Ewan and I went to the library to see if we could find any examples to take to the next meeting with photography. Here are some images of books we managed to find:
As you can see, coptic stitching allows images to lie flat, perfect for double pages spreads with imagery.
Photography were also interested in using both matt and gloss stock. By using coptic stitch, this can easily be grouped and utilised.
Another example of a coptic stitched book with matt and gloss pages, used successfully:
