CENTRAL is an event that is not just about buying and selling photobooks but more about sharing, learning and engaging with the photobook; centring a community of makers, collectors, researchers & new audiences.

PUBLISHERS

CENTRAL brings together nationally and internationally recognised photobook publishers from across the UK and beyond alongside local and regional publishers and makers.

The photobook fair showcases a diverse range of publishing practices, from high-production, cloth-bound books to experimental book objects, as well as the handmade, the stapled, the photocopied —and everything in between.

TALKS

Our programme of talks focuses on the photobook, highlighting the intersections of photography, print, design and materials. Talks cover individual photobooks, Publishing Practice and photobook Histories.

EXHIBITS

Through our curated photobook exhibitions, we aim to situate the photobook within an art-historical context, highlighting its important role in art history and opening up new avenues for engagement and academic inquiry.

Each year our programme includes displays that look at Birmingham and the wider Midlands region, drawing attention to local historical and contemporary practices.

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