in the gallery project space.

We will also be accepting submissions by e mail that can be sent to prestonismyparis@googlemail.com

The FIND archive project will culminate in a live publishing event. The accumulated material will be selected and edited into a series of four limited edition 'zine-style' publications.

Submit to the archive:

Saturday 19 November

Friday 25 & Saturday 26 November

Friday 2 & Saturday 3 December

Friday 9 & Saturday 10 December

Live publishing:

Friday 16 & Saturday 17 December

Don't miss out on this chance to be part of a living everyday Brighton archive.

2011-11-06T04:16:00.000-08:00

ARCHIZINES catalogue is now available to buy through Bedford Press

ARCHIZINES Exhibition at Architectural Association

2011-11-04T08:22:00.000-07:00

Just got back from a preview of the ARCHIZINES exhibition at the Architectural Association.

Curated by Elias Redstone, the exhibition is a wonderful display of the wealth of new independent publishing that deals with architecture and the build environment.

Well worth a look and the private view is tonight from 6.30-8.30, all welcome

2011-11-03T06:22:00.000-07:00

You can buy our publications through our other blog Preston is my Paris Publishing

Scroll through the pages for the archive

2011-11-03T01:59:00.000-07:00

Adam from Preston is my Paris is involved in the Graduate Portfolio Crits at Brighton Photo Fringe

Offprint Paris

2011-11-02T10:48:00.000-07:00

We are taking part in Offprint starting in Paris next Thursday

Bonfire Lounge / November 5th / 5-11pm

2011-10-30T04:43:00.000-07:00

This November 5th, one of Hackneys’ historical landmarks The‘ArtHaus’ opens its doors for an alternative evening of festivities. A one-offevent of visual Art, installation and performance, Bonfire Lounge promises todeliver a truly authentic Bonfire Night experience

Against an external backdrop of bangs, cracks and smoke,internally a more subdued, relaxed atmosphere will shelter the attending guestswith complimentary Mulled wine, Fine Art, Interactive projections, documentaryfilm, poetry, performance art and music from the finest emerging talent.

Delivering a full program of Autumnal creative endeavourBonfire Lounge ignites with, Fire Fine Artist, performer and documentary filmmaker Adam Frank Walker.

With music supplied throughout the night bytalented photography, self publishing DJ duo Preston Is My Paris

Electronic Propaganda proprietor ‘Public Service Broadcast’

Eschews his bombastic audio and visual feast.

‘Matts’ palace’ provide their multifaceted acoustic ensembleto proceedings, sampling the likes of consumer culture with contemporary Jazz.

The stunningly beautiful and viscerally powerful performanceArtist Ella Finer will perform a special piece in the buildings atrium.

Fragile & intense songstress ‘Giovanna Marshall’: delivers her beautiful tones followedclosely by delightful, pop driven, talking heads like Safari Funksters ‘RealFur. Throw in Agitated local rant rhymist ‘Oh Standfast’ all set against a backdrop of liveinteractive projections, video art and performance, and you have all the fun ofthe bonfire without the frozen toes, poorly ears and crying children...

This event is free and requires no booking, the space canonly accommodate a limited number of people and we are expected to beexceptionally busy as well as the event having a complimentary sponsored bar!?!

Brighton Photo Fringe Open 2011

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From 18th November we will be producing a new body of work as part of the BPF Open 11

Project details soon....

2011-10-28T03:09:00.000-07:00

PIE Launch at Son Gallery

ARCHIZINES Exhibition

2011-10-27T01:13:00.000-07:00

Preston is my Paris publication will be featured in the forthcoming ARCHIZINES exhibition taking place at the Architectural Association.

Adam from PPP has also written an essay for the accompanying catalogue that will be launched at the preview event on Friday 4th November.

Also featuring work by other brilliant publications such as The Modernist

NEW RELEASE

2011-10-06T01:56:00.000-07:00

PIE 1 - Public Transport

Following the successful launch event held at Son Gallery we are pleased to announce that issue 1 of the new publication series by Preston is my Paris is available to buy.

Preston Institute of the Everyday (PIE) is a multimedia publication released 4 times a year focussing on a variety of subjects relating to everyday life. The first issue focusses on Public Transport and features photography by Adam Murray and Robert Parkinson.

PIE 1 will soon be made available as a free high resolution PDF digital download that is compatible with computers and portable devices.

In conjunction with the image based publication, each issue will also have a soundscape that will be available as a free podcast through iTunes or from here

The first soundscape has been produced by Rob Griffiths and features a blend of ambient recordings of public transport environments in Preston, Manchester, London, Paris and Berlin.

