Russian photographer

HC, 21,5 x 16 cm., 60 b/w ills., offset, English, Limited to 300 copies!

Layer by layer, the book reveals the complex life of the Chechen capital. Chechen suicide bombers attack public places and Chechen police detain civilians for their involvement with the radical Islamic underground. Shortlisted for First Book Award 2017.

In 'Summer Shore', Vitaly SEVEROV examines how memories affect perception. The accordion format represents time, rhythm and continuity in music. The photos are from the years 2016-2018 and were taken at the White Sea, in the Arkhangelsk region, Russia.

Pb. with dust jacket, approx. 24 x 30 x 1,5 cm., color ills., English, Ltd. to 400 numbered copies

Irina ROZOVSKY's photographs in 'One to Nothing' are not politically charged, even though they were taken in Israel. The photographs were taken at a location of historical conflict, where it is not always clear who is the winner and who is the victim.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 22 x 28 x 2,5 cm., 238 pp., 148 color and 30 b/w ills., 1,400 gr., text language: English

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.

'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