A Kickstarter Photo Book · Six Years in the Making
La
Frontera
One photographer. 1,954 miles. From the Pacific surf at Tijuana to the Gulf at Brownsville. A photo project investigating the cultural connections of the region despite the wall and the politics.
First 500 backers receive a numbered first-edition.
01 / The Project
Not a wall. A Place. A river, a canyon, a town, and it's people. Over 1,954 miles.
Over six years, photographer Bob Rives made numerous trips along the U.S.-Mexico border, to document the people and landscapes of urban and rural areas, on the U.S. side.
La Frontera collects 70 photographs into a single hardcover edition, with an essay by reknown author Oscar Cásares. Publication and design by Keher Verlag, one of the world's leading publishers of photo books, based in Heidelberg, Germany.
02 / Selected Frames
From the archive
03 / The Book
An object built
to last.
- Format
- 9.5 × 12 inches, portrait format
- Pages
- 96 pages, matte 170 gsm
- Plates
- 70 duotone & full-color photographs
- Binding
- Smyth-sewn, cloth-bound, foil stamped
- Printing
- Heidelberg, Germany
- Edition
- First edition · 500 copies
04 / Be First
Launching on
Kickstarter, soon.
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05 / Questions
A few answers.
When does the Kickstarter launch?+
Spring 2026. Subscribers will get the exact date and time at least 7 days in advance.
When will the book ship?+
Approximately 4–6 months after the campaign closes. We use a fixed-date Italian printer with proven turnaround.
Will it ship internationally?+
Yes — to almost every country. Shipping costs added at checkout.
Is this politically motivated?+
It's a document, not a polemic. The work is about looking carefully at a place. Readers bring their own politics.