Kehrer Verlag

In out-of-print photo book 'Illuminance', Rinko KAWAUCHI continues her investigation of the particular in the everyday, magically drawn to the fundamental cycles of life and the seemingly unintentional, fractal-like order of nature in formal structures.

'Here Far Away. Photographs 1964-2011' presents a comprehensive retrospective of the work of photographer Pentti SAMMALAHTI. It takes its viewers from his native Scandinavia through the Soviet republics & Siberia, Europe & Great Britain, Asia & Africa.

'The Island of the Color Blind' by Sanne de WILDE documents a hereditary disease of people in Micronesia. The image selection obscures or emphasizes their eyes, faces and their way of seeing - the viewer is led into a dream world of colorful possibilities

Out-of-print monograph on William Eugene SMITH shows images from six series: 'Country Doctor', 'Spanish Village', 'Nurse Midwife', 'A Man of Mercy', 'Minamata', as well as 'Pittsburgh'. It contains texts by himself about his working methods and principles

In 'Cut Outs' Jessica BACKHAUS consequently continues her path of abstraction already taken in photo volume 'A Trilogy' - using analog methods she creates and documents visual experimental arrangements, poetic choreographies of intense, sunlighted colors.

Irina ROZOVSKY's photographs in 'One to Nothing' are not politically charged, even though they were taken in Israel. The photographs were taken at a location of historical conflict, where it is not always clear who is the winner and who is the victim.

ORIGINALLY SEALED! German-languaged 'Retrospective'-catalog contains important text contributions to the understanding of the work of prominent photographer Stephen SHORE, an extensive interview with David Campany, a complete bibliography and a chronology

SIGNED COPY! Out-of-print 'One Day in November' by Jessica BACKHAUS is a tribute to Gisèle FREUND on what would have been her one 100th birthday in Dec. 2008, a testament to the friendship between a great photographer and a student in Paris during the 90s

This photographic catalog, which accompanied the Harry CALLAHAN retrospective exhibition, presents the full range of his diverse photographic work, the result of his tireless and prolific creative activity over the course of some sixty years.

Open bound pb. in box, 11,5 x 15 x 2 cm., 104 pp., 79 color ills., bilingual text: German / English, Ltd. to 500 numbered copies

This four-volume photo book set, 'Erde, Feuer, Wind, Wasser' by Damian HEINISCH, explores the cultural & collective heritage of Central Europe through his own family history. In addition to the photographs, the set includes bilingually reproduced texts.

'Am I exploiting the people in my pictures? Is it moral to work as a war photographer? Why are we attracted to images of other's misery? Am I producing war pornography?' In 'War Porn' Christoph BANGERT dares to experiment with turning off self-censorship.

The compendium 'Augen auf!' offers an art and cultural history of the Leica from the 1920s to the present day. With essays on the technical genesis of the Leica, its influence on modern photojournalism and its significance for the photographic avant-garde

The photos in 'InselWesen' by Mila TESHAIEVA are reminiscent of old paintings. They depict Föhr island as a dream world and emphasize the fragility of its real existence. Föhr's inhabitants feel connected to traditions & nature in an almost sacred way.

The photo volume '1078 Blue Skies / 4432 Days' by Anton KUSTERS contains limited edition Polaroid photos of the abstract blue skies above European concentration camps of the German Nazi regime. It is the result of a long-term project lasting six years.

This out-of-print catalog on the work of Jitka HANZLOVÁ gathers together her most important series from 1990 until those from the early 2020s. The photographs by the Czech photographer are equally captivating for their objectivity and their empathy.

The monograph 'Minkkinen' accompanying international exhibitions on the photo work of Arno Rafael MINKKINEN contains unusual b/w photographs that are reminiscent of his fellow students, Harry CALLAHAN and Aaron SISKIND, from Rhode Island School of Design.

This new edition of 'Once, Still and Forever' (original released in 2013) is limited to 1,000 signed copies. BACKHAUS proves her infallible instinct for picture compositions that open up a cosmos of unforeseen meanings in the midst of loving familiarity.

'Arctic Heroes' by Ragnar AXELSSON takes a moving look at the fate of the Greenland sled dog. Where the melting ice sheet is irrevocably destroying the traditional way of life of the hunters, global warming is an immediate threat to their daily survival.

The catalog 'Saul Leiter. Die Große Retrospective' sheds new light on one of photography's most enigmatic figures. It shows New York street scenes, fashion & nude photographs and makes archive material, contact prints & notebooks accessible to the public.

