Trolleyology: The First Ten Years of Trolley Books celebrates the first decade of one of the most distinctive independent publishing houses in contemporary photography. Rather than simply presenting a catalogue of titles, the book traces the evolution of Trolley through the photographers, projects and visual ideas that shaped its identity.
From documentary photography and social observation to more experimental and conceptual work, Trolley’s publications have consistently demonstrated a strong belief in the photobook as an independent artistic form. The selection reveals a publisher willing to take risks, champion emerging voices and give established photographers the freedom to produce ambitious and highly personal books.
Trolleyology is therefore both an archive and a portrait of a particular moment in photography publishing, when independent publishers played an increasingly important role in expanding the possibilities of the Photography Book. Its combination of images, publications and historical context makes it an essential volume for anyone interested in the development of independent photobook publishing during the first decade of the twenty first century.
A fascinating record of Trolley Books’ formative years and a celebration of the photographers, designers and ideas that made the publisher so influential.