GOST Books

03/06/2026

Stills Centre for Photography in Edinburgh, Scotland are to present the first major survey exhibition of work by Jillian Edelstein, one of the most compelling photographic voices of the past four decades. The show is curated by Tracy Marshall-Grant and takes place from Friday 31 July – Saturday 24 October 2026 as part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

Born in South Africa and now based in London, Edelstein has spent her career documenting people, communities and contemporary history with a distinctive combination of empathy, curiosity and psychological insight. Moving between intimate everyday moments and major historical events, her photographs reveal an enduring interest in the ways people inhabit social worlds, form relationships and navigate periods of political and personal change.

The exhibition, titled 'Among People' audiences a rare opportunity to experience the breadth of Edelstein’s practice for the first time. Bringing together previously unseen early photographs from South Africa alongside internationally recognised editorial commissions, portrait series and documentary projects, the exhibition traces the development of one of the most compelling photographic voices of the past five decades.

Learn more about the exhibition and Jillian's recent GOST book, 'Here and There' here: https://gostbooks.com/blogs/news/jillian-edelstein-at-stills-centre-for-photography

02/06/2026

'Defying the Myth' by Carol Allen-Storey is coming soon, this July!⁠
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'Defying the Myth' is a deeply personal photographic project that has evolved over more than a decade. It chronicles the untold stories of single mothers who create safe and enduring worlds for their progeny living with severe disabilities by the award winning London based photographer.⁠
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What began as a photographic project soon became a true collaboration with these families. Over time, through shared trust, vulnerability and care, this project has grown into something much larger—a community, a network, a family of its own. The book also features drawings, artworks, poems, and testaments made by the women and the children. ⁠
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The book shines a light on the struggles, and triumphs of three single mothers raising children with severe disabilities. This project is more than just a story of survival—it is a testament to love, creativity, and hope. In it we meet mothers Shoulana, Annalisa and Nicola and their children Kallan, Mekhye, Gabriel, Maria, Jaffa and Nuch. ⁠
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Also included in the book are forewords by Clarissa Ward, Chief International Correspondent for 'CNN' and Fiona Shields, Head of Photography for 'The Guardian News and Media' ⁠
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Find out more here: https://gostbooks.com/products/defying-the-myth

22/05/2026

"In a black and white photograph, a smiling girl stands against a pale wall, her hair fanned out around her head like a dark crown. The hair extends in every direction, held in place by unseen hands, the image like nothing else in contemporary photography..."

Thank you to Musée Magazine for the review of 'Las Pelilargas' by Irina Werning. Read on to learn more:

https://museemagazine.com/features/2026/3/6/book-review-las-pelilargas-by-irina-werning-gost-Art Bookstore MuFo

Werning spent 18 years crossing Latin America to photograph hair. The result is a book that understands something most photography misses. The sacred doesn’t always announce itself.

18/05/2026

Photographer Paul Reas has a long association with Newport, spanning almost forty years. His exhibition, ‘Fables of Faubus, Made in Newport’, is now open at THE EYE International Photography Festival in Newport, Wales and is selection of photographs from his book and touring exhibition that were all made in Newport. These include pictures from his days as a student up to more contemporary images.⁠

The book, 'Fables of Faubus', was published in 2017 by GOST and the exhibition of the same name is currently in Nantes at Center Claude Cahun as a part of the exhibition's tour of France.⁠
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The book and exhibition represent’s Reas’ photographic career, spanning almost forty years. This was a career which started in Newport when Reas became a student on the Documentary Photography course there in 1982. His involvement with the course extended way beyond his two years as a student however. He was the course technician for many years and then a visiting tutor before returning full time in 2007 and eventually becoming the course leader. Throughout this time Paul was committed to making his own work, alongside his many assignments for leading magazines. His personal projects were published as books and included in exhibitions, both nationally and internationally. Many of the photographs made for these books and exhibitions over the years were made in Wales.⁠
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Paul will also be in conversation on Wednesday (20 May) with Diane Smyth, Val Williams and Maisie Cousins at the Martin Parr Foundation in Bristol, UK.⁠
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Find out more about both events here: https://gostbooks.com/blogs/news/paul-reas-fables-of-faubus-made-in-newport-opens-in-wales

