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BLOW UP PRESS Independent, boutique style publisher dedicated to contemporary photography. Established on July 1, 2012 and based in Warsaw, Poland.

Established in 2012, BLOW UP PRESS is a boutique style publishing house focused on contemporary photography, known from such publications as doc! photo magazine (quarterly mook dedicated to contemporary documentary photography) and DEBUTS (yearly publication presenting the most talented emerging Polish photographers).

Thank you, — and thank you to everyone who stopped by our table for the inspiring conversations about photobooks, your ...
15/12/2025

Thank you, — and thank you to everyone who stopped by our table for the inspiring conversations about photobooks, your curiosity, attentiveness, and generosity.
And to everyone who took our books home — we hope they will become a meaningful part of your collections.

These were four incredibly intense days at the , filled with encounters, exchanges, and a shared enthusiasm for artist books. Now it’s time to slow down, rest, and let everything resonate.

See you next year — fingers crossed 🤞

👉 Our mission in Japan was supported by the Adam and co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.




WE’RE BACK IN TOKYO! 🇯🇵✨BLOW UP PRESS is returning to the — and we couldn’t be more excited! Join us at the on 11–14 D...
09/12/2025

WE’RE BACK IN TOKYO! 🇯🇵✨

BLOW UP PRESS is returning to the — and we couldn’t be more excited! Join us at the on 11–14 December 2025. You’ll find us at booth EX-415!

This is our last event of the year — a year that has been exhausting, intense, and absolutely packed with incredible moments. And we’re wrapping it up in the best possible place, surrounded by books, artists, and the warm chaos of TABF. ❤️

Our table will be bursting with the energy of Polish artists, including: , , , , .wiernik & , & , , and — a dream lineup that shows just how diverse and powerful Polish photography is right now.

But that’s not all! We’re also bringing a curated selection of titles by international artists, including those that have already reached sold-out status or become rare gems: , , , , & .soneryd, and . If you’ve been hunting for something special… this is your chance.

Come say hi, browse, chat, discover, reconnect — we’d LOVE to see you there.
Let’s celebrate photobooks together and finish this wild year on a high note! 📚✨

EX-415 → Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo → 11–14 December

See you in Tokyo! 🇯🇵💥

👉 Our mission in Japan is supported by the Adam and co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.

#東京アートブックフェア

#写真集
#アートブック
#インディペンデント出版
#現代写真
#ブックフェア


We’re excited to join Nobody Reads This Art Book Fair this coming weekend!�It’s a pleasure to take part in yet another w...
02/12/2025

We’re excited to join Nobody Reads This Art Book Fair this coming weekend!
�It’s a pleasure to take part in yet another wonderful event in Poland this year, and we can’t wait to share our books, meet readers, and connect with fellow artists and publishers.

Nobody Reads This Art Book Fair
Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski
3 Jazdów St., Warsaw, Poland
December 6-7, 2025

Join us on Sunday at 4:30 PM for a special book signing of EST ET NON EST by Paweł Żak — a rare chance to meet the artist and get your copy signed.

See you there!

‼️THE LAST DAY TO APPLY‼️👉 Chico Review 2026The , the USA’s premier photobook retreat organized by Charcoal Book Club, r...
23/11/2025

‼️THE LAST DAY TO APPLY‼️

👉 Chico Review 2026

The , the USA’s premier photobook retreat organized by Charcoal Book Club, returns 16–22 March 2026 at the legendary Chico Hot Springs Resort in Montana. Eighty photographers will be selected to spend seven days immersed in lectures, panel talks, evening programs and 10 formal reviews with some of the most influential figures in the photobook world.

We’re thrilled that our man, , will be among the featured reviewers, joining an incredible line-up of publishers, curators and artists.

