What are the best art-photography magazines around the world?

[bluphoto]

<p>I was wondering what there was out there in the way of good “coffee table quality” fine art photography magazines / periodicals. I’m in the UK, but have subscribed to Photographie magazine from Germany, which I find good, but has become much more editorial and less pictorial in the last couple of years. That said, it has changed publisher in the last month or so, so may have a resurgence, or perhaps it will go down the tubes altogether!</p>

<p>I know there’s Carrie Leigh, but that’s devoted to the nude – which is fine, but it’s a little bit TOO specialist for my liking. That said, I haven’t seen a hard copy – what do you guys think of it?</p>

<p>I don’t mind the language, as I can make at least some sense out of most printed European languages.</p>

<p>There was a good magazine a few years ago that I found excellent, though it ended up getting pulled and the online side of the magazine in my opinion crossed the line from fine art photography to adult entertainment, which was a real shame.</p>

<p>British photography magazines seem to be very technique, equipment and advertisement biased, rather than containing quality pictorials and interesting editorials. Most of them also seem to be cheaply printed (Digital Photographer is the best UK mag IMHO)</p>

<p>Ideally I’d like to see pictorials including figure, fashion, portrait, travel, with the emphasis on the aesthetic with articles about current photographers and those who shaped the genre historically. I am not interested in advertisements (though I understand that these are a necessary evil to subsidise the publication) or in equipment reviews. Some photographic technique articles might be enlightening, though I can’t stand photoshop tutorials in an art magazine!</p>

<p>Do any of you guys have any experience of such publications? I'd appreciate any pointers you could give me.</p>

<p>Best regards,<br>

Guy</p>

[William Kahn]

<p>One would be <em>Aperture</em>...</p>

[akgraham]

<p>I like this French magazine better than any from the UK:<br>

<a href="http://www.photo.fr/">http://www.photo.fr/</a></p>

[patricklavoie]

<p>so many option i dont know where to start!? I like to go in a specialize store where i can see all the option with my eye..</p>

<p>let start start with;</p>

<p>S magazine<br>

V<br>

Nico<br>

Zink<br>

WallPaper<br>

Italian Vogue<br>

Volt<br>

Lush<br>

Dazed<br>

Aperture<br>

French<br>

Surface<br>

10<br>

Double<br>

LensWork<br>

Azure<br>

.... and so on ; )</p>

<p>maybe that site can help.. dont think they are all good.. but its a list to start!</p>

<p>http://www.allyoucanread.com/top-10-art-magazines/</p>

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[bluphoto]

<p>Patrick - you never fail to come up with the goods! I wish I had such a specialist store near me, but alas, 'tis not to be.<br>

There's a lot to be going on with here, though right now I'm liking the look of the French "Photo" magazine, suggested by Andrew.</p>

 

[mdc002]

<p>I personally think Lenswork is one of the premier magazines.</p>

[Spearhead]

<p>I like Nueva Luz.</p>