Seeing Photographs in Print: Two Recent Publications
Why I Still Believe in Printing Photographs
Photography today is mostly experienced on screens. Images move quickly through feeds, timelines and algorithms, often seen for only a moment before disappearing into the endless scroll.
But photographs behave differently when they exist in print.
A printed photograph slows things down. It becomes something physical, something that can be held, returned to, and experienced without distraction. The relationship between viewer and image becomes quieter and more deliberate.
Recently I’ve had the opportunity to see some of my work appear in print in two different publications.
DOCU Magazine – Special Edition
The first is a special edition of DOCU Magazine, an independent photography publication focused on documentary and observational work.
This edition features a selection of my photographs across a large-format publication slightly larger than A4. The images include a mixture of street photography, portraits, and moments encountered while photographing in different places.
Seeing these images printed together changes how they relate to each other. Photographs that might have originally existed separately begin to form a conversation across the pages.
Print has a way of revealing connections that aren’t always obvious on a screen.
DOCU Magazine special edition featuring photography by Swansea photographer Jay Kronis, shown standing upright with the cover image of a runner on a coastal path.
A stack of DOCU Magazine special edition copies featuring photography by Jay Kronis, showing the large-format independent photography publication.
As We Were Passing
Alongside this publication, I’ve also produced a small photography zine titled As We Were Passing.
This work focuses specifically on Swansea, the city where I now live and photograph regularly. The images are drawn from everyday observations, people moving through streets, brief encounters, quiet moments that often go unnoticed.
Street photography has always been about paying attention to the ordinary. In Swansea I’ve found a rhythm to that process: walking, waiting, observing, and occasionally recognising the small moments that hold something interesting.
The zine brings together around fifty photographs from this ongoing work.
Cover of As We Were Passing, a street photography photobook by Swansea photographer Jay Kronis documenting everyday moments and observations in Swansea, Wales.
Stack of As We Were Passing street photography photobooks by Swansea photographer Jay Kronis, showing the independently published book documenting everyday life in Swansea, Wales.
Why Print Still Matters
Photography has always had a strong relationship with print.
Books, magazines and small independent publications allow images to exist outside the fast pace of digital spaces. They create a different kind of viewing experience, slower, more focused, and more physical.
For photographers, print also creates a sense of completion. Images that might otherwise remain scattered across hard drives or online galleries become part of something tangible.
Publications
Both publications are available directly through this site while copies remain available.
For anyone interested in seeing the work in print, you can find them here:
Later.
About the author
Jay Kronis is a Swansea-based photographer working primarily in street photography, documentary-style photography, and observational portraiture.