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 #1 - "70 Faces" (Zerokkusu Shashincho #1) (荒木経惟 ゼロックス写真帳 #1)
Yasuhiro Ishimoto - Someday Somewhere (Aru hi aru tokoro, 石元泰博 ある日ある所)
Shomei Tomatsu & Ken Domon - Hiroshima-Nagasaki Document 1961 (東松 照明, 土門拳)