Nature

In 'Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji', Takashi HOMMA explores his country's traditions of representation & depiction, and also offers a new encounter with his subject. Using pinhole cameras and digital technology, he forms haunting images of the mountain.

Terri WEIFENBACH's photos, taken in her private garden, reveal the secret world of nature inhabited by birds that nest in urban gardens. The American photographer immerses us in the infinitely small, 'Des Oiseaux' takes us into a living & wonderful world.

Crescent City was once a place almost limitlessly rich in natural resources. In 'Redwood Saw' Richard ROTHMAN tries to document culture, people & landscape of this city in particular and the USA in general, the place serves as a model of a former boomtown

The Icelandic photographer Ragnar AXELSSON drove to the most remote Inuit settlements in Greenland. In the book 'Die letzten Jäger der arktis' he documents the struggle for survival in an expressive way, e.g. through the unusual angles of his photography.

Out-of-print book 'A Field Guide to Snow and Ice' by Paula McCARTNEY contains 48 b/w & color plates printed with UV inks on uncoated paper. Leporello binding with multiple panel widths and stiff front & back covers. The spine is printed on synthetic paper

The photographs in out-of-print, large-formated 'New York Arbor' by Mitch EPSTEIN document the importance of trees to urban life in NYC, as well as their complex relationship with the residents. The superb printing makes viewing a breathtaking experience.

This photo book, 'Bonsai', is a very beautiful and elaborately designed artist's book, whose slipcase is covered with silky Japan paper. By manipulating the backgrounds & perspectives the series of the Japanese Masao YAMAMOTO gets a surrealistic touch.

English version. 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.

'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his highly acclaimed series 'Faces of the North', 'Glacier' and 'Last Days of the Arctic' as well as a previously unpublished series.

Graciela ITURBIDE, one of the main figures in Latin American photography, combines the documentary with the lyrical. For her, living birds stand for freedom. Birds photographed by her attract and repel us, attract our attention.