Tabloid Size Newspaper / 11.5 x 15 inches

Individually numbered limited printed edition of 100

£3 + £2 P&P (UK) / £3 + £3 P&P (Elsewhere)

PIE & MASH

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PIE & MASH

SATURDAY 1ST OCTOBER / 4-10PM

Grafik Magazine

2011-09-23T06:38:00.000-07:00

PPP publication, Ancient Norse Is Not A Luxury is discussed in the latest issue of Grafik magazine along with 14-19

2011-09-21T03:34:00.000-07:00

This Saturday we will be taking part in the PABD Soap Box at the London Art Book Fair at Whitechapel Gallery

We'll be on the box from 4pm, but there's lots of other interesting work on throughout the day

See you there

2011-09-16T08:53:00.000-07:00

The new publication from us is being launched at Son Gallery on Saturday 1st October

Free entry / all welcome

Publication details soon

2011-09-13T10:06:00.000-07:00

We were discussed in an article in Le Monde on Sunday

2011-09-12T07:07:00.000-07:00

Some of our titles are still available to buy at www.pppbooks.blogspot.com

Scroll through the pages to see what we have left

2011-09-01T06:27:00.000-07:00

Adam from Preston is my Paris will be co-presenting a paper at the Photography and the Artist's Book Symposium taking place at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Co-authored with Diane Smyth (British Journal of Photography) the paper is titled 'The Poetic Archive: Photography, Everyday Life and the Tactic of Self Publishing'

There are a number of other papers being presented on the day and looks to be a great event for anyone interested in photography, artist's books, self publishing, zines, photo essays.

E mail prestonismyparis@googlemail.com if you would like to receive a full programme for the day.

2011-08-24T01:22:00.000-07:00

As part of Publish It Yourself we will be delivering a 2 day workshop looking at ideas and approaches to exploring place, photographic techniques and putting together new publications with participants.

Details to sign up are here

2011-08-23T09:28:00.000-07:00

Our mate Theo Simpson is exhibiting some of his work as part of this event in Sheffield.

Looks good if you're around that way

2011-07-26T03:52:00.000-07:00

Glovers Court

2011-07-26T03:15:00.001-07:00

Publish It Yourself is happening again this September.

Staged in a beautiful arts venue just outside Paris, it is an event not to be missed for anyone interested in photography and printed matter.

The entire Preston is my Paris archive will be featured and we will also be running a workshop at the event.

More info soon, but take a look at photographs from the exhibition last year to see how good an event is was.

Preston is my Paris presents....

2011-07-16T07:27:00.000-07:00

Now that we have stopped producing the original Preston is my Paris zine, our attention moves to new projects. We will still continue to produce individual photographic publications but our next project is:

Preston Institute of the Everyday

We intend this to be a multi disciplinary, collaborative project that will encompass photography, printed matter, sound, digital output, live events, writing, lectures and talks.

In September we will be launching the first issue of PIE with more details to follow soon. Meanwhile, the first piece of work from PIE can be found in the latest issue of Art Licks

2011-07-07T01:38:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Preston is my Paris day at the Indie Photobook Library. This is a great resource for anyone interested in photobooks - look here

2011-07-05T02:02:00.000-07:00

Some of our publications are featured in the Book and Magazine Fair at Photo Ireland

Looks a really good line up

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Syke Street

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Garstang Road

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Blackpool Road

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Issue 15

Available for FREE on Thursday 16th at the launch

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Copeland Book Market

We have a stall at this event which is taking place in two weeks. Looks like a really interesting line up of artists/publishers/practitioners taking part.

Come along if you're in London

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Preston Gurdian
23 August 1952

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Preston is my Paris - Issue 15 - Launch Party

The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham St, Manchester
Thursday 16th June, 8pm-1am

After 2 years of producing the original Preston is my Paris zine, Issue 15 will be the last. Come and join us for the launch night in a proper nice pub in Manchester for good music, good beer, dancing and free copies of the final zine.

We will still be producing publications as PPP and we are working on new projects to be launched soon.

2011-06-01T13:31:00.000-07:00

Today we received one of the most interesting 'photobooks' we have seen yet sent to us by C.L. Rogers.

Focussing on a area known as Willets Point in New York City, the package features a small series of photographs and a cassette tape featuring ambient sound recorded at the place - all put together in an almost bespoke designed case.

It's a proper interesting example of someone who has really engaged with a project that they are clearly passionate about and also really engaged with the concept of presenting the work in some kind of printed format.

Keep an eye out here for future releases

We've gone social

2011-05-28T13:35:00.000-07:00

Preston is my Paris has gone social. Follow us @prestonparis on Twitter for news, views and goings on.

2011-05-23T09:11:00.001-07:00

Church Street

2011-05-18T11:38:00.000-07:00

Four new publications just released to buy through our PPP blog

2011-05-18T10:00:00.001-07:00

Preston Bus Station at North Tea Power in Manchester

2011-05-18T09:57:00.000-07:00

Theo Simpson just released a new publication

2011-05-16T12:36:00.000-07:00

The entire Preston is my Paris archive will be on display for the next month at X Marks the Bokship

Thanks to Eleanor for having us

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'In A State'

Adam Murray

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'Norfolk'

Andrew Ferguson

Andrew is a new photographer to work with PPP and we are pleased to be launching this new publication by Andrew at the Bokship event this Friday

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'Map 1 - City Centre.'

