Swiss photographer

The book 'Magic Eye' offers an overview of the work of René GROEBLI. We discover his fascination for movement and speed. And we encounter the rich hues of his unique, innovative color photography, through which even commissioned works become timeless art.

re-edit, HC with dust jacket, as issued, 21 x 27 x 2 cm., 168 pp., highly illustrated, text language: English

This out-of-print edition of 'The Americans' by Robert FRANK comes from Chrsitian Verlag and was published 30 years after the photographs were taken. The book has been published in various editions and languages (including Chinese, Greman and French).

In out-of-print photo book 'Die Deutschen', René BURRI mainly depicts everyday life in Germany, where the bullet holes from the war can still be seen on the wall of the building. Hepursued his project for many decades. In 1986 and 1999, it was republished

HC with dust jacket, 24 x 25 x 4,5 cm., 196 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

For out-of-print book 'Ball nights 1934-1950', Jakob TUGGENER immersed himself in the world of luxury. He captured fleeting moments & details, facial expressions & gestures, which he condensed into cinematographically perceived image series & book layouts

SC (no dust jacket, as issued), 840 pp., (40 text & pictures), 25,5 x 31,5 x 5 cm., German only

HC (red leatherette with sticker image front and back - no dust jacket, as issued), 24,5 x 31 x 1 cm., 120 pp., b/w-ills.,

re-edit, Otabind pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 23 x 30,5 x 1,5 cm., 102 pp., 160 tritone b/w ills., text language: English

Police officer Arnold ODERMATT documented accident scenes to which he was called. With his eye for the insignificant, he repeatedly captured outstandingly composed scenes - often unintentionally humorous and ironic. 'Meine Welt' contains 140 of his shots.

In over 400 duotone images, out-of-print book 'Fotografien' on the work by Swiss René BURRI - edited & compiled by Hans-Michael Koetzle - shows his unique relationship to the major political events, key politicians, artists & cultural figures of his time.

with photo works by Hans FINSLER, Albert RENGER-PATZSCH (among others, ed. by Paul WOLFF) - 140 pp., 103 b/w ills. (83 ills. in duotone), German only

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 31 x 30 x 2,5 cm., 64 pp., color & b/w ills., bilingual: German /English

'Parallel Encyclopedia #2' by Swiss photographer Batia SUTER is the sequel to 'Parallel Encyclopedia'. Basic themes in the book are the 'iconification' and 'immunogenicity' of old photographs and the circumstances in which they are charged with new values

SC, 24 x 32 cm., 144 pp., 45 color ills.

This out-of-print photographic volume, 'Blackout New York' by René BURRI, is a meditation on light and its absence, a reflection on seeing - and thus on photography itself. It tells the story of how people lose something they take for granted: light.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 30 x 24 x 2 cm., 96 pp., color ills., text language: English

Box with DVD-ROM, 13,5 x 18,5 x 4 cm.

"Books and Films' examines Robert FRANK's photo book production using spreads and explanatory texts for the volumes he has published, as well as interviews, essays and documentary photographs. A homage to the diversity and influence of his photo volumes.

In 'Cotton Worldwide', Hans Peter JOST documents on his travels to India, China, Brazil, America, Uzbekistan, Mali and Tanzania, the living and working conditions of cotton farmers as well as cultivation, harvesting, processing and marketing of cotton.

'Ein gutes Bild muss scharf sein' closes a gap in the literature about Arnold ODERMATT, who as a self-taught photographer in the post-war period recorded accidents, police service, everyday life as well as his family with his 6x6 medium format camera.

The out-of-print volume 'frank films. The Film and Video work' offers a visually unique approach. Each film is introduced with a detailed analysis discussing the history and aesthetics of his film work, complemented by an interview with Allen Ginsberg.

Pb. with poster as dust jacket, 22 x 28 x 1 cm., 76 pp., with 11 color & 23 b/w ills., bilingual texts: German / English

The late 1970s and 1980s represented a period of upheaval in photography history: the photo-theoretical discourse questioned the 'truth of the moment'. This catalog contains photographs by FISCHLI & WEISS, Candida HÖFER, Stephen SHORE, and many more.