💰 Awards & Scholarships:
– 1 Grand Prize: publication + worldwide distribution by
– 6 Merit Scholarships (including a full-tuition award)

🗓️ Submission deadline: 23 November 2025 (late: 30 November 2025)

📩 Don’t miss your chance to take part in this unmatched retreat. Apply here ➡️ https://site.picter.com/chico-review-2026

More info ➡️ https://www.chicoreview.com/2026

Merci, Paris! Merci, ! Merci, ! Merci, !What an unforgettable whirlwind! This past week was the most intense — and most ...
18/11/2025

Merci, Paris! Merci, ! Merci, ! Merci, !

What an unforgettable whirlwind! This past week was the most intense — and most exhilarating — in the history of BLOW UP PRESS. We’re still buzzing. Thank you for every conversation, every visit, every shared moment. And our deepest gratitude to all the artists who stood by us and made this success possible. Exhausted but incredibly happy, we’re reporting back from our headquarters.

A very special thank you goes to .comune_ and for helping us run our stands with such energy and grace.

Our Paris mission would not have been possible without the support of the Adam , co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.

And don’t forget — even though we’ve already left Paris, you can still visit Małgorzata Stankiewicz’s exhibition VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE at (123 Bd. Saint-Germain) and explore our books displayed there until November 29, as part of the PhotoSaintGermain festival.

Book signings TODAY 🤍5:00 PM — EST AT NON EST6:00 PM — HOMESICK NEW YORK
14/11/2025

Book signings TODAY 🤍

5:00 PM — EST AT NON EST
6:00 PM — HOMESICK NEW YORK

continues with POLISH FRIDAY!Join us today in Grand Palais at our stand K02 for an afternoon packed with book signings ...
14/11/2025

continues with POLISH FRIDAY!

Join us today in Grand Palais at our stand K02 for an afternoon packed with book signings by some of the most exciting Polish artists in contemporary photography. Come meet the creators, get your books signed, and celebrate an incredible lineup of fresh, bold, and unforgettable works.

Signing schedule:
📚 4:00 PM — ENCYCLOPÆDIA
📚 4:30 PM — VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE
📚 5:00 PM — .wiernik & ONCE A YEAR THE STICK SHOOTS
📚 6:00 PM — ETERNAL U
📚 6:30 PM — EST ET NON EST

Come celebrate Polish photography with us — see you at K02!

Project supported by the Adam . Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.

If you can’t make it today, join us tomorrow at 2:00 PM at the (123 boulevard Saint‑Germain) for a special BLOW UP PRESS + Polish Artists presentation, held as part of festival.

Back on board! 🚢📚We’re returning to the legendary — the photobook fair that floats on the Seine and fills Paris with st...
09/11/2025

Back on board! 🚢📚

We’re returning to the legendary — the photobook fair that floats on the Seine and fills Paris with stories you can touch. Join us on Bateau from November 12–16 and dive into the latest BLOW UP PRESS titles.

Expect the same fierce lineup, the same love for the printed page — and the same artists who make it unforgettable.

Book signings ahead:

📅 Friday, Nov 14
5:00 PM — EST AT NON EST
6:00 PM — HOMESICK NEW YORK

📅 Saturday, Nov 15
5:00 PM — VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE
6:00 PM — .wiernik & ONCE A YEAR THE STICK SHOOTS

🗓 November 12–16
📍 Polycopies, Bateau Concorde Atlantique booth B21

Come by, say hello, and feel the heartbeat of photobooks on the river!

Paris, here we come! 🇫🇷✨This November, BLOW UP PRESS lands at — as the first-ever Polish publisher to join this iconic ...
08/11/2025

Paris, here we come! 🇫🇷✨

This November, BLOW UP PRESS lands at — as the first-ever Polish publisher to join this iconic event! You’ll find us at , booth K02, November 13–16 (with VIP preview on November 12).

We’ll be celebrating the world premiere of HOMESICK NEW YORK by — a haunting, luminous meditation on memory and belonging.
Alongside it, we’ve prepared special collector’s editions of legendary titles:
📖 DECEITFUL REVERENCE by
📖 LAND by
📖 UNDERTOW by
…and acclaimed releases such as:
📖 ENCYCLOPÆDIA by
📖 EST ET NON EST by
📖 ETERNAL U by
📖 ONCE A YEAR THE STICK SHOOTS by .wiernik &
📖 VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE by

Join us for daily book signings, including POLISH FRIDAY — an afternoon fully devoted to artists from Poland and one extraordinary Ukrainian guest.

