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Very pleased to announce Joni Leach, and her project ‘Having, Holding’ as the winner of the first ZONE6 publishing prize at LCC. The work stood out through the delicacy and simplicity with which it treated its subject matter. The dummy book was thoughtful and considered, and the inclusion of the church lectern quietly confrontational. Having, Holding, explores grief as something physical. Throughout the photographs, a cumbersome chunk of chalk is carried around. The unbearable weight of death is emotionally draining, but is also an act of physical endurance. In the immediate aftermath of death, the enormity of the world is often reduced to the simplest of questions. Hey are you having dinner? How was lunch? What time do you think you’ll head over tomorrow? In this way Joni carefully combines exerts from text messages and poems with her photographs. A few years ago, I wrote a poem about how each March I carry around a large, invisible backpack. It is incredibly heavy because it holds all of me and all of you. Each year the bag is smaller, yet somehow never lighter. To see photography so elegantly express this same sentiment was particularly moving. “There will be apple trees again” @jonimayphotography @lcclondon Special thanks to @emmersons1981 for supporting

Seasons 1-4 by Millie Melvin launching this Friday at Peckham24 Very special book this so not giving much away - come and see it in person - more information soon Limited edition of 66 Original graphic score made in response to the work by Max Winter Gorgeous graphic design by George Boyce Handmade in London See you on Friday - will have some bottles behind the table so come down early for a drink Xxx @millie_melvin @max___winter @gbyce @peckham24photo

New Book is very very hot - GODSENT by Prince Aryee and Tom Ringsby GODSENT is a brief image based document of the Dragon Boys - a group of fire-breathing acrobats in Accra, Ghana. 35mm, DVCAM and medium format all combined Really wicked, really big, full bleed, 4 panel screen printed cover by Tanguy @ Varylab !!!!! Brilliant graphic design by Guillaume Noodles Very excited to share more details on the book soon LAUNCHING AT PECHKAM24 SEE YOU THERE @tomringsby @prince_godsent @guillaumenoodles @varylab

GODSENT • COMING SOON PRINCE ARYEE X TOM RINGSBY X ZONE6

Do remember and don’t forget, if you are an artist, publisher, designer, student etc etc BOYCOTT HP INDIGO Hewlett Packard (HP), including Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and HP Inc, is a significant enabler of Israel’s ongoing occupation. Through its partnerships with the Israeli government, military, prisons and police, HP provides critical technological and logistical support that facilitates war crimes as well as crimes against humanity. HPE also supports Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority, a crucial pillar of its apartheid system, by providing technology for its databases and IT systems. HP Indigo is a commonly used digital printer, however there are plenty of equally good alternatives. If you would like a list of art / book printers in the England that do and do not use HP printers, please dm me. ————— Spreads from Frames of Annexation by Jacob Lazarus, published by ZONE6, 2023. This publication was the result of a collaboration between hundreds of people and countless cameras: phones, body-cams, dash cams and CCTV cameras; it is the product of years of co-resistance to the Israeli occupation, presenting visual documentation of human rights abuses and solidarity activism in the Jordan Valley, West Bank. @jordan_valley_activists The book included two essays, one by Jacob and one by Dalia Al-Dujaili A full PDF of the book is available via Jacob’s website @k__lazarus

The last three years at our studio in Kennington were a real treat, although became slowly more and more cramped. Now me and Charlie have moved about a mile down the road. Thank you to everyone who came to work on a book, stop by for a chat, a cup of tea or just to hang out. Feel lucky to work with so many amazing artists and friends 💙 New studio is big and has proper windows :) As we packed up to leave I found a few things and realised a few things are almost out of stock…. ————— Zagora, 1967 by James Becket - only 1 copy left on online store, be warned! The remaining available copies are at @thephotographersgallery @icalondon @southlondongallery and @villagebooks.co Kok Boru by Charlie Birch - only 5 copies left online! Future Mythology - SOLD OUT !! I Just Want To Stay Home by Robbie Spotswood - found 2 copies of this long sold out beauty, still only £20, move fast! ————— As always all money from sales goes directly to funding new books Xxx

“Athens, the morning of April 21st, 1967. Maria Kalavrou is working in her fiancé’s dry cleaning business. On the radio, she hears the military Junta’s decree: stay in your houses, anyone found in the streets will be shot. Maria shuts up shop and hurries home, just a few steps away. She never arrives. There’s a bullet through her throat. The official report simply states “Cause of death: Accident”. Her coffin is sealed, there’s an official injunction that it must never be opened. Her fiancé sets about taking Maria’s body back to her birthplace, the village of Zagora.” Our latest book: Zagora, 1967 by James Becket, documents the dramatic first year of the Greek Junta - a regime of right-wing colonels that forcibly ruled the country from 1967 to 1974. Through a collection of meticulously composed and subtly revealing black and white images, James’ photographs, and accompanying words, shed light on the mountain village of Zagora. The book also includes original contacts sheets, a three fascinating texts, as well as scans from the Swiss newspaper where these images were first seen, now for the first time James Becket’s remarkable work is published in a dedicated edition. Available to purchase online now with international shipping available Softcover with printed dust jacket Foreword & original article, James Becket Afterword, Sofia Bennett Collages, Charlie Usher

