About

A Common Place

Book 01

A self-initiated project featuring a collection of black-and-white 35mm film photographs captured across multiple cities. The series explores the connections formed between unrelated places, with each image representing a moment or scene that, when paired with another, creates a shared narrative. Spanning 48 pages, the book presents these pairings through spreads where two photographs, taken in different locations, work with one another, reinforcing the idea of commonality in disparate environments.

First released in December, 2022, this self-published book is the first artifact from a new and ongoing body of work. A second publishing with updated content is slated for a future release.

Client
Self-Initiated Work

Category
Creative Direction, Art Direction, Editorial Design, Book Design, Print, Photography, Book, Self-Initiated, Concept

Year
2023

Captions
(1) Title slide, Apartment Building, Long Beach c.2020; (2) Environmental photo of book cover; (3-11) Sampling of various book spreads; (12) Crossing, London c.2018; (13) Activist, Paris c.2018; Art Museum, Austin c.2020; Ryan, Austin c.2020; Hills, Los Angeles c.2019; (14) Funeral Home, Austin c.2020; (15) Genevieve, Detroit c.2019; Metro Busker, Paris c.2018; Church, Long Beach c.2020; Traveler, Long Beach c.2018; (16) Environmental photo of book cover; (17) Book overview; (18) Social reel animation; (19) Title slide, View, Amsterdam c.2018

Specs
(48 pages, 5.5x8.5”) Soft cover. Digital printing 4/4 on uncoated matte paper stock. Perfect bound. First edition, published December, 2022. Second edition forthcoming.

Credits
(Concept, Photography, Design) Michael J. Salter

Index

michaelj@salter.work