Architecture photography

The out of print photo book 'Outposts. Kandahar Province' by Irish magnum photographer Donovan WYLIE shows color photographs of the Forward Operating Bases that were set up in the Afghan province of Kandahar to support the ISAF mission.

'Gaudi, Impresiones Intimas' by Aitor ORTIZ represents an artistic interpretation using the means of photography, poetry, book design & printing. The result: a Bible-like publication that is impressive in its minimalism, precisely designed and implemented

The volume 'Liechtenstein' documents a group of 20 photographs by former BECHER-scholar Candida HÖFER taken in fall/winter 2021. The works reflect her exploration of places of cultural life and, in this case, the architecture of the Kunstmuseum in Vaduz.

Richly illustrated compendium with many readable and interesting essays. The extensive field of amateur or commercial photography is examined: pictures that were created for bureaucracy, commerce & for personal commemoration - in contrast to artistic use.

The out-of-print book 'PKIN' (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) by Jacek FOTA deals about a huge communist building in Warszaw. It contains 70 color photographs and 10 pages of personal notes based on staff interviews. The book design is made by Ania NALECKA-MILACH.

The volume 'Vele' by Tobias ZIELONY is based on his animation film about the building complex 'Le Vele di Scampia', a symbol of the Camorra’s power in the Naples region and a key centre of European drug trafficking with an selection of 287 single images.

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

The out-of-print photographic book 'From Craft to Art' contains some 100 original prints by Robert DOISNEAU, as well as a new version of anessay, which explores the ability to capture 'the luminous melancholy that separates the individual from the mass'.

In the 1930s, Werner MANTZ was commissioned to produce an extensive photographic documentation. In the photo book 'On Coal Mining in Limburg' this work is presented as an important historical document of a glorious era in the style of New Objectivity.

HC mit Schutzumschlag, 30 x 38 x 4,5 cm., 320 S., color ills., in deutscher Sprache. GERMAN TEXT ONLY!