On this page, you’ll find a selection of photobooks I’ve worked on, with detailed descriptions of my roles and responsibilities in each project. My roles range from creative tasks—such as art direction, book design, and sequencing—to practical ones, including photo retouching, file preparation, and production management.
I’m open to bookmaking assignments and gladly contribute in both major and minor roles throughout a book’s realization. I like working closely with artists and authors to ensure that the finished book reflects their artistic vision, style, and visual language.
For inquiries, please contact me at janne.j.riikonen@gmail.com or hello@kultbooks.com.
Noema by Michael Swann
Hardcover with red foiling
Unopened top edge
176 pages, 56 photographs
Offset printing
15 x 21 cm
Published in May 2024 by Kult Books
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Roles and responsibilities
- Book design
- Editing and sequence
- Retouching and pre-press (CMYK offset)
- Production management
Are We There by Jenni Toivonen
Thread bound hardcover
80 pages and glued inserts
49 photographs
Offset printing
21,5 x 26 cm
Published in July 2025 by Kult Books
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Roles and responsibilities
- Book design (with Jenni Toivonen)
- Editing and sequence
- Retouching and pre-press (CMYK offset)
- Production management
Luoghi by Nicola Buonomo
Hardcover with a tipped in photograph
160 pages
82 photographs and strips of film
Duotone offset printing
17 x 22,5 cm
Published in July 2025 by Kult Books
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Roles and responsibilities
- Art direction and book design
- Editing and sequence
- Retouching and pre-press (duotone offset)
- Production management
Antro by Andrea Simonato
OTA bound softcover with flaps
112 pages
73 photographs
Tritone offset printing
23 x 29,5 cm
Published in June 2025 by Kult Books
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Roles and responsibilities
- Art direction and book design
- Editing and sequence
- Retouching and pre-press (tritone offset)
- Production management
La Soufrière by Kristian Krän
Thread bound hardcover
80 pages
40 photographs
Offset printing
22 x 28.5 cm
Published in April 2025 by Kult Books
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Roles and responsibilities
- Book design
- Editing and sequence
- Retouching and pre-press (CMYK offset)
- Production management
Il Malocchio by Andrea Simonato
Perfect bound hot foiled hard cover
Patterned translucent dust jacket
80 pages
49 black and white photographs
Duotone offset printing
16 x 23 cm
Published in May 2021 by Kult Books
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Roles and responsibilities
- Art direction and book design
- Editing and sequence
- Retouching and pre-press (duotone offset)
- Production management
Notes for Our Legacy by Janne Riikonen
Thread bound book with no covers
96 pages
46 black and white photographs
Risograph printing
20 x 28,5 cm
Published in October 2023 by Kult Books
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Roles and responsibilities
- Photography
- Art direction and book design
- Editing and sequence
- Retouching and pre-press (risograph)
- Production management
Reversed Surveillance by Marcel Top
OTA bound paperback
Eight different cover variants
288 pages and a separate leaflet
Offset printing
15 x 20 cm
Published in November 2024 by Kult Books
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Roles and responsibilities
- Art direction and book design
- Retouching and pre-press (CMYK offset)
- Production management
El Retrato de tu Ausencia by Alejandro Morales
Swiss bound softcover
Lenticular photographs mounted on covers
112 pages, 74 works
Offset printing
17 x 22,7 cm
Published in November 2023 by Kult Books and
Los Sumergidos
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Roles and responsibilities
- Material design
- Retouching and pre-press (CMYK offset)
- Production management
Blueprint 2017-20 by Norman Behrendt
OTA bound paperback with coloured edges
304 pages
212 photographs
Duotone offset printing
17 x 25,5 cm
Published in May 2021 by Kult Books
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Roles and responsibilities
- Art direction and book design (with Norman Behrendt)
- Material design
- Editing and sequence (with Norman Behrendt)
- Retouching and pre-press (duotone offset)
- Production management