In celebration of the warmest of the seasons, Lay Flat is giving $5 off the cover price of Lay Flat 02: Meta when you order by August 1st.

Visit www.layflat.org to take advantage of this offer… and then pour yourself a nice cold glass of lemonade!

Happy summer.

Lay Flat and the International Center of Photography invite you to celebrate the release of Lay Flat 02: Meta.

Friday, March 26th from 6-7:30pm
FREE and open to the public!

ICP Museum Store
International Center of Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
t: 212-857-9725

The editors and various contributors will be in attendance and available to sign copies of the publication.

For more information or to purchase visit www.layflat.org

* RSVP is not required but you can do so on the Facebook event page.

I’m very happy to announce that Lay Flat 02: Meta is now available!

Lay Flat 02: Meta
104 pages, perfect bound
7.75 x 10 in. / 19.7 x 25.4 cm.
Edition of 2,000
$30 + S&H

Edited by Shane Lavalette and Guest Editor Michael Bühler-Rose, Lay Flat 02: Meta brings together the works of contemporary photographers whose images are conceptually engaged with the history, process and conventions of the medium itself. Photographs by Claudia Angelmaier, Semâ Bekirovic, Charles Benton, Walead Beshty, Lucas Blalock, Talia Chetrit, Anne Collier, Natalie Czech, Jessica Eaton, Roe Ethridge, Sam Falls, Stephen Gill, Daniel Gordon, David Haxton, Matt Keegan, Elad Lassry, Katja Mater, Laurel Nakadate, Lisa Oppenheim, Torbjørn Rødland, Noel Rodo-Vankeulen, Joachim Schmid, Penelope Umbrico, Useful Photography, Charlie White, Ann Woo and Mark Wyse are accompanied by the textual contributions of Adam Bell (Co-editor, The Education of a Photographer), Lesley A. Martin (Publisher/Editor, Aperture Foundation), Alex Klein (Editor, Words Without Pictures), artists Noel Rodo-Vankeulen and Arthur Ou, as well as an interview with James Welling by Lyle Rexer (Author, The Edge of Vision: The Rise of Abstraction in Photography).

A few sample spreads:

Order online at www.layflat.org.

Photo-eye Magazine just published The Best Books of 2009, which brings together the selections of 25 prominent photographers, bookmakers, editors, publishers and critics. I’m happy to say that Lay Flat 01: Remain in Light was one of the featured titles, selected by Daniel Espeset (Contributing Editor at Photo-eye).

Have a look at all of the selections here.

Lay Flat is seeking donations of any size to go towards the printing and distribution of the next issue (release date TBA):

Edited by Shane Lavalette and Michael Bühler-Rose, Lay Flat 02: Meta brings together the works of contemporary photographers whose images are conceptually engaged with the history, process and conventions of the medium itself. Photographs by Claudia Angelmaier, Semâ Bekirovic, Charles Benton, Walead Beshty, Lucas Blalock, Talia Chetrit, Anne Collier, Natalie Czech, Jessica Eaton, Roe Ethridge, Sam Falls, Stephen Gill, Daniel Gordon, David Haxton, Matt Keegan, Elad Lassry, Katja Mater, Laurel Nakadate, Lisa Oppenheim, Torbjørn Rødland, Noel Rodo-Vankeulen, Joachim Schmid, Penelope Umbrico, Useful Photography, Charlie White, Ann Woo and Mark Wyse are accompanied by the textual contributions of Adam Bell (Co-editor, The Education of a Photographer), Lesley A. Martin (Publisher/Editor, Aperture Foundation), Alex Klein (Editor, Words Without Pictures), artists Noel Rodo-Vankeulen and Arthur Ou, as well as an interview with James Welling by Lyle Rexer (Author, The Edge of Vision: The Rise of Abstraction in Photography).

Please take a moment to consider the difference that your donation can make.

To make a donation online, visit www.layflat.org/donate.

Thanks everyone for your continued support.

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Unbound photographs from Lay Flat 01: Remain in Light
photographed by Panorama (Tokyo, Japan)

The response to the launch of Lay Flat has been phenomenal. Shortly after the release of Lay Flat 01: Remain in Light, the book received critical acclaim both in print and across the internet and a slew of positive e-mails came in through the website. The book quickly climbed to be the “#1 Best Seller” on Photo-eye and, in just the last few months, nearly all of the 1,000 copies have been sold through the Lay Flat website or in various bookstores across the globe. This is a very exciting time for photography and I’m thrilled to be working on this project, which I see as crucial collaboration between the artists, curators and writers of our time.

