Portrait photography

A collection of various photo book titles by the US-american photographer Todd HIDO (b.1968). The titles listed in this set are out of print and / or signed. This complete offer can include various editions of the same title.

A collection of various photo book titles by the South-African photographer Pieter HUGO (b.1976). The titles listed in this set are out of print and / or signed. This complete offer can include various editions of the same title.

A collection of various photo book titles by the US-american photographer Robert FRANK (1924-2019). The titles listed in this set are out of print and / or signed. This complete offer can include various editions of the same title.

Photo volume 'BABY SUMO', the new edition on the occasion of Helmut NEWTON's 100th birthday. With more than 400 pictures, a booklet that documents the history of its creation and a specially designed book stand by French designer Philippe Starck.

The photographic volume 'Approximate Joy' by Christopher ANDERSON offered here is from the 1st edition and is signed by the Magnum photographer. Collector's edition (1 of 30) with a signed C-print on metallic paper. Book with print and yellow slipcase.

HC with dust jacket, approx. 30 x 25 cm., unpaginated, 55 b/w ills., Ltd. to 200 copies

Linen bound HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 31 x 31 x 4 cm., 312 pp., 200 b/w ills., 2,900 gr., Dutch

HC in a casette, letterpress, 31 x 44 cm., 288 pp., English / German / French

In 'Go-Sees. Girls Knocking on My Door', Juergen TELLER questions fashion industry and the world of models. Shot in the different lights of the changing seasons, but always at the entrance to his studio, the portraits seem to merge into a single image.

For his out-of-print book 'Behind the Block', Tobias ZIELONY visited the peripheries of modern cities such as Halle, Marseille & Bristol to explore the youth culture there in 'subcultural melting pots' and special zones of urban civilization at eye level.

18x linen bound HC with dust jackets (mostly), each book: 18,5 x 24 cm. (9,5 x 7 in.), with duotone b/w &/or color ills., text langiage: English

In his after sought and long-out-of-print volume 'Grays the Mountain Sends'Bryan SCHUTMAAT combines portraits, landscapes, and still lifes to explore the lives of working people residing in small mountain towns and mining communities in the American West.

Out-of-print book 'Dialogues With Solitudes' brings together iconic images by Dave HEATH, who radically expressed feelings of alienation & isolation as early as the 1950s. In his text, Francesco Zanot situates the work within the history of US photography

Archival boxed set of 21 pb.s , 24 x 32 cm., 1,046 pp., 551 ills., text language: English. Ltd. to 1,000 copies

Slipcased HC with dust jacket, 30 x 38 x 2 cm. (12 x 15 in.), 64 pp., 51 duotone b/w ills., text language: English, Ltd. to 350 copies

Self-published book 'Carpoolers' by Alejandro CARTAGENA draws attention to the sociological and economic aspects of the Mexican-American economy. We look from above directly onto the loading area of Mexican pickups that transport very different 'loads'.

Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag, 16,5 x 24 x 1,5 cm., 200 S., 40 S/W-Aufnahmen (+9 grün eingefäbte Seiten) sowie 25 Farbaufnahmen, deutsch-sprachuger Text - HERE GERMAN TEXT ONLY!

For his out-of-print photographic volume 'Miracle Chips', US-american photo artist John BALDESSARI mounts facial features in potato chips - perhaps also as a symbol of human fragility and transience. Maybe you discover them, maybe not.

Newly reissued volume 'Andy Warhol. Polaroids 1958-1987' contains hundreds of instant images: Portraits of celebrities are featured, as well as his high kife, landscape photos and still lifes ranging from Cabbage Patch Dolls to his unmistakable soup cans.

2nd pritn run, cloth covered HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 144 pp., approx. 200 color ills.,

The selection made for this book, 'Photographs 1951-2000', shows why Shomei TOMATSU is regarded by almost all living Japanese photographers - including the stars of the scene like Nobuyoshi ARAKI or Daido MORIYAMA - as 'godfather' of Japanese photography.

'Ludwig Wittgenstein. Photography as Analytical Practice' contains his album, photographs of automata, and other self-portraits. In addition, the book places his photographs in a dialogue with the photographic practice and theory of contemporary artists.

Slipcased HC, 30,5 x 38 cm., 64 pp., 58 dutone b/w ills., text language: English, Ltd. to 350 numbered copies

Out-of-print catalog volume, 'Rineke DIJKSTRA. Wo Men' was published to coincide with the exhibition and award ceremony of the Hasselblad Award 2017. It was designed by the Dutch (photo) book designer Irma BOOM, who has won several awards for her work.

The photo volume 'Photographs, Bamako, Mali 1948-1963', by Seydou KEITA draws from an expanded archive and offers over 400 mostly unpublished portraits from the photographer's heyday. His photos document Mali's people until shortly after its independence.

