My primary objective was just to gather the best of last year’s work together as a collection – a slightly glossier ‘portfolio’ perhaps, rather than provide an archeological record for any of the sites in the book… Something that, as you have said, can be shown to people when they want to know what urbex photography is.

Now that I have a better understanding of the Blurb process, I am also looking into publishing smaller, project/site based, volumes which – where possible – will include some historic and diagramatic content to turn them into more of a read and less of a ‘journey of consciousness’… [You would not believe the original and downright surreal observations people have made about my photographs]. At this point I do not know what these titles might be but I am keen to develop some of the themes and collections from ‘In a Landscape’, so watch this space!

I’d agree with you about Blurb’s pricing appearing high compared to your high street book store, but given the astronomical costs other self publishing companies charge [Bob's Books would have been £100+ a copy for the same hardback option book I am retailing on Blurb for £45!], and the feedback I have had from customers so far, I am satisfied that Blurb represent an excellent opportunity for all artists to get their work printed and out into the world, whether it be 1 copy at a time, or 1000 copies at a time. In a Landscape contains 117 full colour/full page photographs within it’s 128 page count – 116 x 10″x8″ prints, and 1 x 20″x8″ panorama from as little as 27 pence [GBP] each! I do not get any commission for advertising Blurb, but I am quite astonished at what they can do for the price!

Paul