Hans-Michael Koetzle is a respected voice in the world of photography, renowned for his insightful explorations into its history and aesthetic principles. His extensive body of work delves deeply into the visual language of photography, offering readers a nuanced understanding of its evolution and impact. As a dedicated author and journalist, Koetzle consistently illuminates the art form, making it accessible and engaging for a broad audience. His contributions continue to shape contemporary discourse on photographic art.
This comprehensive volume celebrates the Leica camera's centenary, exploring its cultural and artistic history from the 1920s to today. Featuring around 800 photographs and essays by international authors, it examines Leica's technical evolution, impact on modern photojournalism, and significance in various avant-garde movements.
René Burri, renowned for his striking images of Che Guevara, is celebrated as one of the greatest humanist photographers. This career retrospective showcases over 400 duotone photographs, many of which are previously unpublished, highlighting his remarkable and adventurous body of work. The collection offers a unique glimpse into Burri's artistic vision and the profound stories behind his iconic imagery.
László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946), Maler, Fotograf, Bauhauslehrer und Gründer des »New Bauhaus« und der »School of Design« in Chicago war einer der ersten multimedial wirkenden Künstler, der Malerei, Skulptur, Fotografie, Film und Design als gleichwertige Kunstgattungen ausübte. Als einer der wichtigsten Protagonisten der Moderne setzte er mit seinen Werken Maßstäbe, die bis in die heutige Zeit reichen. Von Walter Gropius 1923 als Nachfolger von Johannes Itten an das Bauhaus in Weimar berufen, zog László Moholy-Nagy mit diesem nach Dessau um, bevor er 1933 Nazi-Deutschland verließ und schließlich 1937 in Chicago seine zweite Heimat fand. Sowohl als Lehrer als auch Künstler folgte er seiner revolutionären Vision, die künstlerische Tätigkeit in das alltägliche Leben einfließen zu lassen und damit Kunst und Leben zu vereinen. Seinem radikalen experimentellen Ansatz folgend, keine ästhetische Hierarchie in seinen Arbeiten zuzulassen, bewegte sich Moholy-Nagy souverän zwischen Malerei, Fotografie und Film und definierte sich gleichzeitig als Maler und als Fotograf. Für die Wertschätzung der Fotografie, die als neues Medium bis dahin noch nicht als Kunst angesehen wurde, lieferte er einen wesentlichen Beitrag. Der Band schenkt einen hervorragenden Einblick in das Leben und Werk des Avantgardekünstlers.
This book presents 20 photographs from some 170 years, all arranged in chronological order. It is a key image from the history of the medium - images that have pushed photography forward in terms of either its technology, aesthetics or social relevance.
At the turn of the century the cigarette was both symbolic of emancipation and evocative of female eroticism. The photographs in this collection illustrate the piquant fascination of that blue-grey haze.
The most important landmarks in the history of photography are placed under the microscope in this collection. Each chapter of this special edition focuses on a single image which is described and analyzed in detail in aesthetic, historical, and artistic contexts.
Uwe Scheid collection
Offers a cross-section of the history of nude photography, ranging from the earliest nude daguerrotypes, via ethnographic nude photographs, to experimental nude photography. All the pictures shown are from the Uwe Scheid Collection, one of the largest collections of erotic photography in the world.
Discover the most influential photographers of the last century and their finest monographs. Arranged alphabetically, this biographical encyclopedia covers the earliest representatives of classical Modernism right up to the present day, complete with book and magazines fascimiles.
Volume 2 explores works such as Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother (1936) and Robert Doisneau's Kiss in front of City hall (1950), up through Martin parr's 'new European photography.'
The stories behind history's most extraordinary photographs (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) Photographs have a strange and powerful way of shaping the way we see the world and influencing our perceptions of reality. To demonstrate the unique and profound influence on culture and society that photographs have, Photo Icons puts the most important landmarks in the history of photography under the microscope. Each chapter of this special edition focuses on a single image which is described and analyzed in detail, in aesthetic, historical, and artistic contexts. The book begins with the very first permanent images (Nic'phore Ni'pce's 1827 eight-hour-exposure rooftop picture and Louis Daguerre's famous 1839 street scene) and takes the reader up through the present day, via the avant-garde photography of the 1920s and works such as Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother (1936), Robert Doisneau's Kiss in Front of City Hall (1950), and Martin Parr's 'New European photography.'
