Welcome to Josef Chladek’s virtual bookshelf — a personal archive of photobooks, art books, and printed matter built since 2012. The shelf below holds more than 3,000 books, displayed as spines you can hover to reveal each cover. The collection ranges from contemporary photography to rare and vintage titles, with notes, scans, and details for every book.
Browsing is free; a one-time donation unlocks high-resolution spreads, larger reading views, and access to private shelves. Hover the spines below to start exploring, or scroll down for the cover grid and curated picks. Enjoy!
The Photobook: A History — Vol. 1
The Photobook: A History — Vol. 2
The Photobook: A History — Vol. 3
Most valuable
Nobuyoshi Araki - Sentimental Journey (Senchimentaru na Tabi, 荒木経惟 センチメンタルな旅)
Nobuyoshi Araki - Xerox Photobook #5 (荒木経惟 ゼロックス写真帳 #5)
Otto Neurath & Gerd Arntz - Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft : bildstatistisches Elementarwerk
Yutaka Takanashi, Koji Taki, Daido Moriyama, Takuma Nakahira - Provoke #2 - プロヴォーク 思想のための挑発的資料 季刊第2号