Iconic photographs

'Polaroids. Celebrities and Self-Portraits' provides an insight into the extravagant and lavish use of that material by Andy WARHOL. The celebrities inspired him as much as the rapidly developing image, which also allowed him directly to contact others.

This photo volume, 'Polaroids', by Helmut NEWTON offers the extraordinary opportunity to discover the Polaroids to many of his most famous recordings from several decades. This collection captures the magic of his photo shoots like only Polaroids can.

The 'Phaidon 55' book series provides a fascinating, pocket-sized introduction to some very important, influential, visionary photographers. Shomei TOMATSU is very well represented with a selection of great photographs that show the course of his career.

by Horacio Fer#andez (ed.), , HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 24 x 32 x 3 cm., 255 pp., richly illustrated, text language: English

'Snaps' by Elliott ERWITT, offers a comprehensive overview. It is divided into nine chapters, the basic actions of life - things that people do. The photos are not meant to illustrate the words, but to organize & connect them, even with puns & ambiguities

The out-of-print monograph, 'Whistle for the Wind', on the work of Ryan McGINLEY contains the images of his books published until 2012, as well as texts that authors address the phenomenon 'McGinley'. The photo book impresses with its good print quality.

Photobook 'Cafe Lehmitz' by Anders PETERSEN shows the former meeting place and final stop for people from the red light district of Hamburg's Reeperbahn as a living social entity with its own self-image and with dignity. Actual with a preface by Tom Waits

This XL edition of the photo book 'SUMO' by Helmut NEWTON celebrates the 10th anniversary of this photo book classic. In addition to 464 images, it contains a new brochure that documents its publication history - a homage, now in a more manageable format.

When Helmut NEWTON presented a selection of his Polaroids to the audience with 'Pola Woman' in 1992, which he had used as sketches, the scene was enthusiastic. For the first time the master of erotic photography let himself be looked over his shoulder.

The 'Protest Box' compiled by British photographer as well as photo book expert Martin Parr contains five facsimile editions of out-of-print photo volumes by Enrique BOSTELMANN, Paolo GASPARINI, Dirk ALVERMANN, Kauz KITAI and Paolo MATIOLI & Anna CANDIANI