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Roller Coaster: Exploring the Joys and Struggles of Long-Term Relationships.
"Roller Coaster: Scenes from a Marriage" offers a candid portrayal of the myriad moments encountered in most long-term relationships, capturing them with honesty, intimacy, and humor. In many Western cultures, the process of aging is often accompanied by feelings of shame and insecurity. Phrases like "losing one's wits," "feeling irrelevant," and "fearing abandonment" can haunt individuals as they grow older. Photographer Aimee McCrory aims to shed light on both the joys and challenges of growing old together through her work.
Leveraging her background in theater, McCrory presents the series as a "pseudo-documentary," drawing inspiration from her own forty-two-year marriage to her husband, Don. She subtly manipulates their personal domestic circumstances to enhance elements of mystery, inviting viewers to reflect on their own domestic relationships. Ultimately, the viewer's response to the images may reveal more about their own experiences than about the scenes depicted in the photographs themselves.
Eddo Hartmann's latest photographic endeavor delves into the harrowing reality of one of the earliest designated "sacrifice zones" established by governments during the late modern era. These zones were clandestine sites for the production, testing, and maintenance of various types of nuclear and chemical weapons, where unwitting residents became unwitting subjects in dangerous experiments. Today, these areas stand as stark examples of ecocide, representing the irreversible devastation of nature on a monumental scale.
Located in a remote region of Kazakhstan, once home to the Soviet Union's primary nuclear testing facilities, this site became infamous as "The Polygon." Over a span from 1949 to 1989, more than 450 nuclear tests were conducted here, with little regard for the impact on the local population and environment. The full extent of the radiation's effects only became apparent after the closure of the test site in the early 1990s. Today, this corner of the Kazakh steppe is marked by desolation and decay, with the landscape marred by strange lakes formed by nuclear explosions and the remnants of immense concrete structures.
While it may seem uninhabitable, resilient individuals continue to call this area home, demonstrating remarkable perseverance in the face of adversity. Eddo Hartmann, born in 1973, is a graduate of photographic design from the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague. He is known for his extensive documentary projects and is the author of "Setting the Stage – North Korea," published by Hannibal Books. Additionally, he serves as a lecturer in photography and visual grammar at KABK in The Hague.
During the 2016 US Presidential elections, Japanese photographer Fumi Nagasaka developed a fascination with the rural and southern USA. Despite living in New York City for a decade and traveling extensively, she had never explored the rest of the US. This changed when her friend Tanya Rouse invited her to her hometown of Dora, Alabama. Nagasaka continued to visit Dora over several years, gradually compiling a photographic record of her experiences.
A selection of these photographs is featured in her debut monograph titled "Dora, Yerkwood, Walker County, Alabama." Situated northwest of the city of Birmingham, Dora is a small town with approximately 2,300 residents. During her visits, Nagasaka became acquainted with local staples such as church, college football, and Jack’s, the regional fast food chain.
Despite being an outsider, Nagasaka earned the trust of Dora's residents over time and began documenting their lives. Her connections flourished after capturing moments like Dora High School’s homecoming football game. This immersion allowed her to delve into the stories of several Walker County residents, offering a glimpse into their lives through her lens.
Experience the breathtaking panorama of Manhattan with this innovative accordion-folded gift book, showcasing the iconic island from two perspectives: the East River and the Hudson River.
The allure of Manhattan's skyline is unparalleled, captivating imaginations worldwide. From the hustle and bustle of its streets, adorned with towering skyscrapers and hidden gems of greenery, to the grand outline of the city seen from afar, the dynamic nature of New York City is revealed. Photographer Laurent Dequick takes readers on a mesmerizing journey along the length of Manhattan, presenting a continuous panoramic view in a spectacular accordion-folded format. One side of the book unfolds to unveil the cityscape as seen from the Hudson River, while the other side offers a perspective from the East River.
Manhattan Skyline offers a fresh perspective on New York City, featuring stunning photographs complemented by captions identifying key landmarks, as well as an index of prominent buildings and districts. With a foreword by Adam Gopnik, this book sets the stage for an unforgettable visual exploration of the city that never sleeps.
81Exploring the multifaceted landscape of human spirituality through captivating imagery.
Steve McCurry, celebrated photographer with affiliations to American Magnum and National Geographic, is renowned for his ability to encapsulate the essence of the human condition and the essence of diverse locales. His iconic 1984 portrait of Sharbat Gula, famously known as the Afghan Girl, stands as a testament to his talent and global recognition.
This profound compilation of spiritually charged images spans McCurry’s illustrious forty-year career, during which he traversed the globe. From the serene interiors of an Afghan mosque to the revered Golden Rock of Burma; from solemn Easter rituals in Paraguay to the tender moments of an elderly couple at Lourdes; from the meditative presence of a Tibetan monk in India to the fervent expressions of evangelicals in America’s heartland—McCurry masterfully captures the depth of devotion, steadfastness, and dedication.
Rendered in vibrant color, these photographs serve as a tribute to humanity's innate quest for meaning amidst the ordinary. They invite viewers to embark on a personal journey of spiritual reflection, embracing the myriad forms of spirituality that enrich our lives.
126Life, Death, and Everything in Between offers a curated collection of pivotal photographs by Don McCullin. Featuring 140 images, including some rarely seen before, the book reflects McCullin's meticulous editing process, where he revisited his archives and reevaluated photographs spanning from the late 1950s to the present year. Unlike a conventional retrospective or definitive publication, this book aims to showcase a selection of images handpicked by McCullin himself. With the added perspective of hindsight and wisdom, it encapsulates the essence of his extensive, diverse, and continually evolving career.
In Silent Witness photographs of private houses and public buildings in which war crimes—specifically rapes of women of all ethnic groups living in Bosnia and Herzegovina—were committed during the Bosnian War (1992-1995) are combined with testimonies from the women who survived. Cornelia Suhan’s photographs of these buildings— the silent witnesses—allow the stories to be told without exposing those affected to the public again.
‘I kept driving past buildings where the crimes had been committed during my stays in Bosnia. They are scattered all over the national territory somewhere completely innocuous on a country road, on a village street, on the grounds of a factory, the grounds of an agricultural cooperative, in a residential area in the city or on school grounds….Abandoned, these buildings lay there; nothing indicated the crimes committed there anymore, dead walls of houses stared at me.’
Suhan began researching the sites more systematically from 2019 onwards in order to document war crimes in different regions throughout the national territory. Nowhere did she discover plaques on the buildings commemorating the crimes or paying tribute to the survivors nor the women murdered in the context of war rape.
‘All this stayed with me, because for me the buildings seemed to maintain a connection to the former events of the war like silent witnesses, whether renovated, abandoned, reoccupied or revived in their original function. I noticed how some houses still stood abandoned after the war; to me they seemed like the ‘untouchables,’ while in others all traces had been removed.’
The book includes nearly 90 images showing some of the buildings where the crimes were committed—from schools and sports halls, to hospitals and police headquarters, garages, apartment buildings, hotels and spas, mills, factories, canteens, bus stations, army headquarters, prisons, museums and mosques. The building are visible, but not what happened within. Suhan’s documentation of the buildings enables a factual presentation and conveys information and evidence to both begin to perceive and attempt to understand the enormity and scale of the crimes against women during this period.
‘The buildings and places represented in the photographs are an occasion for a process of remembrance and commemoration. They speak to us in a different way than the women (can) do themselves. They—these places, these houses—as ‘talking objects’ impose on us images that are difficult to bear and that shake up our usual perception. They enable insights into (experience) spaces that we ‘normally’ isolate well in everyday life and manage with shame, silence or concealment. If the event is witnessed and brought up, we challenge its tabooing’ – Verena Bruchhagen
Regardless of the era, a business leader feels the same pain when they lose their company. They may be personally responsible for the situation, but as we see particularly in our modern times, circumstances can also play a role. In any case, during this period, the boss feels alone. The author, himself experiencing failure at one point, seized this moment of isolation to compose the images in this book. These photographs are arranged to tell a story. Independently, they evoke a situation, whether good or bad, often experienced by many entrepreneurs throughout their careers. Today, the number of failing businesses is increasing, and it's important to show their leaders that they are not alone and not necessarily to blame.
