TIS books

TIS books publishes unique photobooks in limited editions

10/12/2025

Come join us next Friday, December 19, 2025, 6pm, for the New York book launch of ‘s debut monograph, Sacred Place.

Talk & Signing
Hosted by .room
113 Eldridge Street
New York NY

If you can’t make it, the book is still available at preorder pricing, and will be *shipping next week*.
Link in bio .

Standard Edition $55 (will go up to $60)
Print Edition $100 (will go up to $120)

22.5cm x 30cm
softcover with tip-on
Swiss binding with golden thread and violet dyed edges
76 pages, 60 images
printed in ⚡️SEVEN⚡️ colors (because four wasn’t enough)
Afterword by Pico Iyer

28/11/2025

30% OFF all available Standard & Special Editions!

Once-a-year sale ends Monday midnight.

Link to shop now in bio.

Discount automatically applied at checkout.

14/11/2025

Signings tomorrow, Saturday, at , table B11 on the boat.

16:00
17:00

Come by say hi, we’ll have wine and cheese 🍷🧀

14/11/2025

The books are here! We have a limited number of advanced copies of ’s Sacred Place at our table, B11, main level on the boat. Come by and get your copy.

Signing tomorrow Saturday 4pm.

07/11/2025

BOOK LAUNCH
BALARAMA HELLER�
SACRED PLACE�

Join us at November 12 - 16 to celebrate the release of ’s Sacred Place, shortlisted for the First Photobook Award!

We will have a limited number of advanced copies fresh off the press available for sale.

Signings November 15,�Table B11, on the boat:
,�Sacred Place,�16:00
,�Collider,�17:00��

Polycopies
Bateau Concorde-Atlantique - Berges de Seine
Port de Solferino, Paris�
Métro: Assemblée Nationale or Concorde�
RER C: Musée d'Orsay

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Balarama Heller’s Sacred Place was created in the predawn hours, when the veil between the spiritual and material realms is thinnest. It is a deeply personal yet universally resonant pilgrimage exploring faith, memory, and spiritual transformation. Born into the Hare Krishna movement in America, Balarama Heller grew up within a world of devotion, ritual, and upheaval—moving through communes, countercultures, and moments of both transcendence and disillusionment. Returning to Vrindavan, India, the heart of the religion, Heller, guided by Joseph Campbell’s idea that sacred places reveal “eternity shining through time,” crafts an alchemical tapestry of archetypes both ancient and new. Sacred Place sifts through the magnetism forged by millennia of pilgrims—Heller himself among them—seeking to touch the Infinite glimmering through the present.

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Polycopies Fair Hours:
Wednesday, 12: 15:00 - 22:00
Thursday, 13: 11:00 - 21:00�
Friday, 14: 11:00 - 21:00�
Saturday, 15: 11:00 - 21:00�
Sunday, 16: 11:00 - 19:00

If you can't make it to Polycopies, please consider preordering a copy now - it helps us greatly in funding the book while it is in production.

Preorders will ship from the US late December.

02/10/2025

Sacred Place by , his debut title with TIS books, has been shortlisted for the Aperture First Photobook Prize! Congrats to Balarama and all of the other people also shortlisted. Thanks to and the wonderful jurors for the much recognition. If you haven’t pre-ordered your copy yet, please do so!

01/10/2025

Join us at ICP Photobook Fest this weekend!

Signing for COLLIDER by , Saturday, Oct 4, 4:30pm

Fair Hours

Thursday, Oct 2 (preview night): 6 - 9 PM
Friday, Oct 3: 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday, Oct 4:10:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Sunday, Oct 5: 11 AM - 5 PM

International Center of Photography
84 Ludlow Street
New York, NY

for tickets

11/09/2025

We are excited to be back for NYABF this weekend!

And since it is our hometown, we’re having a hometown MEGA SALE on *all* of our books!

Come by say hi, grab some books - we’ll be on the first floor, table G1.

Thursday, September 11th
Opening Night
7pm - 10pm

Friday, September 12th
11 AM – 7 PM

Saturday, September 13th
11 AM – 7 PM

Sunday, September 14th
12 AM – 6 PM

Advanced registration is encouraged.

MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
Queens, New York 11101

13/08/2025

❤️‍🔥 ’s Sacred Place, with an afterword by Pico Iyer, now available for pre-order!❤️‍🔥

Print Edition priced $100 during pre-order, regular price $120 - only 100 available!

Special Edition available as well.

Link to more info in bio.

22.5cm x 30cm�
softcover with tip-on
Swiss binding with golden thread and violet dyed edges�
76 pages, 60 images printed in ⚡️SEVEN⚡️ colors (because four wasn't enough)

Balarama Heller’s "Sacred Place" was created in the predawn hours, when the veil between the spiritual and material realms is thinnest. It is a deeply personal yet universally resonant pilgrimage exploring faith, memory, and spiritual transformation. Born into the Hare Krishna movement in America, Balarama Heller grew up within a world of devotion, ritual, and upheaval—moving through communes, countercultures, and moments of both transcendence and disillusionment. Returning to Vrindavan, India, the heart of the religion, Heller, guided by Joseph Campbell’s idea that sacred places reveal “eternity shining through time,” crafts an alchemical tapestry of archetypes both ancient and new. "Sacred Place" sifts through the magnetism forged by millennia of pilgrims—Heller himself among them—seeking to touch the Infinite glimmering through the present.

09/07/2025

Come hang out with us at the SF Art Book Fair. Preview on Thursday: 6p - 10p
Friday: 11a - 6p
Saturday: 11a - 6p
Sunday: 11a - 5p

02/07/2025

We’re excited to announce the pre-order launch of MIKE, by Elijah Howe.

Through a mix of family archive photos and Elijah Howe’s own images, MIKE is a son’s reflection on the life of his father, seen through the eyes of those closest to him. From his youth as the lead singer of a heavy metal band to his quieter, middle-aged years as a husband and father, the photographs build a layered portrait of Mike Howe’s identity. Yet, after his death, the narrative unravels into chaos and emptiness, conveying the profound and unsettling impact of loss. MIKE is a poignant look at how we remember and carry those who have passed, revealing how absence can be as powerful as presence.

Ships August 2025. Link in Bio.

Elijah Howe will be signing advance copies at San Fransicso Art Book Fair, Booth E09, July 10th - 13th.

Available for $30 during pre-order. Standard price $35.

A special Box Set edition is also available that includes Happy Tape!, a recently remastered cassette of original recordings of Mike Howe solo material as well as Metal Church outtakes from Sept-Oct 88’.

06/06/2025

TIS02: a four-book set by , , , and . Each title stands on its own—Carl Wooley’s Dry landscape, Nelson Chan’s Love on the 81c, J Carrier’s (untitled), and Tim Carpenter’s The king of the birds—but together they reflect a shared approach, one that balances the simple presence of the world with a deeper, personal way of seeing. It’s a collaboration grounded in attention, care, and the camera’s ability to hold both the external and internal at once.

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