The permutations in making a photobook are countless, varying from artist to publisher, designer to print house, editing to sequencing, paper to binding. Each photobook is a unique object of collaboration, and the outcome is a sum of its parts co-created by a community of specialised expertise. Milo Montelli, Founder of Skinnerboox and Tommaso Parrillo of Witty Books consider their personal approaches in publishing, the conditions in which photobooks develop and why independent publishing continues to be important in the ecosystem.