For the first time in photography, the leader is in the spotlight before their company; they are a person, a man or woman, before they are a status.
The black & white images are highly contrasted, their titles sound like slogans, revealing the sharp wit of their author.
38The premier publication devoted to the fashion photography of the esteemed British photographer Martin Parr.
Fashion Faux Parr presents Martin Parr’s extensive collection of fashion photography for the first time within a single book. Featuring over 250 color images, many of which have never been seen before, the collection delves into a diverse array of fashion projects. These range from collaborative editorial shoots with prestigious magazines and brands such as Vogue, Balenciaga, and Gucci, to candid snapshots taken behind the scenes at major fashion events and portraits of industry luminaries.
Accompanying the visuals are two essays penned by influential figures in the fashion industry, Patrick Grant and Tabitha Simmons. They provide insights into Parr’s distinctive perspective on the fashion realm and place it within a broader context. This unique publication stands as the sole volume dedicated to Martin Parr’s innovative approach to fashion photography, encompassing both commissioned works and personal captures, as well as reproductions of his published features in Vogue and other renowned international fashion publications.
This book brings together, for the first time, Akihiko Okamura's work in Ireland, coinciding with the digitization of this nearly unheard-of corpus, accompanied by texts that contextualize his work within the history of the time and the photographic medium.
During the Troubles, the struggle for independence that lasted from 1969 to 1998, Northern Ireland attracted a large number of foreign photojournalists who came to document the events. Some of them found a subject that personally resonated with them, prompting them to go beyond the codes of photojournalism. This was the case for Japanese photographer Akihiko Okamura, who produced a unique and remarkable body of work in color during the early years of the conflict, yet remains curiously unknown today.
Born in Tokyo in 1929, Akihiko Okamura distinguished himself as one of the great war photographers of his generation, notably operating in Vietnam in the early 1960s. He is still highly respected in Japan, but his work and experience in Ireland, essential both to his oeuvre and his personal life, have been little explored. Okamura arrived on the island with his family in 1969 and lived there until his death in 1985. He photographed his daily life and surroundings but quickly became interested in the northern part of the country and its struggle for independence.
His attachment to this country and its history led him to produce one of the most significant photographic works by a foreign photographer, blending the simplicity of framing and subject matter, very Japanese, with a compositional strength for more violent subjects. In Ireland, he moved away from photojournalism to develop a more personal testimony. The choice to work in color, while most reports of the time were in black and white, and to favor soft tones, as if timeless, contrasted with the violence of the era. His images seem detached from reality. He perceived the permanence of daily life amidst the impermanence of war.
Every day, news broadcasts inundate us with scenes of conflict and devastation, coinciding with a steady rise in global spending on arms. Yet, seldom do we get a peek behind the veil of the global arms trade.
Photographer Nikita Teryoshin embarked on a journey to 16 arms fairs spanning from 2016 to 2023, delving into the prelude to warfare. His mission? To capture images at exclusive defense expositions, typically closed to the public, across every continent, shedding light on the industry's worldwide reach.
"Dammed" traces the path of the Colorado River, spanning approximately 1,450 miles from its source in Rocky Mountain National Park to its terminus at the Mexico border, navigating through 16 dams and diversions along the way. This project captures the essence of the river, its dams, reservoirs, and the individuals whose lives intersect with its waters. Through environmental photography, the aim is to raise awareness about the growing aridity in the Colorado River basin while also fostering dialogue and education about water resources, not just within the Colorado River watershed, but on a broader scale.
53In 1978, the series Café Lehmitz revealed the name of a young Swedish documentarist, Anders Petersen. A tender chronicle of the daily life in a Hamburg bar frequented by lost souls, prostitutes, sailors, and other marginalized individuals, this collection lays the foundation for a poignant and unadorned oeuvre. It is in these enclosed spaces, on the fringes of society, that Anders Petersen finds a form of freedom among prisoners and residents of nursing homes or psychiatric hospitals, observing the world as an exegete, an actor, a witness, a disruptor.
1416"In the summer of 1987, at 26 years old, a few years post-graduate school, I found myself in a rundown apartment outside Boston. Securing an artist's residency in the South of France, I flew to Paris in August. For a few weeks, I lodged with close family friends in a top-floor apartment on Avenue de Wagram. They moved in fashion and film circles, and I slept in a bed rumored to be Jane Fonda's from her Barbarella days. As the weather cooled, they loaned me a brown corduroy jacket once wept upon by Jean Seberg (of Godard’s Breathless, Preminger’s Bonjour Tristesse fame). Days were spent racing around Paris with my camera, hardly eating due to financial constraints, returning to their apartment for dinner and a glass of champagne. Later that year, I journeyed to Cassis for my artist's residency at the Camargo Foundation, near Marseille, a town visited by luminaries like Virginia Woolf, Paul Signac, André Derain, Raoul Dufy, and Frédéric Mistral. Day trips to Arles, Aix, Marseille, and Nice enriched my experience, with a simple darkroom available for film processing.
In 1987, devoid of cell phones and digital cameras, meeting someone required precise planning and adherence. Seasons lingered, time seemed more abundant, and daily life unfolded at a leisurely pace. Parks, museums, and subways were less crowded, and anxiety, though present, didn't permeate as deeply as today. Mark Steimetz eloquently captures this sentiment in the introduction, reflecting on the era's distinct character.
This captivating compilation of Mark Steimetz's previously unseen photographs, taken during his sojourn in the South of France 35 years ago, offers a glimpse into his formative years as an artist. With over 60 images expertly printed in duotone on Japanese Kasadaka art paper and bound in Burgundy linen, "France 1987" is a limited edition of 1,000 casebound copies that promises to be a coveted collector's item."
1313The journey of Power's exploration traversed through Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Wyoming, circling back to Colorado before extending further to Alaska. Subsequent trips led him to Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and upstate New York. This new book amalgamates images from these recent excursions with those captured on earlier journeys.
Power likened the process to assembling a vast and intricate jigsaw puzzle, uncertain of the final picture it would reveal. Each installment in the series signifies a shift in mood or ambiance.
In this latest volume, the human presence gradually transitions from the periphery to becoming an integral part of select images. The overall tone of the book leans towards optimism compared to its predecessors, with the human element diminishing the sense of isolation often associated with vast landscapes. Against the backdrop of Power's recent travels, the political landscape also underwent changes, notably with the election of Joe Biden as the 46th President. While domestic US politics appeared less tumultuous under the new administration, Power remained cognizant of the country's enduring divisions as the next election loomed on the horizon.
During the 1948 Palestine war, many Palestinians were displaced from their homes, including the desert-dwelling Bedouin tribes. Despite facing similar hardships, the Bedouin maintained their strong connection to the desert, a core aspect of their cultural identity. However, the number of Bedouin residing in their ancestral lands is dwindling, and their unique heritage is gradually fading away.
"Born of Sand and Sun" offers a unique perspective on the plight of the Bedouin people. Rather than focusing on the immediate impacts of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the book serves as a visual metaphor for the gradual disappearance of these resilient desert communities. It depicts fragments of their lives buried beneath the sands of time, symbolizing their eventual assimilation into history.
