Palm Book
Brian Kanagaki, Lola Paprocka, Pani Paul, Renato D’Agostin, Jacob Lillis, and Vittoria Gerardi
Palm Studios
Hardcover
Edition of 500
130 pages
245 x 320 mm
2026
ISBN 9780993445064
Palm Book is a collection of work from photographers previously showcased on the British publisher’s digital platform. The book pulls together artists from across the globe including Poland, England, Australia, Italy, and America, and explores each artist’s take on nature and their interaction with those surroundings.
(Source: https://www.thelibraryproject.ie/products/palm-book)
About the Artists
Brian Konagaki is a creative consultant with focus on art direction, image, and design. Konagaki’s personal practice as a fine art photographer and roots in editorial design guide him through the creative direction process to create sophisticated worlds with in tech, fashion, and art.
https://briankanagaki.com
(Source: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-kanagaki)
Lola Paprocka is a self-taught photographer with a practice centring in documentary imagery. Her focus is on creating work with sentimental narratives that are authentic and honest in their representation of the subject whilst retaining her personal clean and unfussy aesthetic. Many of her projects focus on the theme of adolescence and the interactions of friendship groups among youths, especially those from marginalised communities and subcultures. Her most recent book Studio Portraits (2020), created in collaboration with Pani Paul and shot over a five year period, features a diverse group of youths bound together by a their use of Mile End Skate Park. Lola’s work has been exhibited worldwide, including in galleries in London, Melbourne, New York, Warsaw and Paris.
https://lolapaprocka.com
(Source: https://lolapaprocka.com/about)
Pani Paul grew up in the Northern Rivers region of Australia. He studied photography in Melbourne before moving to London in 2009.
https://www.instagram.com/pani_paul
(Source: https://lolapanistudio.com/about)
Renato D’Agostin was born in 1983. He started his career in photography in Venice, Italy in 2001. The atmosphere of city life nourished his curiosity to capture life situations with the camera. For this, in 2002, he journeys through the capitals of Western Europe. After a period in Milan, he moved overseas exploring photography in New York.
https://www.renatodagostin.com
(Source: https://www.renatodagostin.com/about)
London-based photographer Jacob Lillis i known for capturing the quiet poetry of everyday life, Jacob’s work moves between intimate portraits of his Northern hometown and thoughtful collaborations with artists and designers.
https://jacoblillis.com
(Source: https://aitistanbul.com/dialogue/ait-dialogue-17-jacob-lillis)
Vittoria Gerardi is an Italian photographer who started to become familiar with photography at the age of sixteen. Shortly after, she began to observe and absorb the world around herself exploring shapes, substances, sounds. For its multi-layered nature photography more than any other form of art has satisfied in her that particular search she was waiting for to embrace reality in a new way. After high school she moved to New York where she attended the International Center of Photography and worked as assistant to Italian photographer Renato D’Agostin.
https://www.studiovittoriagerardi.com
(Source: https://www.artsy.net/artist/vittoria-gerardi)
About the Publisher
Palm Studios is a London-based publisher focusing on photography. It’s outputs are curated and edited by Lola Paprocka. Palm* showcases photographers and artists through creative projects, online features, exhibitions, events and book launches. It was founded in 2015.
https://palmstudios.co.uk
(Source: https://palmstudios.co.uk/about/palm-studios)
