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"This is history" or as the The Libertines put it so beautifully "Because there were no good old days - These are the good old days." The banal, incongruous snaps we make today are the next generations history. They don't have to be of enormous, world changing revelations - they just need to tell a story. That might be the clothes people wear, the freedoms we're allowed or the presence of high street shops. They'll all be gone one day, and only the history of them will remain.

I can honestly feel, and I've seen, the pain of your loss Ed. I'm halfway through your video on Paul's book. He was indeed, a gifted photographer, and clearly your inspiration.

❤ Thank you for this video! It’s a shame but I wasn’t familiar with Paul Lowe’s work. Wonderful photographs! (If you even can use this epithet for war photos) Now more than ever we understand the importance of documentary work like that - in the times of war in Ukraine, genocide in Gaza, conflicts in Ethiopia, Sudan and many more… Recently discovered for myself a fascinating body of work of An-My Lê, Vietnamese-American photographer who explores themes of war and military via large format photography medium.

Can’t wait for a similar photo to be made in my home country of Ukraine 🇺🇦 when we can say “after the war”… Yesterday a Russian attack on Kryvi Rih city killed a mother and her three children 10, 2.5 yo and … a 2 months old baby. Their father survived 😢

Love Paul Lowe and it was always great to catch-up with him, but also just to say that the Photojournalism Course at LCC had been going for a few years, and was already a leading programme under the auspices of Patrick Sutherland, before Paul took over.. x

I most often forget to say Like, Comment and Subscribe in my videos... I'm not sure if doing that would even help the YT algorithm with the reach for this video though as hour long videos about photo books, particularly war photography books, aren't at the top of the platforms priorities!

Can someone share a link to the work of Paul Rease? Not sure of the spelling of his name

6:50 Every time I come across a vintage colour photography book (especially anything before 2000) I am just amazed with that polygraphic quality of the print. And in books from 60-70s the black and white photography reproductions are just incredible - soft, matt, deep blacks, broad grayscale tonal range, the photos in those books like some kind of silver gelatine print. I've got dozens of these vintage photo books in my modest collection. Back in Ukraine 🇺🇦✌I used to work at a small publishing house in the mid 90s. We had all cutting edge technology available - so called "Apple Macintosh publishing systems", professional Epson scanners (with attachment for proper scanning slides and negatives), Iomega ZiP drives (who remembers those?:) etc. And we did everything in the house - starting with designing layout and creating a mockup, ending with preparing metal plates and off-set printing on German Heidelberg printing press, we did cutting and binding. So yes, the book lithographically printed has a different quality. I do appreciate a well printed book, with good typography and layout design. Thank you for this very interesting video. Really enjoyed it!!!

Interesting and inspiring!

Who's Ian?

Brilliant!

Radness, one of the best

Excellent video. Very informative. Would you be so kind to tell me how did you protect the prints in the glass free , tray frames?

I always thought there was an element of self-conscious insanity about Nicholson's performance as if he knew he was being watched by unknown forces ( ghosts or the audience ) ....looking at the camera is like saying ' why are you here ? ' - or it could be a fictitious character checking out his creator ( the writer, Torrance )....Yes, most of the plot might be Torrence 's horror story....maze is an allegory for psyche...

That was the most expensive half an hour I've ever spent

Great video. Have always felt a little guilty not (yet) buying from PBJ but rectified this during the video (even if only a bundle of your zines).

I love Dan Wood's books and Photobook Junkies has put other great photographers on my radar.

Apologies for sounding a little negative, but I had to bail on watching this as the unsteady camera movement was making me feel sick.

What a nice guy!

Two great episodes Ed. We have lost so much great photojournalism through the combination of digital and the big photo libraries in their never-ending rush to lowest common denominator. I miss the old Sunday colour supplements - in fact when they disappeared I stopped buying newspapers!

Love everything about this!! Great to get a peak behind the scenes of PBJ (everyone needs a photobook prayer matt) 🙌

I remember when that whole thing kicked off about having your own photos up! Good times 🤣 Loved this video by the way, Dan is a great guy. Still very grateful to have won a Twitter giveaway a few years back where I won a copy of his book 📚❤️

great to see Dan in his natural habitat - up the PB Junkies!

the best book shop on the internet xxx we love ew dan xxx

08:10 I have to slow it down to 0.25 and replay it for so many time just to get the name of Hanne Van Assche.

❤️ PBJ 🏆

Dan is a legend! Always appreciate the little handwritten notes, and he stocks some absolute belters!! Thanks for giving us this insight into PBJ HQ

Dan is a legend! Always appreciate the little handwritten notes, and he stocks some absolute belters!! Thanks for giving us this insight into PBJ HQ

"bridgend"! aaah, hence the clementine photo. OK.

I always forget to say LIKE & COMMENT in my videos. So please do. It'll make RUclips push the video and as a small channel that really helps. Shoutout to so many in this video but particularly Dan Wood. He curates an incredible selection of photo books ranging from the super rare to the affordable second hand. If you don't know where to start looking at photo books yourself then his store and IG are a great place to start. Thank you for letting me come and hang out!

I wonder if some of the instances of Jack Nicholson, briefly looking into the camera, are just him glancing towards Kubrick. An unconscious need for approval, from the great man.

Thank you for this. The Shining is one of those movies that I still get freaked about it along with the Exorcist. Now with this information of Jack breaking the fourth wall is going to add a new level "oh shit" moments when I rewatch it. I got this feeling recently when I watched Dr. Strange Multiverse of Madness where Elisabeth Olsen was taken over by the Scarlet Witch and she then look at us and I got chills.

First time I hear this theory and it´s amazing!! Never realised that he is breaking the 4th wall that often. Now I want to watch it again and collect all the moments and put them together. Let´s see and watch ho many they are. Thank you so much for this.

My request to the world: Please never stop analysing the following films. 1. The Shining. 2. Apocalypse Now. 3. American Psycho. 4. Fight Club. P.s My go-to looped movies as a teen were: Lethal Weapon, First Blood & Rambo 2 & John Hughes movies.

So interesting 🏆

Loved this video. Something new and different!