'Photographs', published to accompany the Alberto GARCÍA-ALIX retrospective, contains B&W photographs from 1975 to 1997. In addition to included chronology, bibliography, and a selection of critical texts, it is supplemented by a series of reflections.

In this out-of-print photo volume 'There's a Place in Hell for Me and My Friends' Pieter HUGO devotes himself to those components that are 'active' under the surface and consist of a much broader spectrum. What seems to divide us at the actually unites us

This set includes all three different designs and book formats of the 'No more no less' photo book project which has been iniciated by Thomas SAUVIN and Kensuke KOIKE. The base was a found manuscript with pictures about the work with portrait photography.

Box with 11 spiral bound books + 1 textbook, 14 x 85 cm., 270 pp. in total

The out-of-print volume 'Yangon Fashion 1979'by Lukas BIRK brings to light photographs from the 1970s from Myanmar, when dictatorship ruled there. The emerging portrait photography became important for the development of the cultural identity of the youth

The 'Hiroshi Sugimoto Collection' includes the five volumes from 2014 to 2019. Adopting different conceptual approaches and astounding aesthetic expedients, these series investigate his obsession though the photographic medium: the 'fossilization of time'

In 2017 dutch photographer Bastiaan WOUDT visited and succeeded admirably in connecting with the people of Mukono. The result is a wide-ranging collection of remarkable monochrome portraits, alongside some surreal impressions of the local landscape.

'I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine' by Pacifico SILANO works with printed ephemera of gay culture. He comments on loss, longing and melancholy. The leporello consists of sequences that can be read as a coherent collage or as a sequence of individual images.

Slip cased HC, 28 x 30,5 x 2 cm., b/w ills., text language: English

'Good 70s Boxed Set', contains facsimiles of releases by Mike MANDEL, previously unpublished work, and ephemera including contact sheets from 'Motel Postcards', 'People in Cars', 'Mrs. Kilpatric', and a package of ten of the original 1975 baseball cards.

'She dances on Jackson' by Vanessa WINSHIP is the result of travelings across the United States - from California to Virginia, from New Mexico to Montana - always in search of the 'American Dream'. It contains her typical portraits & landscape photographs

SC, 25 x 32,5 cm., 168 pp.

In his out-of-print photo volume 'Tonatiuh', Juan BRENNER examines the contemporary Guatemalan society from the perspective of the mestizaje and the consequences of the Spanish conquest in the form of a complex, segregated and deeply troubled society.

This out-of-print monograph on the work of the Iraqi photographer Latif al ANI gives a very good impression of international life in the 1960s and 1970s in a metropolis in the Middle East. 112 b/w photographs in almost page-filling square format.

Out-of-print double photo volume on the work of German photographer Axel HÜTTE accompanied his exhibitions 'Night and Day', with works created between 1995 and 2017, and 'Frühwerk', which focused on his early work with photos taken between 1978 and 1995.

Slipcased HC with dust jacket, 30 x 38 x 2 cm. (12 x 15 in.), 64 pp., 54 duotone b/w ills., text language: English, Ltd. to 350 copies

Slip cased HC, 30,5 x 38 cm., 64 pp., 29 b/w ills., text language: English, Ltd. to 350 numbered copies

'Waga Tokyo 100' tries to record Shitamachi Tokyo. Instead of drawing a portrait of the city, however, the Japanese photographer Issei SUDA documents the people who live there. Although it is not a narrative, the selected photos form a whole.

With this out-of-print photo volume, 'Greater Atlanta', American photographer Mark STEINMETZ completed his powerful and moving black and white trilogy 'South' and 'South Central', documenting contemporary American civilization in this way.

SC (no dust jacket, as issued), 14 x 20 cm., 64 pp., color illustrated in risograph quadtone printing., English, Ltd. to 250 copies

The monograph 'Small Biography' features photographs by Shoji UEDA from the 1930s to the 1990s, originally published in Camera Mainichi magazine between 1974 and 1985. The limited edition of 1000 copies was numbered with an ink stamp on the colophon page.

Out-of-print photo book 'Drugstore Camera' by Dennis HOPPER includes portraits of his friends & family, road trips through Kansas state, and improvised still lifes - shot in New Mexico, where he lived in the late 1960s after the production of 'Easy Rider'

'The Disappeared' by ambitous photo book editor contains portraits of people who disappeared in Argentina. It is a political bond that wants to keep the memory of these people alive. Printed on thin paper, it is primarily an inexpensive photo book item.

HC with dust jacket, 21 x 23 x 2 cm., 207 pp., 96 b/w ills., text language: English

The volume 'Seydou Keita. African photographer' contains over 200 portraits, capturing the personalities of his subjects. He utilized a wide variety of props to further this goal. What comes across most clearly in these photos is the beauty of the people.

