Contribute to the Ephemere Photo Library!

Photography often strives for permanence, yet a photobook itself is a fragile object—a testament to what time preserves and what it takes away. The Ephemere Photo Library—EPL for short—is a project born from this beautiful paradox, inviting you to contribute to a temporary and traveling archive that celebrates print and the tangible, fleeting nature of the photographic form.

This new initiative, born from the success of our collaboration with Planet of Zines at The Blank Gallery in Harajuku, is designed to be a moving archive that showcases and supports diverse printed works by photographers and independent publishers from around the world.
We invite you to help us continue building the Ephemere Photo Library by sending your physical photography books and zines. Your publications will become a part of a growing visual catalog (already containing over 80 titles from Ephemere and other photographers) and will be exhibited at various events, starting with the Ephemere Photo Fest in Tokyo at Gallery Conceal Shibuya from October 1st to the 12th, 2025.

📚 Ephemere Photo Library – All Titles
Benefits

Tokyo Showcase — Exhibit your physical publication directly to an international audience at the Ephemere Photo Fest. Throughout the fest, we will also highlight selected titles as "Books/Zines of the Day" on our dedicated shelves to ensure maximum visibility for your work.
Speak About Your Work — If you attend the Ephemere Photo Fest in Tokyo, you'll have the chance to talk about and share your printed work with others through our photobook-centered programs.
Global Exposure & Print Culture — Connect with attendees and fellow artists through Ephemere's extensive network, while contributing to a moving archive that celebrates the pleasure of printed photography.

📌 Submission Form
Guidelines

Artists who have published their work in photobook or zine format, either through a publisher or self-published, are welcome. Your participation fee directly supports the Ephemere Photo Library, covering essential costs such as handling, logistics, shelf rental during the Ephemere Photo Fest, and inclusion in our permanent archive.
Once you complete the Submission Form, wait for our email with shipping information, then mail us one (1) physical, printed copy of your photography book or zine with a tracking number. We also encourage all participants to write a handwritten note to insert in their book or zine as a message to viewers and readers.
If you submitted to our previous call, your previously submitted books/zines will automatically be included again in the Ephemere Photo Library. Additionally, if you are participating again this time, you can get 50% off the participation fee, so you only need to pay $10 per title. Please make sure to send a different title from your previous submission.

📌 Participation Fee
Reminders

You have ample time to send your works! All publications must arrive by September 15th, 2025 (a 40-day window from the launch).
While our goal is to include all received publications, space on our shelves may be limited. Therefore, inclusions will be on a first-come, first-served basis. We reserve the right to close submissions once capacity is reached, even before the deadline.
Publications will be for display only and not for sale during the festival, and they will be archived by Ephemere after the Ephemere Photo Fest, with the possibility of being exhibited again as part of the next Ephemere Photo Library event.
Any questions?

✍🏼 Feel free to reach out to Anne.

1. PHOTOGRAPHER'S INFORMATION

Name

First Name

Last Name

For privacy and security, we will send you a confirmation email including the shipping details to where you will send your publications. Please check your spam/junk folder if you don't see our reply in your inbox within 48 hours.

Confirm Email

Please re-enter your email address exactly as above to confirm its accuracy. This helps us prevent bounce-backs and ensures you receive all important communications regarding your submission.

City or Region

Please provide the city or region where you are currently based or where you are originally from. This information may or may not be included in the publication. Please choose only one location.

Country

Please provide the country where you are currently based or where you are originally from. This information may or may not be included in the publication. Please choose only one location.

Instagram

Website

If you'd like to be considered for a feature in our Online Journal, please include it here. We recommend direct links to personal websites or Google Drive folders. We cannot open file-sharing download links (e.g., WeTransfer, Dropbox links requiring downloads).

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2. PUBLICATION DETAILS

These information will be used for the exhibition catalogue.

Format

Photo Book

Photo Zine

Title

Published By

Publisher

Self-published

Publication Date

YYYY

Printed in (Country)

Dimensions

length x width in centimeters

Number of pages

excluding the covers

Other specifications

type of binding, softcover or hardcover, edition number, signed and/or numbered, etc.

ISBN

Short description (100 words max)

3. FEE & TERMS

To finalize your submission, please settle the $20 participation fee per title through the link below. This fee directly covers handling, logistics, shelf rental during the EPF, and permanent inclusion in the EPL.

Payment Link: https://www.ephemere.tokyo/miscellaneous/p/ephemere-photo-library After completing your payment, you will receive an order confirmation email. Please copy the order number from that email and paste it into the field below. This helps us accurately match your payment to your submission.

