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).

02/06/2026

More good news for VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE by .

The book has been shortlisted for the Roku (Photography Publication of the Year) award.

We’re thrilled to see the book among this year’s finalists. The winner will be announced on 18 June, during the opening of the next edition of Łódź.

Since its publication, VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE has sparked conversations about our relationship with nature, blending beauty, mystery, and subtle tension into a powerful visual narrative. Seeing it recognized by the jury of one of Poland’s most important photobook awards is a wonderful moment for both the artist and our team.

Fingers crossed for 18 June!

Link to the book in bio.

01/06/2026

Great news!

Małgorzata Stankiewicz’s VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE has been nominated for the Pick Award at and selected for the exhibition “The Photography of Nature & The Nature of Photography,” presented as part of the festival from 10 June to 26 July.

Exploring the fragile relationship between humans and the natural world, VIRIDESCENT, AFIRE continues its journey through international photobook and photography platforms. We are delighted to see the publication included in this year’s festival programme alongside works from artists and publishers from around the world.

The winners of the Pick Award will be announced on 14 June at the Benaki Museum, the festival’s main venue.

Congratulations, !

🔗 Link to the book in bio.

31/05/2026

We are thrilled to share some wonderful news!

HOMESICK NEW YORK by Michael Ackerman, published by , has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Award in the Book category.

The jury recognized the publication as an “extraordinary photographic project” and praised its “innovative, detailed and elaborately designed execution.” They highlighted the book’s exceptional artistic quality, the striking visual impact of the photographs, and the thoughtful use of Gmund Hanf 100%, whose tactile qualities enhance the reading experience.

Unfolding as a monumental 28-metre-long leporello, HOMESICK NEW YORK is a deeply personal and immersive journey through memory, longing, and the city that continues to haunt and inspire Michael Ackerman’s vision. Seeing this ambitious project acknowledged by the Gmund Award jury is a tremendous honour.

The jury concluded that it is “a highly original book project, thought through down to the last detail” — words that mean a great deal to everyone involved in bringing this publication to life.

Congratulations to and everyone who contributed to this remarkable book.

📖 Discover HOMESICK NEW YORK via the link in our bio.

28/05/2026

BIG NEWS ✨

We’re beyond excited to share that HOMESICK NEW YORK by , published by BLOW UP PRESS, has been shortlisted for the award in the Photobook of the Year category!

The jury praised the book for its immersive leporello form, intimate sequencing, and the way the materiality of photography becomes an emotional experience. We couldn’t be happier to see this extraordinary publication recognized.

Today, the winners will be announced - and we’re already celebrating alongside all the nominated artists and the winning publication. Congratulations to everyone shortlisted!

If you haven’t experienced HOMESICK NEW YORK yet, this is the perfect moment to discover one of the most powerful photobooks we’ve published (👉 link in bio).

18/05/2026

📚 We’re heading to Warsaw for Nobody Reads This Art Book Fair - three days dedicated to art publishing, photobooks, independent magazines, conversations, and encounters around printed matter.

Hosted by Ujazdowski Castle, the fair brings together over 70 exhibitors from Poland and abroad: independent publishers, artists, bookstores, collectives, art schools, and institutions exploring the book as a medium for artistic expression, experimentation, storytelling, and critical reflection.

At our table, you’ll find the newest BLOW UP PRESS titles alongside award-winning photobooks and artist books that engage with memory, identity, family, history, intimacy, ecology, and the shifting relationship between image and narrative. Come browse the books, meet our team, and talk with us about publishing, editing, sequencing, and long-term photographic projects.

✨ On Saturday, 24 May at 12:00 PM, we warmly invite you to a special artists’ talk devoted to once a year the stick shoots with .wiernik and .