Over the course of three years, Petra Bašnáková immersed herself in Bedouin communities, seeking to understand their way of life and appreciate the beauty and simplicity of their existence. The book intertwines two narratives: the life journey of the Bedouin people and Bašnáková's personal journey of connection and acceptance within the community. Through her photographs, she captures the essence of Bedouin life and the profound bond they share with the desert landscape.
Following the success of "Les Françaises," Sonia Sieff ventures into new territory with her unparalleled exploration of the male form in her latest book.
In her previous work, Sieff offered a feminist perspective on the female nude, earning acclaim for her unique approach. Now, she turns her attention to men from diverse backgrounds, capturing them in various settings across France, Europe, and even Africa. In this second volume of nude portraiture, Sieff celebrates body diversity and positivity, presenting fifty men whose stories are as captivating as they are sensual.
With an expert eye for composition, Sieff skillfully stages over 100 photographs that offer glimpses into the inner lives of men in moments of repose and activity. Each image captures the individuality of its subject while also reflecting the distinctive atmosphere of its location. From the vibrant landscapes of the Mediterranean to the intimate settings of Parisian bedrooms, Sieff's work offers a fresh and compelling perspective on the male nude.
Cross Road Blues showcases 33 captivating photographs from Oli Kellett's renowned series of the same name. Originating in 2016 during a visit to Los Angeles, Kellett's project coincided with a pivotal moment in American politics, symbolizing a nation at a crossroads. As the project progressed, Kellett expanded his exploration to other countries like Spain, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico, infusing his images with a universal significance. Each photograph is united by its depiction of a crossroads—a potent metaphor for life's inherent tensions and choices.
In today's era of misinformation and division, Kellett's work resonates deeply. By capturing scenes at crossroads, he reflects the fractured nature of modern existence, where individuals navigate multiple identities both online and offline. Yet, amidst this fragmentation, crossroads remain a democratic symbol, where all must pause and contemplate their next move.
Kellett's photographic skill shines through in his adept use of natural light and composition, imbuing each image with a cinematic quality. The juxtaposition of urban anonymity and human individuality underscores his fascination with the human psyche. Nigel Warburton, in his introductory essay for the book, poignantly notes that each step taken at the crossroads carries profound significance beyond mere street crossing.
Drawing inspiration from American painter Edward Hopper, Kellett captures the essence of contemporary life in silent, contemplative moments. Through his lens, everyday individuals waiting at crossroads become emblematic of broader societal themes. Published to coincide with a solo exhibition at HackelBury Fine Art, London, Cross Road Blues is a limited edition monograph printed on natural art paper and bound in gray cloth over board, with only 1,000 copies available in the first printing.
American Bedroom offers a raw and poetic exploration into the lives of Americans within their most personal sanctuary: the bedroom. Through unguarded portraits of individuals, couples, and families, this project delves deep into the essence of their character, truth, and essence. Accompanied by quotes from each subject, the images capture subtle nuances that encourage reflection on the unique complexities of each individual life.
Barbara Peacock, a photographer and director based in Portland, Maine, embarked on the American Bedroom journey in 2016. Since then, her work has been recognized with prestigious awards including the Getty Editorial Grant, the Women Photograph/Getty Grant, three LensCulture Awards, and four Top 50 Critical Mass Awards. In 2020, she was honored as one of the Top 100 Photographers in America.
In Catholic Girls Andrea Modica presents her first monograph, produced in large format platinum palladium prints. This series of portraits was shot in the early 1980s in Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Connecticut.
Andrea Modica believes that a fundamental drive to create is crucial for young photographers to succeed academically. This conviction is vividly captured in the pages of "Catholic Girl." She reflects on the intuitive sense that there was something significant to unravel while taking these photographs—a recognition of the uniqueness inherent in each moment she captured. Beyond immortalizing the fleeting radiance of girlhood, Modica's work also encapsulates the spirit of the era, acknowledging the transience of teenage years and the eventual nostalgia for the ethos of the 80s. Through her lens, she mediates the passage of time, infusing each frame with a profound sense of nostalgia and a profound appreciation for the significance of adolescence.
296Experience Morocco through the vibrant lens of color photography master Harry Gruyaert.
From his first encounter with Morocco in 1969, Harry Gruyaert was captivated by its vivid colors. With each return, he sought to recapture that initial enchantment—the harmonious interplay of form and color, humanity, and nature.
Gruyaert's lens transports us from the heights of the High Atlas Mountains to the expansive desert, from rustic countryside to the lively streets of Marrakech and Essaouira. His photographs weave a cinematic narrative through a tangible reality, where light and shadow sculpt textures into a dreamlike landscape. Each image resonates with its own narrative, reflecting the significance of family, community, and faith in Moroccan culture, while also revealing Gruyaert's insatiable curiosity and quest to comprehend diverse realities.
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Rotan Switch is the first monograph by Lisa McCord, documenting life on her grandparents’ cotton farm in the Arkansas Delta community of Rotan. It takes its name from the community’s central landmark—the railroad switch where farmers loaded their cotton bales onto trains headed out of the Delta. Although it hasn’t been used in years, it remains a potent symbol of the complex intersections of industry and agriculture, of race and injustice. Collected over the last forty-four years, these images and stories are a reflection on the people and places that have taught McCord the meaning of the word home. It is also a self-exploration into her inherently complicated role in this community as both the photographer and the granddaughter of the farm owner.
This publication is a long-term project, constructed from McCord's analog photographs, family snapshots and ephemera. Including, monochrome photographs, color polaroids, and recipes.
117Through his widely acclaimed work, English photographer Nick Brandt (1964) addresses pressing environmental issues, consistently highlighting mankind’s impact upon the natural world. His work is truly a fusion of artistry and activism, and he is best known for capturing the majestic landscapes of Africa as well as intimate portraits of its wildlife. Sink / Rise is the third chapter of The Day May Break, an ongoing global series portraying ecological degradation and destruction. This chapter adopts a slightly different approach than its predecessors: taking humans, rather than animals or landscapes, as his subjects. Sink / Rise focuses on South Pacific Islanders impacted by rising oceans from climate change. The people in these photos, photographed underwater in the ocean off the coast of the Fijian islands, are local representatives of the many people whose homes, land and livelihoods will be lost in the coming decades as the water rises. In Brandt’s images, the Islanders sit down at tables, stand on chairs and embrace―all the while, their pinched expressions reveal the desperation of their asphyxiating condition.
887De Luigi’s images restore the landscape’s semantic value. The Italian landscape is a complex one, subject to the continuous superimposition of new signs. Yet in some ways, it is also a resistant landscape. While on the one hand, in fact, these signs – mostly similar and very much the offspring of consumer society and mass tourism – make Italy alternately a commodified trophy to be exhibited or “one anonymous, unfriendly, messy suburb,” on the other hand, they are sometimes grafted onto different realities – the upshot once again of those local identities that have long characterized the various areas of the peninsula – giving rise to genuine short circuits of meaning and vision where, in a bizarre potpourri, the contemporary and the ancient, the beautiful and the ugly, the rare and the banal, the serial and the unique all dialog with one another.
1820Christer Strömholm is recognised as one of the major figures of 20th century European photography. Strömholm captured his surroundings in black‐and‐white images that display his integrity, understated humour and a highly personal aesthetic. With an unmistakable sensitivity to human suffering, based on his personal experience, he took photography in a new direction. Sean O’Hagan, writing in The Guardian, has described him “as the father of Swedish photography both for his abiding influence and for his role as a teacher.”
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Rarely-seen color work from the preeminent master of postwar American street photography
This monograph stands as a groundbreaking tribute to the early color work of renowned American photographer Garry Winogrand. While he is most recognized for his candid and lively black-and-white street photography, Winogrand's portfolio also includes an impressive collection of over 45,000 color slides captured between the early 1950s and the late 1960s. Using two cameras strapped to his chest―one loaded with color film and the other with black-and-white film―he extensively documented his surroundings between commercial assignments, developing and refining a distinct and progressively daring body of personal work.