Robert Parkinson

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Here's some previews of the new publications we are launching on Friday

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X Marks the Bokship presents Publisher of the Month:

Preston is my Paris

Launch Event:

Friday 13th May, 7-9.30pm,
210 / Shop 3, Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9NQ

On display will be the whole of the Preston is my Paris Publishing archive as well as original photographs and found objects that have been featured in the Preston is my Paris zine. We will also be launching 5 new publications that feature diverse subjects such as North East America, a Derby to Manchester train journey, a found map of Preston and a canal trip in Norfolk.

Entry is free all evening and there will be a live DJ and refreshments available.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Adam and Robert

http://prestonismyparis.blogspot.com/
http://www.pppbooks.blogspot.com/
http://bokship.wordpress.com/

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Go to this on Saturday

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PPP in Art Review

2011-03-09T11:57:00.000-08:00

New book by Theo Simpson

2011-03-02T10:57:00.000-08:00

DERBY ZINE

As well as the newspaper we have produced we have also published a zine featuring photographs we have taken in Derby.

It is published in a limited edition of 100 and comes in special edition packs with the newspaper. These will be available from tomorrow at Format so get to Derby!!

2011-03-01T13:55:00.000-08:00

PPP will be djing at the Format launch party this Thursday.

Held at Revolution in Derby and £3 in.

Come and have a dance

2011-02-25T10:45:00.000-08:00

Derby Newspaper

This is the final outcome of our Derby project. It is a 12-page, tabloid size newspaper published in an edition of 1000. We will be launching at the Format International Photography Festival in Derby on Thursday 3rd March.

It will be available at various venues throughout Derby at a special festival price of £1.

We will also be selling it through our blog for £4 + P&P

2011-02-22T09:52:00.000-08:00

Derby newspapers have arrived

2011-02-13T07:33:00.000-08:00

New publication produced for the Format Photo Festival coming in March

Details here

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We've both lived on this street, didn't seem that bad!

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Derby - Coming Soon

Ph - Jamie Hawkesworth

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Some proper nice zines on Archi-Zines website

2011-01-15T14:18:00.001-08:00

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We have been chosen as one of the Photo-Eye best books of 2010

See the list here

2011-01-10T13:26:00.000-08:00

New Release from PPP

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2011-01-10T13:00:00.001-08:00

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!!! Preston is my Paris - In Derby !!!

We have been selected to produce a project for the Format Photography Festival that is taking place in Derby next March.

Our project is going to be similar to our Preston work but instead focussing this time on Derby.

We have set up a new blog for Derby Diaries

2010-12-04T14:08:00.000-08:00

Blackpool Road

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Buy good self published photography books from here

2010-11-28T02:06:00.000-08:00

Issue 14

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New Release

PPP

2010-11-16T12:25:00.000-08:00

!!! NEW ZINE ASWELL !!!

2010-11-08T05:07:00.000-08:00

Cafe Royal Pop Up Library in Preston

The Manchester bookfair was a bit crap, but this library set up by Craig from Cafe Royal is proper good. If you're in Preston then visit!!!

2010-11-02T13:50:00.001-07:00

Come to this on Saturday!!

We will have the Bus Station newspaper to buy as well as completely new work.

2010-10-27T04:16:00.000-07:00

Wallpaper article that briefly mentions us - thanks Bruno!

2010-10-25T09:56:00.000-07:00

New publication about the best building in Preston - the Bus Station

Buy here for £4

2010-10-22T13:49:00.000-07:00

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New PPP publication out very soon.

Check PPP for updates

2010-10-17T13:11:00.000-07:00

Coming Soon - Preston Bus Station

2010-10-11T14:15:00.000-07:00

Claxton Projects

Independent Photo Book

One Year of Books

Self Publish Be Happy

Some nice photobook blogs

2010-10-11T13:22:00.000-07:00

Some of our publications are featured in this exhibition in Rome

Details here

2010-10-06T11:09:00.000-07:00

If you happen to be in Toronto then some of our work is being featured in the Flash Forward Festival

2010-10-02T14:17:00.000-07:00

Some of our work is also feature in this event in Manchester, so why not go to the Publishing Fair and this place tomorrow

2010-09-30T12:49:00.000-07:00

This Sunday we have a table at the Piccadilly Self Publishing Fair.

Our new publications will be for sale and plenty of other good stall holders so come down if you can.

2010-09-23T08:24:00.000-07:00

New Release from PPP

Look here for more details

2010-09-19T10:23:00.000-07:00

Preston Bus Station

2010-09-15T01:18:00.000-07:00

Some more people from PIY

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Some people we met at PIY

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!!! TONIGHT !!!

2010-09-14T12:35:00.000-07:00

We have just got back from Publish it Yourself in Paris and it was a proper, proper good weekend!! The venue was the most beautiful gallery we have seen and the people involved with the show were incredibly generous.

Thank you to all those that organised it and hope to be back next year!

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Christian Road

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