HC with dust jacket, 21,5 x 28 cm., 112 pp., 57 b/w ills., Chinese/English, Ltd. to 600 numbered copies

HC with dust jacket, 24 x 32 x 4 cm., 383 pp., color ills., text language: English

HC (no dust jacket, as issued) in slipcase, 37 x 27 x 2 cm., 90 pp., b/w ills., Japanese/English, Ltd. to 900 numbered copies

These photographs of prostitutes on near the Copenhagen train station depict the conditions under which these women on the fringes of society pursue their life. The book examines the situation of these women in general, about their struggles and passions.

The shots in the book 'Snow and Rose & other Tales' by Marianna ROTHEN are staged, reminiscent of Antonioni, Bergman or Godard films, and invite you to look for allusions. Slowly a story unfolds, from despair to a domestic life to freedom and independence

The color images in out-of-print volume, 'Red Eye to New York' by American photographer Janet DELANEY, brim with joie de vivre and reveal a precious blend of private life in public and the fleeting moments of connection between photographer and subject.

'Tenko', is an intersection between the photos of artist HANAYO, mother of Tenko, and the mystical, sensual photos of Tenko's favorite children's book, 'Alice' by Hajime SAWATARI, one of the first books Tenko came in contact with during her childhood.

New publication of the 1982 black and white photos by Roger MELIS, first published in 1986 as a photo book. 'Paris zu Fuss' (Paris on Foot) was the first book by an East German photographer who told life in a strange city through photography alone.

'Krystyna's World', includes 37 color photographs by Todd HIDO, both published and previously unpublished material, from intimate photos to succinct large format images. The Khrystyna model can always be seen in the various scenes, hence the book title.

'Women' includes photographs by the famous photographers Peter LINDBERGH & Garry WINOGRAND: in addition to works from WINOGRAND's famous series 'Women are Beautiful', as well as previously unpublished pictures of LINDBERGH's fashion shoots on the street.

HC, 30 x 30 cm., 108 pp.

'Washington Square' by Dave HEATH shows deeply expressive, candid portraits of the young people who populated the square, as well as venturing into the 7 Arts Coffee Gallery with the infamous Beat poets. Ginsberg's poem Howl is included as an introduction

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.

'Pittsburgh 1950' by Elliott ERWITT contains photographs taken in 1949/1950. The pictures, which capture the spirit of the city's architecture and people, were thought to be lost until the negatives were recovered at the Pittsburgh Photographic Library.

The out-of-print German-language catalog volume, 'Roger Ballen. Fotografien 1969-2009', accompanied the huge retrospective exhibition of the work of the New -ork-born photographer in Munich. It was also published as an English-language edition.

The out-of-print photographic volume 'Blackcelona' by Salvi DANÉS records a journey into the gray tones of urban polychromy, leading us through that chiaroscuro that engulfs the morphology of the city. It is an invitation to an aesthetic experience.

The book's title 'Beyond the Forest' corresponds to the translation for Transylvania. Clare RICHARDSON documents the everyday life of a farming community that relies on hard work to survive, as well as an environment that resembles pre-industrial England.

In 'Selected Portraits', Robert BERGMAN explores his subjects using only a hand-held 35mm camera and natural light with an obvious desire to capture a connection, even at the expense of the environment, which he dispenses with as a compositional element.

The out-of-print volume 'Marilyn Monroe' by US-American photographer Bert STERN contains a selection of the most beautiful color & b/w images taken during Marilyn's 'Last Sitting' 1962 in los Angeles, pictures of indescribable sensual and human charisma.

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.

This volume, 'Brett Weston: Master Photographer', is the most comprehensive overview of the life and photography of Brett WESTON. It covers the six decades of his work (1925-1986), each introduced by an essay by renowned authors such as Beaumont Newhall.

In his photo book 'Italian Holidays', Claude NORI succeeds masterfully in capturing that mixture of Mediterranean lifestyle & carefree holiday spirit, inspired by his travels and short trips along the Italian coastline with Luigi GHIRRI in the late 1970's

'Self Portraits' by Antoine D'AGATA wants to bring truths to light. The accumulation of images underpins the view of a man who constantly expands the boundaries of his own existence, of which hardly a trace will remain. Only a few images will survive.

Photo book 'Suburban Bus' by Mexican photographer Alejandro CARTAGENA tells the story of people who want a better life in a city that lacks everything: decent roads, enough buses and safety on buses. It is shortlisted for the Paris PhotoBook Award 2021.

These portraits of women in traditional costumes, created between 2007 and 2010, gives reason to think about changing symbols and identities. Because the historical legacy appears strange and staged, this series becomes a mirror of our own perception.

