Compendium

This photo volume, '10 Jahre Hambacher Forst', tells the stories of the people who fought for the preservation of Hambach Forest, Germany, in a combination of artistic as well as activist positions, photographs, original sounds and archive material.

This anthology contains 160 pictures by ninety female photographers to answer the question of whether there is a 'female gaze' in photography. The focus is on the four major subject areas of social reality, family, female body and virtual reality.

'Mauvais genre' presents views of men and women at the intersection of private life, the history of homosexuality, and feminist activism. Christine Bard and Isabelle Bonnet shed light on this often-silenced aspect through photos from Lifshitz collection.

English or German. Based on Helmar LERSKI's series 'Metamorphosis', this compendium, 'Faces. The power of the face', brings togehter portraits from the time of the Weimar Republic. Experiments, feminist role-playing games and political ideologies collide.

'Cologne and its photo books. Cologne in the photo book from 1853 to 2010 'by Werner Schäfke shows the city as a large puzzle. Whether published in-house, on behalf of the city or industry, they document the diversity of this old & young Rhine metropolis.

Richly illustrated compendium with many readable and interesting essays. The extensive field of amateur or commercial photography is examined: pictures that were created for bureaucracy, commerce & for personal commemoration - in contrast to artistic use.

The peroid 1965-1975 was marked by turbulence & transformation, also in the work of Japanese photograpers like Taiji ARITA, Eikoh HOSOE, Daido MORIYAMA, Masatoshi NAITO, Hajime SAWATARI, Issei SUDA, Yoshihiro TATSUKI, Shuji TERAYAMA and Katsumi WATANABE.

Aktualisierte Ausgabe, 25 x 34 cm., 400 S., über 550 Abb., deutsch-sprachige Ausgabe - TEXT ONLY IN GERMAN (but you can here also order other editions for the same price!)

'But Still, It Turns', a photo and text book edited by prominent British photo artist Paul GRAHAM, brings together collected dynamic and diverse works that tell open stories. These are brought together in this volume - in harmony and revealing dissonance.

For his photobook compendium 'Canon. On African Photobooks', Johannes Wohnseifer selected titles from his private collection that focus on the African continent. These photobooks, published between 1948 and 2011, are presented here in chronological order.

With b/w works by Antoine D'AGATA, Trent PARKE, Anders PETERSEN, Roger BALLEN, Jacob Aue SOBOL, Keizo KITAJIMA, Kim THUE, Marco VERNASCHI, Margaret M. DE LANGE, Michael ACKERMAN, Olivier PIN FAT, Giancarlo CERAUDO and Daisuke YOKOTA

'Facing Britain', contains the most comprehensive show of work to date on British documentary photography, which is famous for its socio-political themes such as unemployment, migration, racism, consumer society, gender justice and warlike conflicts.

'Queer Tattoo' by Rudolph, Wolbergs & Polinsky is the first comprehensive presentation of the vibrant, diverse queer tattoo community. Presented are 50 international tattoo artists:inside, introduced through extensive portraits, texts, and picture spreads

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

by Thomas Seelig & Urs Stahel (eds.) Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag, 25 x 30,5 x 5cm., 400 S., reich bebildert,deutsch-sprachiger Text - here: GERMAN TEXT ONLY!

Art historian Ian Jeffrey has sifted through WWII soldier albums and selected the most compelling photos to create a record of lives that have seen the unprecedented. Style & content of the photographs changed along with the collective mood after 1942.

With photo works by Roger FENTON, Robert CAPA, Lewis HINE, Larry BURROWS, James NACHTWEY, Mary Ellen MARK, Sebastian SALGADO, Frank HURLEY and many more

The compendium includes many international photographers of diff. groups & schools of 20th century (New Vision, Straight Photography, New Topographics, New Color, Becher School), collected by Gallery Kicken in Berlin to celebrate their 30's birthday.

In the sequel to the successful 'Helsinki School' series, this compendium 'Volume 3. Young Photography by Taik', Timothy Persons presents seventeen young artists and their incredibly multifaceted, experimental works of great technical perfection.

The catalog accompanies the exhibition SUBJECT AND OBJECT. PHOTO RHINE RUHR and contains many illustrations, current texts and photo-historically significant articles. It examines relationships between different photographic positions that have developed.

This compendium of South African photography, 'Figures & Fictions', offers a first overview of contemporary photography in this part of the African continent and brings together well-known photographers.

