Hartmann Projects

The photo book 'Divided we Stand' by duo Mathias BRASCHLER & Monika FISCHER brings together 82 portraits of citizens of the United States and their honest opinions and views on the deep divisions that permeate the United States of America and its society.

The book 'Unter Wasser' is both a radical break and a consistent continuation of previous work by Hans-Christian SCHINK. The setting is biotopes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: lakes, ditches and so-called 'Sölle', in which he worked with an underwater camera.

In his photo book 'L.A. Crossing' Jens LIEBCHEN looks at a city of contrasts from a moving car. Photo icon 'La Brea/Beverly' by Stephen SHORE serves as a hook and one thinks of famous photo series by US photographer Lee FRIEDLANDER as well as by Ed RUSCHA

The book 'Verso Nord' is the result of a collaboration between Guido GUIDI & Gerry JOHANSSON during a campaign in Castelfranco. The former focused on the historic city center with his large format camera and the latter on the suburbs in his medium format.

In 'Daughters of Magic' Ostkreuz agency photographer FRITZ documents Mihaela Minca, the most powerful witch in Romania. Magic & mysticism are part of everyday life in her Roma family & closely knit community, witchcraft is an expression of female strength

The compendium 'KONTINENT', published on the occasion of same named exhibition in Berlin, contains color and b/w photographs of the participating Ostkreuz photographers. It addresses the most important issues currently preoccupying the European population

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 23 x 28 x 1,5 cm., 148 pp., 78 color ills., bilingual text: German / English

Minimalist publication 'Mountain' by Ursula SCHULZ-DORNBURG, now out of print at the publisher, presents her 2006 cycle of black-and-white images of the mythical Mount Ararat in eastern Anatolia. The English-language introductory is by Hartwig Fischer.

For his work about farmers in Emiglia Romagna NERI was awarded the first August-Sander-Prize for portrait photography. A 'real' photo book now follows the only paperback catalog volume as a bound edition - excellent printed in the Alteburger Druckerei!

Brutalist architecture & concrete fascinate Sue BARR (professor of photography, London). With her large format camera, the British woman traversed all of Italy from the Alps to Naples and photographed the previously largely ignored motorway architecture.