General Photography
SHORT CUTS: ARTISTS IN CHINA
Written by Heibling, Lorenz
The first intimate visual documentation of artists who have influenced and transformed the Chinese art scene over the last two decades. Since 1993, photographer Thomas Fuesser has developed close and enduring professional relationships with the artistic community in China.
REBEL YOUTH
Written by Martynka Wawrzyniak
This first-of-its-kind collection presents photographer Karlheinz Weinberger's influential portraits of rebel youth of the sixties. While Karlheinz Weinberger is known as a pioneer of male erotic imagery, the Swiss amateur photographer also left an indelible mark on the fashion world with his decades-long documenting of vibrant rebel youth culture.
DENIS PIEL: MOMENTS
Written by Piel, Denis
This much-anticipated first monograph of the highly influential photographer showcases the best of his sensual fashion images and nudes. Famous for his cinematic approach, Denis Piel catches women off guard, engaged in sensual moments that are filled with magic and curiosity.
PAINTED BODIES: AFRICAN BODY PAINTING, TATTOOS & SCARIFICATION
Written by Fisher, Angela
The seminal volume on body painting and adornment by the world's preeminent photographers of African culture. Following the international masterpiece Africa Adorned, Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have focused on the traditions of body painting spanning the vastly unique cultures of the African continent.
PHOTOGRAPHY: THE CONTEMPORARY ERA 1981-2013
The final volume in Skira's phenomenal series dedicated to the history of photography
PATRIARCHAL AFRICA: THE LAST SUNRISE PHOTO-CHRONICLE OF THE VANISHING LIFE
An extraordinary photographic journey through disappearing African cultures. The camera lens of Sergey Yastrzhembsky is focused on scenes of the patriarchal daily routine of Africans, who try to preserve their adherence to the traditions of their forefathers in everyday life, customs, and religion regardless of the rising pressure of pervasive globalization.
PHOTOGRAPHY: FROM THE PRESS TO THE MUSEUM 1941-1980
Written by Van Winkel, Camiel
This third volume in Skira's History of Photography series serves as a major reference in the field of photography. The third volume (1941-1980) of the Skira History of Photography series considers the years signed by the revolution of color that marked the start of a radical change in the very nature of amateur photography.
PARISIENNES: A CELEBRATION OF FRENCH WOMEN
Written by Millet, Catherine
Divided by theme into chapters, this light-hearted and nostalgic romp through 20th-century Paris creates a beautiful history of the world's most romantic city and its exceptional women. This collection of one hundred and thirty duotone photographs captures the essence of the Parisian femme fatale.
YASUZO NOJIMA
One of the most important figures in the history of modern Japanese photography. Yasuzo Nojima's works range from kaiga shugi shashin (pictorial photography) to shink shashin (new/straight photography) of the early twentieth century.
PHOTOGRAPHY: A NEW VISION OF THE WORLD 1891-1940
The second volume in the Skira Photography series serving as a major reference in the field. The fifty years of artistic and mass photography taken into consideration in this volume are unquestionably the most important in the twentieth century.
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