What I want to share
Earth Stands Still is a hardcover photo book reflecting my personal concept of transcendence. After two years of being in the works, I now have a prototype print – as you can see in the sample images – which I want to share with a larger audience. As the book is ready to be printed, I expect you will hold the copy in your hands on Christmas Day!
Over the span of these last two years, I poured my hearts, brains and energy into this carefully edited collection of photos of Earth Stands Still, all exposed on various trips to the West coast of France. The abstraction through long exposures, intentional camera movements, and lensless photography create an otherworldly, yet calm atmosphere. It is a labor of love, and I am sure you will appreciate this.
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The 25cm x 20cm (approx. 8"x10") book displays 40 images over a spread of 80 pages on a beautiful matte paper printed at Printzipia, a highly eco-certified offset printing facility in Germany. It also features written contributions by Marie Westerbom and Brian Richman, two extraordinary artists, accompanied by the lyrics of "Earth Stands Still" by No Omega.
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All copies will be numbered and signed. Everyone who places a pre-order for the book through this campaign will be named in a special thank you section. Your support is a crucial and vital part in the realization of this book, and by backing this project, you become co-publisher of Earth Stands Still!
There will be only one production run of the book, and it will be limited to 100 copies in various editions:
- Standard Edition - Early Bird (4 copies)
- Standard Edition (64 copies)
- Print Edition (30 copies, plus choice of one of three prints – all signed and numbered)
- Print Edition - Deluxe (2 copies, plus a unique print under matte acrylic glass, plus one of two prints – all signed and numbered)
All editions come with a three-piece postcard set, which is also available seperately. For further details, please refer to the perks.
Book Details
- Limited to 100 copies
- 40 colour photos on 80 pages
- Hardcover: 25cm x 20cm (a little smaller than 8“x10“)
- Paper Quality: 150gr/qm Mundoplus Recycling Offset Paper
- Printing facility: Printzipia (Germany)
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Earth Stands Still lyrics by No Omega
- Foreword by Brian Richman
- Closure by Marie Westerbom
- Additional text by Nils Karlson
- All photos developed and scanned at Canadian Film Lab with great passion and care
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Why Crowdfunding?
In order to make Earth Stands Still available, I depend on your support: Your pre-orders are the only way to get the real book in your hands. By placing a pre-order, you help raising the money necessary to print 100 copies of this book. Your contribution will go directly into the printing costs – the countless hours I have put into this, all bills for traveling, film, processing, scanning, design software etc, which have piled so far, are covered by my personal resources.
What happens in case the funding excels beyond the target?
The here collected money will not be used to refinance my past expenses. Any amount above the target of €2400 – which meets exactly production and packing costs for 100 copies of Earth Stands Still will go into future projects.
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Timeline
- October 2016 – Indiegogo Campaign
- November 2016 – Project funded
- November 2016 – Production and quality check
- December 2016 – Shipping
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Risks & Challenges
Quality: The test print is of excellent quality. Chosing the printing facility took several months (and several unsatisfactory test prints by competitors). I did this for a reason, as I want to offer a high quality photo book which stands out not only by its content. With Printzipia, I found a highly eco-certified, offset printing facility which offers a beautiful and unobstrusive matte paper.
Shipping: All books and prints will be shipped with a tracking number, and I will personally take great care of packing. As you can see from the timeline, I expect the books to be shipped early December, so you can hold it in your hands on Christmas Day. However, there is always the risk of delays I will do all I can to keep this as low as possible.
Campaign fails: In that case, Indiegogo will not charge your account. But I am sure we will not see this happen – I feel very confident about Earth Stands Still, and I am more than positive the campaign will be a success.
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About me
Nils Karlson is my real name. I am 41 years old and live in Germany, where I make a living as a social worker. Besides photography, it is my dogs, noisy music, and coffee which keep me happy most of the time. All photos in the book were exposed on Kodak Ektar100, Kodak Portra160, Fuji Pro160ns and Fuji Pro400h film using Mamiya RB67, Mamiya6, and ZeroImage2000 cameras.
For more insight about my photography, grab a coffee (or tea, as you like) and feel free to follow the links below!
Pinholista
On Film Photo
Emulsive
Please note: Earth Stands Still is all about the seascapes – so please note the adorable pups who also appear are planned to be featured in my next book (yes, I am already working on a second book).
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(photo credit: my gorgeous wife)
Further Ways To Contribute
I understand not everyone is able to financially support the production of Earth Stands Still. I've been there, too. Feel free to enjoy my works on facebook, instagram or flickr, and share the crowdfunding campaign on any social media platform, encouraging others to join.
Instagram
Facebook
Flickr
Maybe you know someone – or are someone – in online or print media who would be interested in supporting the book? Then please contact me at nils-karlson@web.de. I would love to hear from you!
Also, if you fall in love with a photo in the links, we can always chat about single prints.
Thank you for your support!
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