As I’m in the process of assembling Lay Flat 02, I wanted to send one final notice to let everyone know that there are only a few copies of Lay Flat 01 still available through the website. So, consider this a last call…

Lay Flat 01: Remain in Light
40 pages and 20 unbound photographs
5.5 x 7.5 in.
$25 + S&H

Included in Lay Flat 01: Remain in Light are essays by Tim Davis, Darius Himes, Cara Phillips and Eric William Carroll, an interview with Mike Mandel by Shane Lavalette and a poem by Jason Fulford, all accompanied by 20 unbound photographs from a selection of international photographers: Andreas Weinand, Anne Lass, Coley Brown, Debora Mittelstaedt, Ed Panar, Estelle Hanania, Gustav Almestål, Hiroyo Kaneko, Kamden Vencill, Mark McKnight, Michel Campeau, Nicolai Howalt & Trine Søndergaard, Nicola Kast, Nicholas Haggard, Shawn Records, Raimond Wouda, Richard Barnes, Thobias Fäldt, Whitney Hubbs and Yann Orhan.

Visit www.layflat.org to order.

Lay Flat on display at Golden Age (Chicago, IL)

Lay Flat 01: Remain in Light is now available for purchase at the following locations:

United States

Museum Shop of The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Golden Age (Chicago, IL)
Dashwood Books (New York, NY)
Spoonbill & Sugartown (Brooklyn, NY)
FAMILY (Los Angeles, CA)
Ooga Booga (Los Angeles, CA)
Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller (Albuquerque, NM)
Photo-eye Bookstore (Santa Fe, NM)

International

MOTTO Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Panorama (Tokyo, Japan)
Claire de Rouen Books (London, U.K.)
Photobookstore.co.uk (Kent, U.K.)
Librería Kowasa (Barcelona, Spain)

And, as always, copies are available for purchase directly through the website at www.layflat.org. There are less than 100 copies left – get yours before they sell out!

P.S. Facebook users can now become a ‘fan’. Check out the official Lay Flat page.

Lots of copies of Lay Flat prior to being mailed out last week.

Haven’t ordered a copy for yourself yet? Get one here.

Sunset Park, 2005 [from "Lay Flat 01: Remain in Light"]
© Debora Mittelstaedt

I’m very pleased to announce that the inaugural issue of Lay Flat is now available for purchase online.

Included in Lay Flat 01: Remain in Light are essays by Tim Davis, Darius Himes, Cara Phillips and Eric William Carroll, an interview with Mike Mandel and a poem by Jason Fulford, all accompanied by 20 unbound photographs from a selection of international photographers: Andreas Weinand, Anne Lass, Coley Brown, Debora Mittelstaedt, Ed Panar, Estelle Hanania, Gustav Almestål, Hiroyo Kaneko, Kamden Vencill, Mark McKnight, Michel Campeau, Nicolai Howalt & Trine Søndergaard, Nicola Kast, Nicholas Haggard, Shawn Records, Raimond Wouda, Richard Barnes, Thobias Fäldt, Whitney Hubbs and Yann Orhan.

Visit the website to order your copy now!

In addition, I’m happy to report that from February 11 until the 27th, the online magazine Flak Photo will be featuring a selection of images from Lay Flat 01: Remain in Light as chosen by their editor, Andy Adams. Stop by over the next few weeks to view some of the included photographs.

Again, I’d like to thank everyone who has supported this project along the way. This is for you.

Ridderkerk II, 2003
© Raimond Wouda

Dear Friends,

During the first “call for entries” period for Lay Flat, a number of photographers expressed that were very pleased that there was no entry fee involved. I am too! From the beginning, it was important to me that photographers were able to submit their work to be considered free of charge. Because of this, however, I have to ask for your help now. At this point, Lay Flat is just shy of the funds necessary to print and distribute the first issue but, with a little support from all of you, we can easily cover these costs!

If you’re a photographer who has submitted or simply a lover of photography, I urge you to take this moment to consider donating to Lay Flat. As a donor, you can know that you are supporting an exciting new publication that celebrates photography in a way that is unique from other publications. There is no minimum amount accepted – every penny counts! – but donors that give more than $20 will be thanked in print and will receive an advanced e-mail regarding the release of the publication.

To donate, just head to the website and find the “donate” button.

It has been a long wait, but things are finally coming together with the help of all of you. Thank you so much!

All best,
Shane