The magazine ‘Daylight’ looks like
it has ceased publication, and so there is an opportunity for us to put our
subscription money (£46.57) into another publication.
What to buy?
The possible choices, as I see it, are Blind Spot ($65), or Blow (Euros 45) (both nominated for a Lucie Award this year), and Kilamanjaro (£30) or Colors ($75). The latter two have been requested by academic in the staff in the past and I think I am veering towards Kilamanjaro.
Eyemazing is also a possibility. However, having published for a decade, it now seems
unclear whether this magazine is going to continue. I can find no
subscription information online, and the old website now links to the Thames and Hudson page for the new retrospective book. The cost is also likely to be about double what Daylight cost, as the figure I have seen quoted is £85.
If you would like to express a preference, please email me asap.
Brief descriptions of the contenders, as I see it, are below:
Blind Spot
Blind Spot is a semi-annual art journal that publishes unseen work by living photographers. In Blind Spot, images are given primacy and published collaboratively rather than curatorially, unaccompanied by introductory, biographical or explanatory text. Blind Spot is not about photography, our content is photography. Nominated this year for a Lucie award
http://www.blindspot.com/about/
Blow
Currently blocked by the University servers. This is an A3 magazine, published quarterly in Ireland. Nominated this year for a Lucie award.
http://www.blowphotomagazine.com/
Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro Magazine is a vibrant printed space, dedicated to visual culture and editorial experimentation. Reviewed postively in Vogue, Esquire, Creative Review, etc
http://kilimag.com/about/
COLORS
COLORS was originally conceived as a nomadic magazine that would wander the world. After being founded in New York, it moved to Rome, then Paris, before moving to Fabrica, Benetton's Communication Research Center in Treviso, northern Italy in 1997.
http://www.colorsmagazine.com/about/
Blind Spot is a semi-annual art journal that publishes unseen work by living photographers. In Blind Spot, images are given primacy and published collaboratively rather than curatorially, unaccompanied by introductory, biographical or explanatory text. Blind Spot is not about photography, our content is photography. Nominated this year for a Lucie award
http://www.blindspot.com/about/
Blow
Currently blocked by the University servers. This is an A3 magazine, published quarterly in Ireland. Nominated this year for a Lucie award.
http://www.blowphotomagazine.com/
Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro Magazine is a vibrant printed space, dedicated to visual culture and editorial experimentation. Reviewed postively in Vogue, Esquire, Creative Review, etc
http://kilimag.com/about/
COLORS
COLORS was originally conceived as a nomadic magazine that would wander the world. After being founded in New York, it moved to Rome, then Paris, before moving to Fabrica, Benetton's Communication Research Center in Treviso, northern Italy in 1997.
http://www.colorsmagazine.com/about/
Eyemazing
Winner
of the Lucie award in 2008, and runner up in 2011, Eyemazing is, "a
unique moving gallery dedicated to international contemporary
photography."
A comprehensive list of photography magazines that I know
(the highlighted ones are the ones we subscribe to)
8 Magazine - ceased
Ag -ceased?
Blind Spot - $65
Blow - 45 euros
CPhoto - $86, 2 vols. per year
Colors Magazine -$75
Daylight Magazine - ceased
European Photography* [available online via Library Search]
Exit - 100 euros, 4 issues
Portfolio - ceased
Changes to magazines in the last few years
Portfolio Magazine ceased publication in 2010 (after twenty two years)
8 Magazine ceased publication in 2011 (after ten years)
British Journal of Photography became monthly in 2010
FOAM Magazine added to the collection in 2012
Photoworks moved from bi-annual publication to annual in 2012