From the bustling streets of Manhattan to the shaded underside of Coney Island’s boardwalk to the expansive landscapes and open roads of the American West, Winogrand Color unveils a tender portrait of a version of the country that feels at once bygone and timeless. His snapshots of strangers exude an unparalleled sense of intimacy, offering poetic glimpses into everyday postwar America. Presenting 150 photographs selected from the archives at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, this is the first monograph dedicated in full to Winogrand’s vivid color photography.
Born and raised in the Bronx, Garry Winogrand (1928-84) was a highly influential American photographer who came into prominence for his trailblazing contributions to street photography. His keen eye for human emotions and his ability to freeze spontaneous moments immortalized the essence of American society. His work continues to inspire and shape the field, leaving a lasting impact on both his contemporaries and future generations of photographers.
Dive into the captivating world of Hong Kong through Mikko Takkunen’s stunning photography and Geoff Dyer’s essay.
With his first photobook Hong Kong, The New York Times’ photo editor Mikko Takkunen captured one of the world’s greatest metropolises during a time of political uncertainty and the pandemic. As the city was still recovering from the aftermath of the antigovernment protests of 2019, Takkunen began to concentrate on the purity of seeing and capturing the world anew.
Inspired by the masters of the New York School, like Faurer, Stettner, and Leiter, the Finnish photographer sought to capture Hong Kong in a fresh and innovative way, revealing hidden perspectives and moods that many have yet to see. His photos are both documentary and subjective, creating a narrative of the city that‘s as captivating as it is beautiful. From the vibrant colors to the stunning tonalities, each photograph is carefully curated to take you on an offbeat journey through the magnificent city.
1214This picaresque memoir dives into the heart of the revolutionary 20th century through the lens of one of its most crucial witnesses, American photographer and filmmaker Danny Lyon. His story begins in the Czar-ruled Russia of 1905, when Lyon’s uncle Abram fled to Brooklyn after his involvement in the murder of a policeman during a pogrom. A few decades later, amid the upheaval of World War II, Lyon was born.
Presaged by this beginning, Lyon’s life has overseen adventures and tragedies of world-historical proportions. This Is My Life I’m Talking About recounts them in generous detail, from Lyon’s friendship with the great American civil rights hero John Lewis―who is best known for his chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee―to his involvement with the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club, upon which his famous photojournalist work The Bikeriders (1968) was based. Throughout, Lyon writes with tremendous feeling and humor, and his text is accompanied by a selection of unpublished and unseen photographs.
An early exponent of New Journalism, Danny Lyon (born 1942) is one of the most influential documentary photographers of the last six decades. While still a student at the University of Chicago, he was jailed in the South and became the first staff photographer of the SNCC. He went on to publish the seminal photobooks The Bikeriders and Conversations with the Dead (1971), an interrogation of the Texas prison system. Later in life, he pivoted to filmmaking, partnering with Robert Frank.
1025Dog Town is a street photography project about the dogs of Venice Beach, California. The book is named after »Dogtown«, an area of West Los Angeles that used to encompass the slums of Venice and Santa Monica’s Ocean Park, back in the 1960’s and 70’s. The surfers and skateboarders of Dogtown were known as aggressive, antisocial school dropouts from poor families. Today, actual dogs of all breeds and social status are taking over Venice Beach.
The canines photographed in this book often embrace Dogtown’s rich skateboarding culture. American photographer Dotan Saguy and his Leica camera delight us with many light- hearted, quirky, emotional moments captured with much love and compassion for both the dogs and their Dogtown surroundings. This book is a modern homage to Elliott Erwitt and a must-have for dog lovers.
714In January 2020, North Korea has officially closed its borders. But even before that date, photographing the enigmatic landscapes of North Korea posed immense challenges due to the regime's strict control and prohibition of unauthorized photography. However, armed with a vast archive of images captured painstakingly over two years, Tariq Zaidi curates a selection of more than 100 remarkable photographs that offer a glimpse into North Korean society. Zaidi's lens skilfully captures the resilience, spirit, and cultural nuances of the North Korean people in their everyday lives. Each photograph acts as a window into a hidden reality, unveiling the intricate interplay between tradition and modernity while illuminating the complex dynamics of a nation navigating its path amid global scrutiny. Following the award-winning Sapeurs. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Congo, this is Zaidi’s second publication with Kehrer Verlag.
691Lost & Found documents a contemporary American subculture of young Travelers through raw, striking portraiture and intimate storytelling. These Travelers abandon home to move around the country by hitchhiking and freight train hopping in a nomadic, transient existence outside of mainstream society. Along their personal journey driven by wanderlust, escapism, or a search for transient jobs, they find a new family in their traveling friends.
The high of freedom, however, does not come without consequence. The black and white portraits are made in public, on the street, using natural light. Individual stories, as a collection, form a greater narrative. Over ten years in the making, Joseph’s portraits reveal the human condition. They capture courage, tenderness, and determination in his subjects that have been largely ignored and unseen.
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First comprehensive retrospective of the Italian photo artist Daniele Tamagni (1975–2017), collecting Daniele Tamagni's images of the Congolese sapeurs, Botswana’s afrometals, Bolivian female wrestlers, young dance crews of Johannesburg and more.
Style Is Life brings together renowned and unpublished photographs that remind us of the subversive and political value of fashion.
A stunning visual journey through the last vestiges of New York City’s artist lofts.
Envied by artists and apartment hunters alike for their wide windows and open floor plans, New York City’s lofts were once manufacturing centers in the late 19th and early 20th century. As urban densification pushed industry into the suburbs, these buildings were left empty. Looking for cheap rents and ideal studios, artists struck bargains with landlords to live and work in commercially zoned spaces. By the 1970s, these same artists faced eviction as their landlords embraced the new wealthy clientele that seeped into neighborhoods such as SoHo, Tribeca and the Bowery. Enacted in 1982, Article 7-C of the Multiple Dwelling Law, better known as the “Loft Law,” allowed artists to obtain legal occupancy and rent stabilization. After discovering a map of the protected buildings, documentary filmmaker Joshua Charow embarked on the ambitious project of documenting them. Over two years, he rang hundreds of doorbells, interviewing over 50 artists still living in these lofts, and photographing them in their spaces, alongside their works in progress and the unique modifications they have made to the lofts to meet legal standards. This timely untold story paints a portrait of a bygone era of New York’s downtown art scene.
Artists include: Ken Jacobs, Flo Jacobs, Loretta Dunkelman, Katherine Liberovskaya, Phill Niblock, Gerald Marks, Martine Mallary, Michael Sullivan, Carmen Cicero, Joseph Marioni, Carolyn Oberst, Jeff Way, Chuck DeLaney, Joe Haske, Kimiko Fujimura, Steve Silver, Noah Jemison, Sumayyah Samaha, Bob Petrucci, Claire Fergusson, Gilda Pervin, Curtis Mitchell, Ellen Christine, Marsha Pels, Betsy Kaufman, Jennifer Charles, JG Thirlwell, Alex Locadia, Winkel, Anne Mason.
Joshua Charow is a documentary filmmaker and photographer based in New York City. His projects aim to unveil unseen stories and subcultures across New York City. Charow has directed and shot documentary films for the New York Times, Time magazine, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu.
