Founded in 2013, GOST Books is an independent visual arts and photography publisher based in London.
The Director and co-founder of GOST Books is Stuart Smith, a designer with over 30 years experience and renowned for his specialisation in typography and award-winning photo books.
GOST publishes a small roster of approximately 8 books a year of diverse subject matter and design, making an uncategorizable output a trademark of GOST.
On our shelves, you'll find photobooks by Anastasia Taylor-Lind, and Mark Power
Good Morning, America (Volume II)
Presentation by GOST: "Good Morning, America (Volume II) is the second in an ongoing series of five books by photographer Mark Power– a visual narrative of a country in the midst of change. This 10-year project is a personal and timely exploration of both the American cultural and physical landscape, and the divergence of reality and myth. Since...
Presentation by GOST: "Ex-Voto is the culmination of a five-year photographic journey to Catholic pilgrimage sites in Ballyvourney, Ireland, Mount Grabarka, Poland, and Lourdes, France by award-winning photographer Alys Tomlinson. The book's title, Ex-Voto, refers to the physical offerings given in order to fulfil a vow— humble objects such as handmade...
Maidan - Portraits form the Black Square
Publisher's presentation: "Maidan - Portraits from the Black Square by Anastasia Taylor-Lind is a series of portraits of anti-government protestors and mourners made in a makeshift photographic studio in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), Kiev during February 2014. When Taylor-Lind arrived in central Kiev on February 1st, 2014, Independence...
Mass is a series of 18 pairs of images presented in a very elaborate book.Mark Power, during a stay in Krakow (Poland) gained access to many churches in the city and the right to photograph the offices from a high position at the end of the nave. Mass consists of 18 shots made in different churches of Krakow, whose interiors are all equally beautiful and...