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Out-of-print photo book debut 'Heaven' by Dennis McGRATH chronicles the development of a lost soul. Professional skateboarder Lennie Kirk began his career in the early 90s. He was a wild child, fearless and invincible; nothing seemed out of reach for him.

This self published photo volume, 'Songbirds' by Katrín ELVARSDÓTTIR, consists of grainy, imperfect color photographs which show (mainly) canaries in Cuban cages. Besides in room cages, two-thirds-pictures - as negatives - show urban views of Havana.

SIGNED COPY. Out of print from the publisher, the biographical volume 'Zwischen den Zeiten. Rhapsody in Schwarzweiß' with over 200 b/w photographs from the 1950s to the 1980s represents the personal balance of the work of the photographer Dirk ALVERMANN.

Linen bound HC with obi (no dust jacket, as issued), 27 x 19,5 x 3 cm., 260 pp., 251 b/w ills., bilingual: Japanese / English

'Köln am Dom' by Volker DÖHNE consists of b/w photographs showing Cologne's city center, with the Cathedral or at least the spires always being visible. In intelligent essays, the authors comment on the changes in the architectural appearance of this city

In his 'The Americans List II' Jason ESKENAZI collected answers by photographers visiting the 'Looking In' exhibition about 'The Americans' by Robert FRANK, choosing their favorite image and why. The book could to become a classic in photography education

'Fastidiosa' by CAIMI & PICCINNI is the result of 6 years of photojournalism by the duo on the plight of local farmers and environmental degradation in the Puglia region of southern Italy. A very personal and intense account of the Xylella plant epidemic.

'Kino in Köln' (Cinema in Cologne) offers an in-depth look at the cinema city. From the 1st cinema, to boarding houses, film palaces & box cinemas, to multiplex. Owners & employees report on stars & premieres, the great crisis and the boom of mainstream.

'Mathematcis' by Peter FRASER contains an unusual photo series. The photographer took them in many countries and his motives could hardly be more different. Only the subject of mathematics, as the photographer understood, could bring these images together

Pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 16,5 x 18,5 x 1,5 cm., 160 pp., b/w ills., bilingual text: English / Czech