The Photobook

By Priyanka Chharia

The Photobook is an audio podcast hosted by photographer Priyanka Chharia. The show features extended conversations with acclaimed photographers, bookmakers and publishers from all over the world. In ... more

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

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April 12, 2026 Ketaki Sheth : "My world was the world of books."
In this episode, The Photobook Podcast features Mumbai-based photographer Ketaki Sheth whose signature blackand white photographs have come to define contemporary portraiture in India. Author of multiple books including Photo Studio, A Certain Grace: The Sidi, Indians of African Descent, Twinspotting: Photographs of Patel Twins in Britain & India and Bombay Mix, she is a recipient of the Sanskriti Award for Indian Photography and the Higashikawa Prize. Join us as we listen to Ketaki sharing her early experiences with photography and the making of her latest photobook Flashback.
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To know more about our latest episodes, follow us on Instagram at @thephotobookpodcast or write to us at [email protected]

You can find Priyanka Chharia at @madamphotographer and Ketaki Sheth at @sheth.ketaki on Instagram

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Photobook Podcast is generously supported by PhotoSouthAsia at @photosouthasia. To view more of their work, log onto www.photosouthasia.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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March 29, 2026 Swapan Parekh : "Too many good frames are boring!"
In this episode, The Photobook Podcast features Swapan Parekh, a recipient of the prestigious World Press Photo award and an alumnus of the International Center of Photography, New York. Based in Mumbai, Swapan picked up the camera as a teenager as a tribute to his late father, Kishor Parekh. His early years as a photographer were shaped by a distinctive documentary aesthetic, which he later introduced to the world of print advertising. Author of Between Me & I and A Little Peace on Earth That's Mine, Swapan's work has been published, recognised and awarded across multiple realms of documentary, advertising, commissioned and personal photography.
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To know more about our latest episodes, follow us on Instagram at @thephotobookpodcast or write to us at [email protected]

You can find Priyanka Chharia at @madamphotographer and Swapan Parekh at @swapanparekh on Instagram

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Photobook Podcast is generously supported by PhotoSouthAsia at @photosouthasia. To view more of their work, log onto www.photosouthasia.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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February 21, 2026 Ravi Agarwal : "Photography is a medium of self-communication."
In this episode, The Photobook Podcast features Ravi Agarwal, an interdisciplinary artist who investigates the relationship shared between humans and the non-human world through photography, video, text and installation. His work ranges from the long documentary to the conceptual and performative. Author of several photobooks and diaries including The Power Plant – Fragments in Time, In the Shadow of the Vulture and Down & Out, he has exhibited widely at international museums and at the Biennials of Havana, Yinchuan, Kochi, Sharjah and Documenta XI. He is the recipient of the UN-IFCS Award for Chemical Safety and the Ashoka Fellowship for social entrepreneurship.

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To know more about our latest episodes, follow us on Instagram at @thephotobookpodcast or write to us at [email protected]

You can find Priyanka Chharia at @madamphotographer and Ravi Agarwal at @ravig64 on Instagram

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Photobook Podcast is generously supported by PhotoSouthAsia at @photosouthasia. To view more of their work, log onto www.photosouthasia.org⁠⁠⁠⁠
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December 20, 2025 Saba Hasan : "A family book becomes a cultural legacy."
In this episode, The Photobook Podcast features Saba Hasan, a contemporary artist working with photography, painting, printmaking, sculpture and film. A recipient of the Raza National Award for Painting and the Pollock - Krasner Foundation Grant, Saba questions the notion of truth and knowledge through prolonged inquiry and experimentation. Her practice transforms books through folding, cutting, burning and embedding, eventually turning the book into a sculptural artifact. Join us as we come away inspired by Saba's remarkable book sculptures.

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To know more about our latest episodes, follow us on Instagram at @thephotobookpodcast or write to us at [email protected]

You can find Priyanka Chharia at @madamphotographer and Saba Hasan at @sabahasanart on Instagram

⁠⁠⁠⁠The Photobook Podcast is generously supported by PhotoSouthAsia at @photosouthasia. To view more of their work, log onto www.photosouthasia.org⁠⁠⁠
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November 02, 2025 Tasveer : "We wanted to look at the book as a form of community engagement."
In this episode, The Photobook Podcast features Tasveer, a Lahore-based publishing initiative that seeks to expand bookmaking practices beyond normative structures and identities. Launched in 2023 by photographer Nad E Ali and Zeerak Sohail, Tasveer explores photographic materiality through photo zines with the aim to create a community of bookmakers, readers and publishers that challenge the existing sociopolitical discourses. Join us as we discover what it takes to create a micro-publishing initiative in the volatile political climate of South Asia today.
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To know more about our latest episodes, follow us on Instagram at @thephotobookpodcast or write to us at [email protected]

You can find Priyanka Chharia at @madamphotographer and Tasveer at @tasveeranthology on Instagram

⁠⁠⁠The Photobook Podcast is generously supported by PhotoSouthAsia at @photosouthasia. To view more of their work, log onto www.photosouthasia.org⁠⁠
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September 07, 2025 Ritesh Uttamchandani : "Books opened doors for me that I didn’t know existed!"
In this episode, The Photobook Podcast features adept photojournalist and chronicler of cities, Ritesh Uttamchandani. Author of Red Cat and Other Stories, Where are You and Snoops on a Train, Ritesh's bookmaking practice investigates his lived experiences and everyday life, be it Mumbai, Manchester or Liverpool. A dedicated self publisher, he often uses locally available materials and recycles what's at hand. Join us as Ritesh shares his journey from a press photographer to a bookmaker and the publishing dos and do'nts he's picked up along the way.

