Aperture

The out-of-print photo book compendium 'Japanese Photobooks of the 1960s and '70s' by Kaneko & Vartanian presents relevant publications of that era. Some of the most influential works and forgotten gems are presented and placed in a sociological context.

This already out-of-print catalog from Mapfre pays tribute to the remarkable career of the American Emmet GOWIN and his influence on the medium. He took intimate portraits of his wife, continuing the photographic tradition of his mentor Harry CALLAHAN.

HC in Japanese binding, 24,5 x 34,5 x 1,5 cm., 80 pp., 40 color ills., text language: English

Out-of-print 'Small Wars' by Vietnamese-born photographer An-My LÉ in 1960 brings together 3 series in 1 book that are both documentary & staged: Images from her homeland processing the Vietnam War, battle compositions and military exercises in the desert

In 'Selected Works, 1973-1981', fifteen photographers, curators & authors - David Campany, Paul GRAHAM, Guido GUIDI, Takashi HOMMA, Hans U. Obrist, Ed RUSCHA, Britt Salvesen, Taryn SIMON, Thomas STRUTH - describe the work of Stephen SHORE she amazes why.

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.

'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.

'Petrochemical America' by Richard MISRACH contains haunting photographs of the region and Kate Orff's 'Ecological Atlas' - a richly researched and concretely visualized study of the petrochemical industry and American culture that are closely interwoven.

This version of 'Gypsies' by Joseph KOUDELKA represents the first realization of the original maquette, which was created by the photographer together with graphic artist Milan Kopřiva in 1968 and was originally intended to be published in Prague in 1970.

Cloth bound HC with dustjacket, 25,5 x 31 x 2,5 cm., 184 pp., b/w ills., English