Photography Conf / signature CONTACT Photo Festival – Open Book. Demystifying the Artist-Publisher Relationship

Join artists and educators Chris Donovan and Zun Lee as they share their successful experiences in photobook publishing, including: how to foster relationships with publishers, securing funding and support, and why making a book is often the beginning rather than the end of a project.

Advance copies of Donovan’s book The Cloud Factory (published by GOST Books) will be available for purchase and signing.

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Chris Donovan is a documentary photographer based in eastern Canada. He is also an educator and PhD candidate at Toronto Metropolitan University. Donovan’s work has been recognised by the World Press Photo Awards, Pictures of the Year International, the Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant, and the Scotiabank New Generation Photography Award. His regular editorial clients include The New York Times and The Globe and Mail. Inspired by his industrialised hometown of Saint John, New Brunswick, Donovan’s work focuses on visual representations of communities with industrialised and post-industrial economies, with a particular focus on Atlantic Canada and the American Midwest.

Dr. Zun Lee is a physician, technology executive and educator who has been a full-time artist for the past 10 years. His practice incorporates photography, visual archives, socially engaged practice and creative writing. As a cultural entrepreneur with two decades of senior executive experience in management consulting, Lee also works with cultural and academic institutions to leverage storytelling for increased business and community impact. Lee is a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow and has exhibited, taught and spoken at numerous institutions in North America and Europe. His works are widely published and represented in public and private collections around the world.

Open Book: Demystifying the Artist-Publisher Relationship
Wednesday, March 12, 7-9pm
CONTACT Photobook Lab, 80 Spadina Ave, Suite 205