One Day: Ten Photographers

by Harvey Benge (Photographer), Gerry Badger (Photographer), Jessica Backhaus (Photographer)

In 2009 photo artist Harvey Benge had the idea of getting a group of photographers together to shoot a book in a day. On June 21, 2010—the day of the solstice—ten of the world's leading photographers each shot a series for a book in different places around the world. The result is a truly unique collector's item, a boxed set including ten individual and elaborately designed hardcover books. Jessica Backhaus lives in Berlin and New York. Since 2005 she has published four photobooks and has exhibited internationally. Gerry Badger is a London photo historian, critic, and photographer. His published books include The Photobook— A History . Harvey Benge works from both Auckland and Paris, and has exhibited internationally. John Gossage 's groundbreaking The Pond (1985) remains one of the most important photobooks of the medium. With his first monograph House Hunting (2001) Todd Hido became a rising star of the American art scene. Based in the Netherlands, documentary photographer Rob Hornstra predominantly works on long-term projects around the world. Rinko Kawauchi has become one of the most celebrated photographers of her generation in Japan. Austrian photographer Eva Maria Ocherbauer lives in Berlin and has published several photobooks. Martin Parr bridges the divide between art and documentary photography. He is member of Magnum agency, and a world authority on the photobook. He lives in Bristol, England. Minneapolis-based Alec Soth ’s widely acclaimed first monograph Sleeping by the Mississippi was published in 2004, followed by Niagara and Dog Days Bogota .

304 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2011

About the author

Harvey Benge was a New Zealand photographer.