ALSO AS SIGNED COPY! In 2006, MAGNUM photographer Jacob Aue SOBOL travelled to Tokyo. He photographed close to reality, in the streets and public places. 'I, Tokyo' is full of passion & directness - and awarded with the 'Leica European Publishers Award'.

Double HC in one sleeve, 22 x 26 x 5 cm., 64 & 76 pp., color ills., text language: English, Ltd. to 1,000 copies

For out-of-print 'Hard Ground', Michael O'BRIEN & Tom Waits combined photography and poetry, to create a work which transcends documentary and presents independent views of the trials of homelessness and the resilience of people who survive on the streets

In impressive b/w shots between documentary and art photography, Jacob Aue SOBOL sketches the preserved love of the two protagonists in the photo volume 'Onse and Axel' full of warmth. The thin large-format is wonderfully suited for this little insight.

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.

It is thanks to Beate & Heinz ROSE that the German society in pairs from the 1970s was preserved in book form forever. This photo book allows various readings, depending on whether you are e.g. interested in role allocation or fashion - it's my pleasure!

The images in the out-of-print volume 'Into the Light' by Sandy KIM are surprisingly mysterious and surreal, like in a never ending dream. (Self) portraits are more carefree and loving than Nan GOLDIN and less staged and more authentic than Ryan McGINLEY.

The out-of-print volume 'The House Project' by Roger BALLEN looks back at his career through the house as a metaphor for the mind. The House project is a unique collaboration between the photographer, writer Didi Bozzini and book designer Damien POULAIN.

Out-of-print 'Facies Dolorosa' by Hans KILLIAN aims to provide an insight into the medical & scientific value of facial expressions in the diagnosis, classification and prognosis of serious illnesses. The images are analyzed & commented on by the author.

This out-of-print German language volume 'Photographien 1969-1989' spans the work by US-American Robert MAPPLETHORPE from the early 1970s and shows his most iconic images from portraits to still lifes and figure studies alongside lesser-known photographs.

This out-of-print photo volume, 'Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel', in German with its numerous illustrations offers a remarkable overview of the altogether twelve years of joint work of the two American artists since the 1970s in San Francisco, California.

In his haunting, fascinating photo essay about a dump in Ghana, South African photographer Pieter HUGO exposes the repressed downside of fast-moving consumption and tells of a community characterized by poverty and the will to survive of every individual.

Out-of-print photo volume 'American Realities' by Joakim ESKILDSEN features people in New York, California, Louisiana, South Dakota & Georgia who live below the poverty line. For many of them there is no longer an 'American Dream' - just American reality.

Linen bound HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 24,5 x 32,5 x 2 cm., 84 pp., 85 color ills., text language: English

Out-of-print photo volume '9 Gates of No Return' by Agata GRZYBOWSKA presents nine people who, for different reasons and life choices, decided to give up their lives in the city and settle in the forests of the Bieszczady Mountains in southeastern Poland.

This out-of-print book 'Menschenbilder. Photos aus den Jahren 1966 bis 1986' by Michael HOROWITZ contains portraits of Thomas Bernhard, John Lennon, Andy WARHOL, among others, as well as a mounted original photograph and a signature of the photographer.

For the photo book 'Carnival', Mark STEINMETZ traveled to fairs, street carnivals, and small circuses across the USA between 1982 and 2001 to document the inherent warmth and frenetic energy of a fair day in the portraits of families, youth, and carnies.

First published in 1973, Swedish photographer Anders PETERSEN's 'Gröna Lund' series of black-and-white portraits of mostly young people was shot at one of Sweden's oldest amusement parks, located on an island off Stockholm.

One volume reissue 'People of the 20th Century' by August SANDER shows a work consisting of hundreds of individual and group portraits, which - arranged according to various aspects - presents a typology of German society in the 1920s, the Weimar Republic

'Dutch Photo Publications 1918-1980' is an homage to photographers, artists, writers, designers, printers, paper importers & publishers. Across more than 500 pages, texts and more than 1,000 reproductions, the work and vision of them is explored in detail

The 'Fingerprint'-Box by Jim GOLDBERG includes many never-before-seen Polaroids from the 'Raised-by-Wolves' project. The 45 loose, boxed facsimile Polaroids create a new, intimate and fragmented representation of this classic photograph.

In the out-of-print monograph titled 'Chasing Shadows', Santu MOFOKENG, who documented the fight against apartheid and the living conditions of the South African population in his photographs, describes his approaches and approach in an interview.

The 2nd chapter of the 'Santa Barbara' trilogy - 'Santa Barbara Shame on US' - by Alejandro CARTAGENA on the social-political development of the USA, shows the current situation in the USA in an almost theatrical approach to show the core of the decline.

Out-of-print monograph 'A System of Moments' is a comprehensive publication devoted to the diverse activities of American actor and photographer Dennis HOPPER's nearly 50-year career. It also presents recent photographic works created in the 1990s.