In Halbleinen gebundenes Exemplar, 22 x 28 x 1,5 cm., 88 S., 80 Duoton-S/W-Aufnahmen, 600 gr., deutsch-sprachiger Text - TEXT IN GERMAN ONLY

The out-of-print volume 'Standpunkt' shows the life & work of Werner BISCHOF from a new perspective: with his own words as well as previously unpublished photos, drawings, letters & diary entries, he tells of his life story, photographic credo and travels

For his self-published volume 'Am Platz ein Baum', designed as a fanfold, Björn ALLEMANN photographed for over two years at the same square (Paradeplatz) in Zurich. It is an idiosyncratic publication in which the sequence of images must be 'worked out'.

For three years, Christian LUTZ accompanied a member of the Swiss Federal Council to official events worldwide. In the book 'Protokoll' he critics a deeply rooted system of representation and leaves the reader vacillating between laughter and astonishment

Small ed., gebundene Ausgabe ohne Schutzumschlag (wie erschienen), 19 x 17,5 x 1,5 cm., etwa. 120 unpaginierte S., 72 S/W & Farb-Abb., deutsch-sprachiger Text - GERMAN TEXT ONLY!

The images in 'In Bevrijd Nederland. November - December 1945', taken by Werner BISCHOF give a concise view of the ruins and the suffering of the cold months, when the euphoria of liberation slowly subsided and the massive reconstruction had not yet begun

In 'Unresolved' Meinrad SCHADE examines how conflicts also show themselves in everyday life. The series, made in Israel & Palestine, is the continuation of his long-term project 'Krieg ohne Krieg' documenting landscapes and people in the grip of conflicts

This book, 'Landfall' by Lukas FELZMANN, shows roads silting up in the middle of nowhere, buildings without sense, flotsam: these photos open up their profound symbolism in the field of tension between longing and memory, hope and pain, dream and reality.

In his book 'Metaphor Vietnam' Swiss photographer Ernst SPYCHER documents painful insights. He portrays participants in the war, photographs former sites - still symbols of horrific war crimes - and juxtaposes them with images of everyday life in Vietnam.

Slipcased pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 25,5 x 20,5 x 1,5 cm., 64 pp., 39 b/w ills., text language: English

Slipcased pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 20,5 x 25 x 1 cm., 52 pp., 43 ills., text language: English

'The Fabric of Reality' by Beat STREULI shows the way through his oeuvre. The result is a visually rhythmic image that is characterized by conceptual sobriety in observation. Essays on urbanism and sociology place his work in a discursive context.

'Father - Photographer' shows images by Henry FRANK - Alps & lakes in Switzerland, views of Venice, Pisa & Florence, and depictions of his family & friends. Designed by Robert FRANK, it reveals his father to be both a talented photographer and a traveller

'Splash' by Philipp KEEL contains bright, color-intensive images in which the photographer meticulously experiments with processes of image creation in the darkroom, as well as condensing shapes and tones so that everyday motifs take on abstract qualities

The out-of-print photo book 'Apophenia' by Lukas FELZMANN is a combination of two archives: one of postcards sent to the artist's father and another with unpublished works by the artist. The juxtaposition leads to a surprising sequence of vertical images.

The book 'Colombia. On the Brink of Paradise' by Luca ZANETTI describes a life between tradition and modernity, between catastrophe and paradise in front of your eyes. The sociologist Alfredo Molano explains the historical, political and social background

Pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 19,5 x 28,5 x 1,5 cm., 112 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

The four-photo-volumes-set 'HAITI. The Perpetual Liberation' by Thomas KERN is a moving portrait of a country, a special example of the power of analog b/w photography and an essay that creates a differentiated and emotionally moving picture of Haiti.

In 'An Act of Unspeakable Violence' Matthias BRUGGMANN critically examines the representation of the horrors of war. In his book he questions the codes of photojournalism and shifts the dividing lines between documentary photography & plastic photography.

The photo book 'Divided we Stand' by duo Mathias BRASCHLER & Monika FISCHER brings together 82 portraits of citizens of the United States and their honest opinions and views on the deep divisions that permeate the United States of America and its society.

The award-winning photographic volume 'Wegwerfartikel' (disposable items) by Swiss pjhotographer Sara AFFOLTER tells life and suffering stories of domestic and farm animals. They all represent the disregard for animals in industrialized Western society.