Where we are today
[December 17, 2019]
We’re transitioning. We’re evolving. We’re exploring.
But one thing will not change: our commitment to the basic idea that got this whole thing going: providing photographers the inspiration and motivation to make photo books.
Brief History of SoFoBoMo:
SoFoBoMo was created by Paul Butzi in 2008 and he ran it until 2011.
Read here for more info:
– http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2008/05/paul-butzis-sol.html
– http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/02/sofobomo-09.html
LIPG SoFoBoMo
“I remain a strong advocate of the SoFoBoMo as a wonderful way for photographers to move beyond producing individual “good” photographs and toward projects that require working a theme and producing a meaningful sequence of photographs supported with at least some text.”
– Pat Cooney
Pat Cooney started The LIPG SoFoBoMo project in September 2012 with permission from Paul Butzi. It is running to this day. As of 2015 they have about 20 photo books there. You should take a look at their beautiful projects.
More about SoFoBoMo2 (i.e. this incarnation of SoFoBoMo)
“The original SoFoBoMo was such a great idea and I had such a blast participating, I was compelled to try re-launch it starting 2014.
This is pretty much a labor of love. I learned so much, about photography, about books, about myself while making my photo books. I want to pay this forward and give other photographers a chance at this as well. And in the process, I hope we all have fun participating in SoFoBoMo.”
– Suprada, October 2, 2014
Other SoFoBoMo’ers
“I loved the original SoFoBoMo and created two books in 2009, a third in 2010, and a forth in 2011. I drifted away from putting photos into a book format for a few years when Paul closed SoFoBoMo. This year I really want to make sure that I and others get the opportunity to create and share a book again. I am thrilled to join Suprada in making SoFoBoMo a reality in 2016.
– Matthew G. Schmidt, 7 May 2016
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