The skills you need for a photo book are relatively simple. Work in numbers, not by feel, and above all else, be consistent.
Once you learn how to place and scale images, determine what sorts of margins you prefer and fit a caption block. Repeat many times, exactly.
Proof and compare it to other books you like, and then go do it over again a second time with refinements.
A few (creative) annuals for book design will be enlightening, but it's hard to go wrong by leaning on a Swiss modernist minimalist direction. Make Big, Red, or Black.
That's all you need to know.
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