In late 2024, Jack Garland debuted his first photobook, 'waco'. After 2 years of work on developing the concept, editing, sequencing, and working with designers and printers 'waco' became a reality that has since been distributed around the world. Join him to hear his insights, mistakes, and step-by-step breakdown on how to make your work into book form. 

Jack Garland (b. 1993 is a self-taught American photographer based in Chicago whose work explores the psychological and emotional landscape of contemporary America. His images often linger in the overlooked, the transitional, and the quietly charged — places and moments that resist easy narrative but hold deep atmospheric weight. Working intuitively, Garland is drawn to scenes that feel suspended between the mundane and the mythic, where personal histories and collective memory seem to blur. Garland’s practice is rooted in observation and a belief that meaning emerges over time — through rhythm, resonance, and openness. His photographs suggest rather than state, offering viewers space to project, interpret, and feel. He is especially interested in the tension between documentary and fiction, and how place can operate both as subject and symbol. Jack is also co-owner of Realm, a Chicago-based pop-up where he distributes, sells, and collects photobooks and photo zines. 

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