'Exteriors: Annie Ernaux and Photography' accompanies an exhibition project by Lou Stoppard, which combines texts by the Nobel Prize winner with images by Harry CALLAHAN, Claude DITYVON, Daidō MORIYAMA, Issei SUDA, Henry WESSEL, Bernard Pierre WOLFF a.o.

'Structures of Dominion and Democracy' reconstructs the history of some publications of series by David GOLDBLATT and illuminates his work in the context of South Africa's political, cultural history, as well as his contribution to photographic history.

In German language 'Hinter der Kamera', Juliet Hacking portrays 38 of the most important personalities in the history of photography. By working out contexts, the portraits add to an overview of great innovations, trends and developments in photography.

with photographs by Rudolf HOLTAPPEL, Brigitte KRAEMER, Bettina STEINACKER - Gebundene Ausgabe, 22,5 x 31 x 2 cm., 208 S., Farb- und S/W-Abb., deutsch-sprachiger Text - GERMAN TEXT ONLY!

'125th Street. Photography In Harlem' reflects the history of New York's Harlem neighborhood, marked by consumerism, gentrification, glamour as well as political revolt. With images by Berenice ABBOTT, Dawoud BEY, Katsu NAITO, Gordon PARKS, Jamel SHABAZZ.

With books by Günther FÖRG and Ed RUSCHA

In 'Das Perfekte Bild' (Perfect Picture), Paul Lowe uses famous photographs to explain the most important tricks of the trade and covers every genre In addition, the book offers helpful tips on career planning and self-marketing for aspiring photographers

'Sibylle' showcases photographers, fashion- & graphic designers, models, writers as well as its political & sociocultural background of almost 50 year long publishing history as the definitive publication on an important chapter of German media history.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 17 x 24 x 1,5 cm., 160 pp., b/w & color ills., text language: English, Ltd. to 600 copies

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.

'Die ersten 30 Jahre - Photographie' presents the 'Schule Friedl Kubelka für künstlerische Photographie', the private school for photography in Austria, which is still influential. With photographs and an interview with the founder & the current director.

'Venedig' (Venice) is a city portrait by prominent photographers: Martin PARR, PELLEGRIN, PINKHASSOV, POWER and VOIT - four MAGNUM members and one Thomas Ruff student. The photos of Venice, its waters & its people allow us to look into the heart of a myth

Timm RAUTERT accompanied his teaching activities at the HGB with publications, in which mainly works by his students were shown. Kalte Herzen' contains photos and videos by Ulrich GEBERT, Florian EBNER, Aymeric FOUQUEZ and Johanna DIEHL, among others.

by Hannah DARABI (ed.) Thread-sewn pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 24 x 33 cm., 540 pp., approx. 750 b/w & col. ills.,

With works by EISENSTAEDT, ERFURTH, FINSLER, FLACH, JACOBI, Paul W. JOHN, KRANZ, MANTZ, MUNKACSI, RENGER-PATZSCH, ROH, SALOMON, SANDER, SCHAFGANS, SEIDENSTÜCKER, STANKOWSKI, UMBO & more

This book is a thoughtful guide for photographers through today’s complex landscape of images, with the ultimate goal of understanding how to make images that matter: Understanding Photographs, Making Photographs, and Moving in Pursuit of Unique.

In 'Book Manifest' Irma BOOM presents her vision of the nature, meaning nad relevance of the book. Based on more than 350 of her books, she shares her knowledge gained from intensive research and discusses context and relationship to the traditional book.

The photographs in 'After Us the Flood' give the abstract processes and complex interrelationships of the climate crisis a visual form. The international works of the last ten years was often the result of intensive research & cooperation with scientists.

The many unpublished pictures in this volume illustrate the social change from a clerical to a cosmopolitan, modern society. A photo book about the growth and development of the Saarland between crisis and restructuring.

For 'Harter Blick, stille Stadt und ein Fotoraf, der zur Rakete wird', jounalist & critic Freddy LANGER has selected 150 titles from a trove of reviews that he believes will endure. Among them are classics and a selection of little-noticed young talents.

HC with dust jacket, 28,5 x 31 x 3,5 cm., 320 pp., b/w ills.., text language: German - GERMAN TEXT ONLY! Emons Verlag, 2013.

The out-of-print 'Zeitblende' was published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the famous photo agency Magnum. The picture & text book provides an overview of the impressive field of reportage photography that is commensurate with its significance

Pb. with dust jacket, 24,5 x 29,5 x 2,5 cm. (10 x 11,5 x 1 in.), 288 pp., 218 b/w & color ills., 1,600 gr., text language: English

For the volume 'Fashion Photography for America 1999-2016', German photographer Juergen TELLER photographed original W magazines and Barneys catalogs from his archives, a low-fi approach that emphasizes the physical process of reviewing his past work.

