Russian Photographer

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 26 x 2 x 2 cm. (10.2 x 8.7 x 1.4 in.), 184 pp., b/w ills., bilingual text: English / German

This photo volume, 'Max Penson. Photographer of the Uzbek Avant-Garde 1920s-1940s', documents the profound changes when the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan was breaking away from old traditions due to political changes.

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

'Past Perfect' by Igor POSNER represents a portrait of St. Petersburg consisting of memories and reflections. The 'blurred' shots represent the dreamlike as well as shadowy memories that the encounter with his hometown evoked in him upon his return.

For the study of the construction of our social reality, JUROTSCHKIN uses the words for the title, with which the research commission in Tarkovsky's film 'Solaris' (1986) denies the traces of alien life on the planet. Shortlisted for First Book Award 2017

HC, 21,5 x 28,5 cm., 136 pp., 60 color & b/w ills., bilingual text: German / English

Handmade Pb., 24 x 32 x 1 cm., 48 pp., 37 color ills., bilingual text: English / Russian