By checking the box below, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to the following terms for the Ephemere Temporary/Traveling Library:

• You agree that the participation fee is non-refundable. • You understand that Ephemere cannot be held responsible for lost or damaged shipments. • You authorize Ephemere to exhibit your publication at the Ephemere Photo Fest in Tokyo and at other future events. • You agree that your submitted publication will remain a permanent part of the Ephemere Photo Library archive. • You commit to keeping the shipping address (to be provided) private and secure.

I have read, understood, and agree to all of the above terms and conditions.

Optional:

1. Tell us about yourself as a photographer/artist. (Max. 3 sentences) 2. Share why making photography books and zines matters. (Max. 3 sentences) 3. Any other questions or messages for Ephemere?

Submission Form

★ means published by Ephemere.
1907 – Edwin Carungay & Dan Fenstermacher
★ Anarchyº1 and º2 – various artists
Anasa – Sophie Polyviou
★ Anagramsº1 – Frederik Declercq
★ Anagramsº2: Street Dreams – Aurelien Ferreira
★ Anagramsº3: Bleak City – Mario Pires
★ Anagramsº4: Kung Saan – Fionna Pelayo
★ Anomalies / Catastrophe / Tadaima – Anne Murayama
As Far As You Know – Nathan Pearce
Atoller – Yudai Kikuchi
Behind the Rain – Justin Emmanuel
Beneath Crashing Waves – Joe Keating
Beyond Inside – Cesar Vasquez Altamirano
★ Born From Salt – Viviana Bonura
Close to Home – Colin Ward
Das Jahr der Eidechse (The Year of the Lizard) – Susanne Willuhn
De Wording van de Groentekraam – Bo Hogeboom
Diary – Haruki Matsui
Diary Of Roger Francois – Joshua Deaner
Dinahet – Alessandro Silverj
Docu Special Edition: Lebhaft – Chansik Park
★ Edge – Renaud Castaing
Entropia – Kathrin Kolbow
Eyes on India / Road Works Ahead / 3000 Streets – Mike Reed
★ A Factless Autobiography – Debmalya Ray Choudhuri
★ Familiar Strangers – [No Photographer Listed]
★ Farewell to the Humble Tailor – Judith Hornbogen
A Flor de Piel - A Diary of Absence – Elena Kurka
Forgetting Tokyo (251219–240320) – Mingli Seet
Fragments – Kinga Owczennikow & Philipp Zechner
★ Framing the World – Kinga Owczennikow
★ Half the Sky – various artists
★ Happening Happenstance – various artists
★ Heaven’s Like A Frat Party – Clay Mills
HK on HK, Neon Dreams – Kevin Baylon
The Inevitable Anguish of Desire – Maria Denise Dessimoz
★ The Inner World – Dmitry Rambovskiy
In Pillole – Monnom Studio
I’ve Been Waiting in This Silence – Michaela Knizova
I Want To Be Just – Stephen Tomasko
★ Kingdom of Grain – Daniel Winslade
La Maccaia – Ilaria Demo De Lorenzi
Lack of Tomorrows – Andrew Hager
Last Night – Alex Nichols
Latente – Iván Montán
Leave Blank – Marc Aziz Ressang
★ Letters to My Unborn – Eyal Ben Dror
Limits & Territories / Invisible Landscape – Terra Kitoko
Limoilou / Behind Limoilou – Norbi Whitney
M23 Myōgadani – Jill Corral
Mayfair Exposed – Loren Kaye
★ Mellow City – various artists
Metamorphoses – Keon Wong
Misrememberings 01 – Karthik Krishnaswamy
Monumentality Photography Exhibition – Yant Martin-Keyte
My Mum's Nighties – Moose Azim
Nether – Napasraphee Apaiwong
Night//Life – Laura Sharp-Wheadon
Of Bone Mask Mortality – Michelle Harlow Han
On Display – Danielle Glovin
Organised Chaos – Gene Chen
Place – Gilles Boeuf
Revive – Wen-Hsuan Chao
Rite of Passage – Avery Edelman
Rose – Ludvig Perés
Sassafras Ridge – Josh Chaney
Senza Pelle – Benni Giammari
Silent Blooms – George Riveron
★ Silent Distances – Andrei Barbos
Some Nights I Can’t Sleep – Laidric Stevenson
Somnium – Marek Majewski
Stop Making Sense 1 and 2 – Frederic George Pauwels
Street Couture – Aleksandra Chrobak
Sundowning – Brandon Movall
Sussurus – Leanne Wiggers
The Answers Are: In Here & Out There – Wenqi Cheah
The Celebration – Maria Fernanda Hubeaut
The Happening – Dicky Nassa
★ The Only Thing That Keeps Us Afloat – various artists
Tokyo Snaps 1 and 2 – Elisa Eymery
★ Wreck – Rosamaria Buono
You Can't Go Home Again – Antigoni Papantoni
★ Yorumo Hirumo – Glen Snyder