The out-of-print photographic volume 'Foto. Modernity in Central Europe 1918-1945' by Witkovsky & Demetz gives a thematically, visual survey of modernist photography which creations exemplify the region's potential between the First and Second World Wars.

Pb., (no dust jacket, as issued), 24 x 22 x 0,5 cm., 34 pp., over 200 color & b/w stickers, English

They have developed into status symbols and have become the source of diverse experiences. 'Swimming Pools' shows their different layers of meaning in photographs by Martin PARR, Harry GRUYAERT, ABBAS, Deanna TEMPLETON, LARTIGUE, Slim AARONS among others.

'The Bitter Years: Edward Steichen and the FSA Photographs' contains all the photos from the original exhibition in the structure & sequence as conceived for the show. An important contribution, as there was no proper catalog for the show at the time.

The author Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa argues that the photobook is one of the most dynamic sites of artistic invention in photographic practice in the last decade. Therefore, in this volume, 'Dark Mirrors', he evaluates artistic works created in this form.

Out-of-print 'A Vision Shared' features the work of the 11 photographers who worked for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). 1st published in 1976 it was named one of the 100 most important books of the decade by the Association of American Publishers.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 18,5 x 25,5 cm., 128 pp., 118 ills., bilingual texts: English / German

The out-of-print photo volume 'Nude in Polaroid' with its variety of photo artists and their visual languages by Barbara Hitchcock and Andy Grundberg gives a great overview of nude photography in the Polaroid age and the very different Polaroid material.

'Anonymes. L'Amérique sans nom. Photographie et cinéma' documents the representation of anonymous citizens in US in photos by Walker EVANS, Jeff WALL, Chauncey HARE, Lewis BALTZ, Anthony HERNANDEZ, Bruce GILDEN, Arianna ARCARA & Luc SANTESE, Doug RICKARD.

Including images from the series 'Evidence', 'The Valley' and more, this catalogue - comparing the exhibitions at Kunstmuseum Bonn and SMAK in Gent (in spring 2015) - gives a comprehensive overview of Larry SULTAN's career as a conceptual photographer.

SC (no dust jacket, as issued), 21 x 30 cm., 144 pp., color ills., with biographical notes, text language: English, Ltd. to only 250 copies

Boxed Set of 10 softcover books, 16 x 23 cm., 28 pages each, bilingual: English / Russian, Ltd. to 1,000

'Printed Dog' is a magazine about dogs and their relationship with their owners, featuring photos of some of creative people in fashion, art and photography, especially dog lovers like Terry RICHARDSON, Ryan McGINLEY, Juergen TELLER among others.

This photo compendium celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the Hasselblad Award and the influential work of all its winners to date. They are international artists, innovators, activists and legends who have shaped the modern history of photography.

HC, no dust jacket, 25 x 30,5 x 5 cm., 400 pp., text language: English

The young Finnish photo scene shows many facets. After the great success of the first publication 'The Helsinki School', the new volume, 'New Photography by Taik 'again one of the most unusual artistic approaches in current, conceptual photography.

With works by Ian BERRY, Eli WEINBERG, Alf KHUMALO, David GOLDBLATT, Peter MAGUBANE and more

Mit Fotografien von Elliott ERWITT, Bruce GILDEN, Marc RIBOUD, Shin NOGUCHI, Georgui PINKHASSOV, Saul LEITER, Trent PARKE (uvm.) - Pb,18 x 23 cm., 192 pp., color & b/w ills., text language: English

'Shining Lights: Black Women Photographers in 1980s-90s Britain' by Joy Gregory is the first critical anthology to bring together the work of black women photographers, providing an overview of a significant and overlooked chapter in photographic history.

'Norwegian Journal of Photography (NJP)' afforded 10 Norwegian photographers an opportunity to present their long-term projects. The book is featuring different types of paper, adapted to the stories told by the photographers. The series will be continued

Out-of-print book 'Fotografie und das Unsichtbare' shows how scientists immediately combined newly invented camera with microscope & telescope, and later with X-ray apparatus. They discovered many previously hidden areas & fascinating new worlds of images

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 21,5 x 25,5 cm., 368 pp., 229 b/w & color ills., text language: English

The anthology 'The Polaroid Project. The Conquest through Art' shows 300 works by internationally renowned artists from the unique Polaroid Collection. Text contributions complement the richly illustrated compendium.