Let’s meet, talk, and celebrate the beauty of the printed image ✨

🗓 November 13–16 (VIP preview on November 12)
📍 Paris Photo, Grand Palais, booth K02

Project supported by the Adam and co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.

Are you in Paris? Us too!November in Paris is going to be wild — books, art, and conversations everywhere.We’re thrilled...
05/11/2025

Are you in Paris? Us too!

November in Paris is going to be wild — books, art, and conversations everywhere.

We’re thrilled to join with ’s solo show viridescent, afire hosted by the legendary (123 Boulevard Saint-Germain) — the oldest Polish bookstore in France, standing proudly since 1833.
Exhibition opening: November 6, 6:00 PM

BLOW UP PRESS + Polish Artists presentation: November 15, 2:00 PM
Followed by a book signing with the artists.

This November, Paris becomes our playground — from Saint-Germain to the Grand Palais, from quiet bookstores to buzzing fairs.

If you’re around, come say hi and discover books that spark questions, emotions, and new perspectives.

Follow our Paris adventures →

21/10/2025

Great news came from London! Congratulations !
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News from :

🌟 The 2026 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize shortlist is here! 🌟

We’re delighted to announce the four artists shortlisted are:

Jane Evelyn Atwood

Weronika Gęsicka

Amak Mahmoodian

Rene Matić .matic

The 2026 shortlist explores themes of exile and memory; gender inequalities and advocacy; identity and belonging, subculture and class in contemporary life; and the shifting boundaries between photographic fact and fiction.

Jane Evelyn Atwood (b. 1947, New York, USA) is shortlisted for her publication Too Much Time / Trop de Peines, a revised, bilingual reprint of two works originally published in 2000 and updated by Le Bec En L’Air, Marseille in 2024.

Weronika Gęsicka (b. 1984, Włocławek, Poland) is shortlisted for the publication Encyclopaedia, published by BLOW UP PRESS and Jednostka Gallery in November 2024.

Amak Mahmoodian (b. 1980, Shiraz, Iran) is shortlisted for the exhibition One Hundred and Twenty Minutes at the Bristol Photo Festival, UK (16 October – 17 November 2024).

Rene Matić (b. 1997, Peterborough, UK) is shortlisted for the exhibition AS OPPOSED TO THE TRUTH, at CCA Berlin, Germany (8 November 2024 – 15 February 2025).

Congratulations to all the artists! We look forward to sharing their work in the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery from March 2026.

Visit our website to read more about the 2026 shortlisted artists


📚✨ A new festival dedicated to the beauty of photography on paper is coming — and we’re thrilled to be part of it!Join B...
20/10/2025

📚✨ A new festival dedicated to the beauty of photography on paper is coming — and we’re thrilled to be part of it!

Join BLOW UP PRESS at the first edition of , a fresh initiative celebrating the printed image, photobooks, and the material magic of paper.

🗓 25–26 October 2025
📍 5 Gallery,
2 Sejmu Śląskiego Square, Katowice, Poland
🔗 https://paperphoto.pl

💥 Polish premiere
once a year the stick shoots
by & .wiernik
🗓 26 October | 1 PM
📍 Room 211 Gallery, Katowice – Miasto Ogrodów

Come explore our books, meet us in person, and dive into stories that unfold through images and paper.

Let’s celebrate photography where it truly belongs — in print.

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Established in 2012, BLOW UP PRESS is a boutique publishing house focused on contemporary photography. Our aim is to show unique photo/visual art projects in a form of book. At the beginning we were just online publisher but in 2016 we switched entirely to paper as the best and the only possible medium for photography. Our publications (books and magazine) follow the motto: WHEN THE STORY MATTERS. We don’t want to produce one-time-seen books. We want to create thoughts provoking art objects making people to return.

You can read also an interview with BLOW UP PRESS publishers at Contemporary Lynx

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