SIGNED COPY! 'What Still Remains' contains fifty color photographs created since 2006 in various locations. Jessica BACKHAUS examines why things that have been forgotten or left behind pop up in specific places and then seem to take on a life of their own

Photo book 'The Silence of Dogs in Cars' by Martin USBORNE contains billboards of dogs silently peering through car windows. The staged photos evoke a mood of loneliness & longing. Yet they are less about dog portraits and more about separation in general

The volume 'The Polar Silk Road' by Gregor SAILER deals with the economic use of the Arctic regions as well as territorial claims of the riparian states. The consequences are geopolitical tensions and expansion of military structures and research stations

The out-of-print catalog illuminates more than 60 years of French photographer Willy RONIS' long career and covers all thematic aspects of his work. Shown is a sharp & sensitive observer of everyday French life, a great humanist & chronicler of a century.

Colorful studies of form & light in the book 'Plein Soleil' by Jessica BACKHAUS are the logical continuation of her 'Cut Outs', in exploring the photographic possibilities of abstraction and crossing the boundary between documentary & poetic photography.

Elina BROTHRUS found points of departure for the book 'Seabound' in the collection of Sørlandets Kunstmuseum. Some works are based on 19th century Romantic paintings, others on performative scores, for example by Yoko Ono, Valle Export or John Baldessari.

Jassica BACKHAUS shows in 'Jesus and the Cherries' people in their apartments, at work, and in the untouched Polish landscape. The pictures are neither intrusive nor tactless; she encounters people with dignity and full of admiration for the way of life.

'Tito' by Friso KEURIS and designed by Teun van der HEJDEN, deals with the self-image of the then Yugoslav President Tito, using photos of the preserved, shielded summer residence. The inside part establishes a connection to the later committed war crimes

'Style is Life' brings together famous and previously unpublished images by Daniele TAMAGNI of Congolese Sapeurs, Botswana's Afrometals, Bolivian wrestlers & young dance groups from Johannesburg. They recall the subversive & political value of fashion.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 18,5 x 24 cm., 268 pp., 175 color ills., English

In this book Dotan SAGUY documents the ten-month stay of a family who immigrated from Brazil to the USA and their alternative lifestyle in Los Angeles. The book remembers on Sally MANN's 'Immediate Family', b/w photographs are accompanied by interviews.

The autobiographical documentation 'Fucking Carpe Diem' by Finnish photographer Elina BROTHERUS deals with the highly taboo topic of unwanted childlessness. Intelligently designed, the volume takes the viewer on an emotional journey into the human soul.

The book 'Ralph Gibson. Secret of Light' brings together key series of the photographer's work and describes his artistic development from the 1960s to the present day. The playful use and design of light is an essential part of his unmistakable signature

This out-of-print German-language monograph, 'Chewing Gum and Chocolate', about the work of the Japanese post-war photographer Shomei TOMATSU provides a good overview of the work of one of the most important Japanese photographers of the 20th century.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 30,5 x 28 cm., 180 pp., 57 duotone ills., trilingual text: English / French / Portuguese

'India. A Celebration of Life' by Manuel RIVERA-ORTIZ gathers 120 photos of people & places in color & b/w, from Rajasthan to Calcutta, from Mumbai to Kutch and deals more with hope than despair and the dignity of people who still live deprived in poverty

'Where the World is Melting', is the first compilation by Ragnar AXELSSON himself of his 40-year life's work.It includes his highly acclaimed series 'Faces of the North', 'Glacier' and 'Last Days of the Arctic' as well as a previously unpublished series.

The accompanying catalog of the retrospective of the work by Saul LEITER features his early black-and-white as well as color photographs and, for the first time, his fashion photography, also the overpainted nudes, his paintings as well as his sketchbooks

In her debut 'Sworm Virgins', Pepa HRISTOVA deals with the last man-women of Europe. These so-called sworm virgins are respected, acquire the status of men and they fill their role so perfectly that they are hardly recognizable as women outside the family

For the US-american photographer Shellburne THURBER, an animated place is an extension of the body and a projection space. Her photo volume 'Analysis' shows a selection of color photographs of psychoanalytic practices in Buenos Aires and in New England.

This survey is a tribute to Indian photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Danish SIDDIQUI, who was murdered while on assignment in Afghanistan on July 16, 2021. His photographs expose what is happening in the world and cannot be dismissed or ignored.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), approx. 24 x 32 cm., 128 pp., approx. 80 color ills., bilingual text: English / French Available soon ISBN 978-3-86828-924-4 2019 Artist: Ann Massal Design: João Linneu

HC (cloth cover without dust jacket, as issued), 24 x 30 cm., approx. 160 pp., approx. 100 color ills., English

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 24 x 30,5 x 2 cm., 240 pp., 184 color & 1 b/w ills., bilingual text: German / English

SC (no dust jacket, as issued), 24 x 32 x 2 cm., 128 pp., 50 color ills., English

'Outside Room 8' by Lotte BRONSGEEST presents a documentary of the life of Geert Broertjes after his cancer diagnosis. It visualizes the patient experience with common cancer treatments by subjecting film reels and negatives to the same healing procedures

In her photo volume 'Summer Heart', Cologne based photographer Thekla EHLING accompanies the growing up of her own children. She documents situations and moods and the viewer finds himself entangled in associations and memories of his own childhood.