The compendium 'New Queer Photography: Focus on the margins' presents over fifty contemporary photographic positions, including already established names as well as numerous talents little noticed by the public or still unknown.

Fadengehefteter HC, 24,5 x 23 cm., 96 S., S/W-Abb., deutsch-sprachiger Text - GERMAN TEXT ONLY!

The illustrated book 'Photography Now: Fifty Pioneers Defining Photography for the Twenty-First Century' by Charlotte Jansen includes works by D'AGATA, CREWDSON, GOLDIN, McGINLEY, MEISELAS, PARR, RUFF, SHERMAN, SUGIMOTO, TELLER, TILLMANS, WALL and YOKOTA.

'Real/Ideal. Photography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century France' accompanied an exhibition at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. The catalog explores the early history of photography in France. It focuses on the photographers who worked with paper negatives.

'Conversations on Photography' setzt sich in Gesprächen zwischen Fotograf:innen mit dem schnell wachsenden, zukunftsorinetierten Medium Fotografie aus der Sicht der nordischen Länder auseinander sowie Rolle und Aufgabe der Kunst innerhalb der Gesellschaft

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 28 x 29 x 6,5 cm., 636 pp., highly color & b/w illustrated, text language: English. Steidl, 2015.

With Photoworks by Michael ACKERMAN / Morten ANDERSEN / Thorsten KIRCHHOFF / Peer KUGLER / André LÜTZEN / Hisashi MURAYAMA & Filippo ROMANO

Out-of-print book 'Um/Around 1979' examines the topicality of documentary photography. Including works by R. ADAMS, D. BENNETT, J. BROHM, D. GOLDBLATT, C. HÖFER, M. ISHIUCHI, U. KLOPHAUS, K. C. KUGEL, B. MIKHAILOV, G. & H. NOTHHELFER, Th. RUFF & R. SINGH.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 30 x 24,5 x 3 cm., 188 pp., 180 color ills., English

The volume 'Through the Looking Brain' examines one of the best and most comprehensive collections in the field of conceptual, mainly serial photography. Their spectrum ranges from the 1970s to the present day and includes major works and central groups.

Compendium and catalog from Lagos Photo Festival with works by by Cristina DE MIDDEL and Ricardo CASES - among others.

'Gallery of Honours of Dutch Photography' contains nearly one hundred photographs, each remarkable for its artistic, aesthetic and social qualities. Together, the images tell the story of 180 years of photography in the Netherlands and its colonies.

Pb. (no dust jacket as issued), 20 x 28 x 2 cm., 142 pp., 152 ills. (78 in color), bilingual: German / English

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 29,5 x 24,5 x 3 cm., 288 pp., 206 ills., text language: English

'About Us. Young Photography in China' presents a selection of around 150 works by 40 Chinese artists. In b/w aesthetics or as dramatic stagings in color, created from the 90s to the present day, the focus is primarily on people in all thematic variations

Pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 20 x 26 x 2 cm., 239 pp., highly color & b/w illustrated, text language: English

'Fotogeschichten Kölner Südstadt' tells the story of the Severinsviertel. In addition to photographs by CHARGESHEIMER, it contains private photos by Wolfgang NIEDECKEN, who grew up here, as well as pictures taken between 2019 and 2023 by Eusebius WIRDEIER

Pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 22 x 28 x 2,5 cm., 240 pp., 150 ills., text language: English

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 21 x 26 cm., 464 pp., 600 b/w & color ills.,

HC with dust jacket, 22 x 25 x 2 cm., 192 pp., mainly full-paged b/w ills., text language: English

Photographs by Nina BERMAN, Peter BIALOBRZESKI, Guillaume BONN, Mikhael SUBOTZKY and many more

With photo books by Bernd and Hilla BECHER, Ad VAN DENDEREN, Paul GRAHAM, Michael SCHMIDT. Pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 17 x 22 x 2 cm., 196 pp., text language: English. Art and Theory, 2013.

This out-of-print catalog volume 'FSA. The American Vision by Gilles Mora set the standard for photojournalism for years with this unusual collection of documentary photographs by Walker EVANS, Dorothea LANGE, Arthur ROTHSTEIN, Jack DELANO & Gordon PARKS

Presenting work from the earliest to contemporary photographers, out-of-print 'Making It Up: Photographic Fictions' puts paid to the fallacy that ‘the camera never lies’. These photographic fictions find new relevance in our so-called ‘post-truth’ age.

'The Helsinki School. The Nature of Being' shows a Nordic feel for emotional sensations and give insight into the complex emotional horizons that shape our individual view of nature. The photos do not show landscape per se, but the world in which we live.