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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Kalum Carter

5 reasons why I think every photographer should make a zine (even in the digital age)

Kalum Carter.

In an age dominated by Instagram carousels and scrolling feeds, it’s easy to forget the power of holding a photograph in your hands. That’s exactly why I have a passion for photography books, and why I’ve returned to making photography zines.

There’s something irreplaceable about curating a sequence of images, designing pages and creating a tangible object that tells a story on its own terms. Zines force you to finish projects, make editorial decisions and consider pacing, sequencing and scale in a way that no screen can replicate. They’re personal, collectible and deeply satisfying, in addition to expanding what photography can be.

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