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Café Royal Books is a publisher of limited edition photographic titles focussing on British documentary photography. As well as work made in the British Isles (by home and international photographers), Including international work made by photographers from the British Isles. Café Royal Books is run and founded by Craig Atkinson (2005), in Southport, UK.
Craig’s aim is to create a focussed and complete archive of British documentary photography. CRB publish roughly 70 titles each year, with a small edition ‘archive box’ every 100th title. These archive boxes are aimed at major collections, libraries and museums — helping to increase the visibility of the work and making the books publicly accessible for as long as possible. Collectors are wide and varied but include, MoMA NY, Harvard University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, The British Library, The Hyman Collection, Martin Parr Foundation, TATE, V&A / National Art Library).
