Waiting for summer - 그렇게 여름을 기다린다
1st in indie book category sales in July 2021
July 22, 2nd printing
Waiting for Summer(Storage Press, Lee Junbeom, 2021) is a photography book that contains the artist's autobiographical stories and perspectives, and it follows the flow and transition from a small pool to the open sea.
The author tells the story of the growth that everyone experiences through this, and represents the confusion of a young man in this era of finding his place and growing up through a journey around the world and back to his native Korea.
21년 7월 인디출판 카테고리 판매량 1등
22년 7월 2쇄 인쇄
22년 7월 2쇄 인쇄
이준범 작가의 사진집 ‘그렇게 여름을 기다린다’ (스토리지프레스, 2021)은 작가의 자전적인 이야기와 시선이 담긴 사진집으로 작은 수영장에서 넓은 바다로 나아가는 흐름과 장면의 전환이 이어진다.
작가는 이를 통해 누구나 경험하는 성장을 이야기 하며, 세계 곳곳을 돌아 다시 자신의 모국 대한민국으로 돌아오는 여정을 통해 자기 자리를 찾아 성장해 가는 이 시대의 청년의 혼란한 마음을 대변한다.
The book received high sales and resonance, which is very unusual in the independent publishing world, where the publishing scale is usually small,
In June 2021, it was the #1 bestseller in the Indie Books category (according to Storage Book & Film) in its first month of release, and in July, it was the #2 bestseller and immediately went into reprint (over 4,000 copies sold).
In June 2021, it was the #1 bestseller in the Indie Books category (according to Storage Book & Film) in its first month of release, and in July, it was the #2 bestseller and immediately went into reprint (over 4,000 copies sold).
Publication Ceremony
5 Jun, 2021
To commemorate the publication of the book, a photo viewing party and photo explanation session were held at Everyday Life, a cultural space in Gangnam Station operated by LG Uplus, which was well attended and generated enthusiastic responses from fans.
Online book talk at Naver live shopping
29 Jul, 2021 @ 8pm
Due to the amazing online sales of the book, I was invited to do an online book talk on Naver Live Shopping, the largest commerce company in Korea.
네이버 북토크 라이브데이
책의 놀라운 온라인 판매부수에 힘입어 저는 국내 최대 커머스 업체인 네이버 라이브 쇼핑에서 온라인 북토크 행사에 초대되었습니다.