Nobody Reads This Art Book Fair
Castle
2 Jazdów St.
Warsaw, Poland
22–24.05.2026
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

See you there! 👋

13/05/2026

Another stop in London this week. 📚✨

A selection of BLOW UP PRESS titles will be available during 2026 at the Sun Archive and Friends booth, where they will join a special presentation of Polish photobooks and publishers.

Thank you, , for the invitation and including our books in this collective presentation.

📍 Photo London 2026
📅 13–17 May 2026

If you’re visiting the fair, make sure to stop by and explore the selection.

The participation of Polish artists and publishers at Photo London 2026 is supported by the Adam and the Institute in London. Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Republic of Poland ().

12/05/2026

London — here we come again. 📚

We’re very happy to return to A Bigger Book Fair for the third time, as part of festival.

From 15–17 May, we’ll be bringing a fresh selection of BLOW UP PRESS titles to London — including recent releases, award-winning books, and a few surprises best discovered in person.

A Bigger Book Fair has become one of those rare places where photobooks are not just displayed, but genuinely encountered: touched, discussed, questioned, collected.

If you’re around during Peckham 24, come by, browse slowly, and say hello.

📍 A Bigger Book Fair / Peckham 24
📅 15–17 May 2026

See you there. ✨

08/05/2026

We have good news for those who missed the opening weekend of this year’s festival - there’s still time to experience one of its most compelling photobook exhibitions.

Our book DAME GULIZAR AND OTHER LOVE STORIES by is part of “Keep the Fire Burning”, a group exhibition exploring how myths, rituals, beliefs, and inherited stories continue to shape our present.

Curated by .colombelli, the show brings together a powerful selection of photobooks that trace fragile, often vanishing traditions - carried through memory, gesture, and storytelling rather than written history.

We’re very happy to see DAME GULIZAR AND OTHER LOVE STORIES included in this dialogue - among books that look at what persists, what transforms, and what quietly disappears.

📍 Chiostri di San Pietro, Reggio Emilia
📅 On view until June 14, 2026

Part of the Fotografia Europea 2026 programme, the exhibition sits within a wider reflection on memory, presence, and the “ghosts” that inhabit contemporary life.

🔗 Find a link to the book in bio.

If you’re in (or heading to) Italy - this one is worth slowing down for.

Photo: .ama_ (thank you ✨)

07/05/2026

🔥📚 WE ARE ON THE SHORTLIST! 📚🔥

Two of our books have been selected for the 2026 Espacio Fotolibros shortlist in Madrid - part of “Los mejores libros de fotografía del año”:
✨ ONCE A YEAR THE STICK SHOOTS by .wiernik & , design by (Creation category)
✨ HOMESICK NEW YORK by , design by and (Bibliofilia category)

👉 You’ll find links to both books in our bio.

Both titles are part of the official selection across four sections - Research, Creation, Bibliofilia, and First Publication - highlighting some of the most compelling photobooks published worldwide.

📍 Espacio Cultural Serrería Belga (Alameda 15, Madrid, Spain) 📅 May 13 - June 28, 2026

The exhibition becomes a space to slow down with books - to browse, read, and experience them as physical objects, as they are meant to be. Really happy to be part of this one.

See you in Madrid. 🇪🇸📚✨

06/05/2026

So… a few things you might (or might not) know 👀

Weronika Gęsicka has been shortlisted for her book ENCYCLOPÆDIA (designed by ) for the Prize 2026.

The project is currently on view at (until June 7).

And here’s the twist - encyclopaedias used to include fake entries. Fiction hidden in plain sight. And that’s exactly where starts. She reworks invented definitions and pairs them with manipulated stock images and AI-generated visuals, gently (or not so gently) messing with what we think is true.

Published by and , ENCYCLOPÆDIA is a carefully crafted photobook that plays with perception, credibility, and the fragile nature of knowledge.

For collectors, there’s also a special edition - limited, with original prints, packed in printed fake-leather cover.

👉 You’ll find links to both editions in our bio.

So maybe the real question is: how much of what we read do we actually believe?

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