Mack (publishing)

Art and photography publishing house

Mack

Status| Active
Founded| 2010
Founder| Michael Mack
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Headquarters location| London, SE4
Distribution| Worldwide
Publication types| Books
Nonfiction topics| Photography and Arts
Official website| www.mackbooks.co.uk

Mack (stylised as MACK) is an independent art and photography publishing house based in London.[1] Mack works with established and emerging artists, writers and curators, and cultural institutions, releasing around 40 books per year. The publisher was founded in 2010 in London by Michael Mack.[1]

## Details

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Mack was founded in 2010 in London by Michael Mack, who previously worked as managing director of Steidl, founding the SteidlMack imprint.[1]

Mack takes part in various art and book fairs, showcasing new titles, participating in talks, and organising artist book signings. These annual events include The London Book Fair in March; AIPAD in NYC in April; LA Art Book Fair in April; PhotoLondon in May; Rencontres d'Arles, in July; the NY Art Book Fair in September; Frankfurt Book Fair in October; Paris Photo in November.

In 2011, Michael Mack was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by the University of Plymouth for his contribution to art publishing.

## Awards for Mack titles

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* Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2009 – won by Paul Graham's a shimmer of possibility.
* Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation 2011 – Best PhotoBook from the last fifteen years – won by Paul Graham's a shimmer of possibility.
* Rencontres d'Arles 2011 Contemporary Book Award – won by Taryn Simon's A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters.[2]
* Rencontres d'Arles 2012 Author Book Award – won by Christian Patterson's Redheaded Peckerwood.[3]
* Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013 – won by Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin's War Primer 2.[4]
* Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2014 – won by Martin Kollar's Field Trip.[5][6]
* ICP Infinity Award 2014 from the International Center of Photography – won by Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin's Holy Bible.[7]
* Paris Photo 2016 Photobook of the Year – won by Gregory Halpern's ZZYZX.[8]
* Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation 2018 Photography Catalogue of the Year – won by Ursula Schulz-Dornburg's The Land in Between.
* Rencontres d'Arles 2018 Photo Text Book Award – won by Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin's War Primer 2.
* Richard Schlagman Art Book Awards 2019 Contemporary Art Award – won by Thomas Demand's The Complete Papers.

## First Book Award

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In 2012, Mack established the First Book Award,[9] in collaboration with the National Media Museum, Bradford and the Wilson Centre for Photography, London. This annual photography publishing award was open to photographers who had not previously had a book published by a third party publishing house. The call for submissions emphasises a predilection for projects conceived in book form: works that find a voice through the book. Submission was via an array of nominators who were asked to recommend projects. The Award ran until 2021.

### Winners

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* 2012: Anne Sophie Merryman, Mrs. Merryman's Collection.
* 2013: Paul Salveson, Between the Shell.
* 2014: Joanna Piotrowska, FROWST.
* 2015: Ciarán Óg Arnold, I went to the worst of bars hoping to get killed. but all I could do was to get drunk again.
* 2016: Sofia Borges, The Swamp.[10]
* 2017: Emmanuelle Andrianjafy, Nothing's in Vain.[11]
* 2018: Hayahisa Tomiyasu, TTP.[12]
* 2019: Jerome Ming, Oobanken.[13][14]
* 2020: Damian Heinisch, 45.
* 2021: Marvel Harris, Marvel.[15]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Balhetchet, Sophie (2013). "Michael Mack". Hotshoe. No. 184\. Hotshoe International Ltd. pp. 72–73.(subscription required)
2. ^ "2011 Edition", Rencontres d'Arles. Accessed 5 September 2015.
3. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (9 July 2012). "Torgovnik's powerful portraits from Rwanda take top prize at Arles". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
4. ^ Sean O'Hagan. "Deutsche Börse photography prize 2013 won by Broomberg and Chanarin | Art and design". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
5. ^ "Winner 2014, Oskar Barnack Award. Accessed 5 September 2015.
6. ^ Matthew Rycroft, "How Martin Kollar’s award-winning project took shape", The Cooperative of Photography, 25 June 2014. Accessed 5 September 2015.
7. ^ "Infinity Awards | International Center of Photography". International Center of Photography. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
8. ^ "PHOTOBOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER: ZZYZX - Paris Photo Grand Palais". www.parisphoto.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
9. ^ "First Book Award". www.firstbookaward.com. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
10. ^ "Sofia Borges: The Swamp". Mack. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
11. ^ Nothing's in Vain by Emmanuelle Andrianjafy. Mack.
12. ^ "Photo London: Hayahisa Tomiyasu's TTP wins the MACK First Book Award". British Journal of Photography. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
13. ^ "Ones to Watch 2019: Jerome Ming". British Journal of Photography. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
14. ^ "Jerome Ming Wins 2019 First Book Award". Photo District News. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
15. ^ "Mack First book award". Mack First book award. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

## External links

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* Official website
* First Book Award
* Michael Mack describes his photobook publishing (video)
* Interview with Michael Mack by Paper Journal

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