60An exquisitely somber portrait of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood cemetery across the seasons
In March 2020, after suffering from a severe bout of Covid, Eugene Richards sought out a safe place to walk and recuperate, and became entranced with Brooklyn’s much-loved Green-Wood Cemetery. Founded in 1837 and proclaimed a National Historic Landmark in 2006, the 487-acre burial ground and arboretum is the final resting place of more than 550,000 people. Over the subsequent years, Richards made nearly 100 visits to Green-Wood, photographing both poetical details and grand vistas in rich color, across the seasons and in all weather, creating lyrical images of snowbound headstones, grand mausoleums, intimate epitaphs, the encroachments of moss on stone and the wear of time on all things. The photographs in Remembrance Garden were taken between April 2020 and September 2023. Richards intersperses his images with names and dates inscribed on grave markers and deeply personal memories, creating a grand and moving portrait of the legendary cemetery.
1292Sternfeld’s candid images of an Outer Banks summer, which went on to inform his seminal work American Prospects.
In the summer of 1975, facing surgery with the potential of paralysis, a young Joel Sternfeld went off in search of a last idyll―and found it in Nags Head, on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. From June to August he captured the beach town floating in time, a sense of spatial and temporal fluidity. Sternfeld’s images show beachgoers of all ages enjoying scenes of leisure and partying in what became his first body of work addressing a season.
Yet this summer sojourn was tragically broken by the news of the death of his brother; Sternfeld returned to New York, never to go back to Nags Head. Eventually he began working again and one day ventured to Rockaway Beach, Queens. Here he took a picture in which “all at once the ugly scene appeared beautiful to me”: the hues of sand, apartments and sky fuse into a cohesive whole. This photo, with its conceptual roots in Nags Head, would lead to the color structures of Sternfeld’s magnum opus American Prospects, his ambitious realization of what he had always wanted to do: follow the seasons across America.
136Cinematic scenes with painterly compositions that place contemporary photography within the broader canon of art history.
Since the late 1970s, Canadian photographer Jeff Wall has made significant contributions to establishing photography as an autonomous medium. He is considered the founder of "staged" photography and generates mostly large-format photographs―often inspired by literature, film and art history―composed in a multilayered and subtle way from a multitude of individual shots. Wall makes a distinction between his documentary still life photos and his “cinematographic” pictures, the latter of which take months or even years to complete. His contemporary genre scenes invoke famous works by Hokusai, Manet, Kafka, Ellison and others.
Among the more than 50 works collected in the catalog of the large-scale solo exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler are Wall’s iconic large-format slides in light boxes, black-and-white photographs and color photographic prints. His most recent images, representing the entire spectrum of his oeuvre, enter into a dialogue with works from the time of Wall’s beginnings as an artist and reveal a wide range of references in terms of content and form. These new works will be on display and published in book form for the first time.
1258Ephemeral glimpses of ancient American trees not yet destroyed by climate change.
With Old Growth, American photographer Mitch Epstein invites readers into a diverse transcontinental forest that includes white pines, hemlocks, sequoias, moss-covered cedars, bald cypresses and bristlecone pines that have survived for millennia. The book explores the enigma of time, while also evoking the forests’ historical struggle to survive American expansionism. Over the past 500 years, Americans have destroyed more than 95 percent of the original forests in the United States. Yet, these are indispensable in the fight against climate change―large, old trees hold significantly more carbon than replanted saplings.
Old Growth highlights the astounding diversity, interdependence and sculptural beauty of America’s ancient forests. Made with an 8×10 camera in color and black and white, Epstein’s images convey nuances of the forest that people cannot normally see, in the hope that gaining proximity to these epic, life-giving trees could inspire us to protect them. To borrow from ecologist Suzanne Simard, this book is not simply about how we can save trees; it is about how the trees might save us.
1185Iturbide revisits the predominantly Mexican American community of Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles, home of the legendary White Fence gang.
Under the gaze of famed Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide, this project vividly portrays the lives of several residents of the Chicano community in Boyle Heights, located in Eastside Los Angeles. The title refers to the historical street gang known as White Fence that has held established territory in Boyle Heights since 1900. They were one of the most violent Eastside gangs of the 20th century and among the first to use weapons.
Starting with the photographs that Iturbide took in 1986 on assignment for the magazine A Day in the Life of America and culminating in a reunion in 2019, this publication is divided into two volumes, housed in a slipcase. The first book presents the series of images captured in 1986, 1989, 2018 and 2019. The second volume includes the essay White Fence Revisited by Alfonso Morales Carrillo describing both the development of this photographic series and the historic background it ultimately conveys: the formation and persistence of communities of Mexican descent north of the Rio Grande. White Fence is an emotional visual journey through decades of history: an intimate exploration of identity that connects the past and present of this fascinating community in Los Angeles.
By Jimmy Nelson, Nicolas Ballario, Federica Crivellaro
Publisher : Skira
2024 | 200 pages
1801A selection of Jimmy Nelson’s most sublime photographs highlighting the beauty of Indigenous peoples around the world.
For British photographer Jimmy Nelson (born 1967), traveling is part of his artistic process. His journeys are similar to field expeditions, with lots of preparation and contingencies to take into account. They can last weeks, if not months. Nevertheless, Nelson has found this part of his work the most rewarding. His travels to remote or inaccessible locations have strengthened his conception of humanity as one entity: having originated from a singular source in Africa tens of thousands of years ago.
In Humanity, Nelson passionately shares why he uses his medium to replicate what he experiences in the field: when he finds alignment in nature and the people surrounding him. Nelson uses analog photography and 8x10 negatives to capture a symphony of experiences and a depth of emotions in his images. Through his spectacular landscapes and portraiture, his journey becomes our journey and Indigenous peoples, often photographed as an ethnographic subject, become the protagonists of a story of “unadulterated beauty” that empowers the beholders to perceive all humanity.
The artistic polymath behind R.E.M. explores the potency of portraiture.
Before his wildly successful foray into music―as frontman of the 1990s international sensation R.E.M.―Michael Stipe was a visual arts student at the University of Georgia in Athens. After the band dissolved in 2011, Stipe returned to his first love: generating illustrations, photography and sculptures. His diaristic photographs are perhaps his best known works, and he has previously published three photobooks with Damiani that largely consisted of portraits.
In this fourth publication, portraiture once again takes focus. This time, however, Stipe articulates the form through a plethora of mediums: including plaster, concrete, rotocast plastics, bookmaking, ceramics, video and darkroom photographic printing. The book privileges process over product, displaying a series of works in progress that continue an exploration of contemporary portraiture, instinct and abstraction. Classical and conceptual forms create a cohesive whole from seemingly disparate elements, culminating in an inclusive and complete vision, in which the familiar and unfamiliar are granted equal grounding. The volume is published in conjunction with Stipe’s solo exhibition of his artwork at the ICA Milano, which opened in December 2023 and will be up through March 2024.
The New York City–based artist Michael Stipe (born 1960) studied photography and painting before leaving school upon the formation of R.E.M. The sensibility that he began to develop during his time as an art student transferred to the spectrum of his work for R.E.M., from art directing all graphic, video and stage designs, to writing, composing and performance, and his iconoclastic personal style.
he San Francisco Bay's salt ponds: A poweful photo story of nature's ability to regenerate and renew
Salt of the Earth is a striking monograph, which skillfully captures humanity’s impact on the environment. From ground-level perspectives to aerial shots, Barbara Boissevain’s unique compositions of industrial salt ponds, accentuate the surreal qualities of landscapes altered by human activity. The artist’s intention extends beyond crafting captivating visuals; her work seeks to raise awareness of pressing environmental concerns and inspire engagement in conservation- related activism. Boissevain’s photographs of otherworldly landscapes compel us to reflect on the delicate balance between creation and devastation. Her powerful imagery challenges viewers to reassess their role in shaping Earth’s future, ultimately urging us to confront the consequences of our actions and actively participate in preserving the environment for generations to come.
Publisher : Radius Books/New Orleans Museum of Art
2024 | 256 pages
64The first career survey on a leading chronicler of the American South.
