Nature

The birds of French photographer Bernard PLOSSU in this volume of 'Des Oiseaux' series sometimes seem very familiar. And when they play with their wings spread out with the winds whistling in the air, they awaken in us the wish that we humans could fly.

Photography exists because of the light, but the landscapes in VAN DER MOLENS photographs stand out from the darkness. Her monochrome photographic works arise out of the desire to penetrate deep into the core of the isolated world in which she photographs

In 'Sakura', Yoshinori MIZUTANI attempts to visualize the movement of his observing eyes as well as distill the visual experience of meditating & wandering over the blossom tree. He shows that photography is also capable of capturing the passage of time.

German edition. Sebastião SALGADO has created a world of images that show nature, animals and indigenous peoples in intense beauty. The volume 'Genesis' is the result of an epic 8-year expedition to regions where the planet has remained untouched before.

'Looking at Ansel Adams' is an immersive study that explores his life as an artist by illuminating the stories behind twenty of his most significant images. Lesser-known but equally important photographs provide unexpected insights into his personal life.

This edition contains b/w photos taken between 1973 and 1991, a six-page interview with as well as a two-page biography. It was published in the 'Photographers at Work' series by the American Smithsonian Institute - like EGGLESTON's 'Horses and Dogs'.

The b/w photographs from the 1970s in 'Watarasegawa. Time goes by' by Mitsuru FUJITA show mountains, fields, roads and abandoned places in a place where a disaster occurred in a copper mine in 1880.- testimonies of a past struggle between nature and man.

With 'Piedmont', Josef KOUDELKA continues his exploration of the landscape. From the shores of Lake Maggiore to the mountain passes of the Alps, from agricultural valleys to the construction sites of Turin, from cement plants to the historical remains.

Pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 22,5 x 27 x 1 cm., 62 pp., color ills., text language: English

The dualistic principle of the chiaroscuro design forms in the large-format photo book 'Visual Dualism. Dolomites' by Austrian photographer Peter MATHIS is an essential focus and leaves us speechless when looking at the Dolomites in black and white.