Cover of Lay Flat 02: Meta

There's photography, and then there's photography about photography. The medium is (relatively) young, but what it lacks in history it makes up for in inquiry, and wild experimentation. Shane Lavalette has put together the second issue in his series of photography books, Lay Flat, this time bringing together "contemporary photographers whose images are conceptually engaged with the history, process and conventions of the medium itself." The publication, co-edited with Michael Bühler-Rose, will span 102 pages and be produced in a limited-edition of 2000.

The lineup of contributors is pretty incredible, including work by our own 2009 Second Edition Hot Shot Jessica Eaton and 20x200 edition-maker Penelope Umbrico as well as an essay by HHS! panelist Lesley A. Martin.

However, since the print run is limited, to secure your copy you will need to pre-order Lay Flat 02: Meta by January 31st at 10pm. The previous issue of Lay Flat, printed in an edition of 1000, is now completely sold out so you'll want to get in on 02 while you still can. I am happy to say that my pre-order has been placed and I'm anxious to see the publication in all its printed glory, come February.

Lay Flat 02: Meta
102 pages, perfect bound
Edition of 2,000

Edited by Shane Lavalette and Michael Bühler-Rose.

Photographs by Claudia Angelmaier, Semâ Bekirovic, Charles Benton, Walead Beshty, Lucas Blalock, Talia Chetrit, Anne Collier, Natalie Czech, Jessica Eaton, Roe Ethridge, Stephen Gill, Daniel Gordon, David Haxton, Matt Keegan, Elad Lassry, Katja Mater, Laurel Nakadate, Lisa Oppenheim, Torbjørn Rødland, Noel Rodo-Vankeulen, Joachim Schmid, Penelope Umbrico, Useful Photography, Charlie White, Ann Woo and Mark Wyse are accompanied by the textual contributions of Adam Bell (Co-editor, The Education of a Photographer), Lesley A. Martin (Publisher/Editor, Aperture Foundation), Alex Klein (Editor, Words Without Pictures), artists Noel Rodo-Vankeulen and Arthur Ou, as well as an interview with James Welling by Lyle Rexer (Author, The Edge of Vision: The Rise of Abstraction in Photography).