The first example is this zine Berlin Wallride by David Cooper, it is a simple photo documentary zine of a skate trip to Berlin he and his friends embarked on. It is well printed on thick card but poorly bound and so bows out. As mentioned previously this is more about the end product that the content of zines, however I feel that I may try something similar with photos from my recent skate trip to Paris.
Blood of the Young are a Toronto based blog and printers dedicated to youthful documentary photography and self publishing. They run an online blog that is regularly updated and regularly print both collections of accumulated work and documents dedicated to specific photographers.
Shown below - 'And I Slept Fine Because my Bed Still smells Like Sex With You' by Dimitri Karakostas.
Fourteen-Nineteen are another example of both an online and printed presence in the self publishing world. They are london based and consider themselves as "exploring and exposing young photographic ingenuity', although the name suggests so they do not entirely limit themselves to youth and teenagers but more so the feeling of youth. Below is an example from their collection of books available in their shop.
Self Publish Be Happy are the largest organisation I have looked at so far and are at the forefront of self publishing in the UK. They not only help artists sell books/zines but also feature articles on up and coming artists and projects while also creating their own collections of work and regularly asking for submissions. Although they do not print for people they will gladly sell products that have already been made or give attention to those in the process of being made. Again they have an extensive shop and regularly update their website with everything and anything related to self publishing.
Shown below - 'Self Publish Be Naughty' by Self Publish Be Happy.