01/05/2026

ICP Photobook Fest is back on May 8-9 in New York City!
We look forward to sharing our new titles with you alongside 70+ publisher tables at ICP in the Lower East Side, along with programmes and book signings. Find out more here:

ICP Photobook Fest is back on May 8-9 in New York City. We look forward to sharing our new titles with you alongside 70+ publisher tables at ICP in the Lower East Side, along with programs and book signings. Get tickets here We have three signings during ICP Book Fest: Melonie Beckett, Holy Cow!, Fr...

27/04/2026

"I photograph the world I know. I am an insider and these are the relationships and people I love. Sometimes they torment me and the way they live torments me too. But I have a camera, a shield of protection and self-defense, which can quickly pivot to a tool of access during the most intimate, private moments"

This weekend Melonie Bennett shared a special excerpt from 'Holy Cow!' in the Observer. The book launches this May. Read on here: https://observer.co.uk/culture/photography/article/my-family-and-other-animals

26/04/2026

Today marks 40 years since the Chernobyl Disaster.⁠
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'Chernobyl' by Pierpaolo Mittica is a document of the communities who inhabit and pass through the exclusion zone—an area covering approximately 2600 km2 around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster of 1986. Mittica first journeyed to Chernobyl in 2002, drawn like many to photograph the impact of the worst technological catastrophe of the modern era. He returned many times and rather than focusing on the ruins and relics, sought to tell the stories of those he encountered in this unique place.⁠
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Learn more here: https://gostbooks.com/products/chernobyl
📷༘ Pierpaolo Mittica

25/04/2026

"When I had the chance to do the book, I wanted to give back my own reflections about what it means to experience war. I wanted to give the reader the possibility of going from one page to another page without knowing if you are in Ukraine or you are in Iraq or in Afghanistan—the feeling that despite the time and the countries, the experiences of the human condition during war are the same"

Weekend reading: Brendan Embser speaks to Emanuel Satolli about 'That Thing That Never Vanished'.

The photojournalist Emanuele Satolli speaks about ten years of documenting war and conflict in his book "That Thing That Never Vanished."

21/04/2026

Join us on 14 May at 7pm at The Hellenic Centre in London where Katerina Angelopoulou will be in conversation about her latest book with Stuart Smith, Publisher, GOST Books. ⁠
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'The Fumes of Mars' looks at the 2018 Mati wildfire near Athens — one of the deadliest in recorded history. On 23 July 2018 wildfires swept through Mati, Greece, 30 kilometres from Athens. Over 100 lives were lost and victims were left to fight for survival alone. Artist Katerina Angelopoulou survived the fire, fleeing with her three-year-old child. ⁠
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The book acts as a counter-archive — a forensic and deeply personal investigation into how official narratives of catastrophe are constructed and enforced. It brings together Angelopoulou’s photographs taken during and after the disaster, survivor testimonies, aerial maps marking where each victim died, weather reports, CCTV footage and personal artefacts recovered from the ruins: jewellery, books, glasses. The work challenges the official narrative, one that persists and blames residents and victims.⁠
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A Q&A will follow the presentation. ⁠
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Book here: https://gostbooks.com/blogs/news/the-fumes-of-mars-by-katerina-angelopoulou-at-the-hellenic-centre

19/04/2026

"The shy eldest child of a riotous brood, Melonie Bennett grew up on a dairy farm in Gorham, Maine. While her father spread manure on fields bordering her classmates’ homes and her brother and sister ran wild, she found her way into the high school darkroom..."

BLIND Magazine previews her upcoming book 'Holy Cow!' which is out in May.

Take a peek into Melonie's life between 1990 and 2011, where sixty-six black-and-white images that emerged form the tragicomic chronicle of a family grappling with quintessentially American social pressures.

Read more here: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/welcome-to-the-bennetts-where-chaos-is-a-family-affair/