Mark Borthwick Xerox - Social Documentaries Amid this Pist

Mark Borthwick's minimal but color saturated aesthetic broke through the conventions of fashion photography and he went on to become one of the 90’s most influential and defining photographers. All his works for Purple have been included into this book.
Borthwick reproduced photocopy versions of his own books around 2002 for friends who had missed or could not afford the by then rare first editions. He did them in a small print run, though the total number is unknown. It appears to be made by laying the book directly on a photocopier; the image is of the book itself rather than an accurately flat reproduction of the original image. Rendered in grayscale tones, the work is much more unified, and typifies Borthwick's obscure and quotidian style. These self-published 'xerox' versions have probably taken an even more cult status than the original books.