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To know more about our latest episodes, follow us on Instagram at @thephotobookpodcast or write to us at [email protected]

You can find Priyanka Chharia at @madamphotographer and Ritesh Uttamchandani at @riteshuttamchandani

⁠⁠The Photobook Podcast is generously supported by PhotoSouthAsia at @photosouthasia. To view more of their work, log onto www.photosouthasia.org⁠
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July 20, 2025 10x10 Photobooks : "The historiography of photobooks has been too narrow."
In this episode, The Photobook features Olga Yatskevich and Russet Lederman, the co-founders of 10 x 10 Photobooks, an organisation that is synonymous with the dissemination and understanding of photobooks today. Founded in 2012, 10 x 10 has fostered engagement with the global photobook community through reading rooms, salons, publications, online communities and research grants. In 2018, 10 x 10 published a pivotal anthology called How We See: Photobooks by Women that finally acknowledged a feminist history of bookmaking. It was soon followed by What They Saw: Historical Photobooks by Women and Flashpoint!- two recent publications edited by Olga and Russet - that continue to showcase diverse perspectives and practices. Join us as we learn about the coming together of 10 x 10 Photobooks with Olga Yatskevich and Russet Lederman.
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To know more about our latest episodes, follow us on Instagram at @thephotobookpodcast or write to us at [email protected]

You can find Priyanka Chharia at @madamphotographer and 10x10 Photobooks at @10x10photobooks

⁠The Photobook Podcast is generously supported by PhotoSouthAsia at @photosouthasia. To view more of their work, log onto www.photosouthasia.org
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June 21, 2025 Debsuddha : "A book is a powerful archival object."
In this episode, The Photobook Podcast features Kolkata-based photographer and debutante bookmaker Debsuddha Banerjee, who's work often explores personal narratives and the lives of his family and close friends. In 2024, he published Crossroads, which examines kinship, sisterhood and companionship through the lives of his two aunts Gayatri & Swati Goswami. The book was published by Images Vevey and shortlisted for the Arles Author Book Award earlier this month. Join us as we delve into Suddha's invigorating world filled with loss and longing, but also hope and love.

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To know more about our latest episodes, follow us on Instagram at @thephotobookpodcast or write to us at [email protected]

You can find Priyanka Chharia at @madamphotographer and Debsuddha at @debsuddha on Instagram

⁠The Photobook Podcast is generously supported by PhotoSouthAsia at @photosouthasia. To view more of their work, log onto www.photosouthasia.org

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June 21, 2025 Debsuddha : "My aunts edited my photographs in a very organic way."
In this episode, The Photobook Podcast features Kolkata-based photographer and debutante bookmaker Debsuddha Banerjee, who's work often explores personal narratives and the lives of his family and close friends. In 2024, he published Crossroads, which examines kinship, sisterhood and companionship through the lives of his two aunts Gayatri & Swati Goswami. The book was published by Images Vevey and shortlisted for the Arles Author Book Award earlier this month. Join us as we delve into Suddha's invigorating world filled with loss and longing, but also hope and love.

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To know more about our latest episodes, follow us on Instagram at @thephotobookpodcast or write to us at [email protected]

You can find Priyanka Chharia at @madamphotographer and Debsuddha at @debsuddha on Instagram

⁠The Photobook Podcast is generously supported by PhotoSouthAsia at @photosouthasia. To view more of their work, log onto www.photosouthasia.org

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June 05, 2025 Lukas Birk : "We must think about local materiality and printing practices."
In this episode, The Photobook Podcast features noted photographer, publisher and curator Lukas Birk. Over the years, Lukas has continuously engaged with vernacular image-making practices in China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan & Myanmar, leading to the publication of many photobooks including Indian Minute Camera Photographers and Afghan Box Camera. Additionally, he established Fraglich Publishing with the goal of making books by other authors, often focusing on overlooked or forgotten visual histories. Join us as we learn about Lukas' many projects and his deep commitment to local bookmaking practices and traditions.
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To know more about our latest episodes, follow us on Instagram at @thephotobookpodcast or write to us at [email protected]

You can find Priyanka Chharia at @madamphotographer and Lukas Birk at @lukas.birk on Instagram

⁠The Photobook Podcast is generously supported by PhotoSouthAsia at @photosouthasia. To view more of their work, log onto www.photosouthasia.org

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FAQs about The Photobook:

How many episodes does The Photobook have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.