Examining the deep emotional relationship between people and place, Louisiana-based photographer Debbie Fleming Caffery (born 1948) is recognized as a leading chronicler of the American South. Her shadowy, blurred, black-and-white images thoughtfully reveal shared human experience―childhood, spirituality, labor―and ultimately bring darkness to light.
Debbie Fleming Caffery: Come to Light immortalizes in book form the artist’s first major career retrospective presented at the New Orleans Museum of Art. The publication is her most comprehensive to date, showcasing projects produced in the American South and West, as well as in France and Mexico, and is the first to feature all series from across the course of her career.
1802A collection of over 200 breathtaking photos celebrating the history and cultural impact of the Asian American social justice movement, from a beloved photographer who sought to change the world, one photograph at a time.
Known throughout his lifestyime as the “undisputed, unofficial Asian American photographer laureate,” the late photojournalist Corky Lee documented Asian American and Pacific Islander communities for fifty years, breaking the stereotype of Asian Americans as docile, passive, and, above all, foreign to this country. Corky Lee’s Asian America is a stunning retrospective of his life’s work--a selection of the best photographs from his vast collection, from his start in New York’s Chinatown in the 1970s to his coverage of diverse Asian American communities across the country until his untimely passing in 2021.
Corky Lee's Asian America traces Lee’s decades-long quest for photographic justice, following Asian American social movements for recognition and rights alongside his artistic development as an activist social photographer. Iconic photographs feature protests against police brutality in New York in the 1970s, a Sikh man draped in an American flag after 9/11, and a reenactment of the completion of the transcontinental railroad of 1869 featuring descendants of Chinese railroad workers, and his last photos of community life and struggle during the coronavirus pandemic. Asian American writers, artists, activists, and friends of Lee reflect on his life and career and provide rich historical and cultural context to his photographs, including a foreword from writer Hua Hsu and contributions from artist Ai Weiwei, filmmaker Renée Tajima-Peña, writer Helen Zia, photographer Alan Chin, historian Gordon Chang, playwright David Henry Hwang, and more.
Featuring never-before-seen photographs alongside his best-known images, Corky Lee’s Asian America represents Lee’s mission to chronicle a history of inclusion, resistance, ethnic pride, and patriotism. This is a remarkable documentation of vital moments in Asian American history and a timely reminder that it’s also a history that we continue to make.
1237The first publication of photographs taken by Ernest Cole in the United States during the turbulent and eventful late 1960s and early 1970s.
After fleeing South Africa to publish his landmark book House of Bondage (1967) on the horrors of apartheid, Cole resettled in New York. He photographed extensively on the streets of New York City and documented Black communities in cities and rural areas of the United States—traveling across the country in the months leading up to and just after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The pictures reflect both a newfound freedom Cole experienced in America and an incisive eye for the inequalities of systemic racism. He released very few images from this body of work while he was alive, and the pictures were thought to be lost entirely until the negatives resurfaced in Sweden in 2017. This treasure trove provides an important window into American society and establishes Cole’s place in the history of American photography.
63We are thrilled to announce the publication of Todd Hido's stunning new monograph, The End Sends Advance Warning. For over 25 years, Hido has crafted narratives through loose and mysterious suburban scenes, desolate landscapes, and cinematic portraits. Irrespective of its title, this is a book about hope and beauty and why we seek it so desperately at this time. For his latest images he has roamed as far as the Hawaiian Islands and their meteorological opposites; the shores of the Bering Sea, and Nordic fjords above the Arctic Circle. Even with such geographic diversity, Hido captures places that feel at once familiar and unknown; welcoming and unsettling. With this stunning new monograph, Hido picks up where his previous title Bright Black World left off, presenting some 80 new and previously unpublished landscape photographs.
The End Sends Advance Warning. is beautifully printed on heavyweight art paper and bound in offset printed linen. The book also includes 9 tipped-in photographs printed on Kasadaka art paper, as well as tipped-in and laid-in booklets. A masterpiece of an artist’s book, and a must for the serious contemporary art library.
Work by Hido is held in public and private collections including the Guggenheim Museum, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Smithsonian; and Fotomuseum Winterthur.
52A new, comprehensive survey of Sugimoto’s five-decade career, from grand dioramas and seascapes to eerie portraits of wax effigies and more.
Through his expansive exploration of the possibilities of still images, Hiroshi Sugimoto has created some of the most alluringly enigmatic photographs of our time―pictures that are meticulously crafted and deeply thought-provoking, familiar yet tantalizingly ambiguous. Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine is a comprehensive survey of work produced over the past five decades, featuring selections from all of Sugimoto’s major series, as well as lesser-known works that illuminate his innovative, conceptually driven approach to making pictures.
Texts by international writers, artists and scholars?including Geoffrey Batchen, Edmund de Waal, Mami Kataoka, Ralph Rugoff, Lara Strongman and Margaret Wertheim?highlight his work’s philosophical yet playful inquiry into the nature of representation and art, our understanding of time and memory, and the paradoxical character of photography as a medium so well suited to both documenting and invention.
1403Nestled within the folds of the Appalachians lies a world rich with tradition and resilience, beautifully captured in "From the Heads of the Hollers." Photographer Shelby Lee Adams, inspired by the poignant images of the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, embarked on a journey to document the lives of the people inhabiting these secluded mountain communities.
Beginning his project in 1973, Adams sought to immortalize the spirit of Appalachia, drawing parallels between the struggles of the past and the enduring strength of its people. Through his lens, he unveils a tapestry of human experience, portraying the raw beauty and complexity of life in the hollers.
Each image in this collection is a testament to Adams' deep connection with his subjects and his commitment to preserving their stories for generations to come. "From the Heads of the Hollers" serves as a poignant tribute to the resilience and cultural richness of Appalachia, inviting viewers to explore the hidden depths of this captivating region.
In May 2021, Wong Chung-Wai and his family bid farewell to Hong Kong, embarking on a new journey in the UK. In the six months leading up to their departure, Chung-Wai wandered the city alone, his camera capturing remnants of the life he was leaving behind. The photographs featured in "Hong Kong After Hong Kong" serve as Chung-Wai's visual elegy for the city. They reveal its paradoxes—the juxtaposition of urban development and nature, ancient traditions and modernity, and the interplay of artificial and natural light against the backdrop of the sea.
Despite being one of the world's most densely populated cities, Chung-Wai's images are strikingly devoid of crowds, often featuring solitary figures set against cinematic scenes. These photographs were born from Chung-Wai's methodical exploration on foot, his keen eye attuned to overlooked details. Each image invites the viewer to join him on a reflective journey through the city he once called home. As Chung-Wai reflects, "These photos were initially meant to capture the present moment, but now they seem to evoke the past and foreshadow the future."
It was in 1996 that Kate Barry began her career as a photographer. Her early experiments focused on her family (her mother Jane Birkin and her half-sisters Lou Doillon and Charlotte Gainsbourg) before an abundance of commissions for fashion and magazines solidified her reputation. Disregarding constraints, Kate Barry imposed her gaze and developed more personal projects, such as highlighting the employees of the Rungis international market. However, it is in her landscapes that she best expresses her sensitivity, with stripped-down atmospheres imbued with poetry and subtlety, both melancholic and oppressive.
This book, directed by Sylvain Besson and prefaced by Lola Lafon, accompanies the exhibition paying tribute to her at the Nicéphore Niépce museum. Several personalities reflect on Kate Barry's work and personality for the occasion: writer Salomé Kiner; photographers Dominique Issermann and Sarah Moon; her close ones – Jane Birkin, Lou Doillon, and Charlotte Gainsbourg, as well as her son Roman de Kermadec.
