Landscape photography

With 'Piedmont', Josef KOUDELKA continues his exploration of the landscape. From the shores of Lake Maggiore to the mountain passes of the Alps, from agricultural valleys to the construction sites of Turin, from cement plants to the historical remains.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 27,5 x 22 x 4 cm., 344 pp., 213 color & 80 b/w ills., text language: English

With photo works by Jananne AL-ANI, Luc DELAHAYE, Harun FAROCKI, An-My Lê, Paola DE PIETRI, Walid RAAD, Jo RACTLIFFE, Till ROESKENS, Eyal WEIZMAN and Donovan WYLIE

A primer for understanding photographs. 'The Nature of Photographs' by Stephen SHORE is based on his teaching at Bard College. It is an indispensable tool for students, teachers & anyone who wants to take better pictures or learn to look more consciously.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 15 x 19,5 x 1,5 cm., 112 pp., 50 duplex b/w ills., bilingual text: German / English

SC (no dust jacket, as issued), 30 x 21 cm., unpaginated, 47 color ills., English, Ltd. to 650 copies

This spiral-bound photo volume, 'Industries' by Josef KOUDELKA, contains 40 panoramic photographs showing factories and quarries, as well as huge mining complexes and abandoned zones, transporting the reader to a feeling between grandeur and bewilderment.

'Petrochemical America' by Richard MISRACH contains haunting photographs of the region and Kate Orff's 'Ecological Atlas' - a richly researched and concretely visualized study of the petrochemical industry and American culture that are closely interwoven.

In 'Hinterland', Hans-Christian SCHINK tries to strike a balance between the brittle beauty of this landscape form and its melancholy atmosphere, which results from the endangerment of this landscape by the permanent exploitation of its resources.

Pb. 17 x 23,5 cm., 32 pp., color ills., multi-lingual texts: English / Spanish / Basque, Ltd. to 500 copies