The Light Observer Magazine & Publishing
Distributed internationally by Les presses du réel, Idea Books and Ra&Olly
Our approach focuses on the development of concept-driven publications, often exploring the form of the book and its meaning.
Editorial projects are developed in close collaboration with artists, fully embracing the specific nature of the project and content, in continuity with their artistic practice.
The magazine aims to ‘investigate our relationship with light’, freely exploring this inspiring subject, featuring photographic series by emerging and established photographers, interviews with renowned creatives in the fields of art, cinema, and fashion, as well as dialogues with philosophers, scientists, and architects. It includes essays on the meaning, understanding, and use of light in these fields.
Where to find us
Selected places:
Yvon Lambert, Paris / Athenaeum, Amsterdam / Delpire & co, Paris / TIPI Bookshop, Brussels / Seattle Art Museum, Seattle / MONA, Australia / Centre de la Photographie de Genève, Genève / Cahier Central, Paris / Casa Magazines, New York / Kubrick, Hong Kong / MagCulture, London / Heath Ceramics, San Francisco / Rastine, Lithuania / Papercut, Stockholm / Do You Read Me, Berlin / Reading Room, Milano
Distinctions
Nomination for the Bob Calle Artist’s Book Prize 2025
Winner of the Prix Unique du Livre and participation in the International Graphic Design Biennial 2025
Nomination for the Aperture / Paris Photo Book Prize and exhibition at the Grand Palais during Paris Photo 2025
Exhibition for the Aperture Prize at Printed Matter, New York
Selected for the LUMA Dummy Book Award and exhibition during the Rencontres d’Arles 2024
Past and Upcoming events
Sprint Art Book Fair Milano - 29-30 NOVEMBER 2025
Paris Photo, 2025
Art Basel, Basel - 19 JUNE - The Light Observer 08 Launch
Photobooks Switzerland, Geneva - 14-15 JUNE 2025
Talk at Camera Torino, Turin - 13 MAY 2025
Bianco Ordinario Launch - TIPI Bookshop, Brussels - 30 JANUARY 2025
Bianco Ordinario Launch - Librairie Sans Titre, Paris - 23 JANUARY 2025
Art Basel Paris - 16-20 OCTOBER 2024
Carta Publishing Fair, Nice - 5 & 6 OCTOBER 2024
Exhibition at Mercredi/Samedi Gallery Space, Laida Lertxundi, Nice - 25 SEPTEMBER - 12 OCTOBER 2024
Volumes, Independent Art Publishing Fair, Zurich - 18 & 19 NOVEMBER 2023
Artissima, Torino - NOVEMBER 2023
L’image satellite, Nice - 23 SEPTEMBER — 14 OCTOBER 2023
Art Basel, 2022
Boutographies, 2022
Zonamaco, 2022
Macro Museum, Roma - 23 SEPTEMBER 2021 - 18.00 - Live magazine - Talk with artists Cecilia Del Gatto and José Angelino
Milan Design Week, 2021
Tokyo Art Book Fair, 2020
Triennale Milano - 23 SEPTEMBER, 2020 - 18.30 - Talk with Valentina Ciuffi and Sophie Dries
Zonamaco, 2020
Galeria Joan Prats - 28 NOVEMBER, 2019 - 19.00 - Carrer de Balmes, 54, Barcelona - Special Guest: Studio MESURA
Reading Room - 14 NOVEMBER, 2019 - 19.00 - via Mincio 10, Milano - Special Guest: ADI HAXHIAJ