Jason Nocito and Daniel Shea – Untitled

 

 

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Softcover, 48 pages
28 x 24cm
Published by Ordinary Books, 2015

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Jason Nocito and Daniel Shea released a joint photo zine in the fall, designed by Camilla Venturini and published by Ordinary Books in a highly limited run of 500 copies. The 48-page volume consists of unattributed images of downtown Los Angeles and New York, leaving the viewer to guess who shot what. If you enjoy the blissfully laid-back style of either of these artists, treat yourself to a copy now before they're all gone.

—Available from Antenne Books

Pud II by Jason Nocito

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—01. Edition of 750.

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Jason Nocito’s personal work is some of the photography I relate to the most, initially being exposed to him through his connection as a former Vancouver resident. Pud II, designed by Ari Marcopoulos and Camilla Venturini of Ordinary Books, is a companion to Nocito's first release in this series, which will eventually form a trilogy. Built around the same large format photos of multicoloured NYC puddles in all their trash-filled glory, the second volume is also interspersed with supporting imagery that often comes off stoned, sometimes voyeuristic, and completely idiosyncratic.

—Available from Dashwood Books

Jason Nocito – Pud

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—01. Published by Dashwood, 2014.

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Even though Pud is published by Dashwood, I came across this unexpectedly engrossing book at Printed Matter. Although I am a bit tired of 'street photography', photography of actual streets seems remarkably fresh. Similar to the old adage about us all living in a giant's fingernail, Nocito's close-up photos of puddles and concrete truly feel like they're little universes in and of themselves.

—Available from Dashwood Books