In 2019, creativity in photobook publishing continued to flourish with outstanding works from an international group of independent and established publishers. This list, chosen by TIME’s photography staff, celebrates any type of book driven by photographs, from lavish volumes like music icon Rihanna’s visual autobiography to more experimental artists’ efforts like photographer Sohrab Hura’s The Coast.
Some photo books expose the unfamiliar in familiar circumstances or stories. Elinor Carucci’s Midlife illuminates a universal period in a woman’s life that is rarely exposed.
21 December 2019
