Art books + products

Decompressed

Photozine created in early 2021. Inspired by 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic and Michael Wolf’s Tokyo Compression photography series.

Ribbon Books

Tiny ribbon book made from a vintage 1929 yearbook, original photos and ribbon.

Reconstructing Western Landscapes Art Books

Pt 1. Series of nine accordion-style photography books inspired by vintage travel postcard books. Part of Reconstructing Western Landscapes, the We Were Wild show at Alto Gallery. Fall 2019. Made in collaboration with Meredith Feniak.

Pt 2. Photography art book that folds into a square and includes dried plants, vintage wallpaper and a mini-book within the larger book. Created for the We Were Wild show, Reconstructing Western Landscapes at Alto Gallery. Fall 2019. Made in collaboration with Meredith Feniak and Andrea Floren. 

In the In-Between

A full color 40 page photobook created by Risa Friedman and Justin Schaffer. The book was released as part of a pop-up exhibit at Alto Gallery in Denver, CO.

Cotton Candy

A street photography color study that moves from pink to purple in 18 pages (including the vellum cover).

Was Here

A full color street photography zine filled with photos of things that were here, but now are not.

Illustrated Photos Postcard Collaboration (2017)

Postcard set of four photographs by Risa Friedman combined with drawings by Rikkianne Van Kirk. 100% of the proceeds of this postcard set is donated to Planned Parenthood.