Double Dummy is a platform that creates a space for producing and showcasing critical reflections on documentary photography.

Why Exhibit: Positions on Exhibiting. In her lecture 'Why Exhibit - Positions on Exhibiting Photography' Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger talks about beds, windows, screens, and attitudes. She discusses attempts to curate contemporary documentary photography and a feminist business of display.

Ricardo talking about his work as a photobook designer, and sharing some of his projects. In particular insight into the amazing journey of Mathieu Asselin's book Monsanto.

Mathieu and Sergio is in their talk reflecting upon the (im)possibilities of working in protest and engagement in a research based photography projects. 

The talk is held in conversation with Sunil Shah.

Roger Willems talking about his work as a photobook designer, and sharing a selection of selected projects.

Ramon Pez talking about his work as a photobook designer, and sharing some selected projects.

Elana Schlenker talking about her work as a photobook designer, and sharing some of her selected projects.

Through gestures of resistance, embracing the poetic and listening to her inner voice, Newsha Tavakolian navigates the world of photography. In this conversation with Sunil Shah, they discuss her experience as an Iranian photographer on the world stage and as a woman who has found an enigmatic visual space for the voiceless in the Middle East.

Stanley will be in conversation with Sunil Shah about his book 'One Wall a Web' discussing its themes and contexts. Racism and gendered violence in today's America sets the context for Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa's 'One Wall a Web' made in collaboration with Roger Willems and released on Roma Publications in 2018. This conversation with Sunil Shah examines the book, its wider implications around race and society and the multi-layered intersections of subjectivity in its use of texts and visual approaches to documentary.

Contesting photography's documentary status for a decade now, Max Pinckers has produced a number of projects that navigate around a set of critical questions. In a post-truth world, these questions have become even more relevant and pressing.

In this talk with Sunil Shah, he discusses his work and processes and sheds light on the speculative futurity of the medium.

Hans Gremmen talking about his work as a photobook designer, and sharing some of his selected projects. Hans Gremmen is a graphic designer, based in Amsterdam. He works in the field of photography, architecture and fine arts and has designed over 300 books, and won various awards for his experimental designs. Among them a Golden Medal in the Best Book Design from all over the World competition. In 2008, he founded publishing house Fw:Books; a publishing house with a focus on photography related projects and books. Together with Roma Publications and Premiss he recently started ENTER ENTER, a space for books; a project space in the centre of Amsterdam which explores the boundaries of the book.

Nina Bačun & Roberta Bratović talking about their work as photobook designers and members of the collective Oaza. Their talk is concerned around the topics that occupy their practice, books that they co-create, design and publishing in an all female collective.

Working with people who have experienced homelessness for over 15 years, Anthony Luvera uses photography as a tool for expression, self-determination and social activism. In a conversation with Sunil Shah, examples from several projects which build community through collaboration and amplify voices of those socially excluded is discussed.