Publisher/89 Books

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"Instant Diary" is a photobook by German photographer Rudiger Schellong, published by 89books, a publisher in Palermo, Italy. Schellong first picked up an Instax camera in 2010 and was strongly drawn to the characteristics of instant photography: the time spent waiting for development, the fact that the results weren't immediately apparent after shooting, and the fact that each image remains a unique existence. He then began a personal project to take 1000 photographs. This book is a collection of photographs accumulated over the following 10 years, a kind of "diary" of sorts. In 2020, the publication came to fruition when photographer Mauro Dagati, who runs 89books, discovered a box containing the photographs. Rather than pursuing a specific theme or narrative, the book quietly accumulates fragments of everyday life and traces of memory. It is an intimate photobook that encapsulates 10 years of time itself, along with a gaze towards the serendipity and materiality that are being lost in the digital age.