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Independent publisher of photobooks and lens-based art books. Since 2012. blowuppress.eu linktr.ee/blowuppress
✨New release from BLOW UP PRESS✨
EST ET NON EST by Paweł Żak — a conceptual exploration of heaven through photography.
Purely manual process—free from AI and digital alteration.
📖 Immerse yourself in this visual + conceptual journey — link in bio.
Partner: Polskie Porty Lotnicze SA
Join us in Lausanne, Switzerland on 20–21 September at Photo Elysée (Place de la Gare 17) for Booklette!
This vibrant event — organized by Images Vevey and Photo Elysée — brings together publishers, artists and book lovers.
More info: images.ch/en/editions/booklette
See you there!
✨ Preorder ends soon ✨
Małgorzata Stankiewicz’s VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE is coming this October!
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts mid-October.
💙 Link in bio.
Partners: Pro Helvetia & Favini Papers
✨ Preorder continues ✨
Małgorzata Stankiewicz’s VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE is coming this October!
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts mid-October.
💙 Link in bio.
Partners: Pro Helvetia & Favini Papers
✨ Preorder continues ✨
Małgorzata Stankiewicz’s VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE is coming this October!
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts mid-October.
💙 Link in bio.
Partners: Pro Helvetia & Favini Papers
📚 Submissions are open for the Maribor Photobook Award 2025!
Our editors Aneta Kowalczyk & Grzegorz Kosmala join the jury.
Published a photobook since Jan 2023? Main prize €3,000 + two €500 category awards.
Deadline 30 Sept – apply here 👉 theangrybat.com/https-theang...
🌟 Did you know? 🌟
Our art director and book designer Aneta Kowalczyk will be part of the Exposure Portfolio Review hosted by the Los Angeles Center of Photography!
📅 The reviews take place online, 15–19 October.
Don’t miss this chance — register today!
More info 👉 lacphoto.org/events/expos...
🚨 Just out:
“Weronika Gęsicka’s ENCYCLOPÆDIA makes a not-so-subtle point about the question of truth… The book is an epic warning about what may lie ahead, disguised in the package of a trusted source.”
Full review 👉 lenscratch.com/2025/09/wero...
Click the link in bio to order your copy today!
🔥 Michael Ackerman is back!
HOMESICK NEW YORK — raw, dreamlike, unforgettable.
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts second half of November.
🌉 Link in bio.
Photo: New York, 1999 © Michael Ackerman
Partner: Gmund Paper
✨ Preorder now ✨
Michael Ackerman’s HOMESICK NEW YORK is coming this November!
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts second half of November.
🌉 Link in bio to preorder.
Partner: Gmund Paper
✨ Preorder now ✨
Michael Ackerman’s HOMESICK NEW YORK is coming this November!
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts second half of November.
🌉 Link in bio to preorder.
Photo: New York, 2019. © Michael Ackerman
Partner: Gmund Paper
✨ Preorder continues ✨
Małgorzata Stankiewicz’s VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE is coming this October!
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts mid-October.
💙 Link in bio.
Partners: Pro Helvetia & Favini Papers
✨ Preorder continues ✨
Małgorzata Stankiewicz’s VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE is coming this October!
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts mid-October.
💙 Link in bio.
Partners: Pro Helvetia & Favini Papers
✨ Preorder continues ✨
Małgorzata Stankiewicz’s VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE is coming this October!
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts mid-October.
💙 Link in bio.
Partners: Pro Helvetia & Favini Papers
Thanks to our friends from Rust Publishing, you can discover our carefully selected titles at their roving stand during the 2025 Sopot Photo Festival (Sept 5–7).
Keep an eye out — Rust will be moving between PGS State Gallery of Art, Sopoteka (Sopot Centrum), Splot Gallery, and Qrort Studio.
From our portfolio:
✨ ONCE A YEAR THE STICK SHOOTS by Nastasiia Leliuk & Natalia Wiernik ✨
🌱➡️🔫 A branch or a rifle? Childhood play or brutal reality? War blurs the line.
📦 Available now. Link in bio.
Partner: Arctic Paper
From our portfolio:
✨ ETERNAL U by Hubert Humka ✨
🌿 Step into a poetic forest of memory, change, and lasting presence.
📦 Available now – bring this luminous, contemplative work into your collection. Link in bio.
✨ Preorder now ✨
One of 19 unique, original strips reserved exclusively for the preorder collector’s edition of HOMESICK NEW YORK by Michael Ackerman.
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts second half of November.
🏙 Link in bio.
Partner: Gmund Paper
✨ Preorder now ✨
Michael Ackerman’s HOMESICK NEW YORK is coming this November!
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts second half of November.
🏙 Link in bio to preorder.
Partner: Gmund Paper
✨ Preorder now ✨
Michael Ackerman’s HOMESICK NEW YORK is coming this November!
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts second half of November.
🏙 Link in bio to preorder.
Partner: Gmund Paper
✨ Preorder continues ✨
Małgorzata Stankiewicz’s VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE is coming this October!
🌿 A poetic journey through the increasingly frail waters of the Baltic Sea.
⏳ Preorder till September 30 – shipping starts mid-October.
💙 Link in bio.
Partners: Pro Helvetia & Favini Papers
Preorder for Małgorzata Stankiewicz’s viridescent, afire continues.
Release: October 2025.
Shipping: mid-October.
Reserve your copy now — link in bio.
Preview of HOMESICK NEW YORK by Michael Ackerman, now available for preorder.
🔗 Reserve your copy now! Link in bio.
Preorder ends on September 30. Shipping starts in the second half of November 2025.
One of 19 unique strips comes with the collector’s edition of Michael Ackerman’s HOMESICK NEW YORK. ✨ Each is signed, original, and never repeated. Preorder ends Sept 30. 📦
🔗 Link in bio.
New York, 2018
From HOMESICK NEW YORK by Michael Ackerman, now available for preorder.
🔗 Reserve your copy now! Link in bio.
Preorder ends on September 30. Shipping starts in the second half of November 2025.
Preorder now: HOMESICK NEW YORK by Michael Ackerman — a poetic, analog journey through memory and connection.
Available in exclusive versions, including original signed darkroom prints.
Preorder ends on September 30. Ships late November 2025. Limited edition.
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🌊 Preorder VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE by Małgorzata Stankiewicz — a meditative dive into the Baltic Sea’s “dead zones,” where myth meets science. Printed on algae-based paper by Favini, with support from Pro Helvetia. Preorder ends on Sep 30. Ships mid-Oct.
🔗 Link in bio
Weronika Gęsicka’s ENCYCLOPÆDIA is coming to Rencontres d’Arles!
📍 Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation, Arles
📅 7 July – 5 October 2025
📚 Book signings:
✍️ July 10, 5 PM – Librairie du Palais (Mirage Photobooks Fair)
✍️ July 11, 6:30 PM – ENSP (Arles Books Fair)
🔗 Link in bio for more on the book.
Arles, we’re coming!
Meet us at Mirage Photobook Fair, July 8–12, 2–9 PM (12 rue de Vernon).
This year we’re presenting several titles never seen before in Arles — including a new release!
🖋️ Book signings at Librairie du Palais, 10 rue du Plan de la Cour.
👋 À bientôt, Arles!
We’re thrilled to be back in Arles!
Join us at the Arles Books Fair at ENSP (30 av. Victor Hugo) from July 8–12, 1–7:30 PM.
We’re bringing 5️⃣ books never shown in Arles before, including a brand-new release!
Artist signings throughout the week.
👋 À bientôt, Arles!
