YAËL TEMMINCK (ANTHOLOGY)

Photographer: Yaël Temminck
Text: James McGovern
Design: Ten Years Later Studio
Publisher: Veins Books

Year: July 2026. First edition, one of 200 hand-numbered copies.
Format: Hardcover, embossed
Dimensions: 21 × 29 cm (spine 23 mm)
Pages: 196, with 124 photographs
Language: English
ISBN: 978-90-9042244-2
Condition: New

Dutch photographer Yaël Temminck presents his first monograph, Yaël Temminck (Anthology) a refined and intimate collection of over 120 black-and-white portraits capturing cultural figures who have shaped both his personal perspective and a broader contemporary identity.

Published in a limited first edition of only 200 hand-numbered copies, the 196-page volume brings together portraits made over more than a decade of selected work. Featured subjects include Mark Lanegan, John Cale, Kim Gordon, Nan Goldin, Tracey Emin, Yohji Yamamoto, Sky Ferreira, George Rouy, and Peter Doherty, alongside emerging voices such as julie, Xaviersobased, and Wisp.

Rather than functioning as a conventional celebrity portrait book, Anthology reflects Temminck's ongoing dialogue with the individuals he photographs artists whose work and presence resonate deeply with him and who granted him access to moments of unusual proximity. The result is both a document of a living cultural landscape and a subtle act of self-examination and connection. Raw yet deliberate, the book bridges generations and sensibilities through a direct, unembellished visual language.

Designed by Ten Years Later Studio and produced with exceptional attention to material detail, the embossed hardcover edition stands as a significant debut publication and an increasingly scarce contemporary photobook.

“Yaël's approach to photographing his subjects feels less like portraiture and more like possession. He holds something obscure and delicate that cannot be taught an innate ability to capture the world and its inhabitants in their purest, in the present moment.” — James McGovern, 2025