Since 2007 Evzen SOBEK has been documenting life as a neutral observer on the bank of a reservoir in the south of the Czech Republic. A special caravan & tent landscape has established itself here, which has become a second home for many residents.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 24 x 30,5 cm., 284 pp., 128 color ills., bilingual texts: German / English

This monograph on the work of the German photographer Sibylle BERGEMANN, published on the occasion of her 75th birthday, documents a representative exhibition of her work that was shown simultaneously at three locations in Berlin in spring 2017.

For her photo book 'Betweenness', Israeli photographer Lili ALMOG was inspired by the veiling practices of an extremist Jewish sect. In a novel representation of the veil, she raises questions about freedom and faith and how these truths can coexist today

The book 'Time Atlas' by Niina VATANEN combines images from diverse sources: personal photos, images from the Internet, encyclopedias, newspapers as well as textbooks. It focuses on time and how pictorial memory, personal experience & history intertwine.

'Ha Aretz' by Roger GRASAS is carefully researched and shows photos from all the territories that belong to the Holy Land, documenting the settings of the most important narratives of the Holy Scriptures, whose relevance is also described in a booklet.

With his book with analogue color photographs, 'Enter the Forest', Alexandre Miguel MAIA continues a tradition that sees the forest as a recurring theme in photography. The book was printed on certified recycled paper and produced entirely in Germany.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 24,5 x 30 cm., 216 pp., 128 color ills., English

'Common Dreams' by Kai LÖFFELBEIN reflects China's change and the existing contrasts. It critically examines its social and economic transformation with a focus on the lives of migrant workers who have to live in the outskirts of the large metropolises.

'The Children of Bergen-Belsen' Maria KLENNER deals with the fates of children who were born in Bergen-Belsen shortly after the end of the World War. The study sheds light on questions of history & migration, identity & belonging, trauma & new beginnings.

The photo volume'Tokyo Jazz Joints' by Northern Irish photographer Philip ARNEILL and James Catchpole documents the culture of disappearing jazz pubs and cafes in Japan / Tokyo, the Jazu Kissa, where jazz records are played and time seems to stand still.

'Hello Camel' by Christoph BANGERT documents the bitter absurdity of war in Afghanistan, Gaza, Darfur, Lebanon and Iraq. He contrasts the clichéd notion of modern war as a fast-paced, dramatic and heroic event with calm and tidy, strange and alien images.

The images contained in 'Abandoned Moments' by Ed KASHI show fleeting yet unique moments full of exuberant energy - the chaos of everyday life. In contrast to his journalistic approach, here he abandons himself entirely to the untamed energy of the moment

'Lake Erie' by Lynn WHITNEY capture a mood of diverse communities, changing landscapes as well as deeply rooted local history(s). Inspired by the work of Frank GOHLKE on the Erie Lake, her special eye for the unique, endangered landscape guides her.

Swiss bound HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 30 x 30 x 1,5 cm., 108 pp., 66 duplex b/w ills., text language: English

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 30 x 24 cm., 96 pp., 50 color ills., text language: English

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 28 x 28 x 2 cm., 144 pp., 71 color ills., bilingual text: French / English

This photo book combines three series with around forty colored works each. The photographer Jessica BACKHAUS is breaking new ground in 'Trilogy' and integrating components from mixed media, painting and collage that expand and deepen these abstractions.

In 'No Land called Home', Wolfgang BELLWINKEL combines pictures taken in Asia meet war and post-war photographs from Afghanistan, the Middle East and the Balkans. He demonstrates a biographically oriented photography - author & global events are a unity.

Half cloth bound HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 24 x 30,5 cm., 184 pp., 114 color ills., bilingual: German / English

In his photo book 'Tales from the City of Gold'Jason LARKIN shows life in out-of-place legacies of the former gold mines in South Africa. He documents as well as illuminates the stubbornly ignored reality of those places & their denied ecological legacies

The book 'Between Girls' by American photographer Karen MARSHALL shows a group of teenagers in New York and documents the emotional bonds between 16-year-old girls to show as well as their symbolic relationships. The book design is by Teun van der HEIJDEN

'The Unseen Saul Leiter' shows for the first time 76 rediscovered works from an extraordinary photographic treasure trove of more than 40,000 color slides left by the American photographer at his death, only a fraction of which ever saw the light of day.

