A Decade-Long Project Becomes a Book
Over the last decade as I shared these yoga shots with our friends and followers, one question kept popping up in the comments and grew more insistent with time: 'When will this become a book?' We loved the support, but excuses always got in the way. We had to complete all seven continents, or get a missing pose or location. The requests kept coming until our friend Andy Katz, a photographer with 14 coffee-table books to his name, started flooding us with calls, texts, and emails: 'How’s the book coming?' His unrelenting persistence finally pushed us over the edge.
Once we finally committed to turning the series into a book, Ben dove in and reviewed the entire collection of over 1,000 photos, selecting 407 he thought deserved consideration. He passed those to his photographer friend Andy Katz, who narrowed them down further to 230 standouts. Karen then took what remained and designed the entire book layout, ultimately choosing 160images that made the final cut.
While Karen worked her magic on the inside pages, Ben handled the rest: designing the cover, getting printing quotes, building a dedicated website for the project, etc.
The heart of the book is a collection of breathtaking full-page spreads with minimal text (just yoga pose name + location), letting you fully immerse yourself in the beauty and impact of every photo.
Once you move beyond the last big spread, the commentary section begins. Every shot reappears in thumbnail form, paired with the story of its creation. I break down my approach: choosing the pose that would work best, framing the scene, and the specialized adjustments that made it work. Karen weighs in as well, either describing what the pose demanded from her or highlighting something special about the setting.
The book is finished and ready to be sent to the printer. The only thing left is covering the cost of the first print run. To achieve the premium coffee-table quality we envision (oversized, thick paper, beautiful colors, long-lasting hardcover), we need offset printing, which requires a 1,000 copy minimum order. The cost is too big for us to swallow.
We did our best to gather enough pre-orders to cover that cost, but we didn't get enough to make it manageable. So now we’ve put the project on hold and have reached out to traditional publishers, hoping to find one that would like to bring the book to life.