War photography

The book 'Farewell to Bosnia' by Gilles PERESS is a 'non-edit', the direct presentation of the images - entire villages in ruins, refugees fleeing, mass graves uncovered - hits the viewer with a force that is both quietly disturbing and violently brutal.

'Lee Miller in Fashion' examines how the modeling career affected Lee MILLER's life and connected with the history of fashion of the late 1920s and early 1950s: as the backbone of her creative development and an important focal point.

In her German-language volume 'Das Leiden anderer betrachten,' Susan Sontag recapitulates the historical development of war photography from Spanish Civil War to Afghanistan, and asks: what does the sight of a suffering human being trigger in the viewer?

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.

In this photo book on the war in former Yugoslavia, Gilles PERESS meticulously examines the massacres at Srebrenica and Vukovar. The shockingly factual photographs show the forensic team and what they discovered, 'Graves' is a passionate plea for justice.

The mono.kultur issue #37 is dedicated to US-american photojournalist & war reporter James NACHTWEY. One issue consists of photographs, the other of an interview, reproduced in English, about the reality of wars and how images can bring about resistance.

This book runs completely under the radar; for me it belongs in every good sorted photo journalistic library. While researches for a new image motif in art/photography of the early 20th century the editor collected interesting, often unknown material.

Tony VACCARO'S visual diary a young GI from and after World War II. The photos in black and white of the later fashion photographer - e.g. the famous image of the dead soldier covered with snow - are combined with the war experiences described by himself.

Actual print run. HC with dust jacket, 18,5 x 24 x 2 cm. (9.5 x 7 in.), 96 pp., 89 four-color ills., text language: English