Finally, artists she photographed – Emmanuelle Béart, Monica Bellucci, Carla Bruni, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Marie Darrieussecq, Catherine Deneuve, Reine Graves, Isabelle Huppert, Sophie Marceau, Chiara Mastroianni, Vanessa Paradis, Melvil Poupaud, Natacha Régnier, Laura Smet, Elsa Zylberstein – discuss their relationship with the photographer.
Exploring the Surf Culture of Oahu's North Shore, Hawaii.
Renowned photographer Brown W. Cannon III, known for his editorial work with esteemed clients like Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast, and National Geographic, brings his passion for surfing to life in this captivating volume. With over three decades of experience riding the waves, Cannon has spent more than six years documenting the vibrant surf culture on the North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i.
This stunning collection features studio portraits of surfers, lifeguards, surfboard shapers, photographers, bodysurfers, and bodyboarders, alongside exhilarating action shots capturing the thrill of riding 40-foot waves. Focusing on the famed Seven Mile Miracle coastline, Cannon's images offer a mesmerizing glimpse into the world of big wave watermen and women, showcasing the raw power and beauty of this legendary surf destination.
"Ara Güler: A Play of Light and Shadow" unveils the genius of one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. In this captivating book, Güler's remarkable ability to capture the essence of everyday life in Turkey and beyond is on full display. Through his lens, ordinary scenes are transformed into extraordinary moments, each photograph telling a rich and poignant story.
The book provides a comprehensive overview of Güler's iconic works, showcasing his mastery of light and shadow in black and white photography. From bustling streets and bustling marketplaces to intimate portraits and haunting landscapes, Güler's images offer a timeless glimpse into the soul of his subjects and the places they inhabit.
What sets "A Play of Light and Shadow" apart is its ability to transport readers to another time and place, immersing them in Güler's world of contrasts and contradictions. Through his lens, we witness the beauty and complexity of life in Turkey, capturing both its ancient traditions and modern struggles.
Accompanied by insightful commentary and reflections from Güler himself, as well as contributions from renowned photographers and critics, this book is a must-have for anyone with a passion for photography or an interest in Turkish culture. "Ara Güler: A Play of Light and Shadow" is not just a book of photographs; it's a testament to the enduring power of visual storytelling and the enduring legacy of one of the greatest photographers of our time.
1228Over a span of 15 years, acclaimed Magnum photographer Ian Berry embarked on a global journey to capture the intricate connection between landscape, life, and water. This newly curated book presents a curated selection of images resulting from his odyssey, collectively narrating the narrative of humanity's intricate dance with water―a relationship that now stands at a critical juncture as climate change underscores the delicate balance between water and life. The photographs within these pages reveal the paradox of our engagement with water―from its role in ancient religious rites and community building to its exploitation and the dire consequences of both scarcity and abundance. They portray scenes such as Hindus performing rituals in the Ganges, shellfish harvesters along the coast of Spain, polluted seas encircling oil installations in Baku, Azerbaijan, and fishermen in Greenland navigating through melting ice. From landscapes rendered desolate by drought in South Africa to villages transformed into islands by floods in Bangladesh, Berry's lens captures the myriad ways in which water shapes our existence. This book is not a political manifesto nor an exhaustive compendium of humanity's interaction with water, but rather a poignant collection of stories that illuminate how water influences our lives and what lies ahead for our shared future.
In the Omo Valley, the cradle of humanity, in southwest Ethiopia, the Suri people adorn their naked bodies almost daily with the finest materials that nature has to offer: necklaces made of branches and bark, crowns of flowers, fruits or seeds, plant-based paints... Serving as both a playground and an experimental ground, women and men themselves become unique artistic creations, in harmony with their land.
Hans Silvester invites us to discover, page by page, this tradition that imbues the environment with such a powerful sacred character. The aesthetic ingenuity of the Suri, enhancing their skin and appearances, provides a vibrant testimony of their culture, in the face of climate change threatening their lost paradise.
Hans Silvester's talent, accompanied by the words of Éric Fottorino, reveals the beauty of these magnified bodies and the intensity of the ancestral bond with nature, like a declaration to a world doomed to disappear.
Lynn Whitney's stunning collection of photographs offers a captivating glimpse into the distinctive and threatened terrain of Lake Erie.
For more than ten years, renowned large-format photographer Lynn Whitney has been documenting the Ohio shores of Lake Erie. Her collection, Lake Erie, presents exquisitely captured images that convey the rich tapestry of diverse communities, evolving landscapes, and profound histories inherent to this region. Drawing inspiration from the pioneering work of Frank Gohlke on Lake Erie, Whitney's unique perspective serves as a conduit, inviting viewers to explore this singular and endangered landscape. Through her lens, Whitney prompts reflection on the prospects of our shared future, while instilling hope through the power of observation.
Accompanying Whitney's visually arresting photographs are insightful contributions, including a personal reflection by Nicholas Nixon on Whitney's artistic journey, a cultural exploration by curator Robin Reisenfeld, and an essay by biologist George Bullerjahn, which delves into the environmental and geological intricacies of the lake. Together, these evocative images and accompanying texts serve as poignant reminders of our collective history, highlighting the impact of human actions on the lake and on each other.
Ukraine, Fragments brings together the work of six photographers from the MYOP agency since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 24, 2022. This book covers a year of war, revealing day by day the images of a country plunged into darkness. Throughout the pages, a silent testimony is built of the daily violence endured by Ukrainians since the beginning of the war and bombings. Ukraine, Fragments is the result of the commitment of its authors and photographers in the field, Guillaume Binet, Zen Lefort, Laurence Geai, Chloé Sharrok, Michel Slomka, and Adrienne Surprenant.
429Master of studio photography, Roversi substituted falconry birds for top models in a series shot with large format Polaroid.
A figure in fashion photography, artistic director, and renowned portraitist, Paolo Roversi has collaborated with the most prestigious haute couture houses for over forty years, including Dior and Yohji Yamamoto.
Bathed in saturated light, owls and falcons pose before the lens. The minimalist approach to portraiture and monochromatic tones, which have become the signature of the Italian photographer, showcase in all their majesty a royal falcon, a tawny owl, and a princely owl. The birds, perched on a stool or the back of a chair, exude elegance, their occasionally surprised gaze now dignified subjects of attention. Time seems suspended: in shades of violet or almost aged gold, the tranquil presence, sudden flight, and surprised glance of the birds border on the pictorial. The grace of these raptors, the beauty of their feathers, and the power of their presence are revealed through silver gelatin and the evanescent colors characteristic of the photographer. This unpublished series by Roversi offers a new perspective on birds: their connections to humans, as artistic subjects.
1238Capturing the raw essence of a nation grappling with unimaginable turmoil and chaos.
Bruce Gilden embarked on his initial journey to Haiti in 1984, drawn by the allure of its renowned Mardi Gras festivities. What he encountered was a land ravaged by poverty and plagued by natural disasters, yet pulsating with a distinct vitality. Straying from conventional paths, Gilden traversed the island's winding routes, immersing himself in encounters with people from all corners and situations few dare to face.
Over the years, Gilden's love for Haiti propelled him to return to its shores on 20 separate occasions, tirelessly documenting the daily struggles, history, and landscapes of its inhabitants. From bustling markets to vibrant nightlife and solemn funeral rites, Gilden's lens seeks to capture the essence of Haitian culture and its multifaceted visual tapestry.
Originally published as a concise monograph by Dewi Lewis in 1996, the series garnered acclaim, earning the prestigious European Publishers Award for Photography. Atelier EXB's latest volume presents an expanded collection, featuring previously unseen images that constitute nearly half of the book, beautifully printed to offer a deeper insight into Haiti's complex reality.
39Published in 700 copies, this work is a form of homage to Benjamin, singer, poet, figure of the American underground who has now disappeared, and to Cabbageton, a penniless district of Atlanta. Designed as a scrapbook, it mixes photographs by Michael Ackerman, pages of Benjamin's notes or archival documents, with texts by Jem Cohen and Patti Smith. It reveals the infinite grace, the urgency, the delicacy like the frenzy of a forgotten man and era.
