Ethan Jones and I had the remarkable pleasure of creating Pause, to Begin with our epic team.

In conjunction with the Pause, to Begin exhibition at Booksmart Studio in the spring of 2009, we produced a color, 108 page catalogue and it’s now available for purchase. All of the sewing, gluing, and binding has a one-of-a-kind touch: the human hand. It’s truly beautiful and not to be missed.

Artists: Matthew Gamber, Tealia Ellis-Ritter, John Mann, Colin Blakely, Shawn Records, Thomas Prior, Hin Chua, Sonja Thomsen, Brea Souders, Timothy Briner, Alejandro Cartagena, Erika Larsen, Matthew Eich, Shannon Johnstone, Shawn Gust.

Additional contributors: Ethan Jones, David Wright, Susan Morelock, Joyce Tenneson, John Paul Caponigro, Cig Harvey.

Hand-bound book, ISBN 0-9765368-9-7
108 pages, 9.5 x 6.375 (in), 24 x 16.25 (cm)
Edition size: 500
Type of printing: digital, color.
US$31.99 + shipping.

Purchase the book through our publisher, Booksmart Studio.

Ethan Jones and I are the founders of Pause, to Begin, a unique project born in discussions about the direction of contemporary photography today. We’re elated to announce the release of the Pause, to Begin Catalogue Edition for sale through our publisher, Booksmart Studio.  

The beautiful hardbound catalogue (color, 108 pages) accompanies the Pause, to Begin exhibition held at Booksmart Studio from January 2–30, 2009, and is limited to 500 copies. The remarkable catalogue showcases the work of the 15 selected photographers, as well as statements on photography and the creation of Pause, to Begin by Ethan Jones and myself; advisors John Paul Caponigro and Joyce Tenneson; juror Cig Harvey; and editorial director Susan Morelock.

(Sonja Thomsen’s spread)

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I’ve also updated my website with the portraits I made while on the road for Pause, to Begin.

Erika Larsen, Chester, Maryland, 2009

(start it off right)