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Photography Without Borders is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit teaching young artists to document their world through photography. Their annual Photo Review book brings that work together, showcasing photographs and stories from youth across seven programs, from younger students picking up a camera for the first time to high school students pairing their images with writing coached this year by poet Ursula Rucker.

This year's cover belongs to Jazmine "Jazzy" Silva Sanchez, a student of the organization since 7th grade, who traveled to Mexico at 20 and documented her trip in a stunning photo series. One image, taken at a Three Kings Day celebration, made it to the front cover of this year's edition.

"Going back to Mexico really helped me gain an understanding of the culture, the traditions, and the role my culture plays in my life and why. I feel more self-assured, I feel more confident, I feel more 'me' than I did before."

Discover the printed work by Photography Without Borders' emerging artists in the Blurb Bookstore: https://bit.ly/3SjlPhS

Some things are better held than scrolled. 📸
Images and book by Andrew White.

Ready to make your own? Our paperback options start at $3.99: https://bit.ly/4eeAN01

She's back! 🙌

Join us for a special travel edition of Create with Me with New Zealand-based photographer and bookmaker Ann Orman, along with Blurb's own Dan Milnor.

Together, they'll guide you through designing a travel book, live and in real time, using BookWright. Expect layout tips, storytelling insights, and plenty of inspiration from Ann's series of 23 self-published titles.

Whether you follow along with their project or bring your own idea, you'll leave with real progress on your book and the momentum to keep going.

RSVP for free: https://bit.ly/4dOIL0L

Create with Me: Travel Books | Hosted by Dan Milnor & Ann Orman Design your travel book in real time with Dan Milnor and Ann Orman—two professional photographers and bookmakers.

What does it mean to put your work out into the world?

For Polly Gaillard, program director of Photolucida, that question sits at the heart of Critical Mass, one of the most respected fine art photography competitions in the world. Every year, photographers from around the globe submit a body of work, and two hundred jurors select the top 50 to be exhibited, celebrated—and now preserved in print.

This year is the first time Critical Mass produced a catalog, designed by Karen Greenberg and printed through Blurb's Large Order Services.

"I like things that mark history that you can hold and look at," says Gaillard. And the response shows that the artists and audience value that tangibility too.

Submissions for the 2026 Critical Mass competition open June 1 at https://bit.ly/4wO2kOk.

And if you're producing a catalog, exhibition publication, or large print run of your own, learn more about Blurb's Large Order Services: https://bit.ly/3PVtrGr?

“It feels like a university for photography, but created by and for women and mothers.”

MEMORY CULT () is a global photography community and education platform founded by writer and photographer Anastasia Pagonas. It was built specifically for the mother who craves creative and intellectual connection, but whose time and mobility are limited.

Twice a year, members from 20+ countries come together across a spring and fall semester, sharing and developing work in what one member described as “a secret place where creative imagination and struggle can live and breathe in private before becoming public.”

That work now takes physical form as MEMORY CULT Magazine, printed and shipped worldwide through Blurb.

This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating the communities that make space for mothers to create.

Discover MEMORY CULT Magazine in the Blurb Bookstore: https://www.blurb.com/user/memorycult

Join Marketing Your Book: Branding & Positioning Deep Dive with Blurb's Stef Sloma and learn how to:

✓ Craft your creator brand—voice, themes, and online presence
✓ Nail your book's positioning
✓ Avoid the most common branding mistakes
✓ See real examples workshopped live + Q&A

Thursday, May 28 | 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET. RSVP for free: https://bit.ly/4cYAbw1

Marketing Your Book: Branding & Positioning | Hosted by Blurb’s Stef Sloma Great books don't find their readers by accident. Learn how to position your work and build an author brand that does the work for you.