Publisher Profile / AMMO
Facts
Mission and genres: “AMMO (American Modern) Books publishes provocative, one-of-a-kind titles on the visual arts and pop culture. We create must-have books with great design, thoughtful writing, and exquisite printing. With our exclusive Limited Editions and accessible Popular Editions, we have proudly celebrated and highlighted the work of unique designers, photographers, illustrators, and artists. Based in Los Angeles and New York City, AMMO brings a bicoastal sensibility to a global audience.”
Founder and Publisher: Steve Crist
Reviews
Counting in the Garden by Emily Hruby, Illustrated by Patrick Hruby
Books! by Murray McCain, Illustrated John Alcorn
Alexander Girard by Kiera Coffee and Todd Oldham
Awards
Come With Me To New York by Gloria Fowler, Illustrated by Min Heo. Foreword Reviews’ 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalist, 2015 Finalist for Picture Books, Early Reader
Drawn in Stereo by Michael Gillette. 2015 Finalist for Art
The Instagram Book: Inside the Online Photography Revolution Edited by Steve Crist and Megan Shoemaker
Ed Emberley by Caleb Neelon and Ed Emberley, Edited by Todd Oldham.
Ralph Steadman: Proud Too Be Weirrd by Ralph Steadman, Edited by Steve Crist.
Distant Shores: Surfing the Ends of the Earth by Steve Crist (editor) and Chris Burkard (photographer).
Charley Harper’s Animal Kingdom by Todd Oldham (editor) and Charley Harper (illustrator).
In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World by Henry David Thoreau and Eliot Porter (photographer). Foreword Reviews’ 2012 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalis: Ecology & Environment, Nature, Photography (Adult Nonfiction)
Eames: Beautiful Details by Eames Demetrios, Gloria Fowler (editor), and Steve Crist (editor). Foreword Reviews’ 2012 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalist:Architecture (Adult Nonfiction)
Edward Weston: One Hundred Twenty-Five Photographs by Foreword Reviews’ 2011 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Winner Silver: Photography (Adult Nonfiction)
Alexander Girard by Kiera Coffee and Todd Oldham. Foreword Reviews’ 2011 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Winner, Silver: Architecture (Adult Nonfiction)
Hannah Hohman
