Amateur Photographer

A passion for books

Making a photo book has become easier and more accessible than ever before. You can create a beautifully finished tome full of your favourite images with your choice of paper, binding and cover style, all without leaving home or spending a small fortune.

But producing a book for your own pleasure is one thing; self-publishing is something else. Where do you start, what are the opportunities and, perhaps most crucially, what are the pitfalls?

Vanda Ralevska has loved reading and owning books since her childhood, yet it was only recently that she decided to get herself into print with a view to gaining a wider audience for her work.

‘My photography started when I was a teenager,’ Vanda says. ‘I

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