I remember my first time at Benjamin's, my first time in Atlanta. It was late at night, after a Smoke concert. He was hanging out with a few friends in his room, talking, laughing, smoking. I barely knew him. I still don't understand why I was invited. He was brilliant, charismatic, funny and tender. I sat in a corner, amazed and in awe, and remained silent. I may have taken a few photos, maybe not. Around 4 am, I fell asleep on the floor in another room. A few hours later, I woke up, looked in his room and saw him sleeping, also on the floor, in front of his bed. Today, 27 years later, I try to remember what it felt like to see him lying there, so fragile. I took a photo at the time,
Acquired by the United States from Russia in 1867, without borders with the rest of the Union, Alaska is the most northern American state, the largest, one of the least populated, and, at 80 km from Russia, one of the most strategic. While the American West fascinates photographers, few have ventured to Alaska. Ronan Guillou dedicated four long journeys there until his untimely death at the end of 2022. A photographer of the ephemeral, guided by the power of his encounters, he does not succumb to the temptation of exoticism, although it is within reach of his lens in this land of paradoxes. The result is a corpus of images surprisingly free, punctuated by the four seasons of his travels. Two texts shed light on this work: one by Brice Matthieussent and the other by Héloïse Conésa, curator at the BnF.
"I exclusively met women in this small, quiet town. Most of them lived alone with their children. Some of them had experienced the death of their partner due to accident or suicide, or domestic violence. This endured violence would sometimes manifest in tense bodies, the twisting of trees, as many emotional states as passing seasons. The ambiguity of situations, the ambivalence of feelings, tenderness, and also, gradually, voluptuousness, crept into, and between beings." –Nolwenn Brod
Lost & Found documents a contemporary American subculture of young Travelers through raw, striking portraiture and intimate storytelling. These Travelers abandon home to move around the country by hitchhiking and freight train hopping in a nomadic, transient existence outside of mainstream society. Along their personal journey driven by wanderlust, escapism, or a search for transient jobs, they find a new family in their traveling friends.
The high of freedom, however, does not come without consequence. The black and white portraits are made in public, on the street, using natural light. Individual stories, as a collection, form a greater narrative. Over ten years in the making, Joseph’s portraits reveal the human condition. They capture courage, tenderness, and determination in his subjects that have been largely ignored and unseen.
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Through his widely acclaimed work, English photographer Nick Brandt (1964) addresses pressing environmental issues, consistently highlighting mankind’s impact upon the natural world. His work is truly a fusion of artistry and activism, and he is best known for capturing the majestic landscapes of Africa as well as intimate portraits of its wildlife. Sink / Rise is the third chapter of The Day May Break, an ongoing global series portraying ecological degradation and destruction. This chapter adopts a slightly different approach than its predecessors: taking humans, rather than animals or landscapes, as his subjects. Sink / Rise focuses on South Pacific Islanders impacted by rising oceans from climate change. The people in these photos, photographed underwater in the ocean off the coast of the Fijian islands, are local representatives of the many people whose homes, land and livelihoods will be lost in the coming decades as the water rises. In Brandt’s images, the Islanders sit down at tables, stand on chairs and embrace―all the while, their pinched expressions reveal the desperation of their asphyxiating condition.
Rotan Switch is the first monograph by Lisa McCord, documenting life on her grandparents’ cotton farm in the Arkansas Delta community of Rotan. It takes its name from the community’s central landmark—the railroad switch where farmers loaded their cotton bales onto trains headed out of the Delta. Although it hasn’t been used in years, it remains a potent symbol of the complex intersections of industry and agriculture, of race and injustice. Collected over the last forty-four years, these images and stories are a reflection on the people and places that have taught McCord the meaning of the word home. It is also a self-exploration into her inherently complicated role in this community as both the photographer and the granddaughter of the farm owner.
This publication is a long-term project, constructed from McCord's analog photographs, family snapshots and ephemera. Including, monochrome photographs, color polaroids, and recipes.
Christer Strömholm is recognised as one of the major figures of 20th century European photography. Strömholm captured his surroundings in black‐and‐white images that display his integrity, understated humour and a highly personal aesthetic. With an unmistakable sensitivity to human suffering, based on his personal experience, he took photography in a new direction. Sean O’Hagan, writing in The Guardian, has described him “as the father of Swedish photography both for his abiding influence and for his role as a teacher.”
The main stem of the Colorado River flows from the Colorado Rocky Mountains to the Mexico border. And while it provides water for almost 40 million people and irrigates 5.5 million acres of farmland throughout the American West, it is also one of the most over-allocated, highly controlled, and endangered rivers. Through extensive research of the historical as well as current day contextual factors and implications, photographer Debbie Bentley presents a comprehensive documentation of the river, its 16 dams, the reservoirs, and people in its path in her new book, Dammed: Birth to Death of the Colorado River (Daylight Books).
Paul Hart’s latest body of work Fragile (2020-23) is a personal reflection on nature and was made in the landscape close to his home in England. The aesthetic is rooted in the notion of a heightened awareness of the natural world, of both a physical engagement and spiritual connection to the land. Whilst becoming absorbed in this instinctual, visceral approach, Hart has become acutely aware of both the physical beauty and delicate vulnerability of these natural forms. Although concerns of the environment and sustainability are present throughout, Fragile departs from the central study of place usually associated with his work, to evoke a more abstract ethereal sensibility.
Der Greif and Shirin Neshat put out an open call, inspired by the line „I am a common pain, scream me“ from Ahmad Shamlou‘s poem “Common Love”, printed on the inner cover of this issue.
In a poignant exploration of humanity, Scot Sothern’s latest project, LOOK AT ME, turns a provocative lens on homelessness, Hollywood tourism, and the unseen struggles of everyday Americans. Through the lens of alternative street photography, Sothern positions himself as a modern-day vagabond, echoing the profiles of those he encounters on his odyssey, coming face to face with humankind, capturing the unfiltered essence of life at its most candid.
God’s Promises Mean Everything spans seven years in the life of Derek, a homeless hostel resident who lives in Teesside in the North East of England – an area that has a rich industrial history and was formerly a major iron and steel hub. After being granted permission by the hostel, he visited Derek 1-2 times a month – to drop off food or hang out, talk or just listen to music. Through these visits, this time spent in each others’ company became essential to the work and allowed a unique fully collaborative project to develop.
Dominoes is a unique and vibrant mosaic of the lives that float in and around a particular corner of Hackney in London’s East End. The book is populated by intimate pictures of people who have experienced addiction and pain as well as the deep joys of the community of which they are a part. Gillett Square was derelict and underdeveloped for years until, in the 1990s it became an experiment in urban regeneration. Just like the dominoes that are now played in the square, those lives are often precarious.
Alongside an exploration of Bayard’s decades-long career and lasting impact, Hippolyte Bayard and the
Invention of Photography (J. Paul Getty Museum, $65) presents—for the first time in print—some of the earliest
photographs in existence. Among the Getty Museum’s rarest and most treasured photographic holdings is an
album containing nearly 200 images, 145 of those by or attributed to Bayard. Few of these prints have ever
been seen in person due to the extreme light sensitivity of Bayard’s experimental processes, making this an
essential reference for scholars and photography enthusiasts alike.
For seven years, American photographer Barbara Peacock crisscrossed the United States photographing people in the spaces they defined as their bedrooms. The bedroom is an inherently personal space where humans are perhaps at their most vulnerable. Whether a room in a house, a camper, or an outdoor space, Peacock presents a body of work that invites the viewer to consider the stories we each carry, and how those unify us all.
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