The photo volume 'Gspell' by South Tyrolean photographer Roland REINSTADLER not only gives an insight into the once meager and extremely deprived life in the mountains, but also contains very successful color photographs from an aesthetic point of view.

At first unconsciously, then more and more purposefully, the photographer sets out to find her own origin. Jessica BACKHAUS' color photographs have metaphorical potential and work against the grain of classic social documentary photography.

English catalog (2nd) for the Helen LEVITT retrospective exhibitions in London & in New York, containing around 130 of the most famous works, some of which are shown for the first time. She's one of the earliest representatives of 'New Color Photography'

In her book 'bath in brilliant green' Nina RÖDER shows a poetic perspective on various forms of helplessness and loss. The photographs, taken in Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Spain as well as in France, capture the different color atmospheres of the countries.

The volume 'Roadside Meditations' by Rob HAMMER contains color images taken while driving through the USA. He does not depict people at all - it is the structures and lines of road architecture, landscapes, road signs and lane markings that fascinate him.

In 'Land ohne Eltern', Andrea DIEFENBACH describes the situation of migrant workers from Moldova. The photos illustrate the distance between two spatially separated worlds: that of the children left behind at home and that of the parents in the distance.

In 'We Share the Meal' by Lars BORGES, the complex relationship with food is explored through a personal relationship. A fictional journey, because all forms of social coexistence are connected by narratives that not infrequently emerge at dinner table.

New Ed., HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 24,5 x 31,5 x 2,5 cm., 200 pp., 128 duotone b/w ills., bilingual texts: German / English

Pb. with American dust jacket, 24 x 28 cm., 184 pp., 94 color & 27 b/w ills., trilingual text: English, German, Russian Available Artist: Beat Schweizer Editor: Kanton Bern, WERK-BUCH / ŒUVRE D’ARTISTE Texts: Tanja Achlomova, Mischa Danov, Urs Mannhart,

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 17 x 24 cm., 488 pp., 273 color & 34 b/w ills., bilingual text: English / French

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 28 x 24 cm., 112 pp., 72 color ills., English

HC, 24 x 29 cm., 104 pp., 49 color ills., text language: English

'Einheit, Arbeit, Wachsamkeit. The GDR in Mozambique' by Malte WANDEL is about African workers who lived in the GDR until German reunification. Many live in poverty, because the money withheld from their wages, intended for their pensions, has disappeared

'Take Me to Live with You' by Sonia LENZI is a declaration of love to Italy and its people. She visited elderly people who have transmitted cultural, political as well as moral values in their lives, in order to preserve these for future generations.

'Dark Atlas' by Perttu SAKSA, combines documentary images with still lifes and abstract photographs that locate the subject of energy as a structural element of our society. Oil and fuel become as tangible as the problems caused by dependence on them.

In 'Nemurushima. The Sleeping Island', Kentaro KUMON documents Teshima, an island of the Shiwaku archipelago. Once playing an important role in maritime trade, Teshima has only about a dozen inhabitants to date. Listen to the silent sleep of this island.

The photo book 'Cuba. Finding Home' by Manuel RIVERA-ORTIZ contains over one hundred black and white photographs from different parts of Cuba, both about life in Havana and in the rural part. The subtitle describes his search & intention for this series.

'My Mind's Eye' about Peter FINK shows his b/w photographs from Japan, France, Portugal, North Africa as well as the Middle East. Art, culture & social issues are his themes - along with portraits, fashion, surreal still lifes & architectural reflections.

In this volume, 'Blood Orange / Naranja de Sangre', Liza AMBROSSIO, infected by the aesthetics of Japanese counterculture and Aztec rituals of human sacrifice, she mixes psychological techniques of manipulation, with science, fiction, eruro & witchcraft.

The long-time project by the Ostkreuz photographer documents the emptiness of the refugee accommodation H8 - not a place, but only a street and a stream in the middle of the forest. Three years behind closed curtains - outside the beautiful Black Forest.

'Gas and Glamor. Roadside Architecture in Los Angeles' is the debut photo book by the American photographer Ashok SINHA. It celebrates in full color the American street architecture that was built in Los Angeles during the golden age of the automobile.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 30 x 22 x 2 cm., 176 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

Photo artist Jaakko KAHILANIEMI owns 100 ha of forest. With his conceptual project '100 Hectares of Understanding' he tries to better understand his forest area and to show new ways of thinking and methods of how one can experience and feel the forest.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 18 x 24 cm., 96 pp., 55 color ills., English

2nd print run. The photographer Tariq ZAIDI shows in 'Sapeurs. Ladies & Gentlemen of the Congo' the subcultural fashion in Kinshasa & Brazzaville. During the day cab drivers, tailors or gardeners - after work they become casually dressed, elegant dandies.