Last night, as part of London Palestine Film Festival, SkatePal screened two films: Epicly Palestine’d, The Birth of Skateboarding in the West Bank (2015) and EXIST (2025). Filmed a decade apart, the two films track the rise of skateboarding in Palestine, from its grassroots birth under occupation, to SkatePal manager Aram Sabbah’s journey of resistance on the road to the Olympic qualifiers. And so this is your yearly reminder to buy all of your Christmas presents from SkatePal. They have an amazing selection of merch online and regularly collaborate with Palestinian artists and designers from around the world. All funds go directly towards supporting skateboarding in the West Bank and Gaza. You can follow @gaza_skate_team and @skateboarding.ps to see where your money is going. A couple of years ago I was given the absolute privilege of curating a small exhibition celebrating 10 years of SkatePal (see images). Alongside Alex, Dee, Charlie, Theo and many others we bought together work by countless volunteers, mixing this with video footage and some incredible ephemera - all in the name of celebrating SkatePal. To be part of this wonderful family means so much to me, it has taught me more about this rotten world than I could ever hope to write in a caption. We also exhibited work by three Palestinian artists: Yasmeen Mjalli, Aram Sabbah and Maen Hammad ❤️ Yasmeen’s Nol collective continue to make the most gorgeous and elegant clothes, all hand woven by women across Palestine @nolcollective Maen’s debut photobook, Landing, has just been published and can be purchased from @huwawabooks @maenster Aram needs no more words. Most handsome, funniest, goated habibi on the planet! @aramsabbah From the river to the sea Palestine will be free @skate_pal @skate_pal @skate_pal

Join ZONE6 for the launch of their latest publication – Zagora, 1967 by James Becket – on 27 November 📷 The newest photobook from ZONE6 (@zone6press ), features never-before-seen photographs of the Greek village of Zagora, Pelion, revealing the subtle transformations unfolding in a local community during the tumultuous first year of Greece’s military dictatorship (1967–1974). Photographer James Becket and his wife Maria Becket were deeply involved in the resistance movement against the junta, and this publication offers a rare, intimate glimpse into that moment in history. 📅 Thu 27 Nov, 6:30pm 📍 @icalondon 🎟️ Free to attend – advance booking required (link in bio) Photographs by James Becket #Zagora #1967 #Zone6 #Publishing #BookLaunch #GreekHistory #Greece #Talks #ICA

Save the date: 27th November 2025 Later this month, we will launch a brand new book of previously unpublished photographs by James Becket. Zagora, 1967 subtly documents a Greek village undergoing change in the first year of the country’s military dictatorship. Join us at the ICA from 6:30-9:30pm Foreword & original article, James Becket Afterword, Sofia Bennett Collages, Charlie Usher ZONE6 @icalondon

Zagora, 1967 Next month, we will be publishing a new photobook by James Becket (b.1936). The book documents the Greek village of Zagora, Pelion in August 1967. James’ remarkable photographs subtly show the shifts that took place, on a local scale, in the dramatic first year of the Greek military dictatorship - a regime of right-wing colonels that forcibly ruled the country from 1967 to 1974. Apart from their original, and anonymous, appearance in a Swiss newspaper, the images in this book have never been published. In a time of growing autocracy, political suppression and censorship, these images will now be published comprehensively for the first time. It is a great honour to be trusted with them, and I am very much looking forward to shedding light on the remarkable life and career of James Becket. Together, James and his wife Maria Becket were instrumental political activists in the fight against the Greek junta. They organised and provided the key evidence for the case brought by Scandinavian countries to the European Commission for Human Rights, which succeeded in removing Greece from the Council of Europe. James published reports for Amnesty International, evidencing for the first time the widespread and systematic torture of citizens by the military police. James and Maria were also deeply involved in resistance clandestine efforts, such as orchestrating the escape of political prisoners, procuring forged passports, and preparing for armed resistance. It is in this context that James, a human rights lawyer, filmmaker and journalist, took the photographs which our upcoming book will present. It has been an absolute dream to collaborate on this book with Charlie Usher and Sofia Bennett. They have both made wonderful contributions to the book through essays and original artworks. Sofia is also James Becket’s granddaughter. The book will be launching at the end of November - more information on this soon!

Untitled (Houses) by Juliette Lena Hager Revisiting a curious book we published last year. Due to how long it took to sew, the book was produced in a very small edition, and as it sold out almost immediately I never got round to posting about it… I always liked the idea that it only existed in the physical, but I am moving (Houses) soon and so today felt like a nice time to share. The book is big and heavy, with formulaic/repetitive design, and thin, slightly translucent paper. The contrasting sturdy, yet delicate build up creates a precious object. 248 Pages 280 x 210 mm Section sewn with exposed spine and fold out poster / dust jacket “Houses (Untitled), is a reimagining of a sculpture by Juliette Lena Hager. The sculpture is a collection of 456 house portraits, printed on latex and weaved together into a complex tapestry. Created during lockdown, each image was sourced online, from a wide variety of sources, and in each instance the house is presented frontally, emphasising its most archetypal and recognisable form. The latex pieces, with their skin-like texture, evoke a corporeal quality, each fragment embodying the concept of “house” as both surface and symbol. The repetition of this form induces a kind of semantic satiation: as the viewer scans the work, the meaning of the house begins to dissolve. Some images appear blurred or degraded, while others remain sharply defined, prompting a quiet tension between what is real and what is digitally rendered.” @cursedjuliet