Aperture

US photographer Edward WESTON kept a diary in which he recorded his struggle to understand himself, society and his art. 'The Daybooks of Edward Weston' were edited by Nancy Newhall in two volumes: one for his time in Mexico and one for Californian time.

In his work, here in 'Figure & Ground', Richard RENALDI melds two classic photographic genres - portrait and landscape - into a single descriptive frame that speaks as much to a sense of the individuals before the lens as it does to the space they inhabit

'The Many Lives of Erik Kessels' provides an overview of how to better understand and appreciate the hybrid way of working of the Dutch photographic artist Erik KESSELS, who defies any categorization. With more than twenty works as well as many essays.

This book, 'Sketch of Paris' by JH ENGSTRÖM, presents his very personal view of Paris, with about 250 photographs taken between 1991 and 2012 - a lyrical account of misadventures, affairs and chance encounters in the streets, bars as well as artist lofts.

In his photo volume, 'KIN', South African photographer Pieter HUGO explores instead on his family the failure of South African colonization and his sense of being 'colonial driftwood', reflecting on the nature of conflicting personal collective narratives

'Intimate Distance' is the first comprehensive monograph chronicling the career of renowned photographer Todd HIDO. Author David Campany introduces the work, he specifically addresses the cinematic influences and the type of viewership his work requires.

2nd print run, HC with dust jacket, 28 x 35 x 2 cm., 112 pp., color ills., text language: English

This new edition of the photo book classic 'Nicaragua. June 1978 - July 1979' by American documentary photographer and Magnum member Susan MEISELAS is a groundbreaking contribution to the literature of committed photojournalism with bonus material on DVD.

With Photo essays by Henri CARTIER-BRESSON, Walker EVANS, Nan GOLDIN, W. Eugene SMITH, Mary Ellen MARK, Sebastiao SALGADO and James NACHTWEY

This out-of-print new edition of the 1965 monograph 'The Flame of Recognition' about American photographer Edward WESTON contains a cross-section of his work, with portraits and nature photographs as well as texts from his diaries and letters.