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This dazzling array of photographs by seventy-five of the world’s foremost contemporary photographers focuses on self-portraits.

From intimate images of introspection and those that challenge notions of ethnicity and sexuality, to dramatic, stylized photographs of dream-like scenarios, Auto Focus shows how one of the longest-established artistic genres continues to fascinate artists today.

Susan Bright provides a clear guide for readers through this significant and dynamic genre, showing how issues of identity – whether national, sexual, racial, personal or artistic – are key to understanding the work of many of today’s leading photographers.

The survey is clearly organized into five themes that deal with
• diaristic and autobiographical images
• pictures of the body
• the use of masks and masquerade
• the return to studio portraiture and the photographic album
• performance, public and private

An illustrated introduction to the book points to the history of the photographic self-portrait from the 1840s to the late twentieth century, providing an invaluable context for the recent surge in artists’ images of themselves.

Auto Focus features a dazzling array of self-portraits by seventy-five of the world’s foremost contemporary photographers. Photography writer and curator Susan Bright provides a clear guide through this significant and dynamic genre, showing how issues of identity - whether national, sexual, racial, personal, or artistic - are key to understanding the work of many of today’s leading photographers.

This lavishly illustrated, accessible survey is organized into five thematic chapters: diaristic and autobiographical images; pictures of the body; the use of masks and masquerade; the return to studio portraiture and the photographic album; and performance, both public and private. An informative illustrated introduction explains the history of the photographic self-portrait from the 1840s to the late twentieth century, providing an invaluable context for the recent surge in artists’ images of themselves.

From intimate images of introspection and those that consciously challenge notions of ethnicity and sexuality to dramatic, stylized photographs of dreamlike scenarios, Auto Focus shows how one of the longest-established artistic genres continues to fascinate artists today.

Жоден фотограф не мав більш серйозної та глибокої реакції на політичний і культурний вплив 1960-х і початку 1970-х років, ніж Річард Аведон, чиї культові портрети ключових постатей епохи вплинули на хід фотографії в наступні десятиліття.

На чотирьох монументальних фотографічних фресках (відтворених у великих воротах) і багатьох пов’язаних портретах він зобразив «Фабрику гендерних змін» Енді Ворхола з Вівою та Кенді Дарлінг; Еббі Хоффман і радикальні агітатори Чиказької сімки; Сім'я, друзі та колеги-митці Аллена Ґінзберга; і Рада місії США в Сайгоні поруч із палаючими портретами жертв війни у ​​В’єтнамі.

Фотографії супроводжуються зображеннями архівних матеріалів, зокрема щоденників, листування та відбитків контактів Аведона. Основні есе досліджують проникливі вторгнення Аведона в історію та дух цих бурхливих років

Aviation - The Early Years chronicles the first years of man-powered flight in photographs, from the end of the last century to the era of the great Zeppelins, and shows us in numerous marvellous pictures the story of the pioneers and adventurers who extended the boundaries of human achievement.

Although her first magazine "Jill" remains an iconic reference even today, Babeth Djian has also initiated numerous other cult moments in the world of fashion, be it with "Vogue France", "Vogue Italie", "Glamour", "Mixte", and now "Numero". Some of the most renowned photographers, designers, make-up artists, hairstylists and models working in the fashion world today began their careers working with Babeth. She is always bubbling with enthusiasm: Jadore. Do it! She is a rare woman, daring, untamed, sophisticated, androgynous, a vamp so French! This book will include illustrations by major names such as: Mert Alas and Marcus Pigott; Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin; Nathaniel Goldberg; Karl Lagerfeld; Peter Lindbergh; Jean-Baptiste Mondino; Guido Mocafico; Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello; Liz Collins; Solve Sundbo; Camilla Akrans; Greg Kadel; Dusan Rejlin; Ellen von Unwerth; Paolo Roversi; and, more.

Backstage & Frontrow is an all-access pass to the heady world of fashion and glamour, via the eyes of Gauthier Gallet. For almost ten years, Gallet scanned behind-the-scenes and the front-rows at the ready-to-wear and couture shows in Paris, Milan, New York and Tokyo, as well as some of the most star-laden parties of the past decade. Uncontrived, personal images, his photos render the untouchably fabulous surprisingly human. They are documents of our times, a compilation of encounters, a continuous expression of his great talent.

Gallet’s uncalculated images reveal the strength of his subjects and capture, in a split-second, the “now,” the moment. His unique working relationship with models, designers and celebrities, their mutual trust, is reflected in his lasting images. Backstage & Frontrow is at once a tribute to his work and a testimony to a great talent.

After four years of collaboration with choreographer Peter Martins and the New York City Ballet, Swiss portrait photographer Henry Leutwyler was granted unprecedented backstage access to the Company during the winter of 2012. The resulting book, Ballet, reflects 30 years of his passion for the art form, realized in 30 days of photographing.

Leutwyler inhabited the shadows of the stage and became "invisible," recording images of the dancers using nothing more than his 35mm Leica. He was able to explore the performers' immediate space, affording a more abstract portrait of their frenzied existence in an art form predicated on perfection. This clothbound masterpiece is a homage to the gritty world behind the curtain. With impresario Lincoln Kirstein, George Balanchine co-created the New York City Ballet in 1948. What followed is arguably one the most revolutionary periods in ballet history as he redefined the art form, introducing abstract works performed with a signature speed, musicality and precision. Under the leadership of Peter Martins, these are the hallmarks of the Company to this day.

About Henry Leutwyler

Henry Leutwyler was born in Switzerland in 1961. He lived and worked in Paris for a decade before finding his way to New York City in 1995, where he established his reputation as a portrait photographer. Steidl published Leutwyler’s first book Neverland Lost: A Portrait of Michael Jackson, in 2010. The images from Neverland Lost and Ballet have been exhibited in solo shows in Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Moscow, Madrid and Zurich. 

Basics Photography: Lighting guides the reader through the different methods of capturing images using light creatively. The book explores the theory and background of how all light ‘works’ for the photographer, encouraging the reader to explore and experiment.

The book makes the case that understanding lighting is fundamental to good photography, and a good photographer learns to paint with light. Technical concepts and different light sources available are explained through the use of clear diagrams and inspiring images.

Basics Photography: Lighting offers an essential introduction to the subject and represents a comprehensive reference for students of photography.

Key features

* Beautifully illustrated with inspiring and compelling images, many taken especially for this publication.
* Offers an in-depth exploration of lighting and how to achieve results without expensive kit.
* Small-format book which is easy to carry around and refer to.

Readership: Intermediate

* Suitable for foundation and undergraduate students of photography.
* Relevant to GSCE and visual art students taking a module in photography.
* A practical guide for students, practitioners and teachers involved in photography.

Featuring the leading personalities that helped create the legend of ‘Swinging London’ in the 1960s, this book provides the first in-depth overview of portraits from this period. It shows how photographers explored the possibilities of pop, how it was seen back then, and how it continues to live in people’s memories today.

Beautiful Machines tells the stories of over 45 cars that defined the zeitgeist in thrilling detail, paired with gorgeous full-color photos in this lavish ode to the world’s greatest automobiles, and shows how the most successful grand touring cars became trailblazers for the mass-production automotive industry in the past and for the future. 

Start your engines for a grand tour of the most stylish grand motoring automobiles ever created. Evoking an era when elegance, romance, and outright performance defined the automobile — and the fascinating stories that made them icons of the road. From the shark-inspired Maserati Ghibli to the fiery Lamborghini Miura, from European elegance with American firepower such as the Iso Grifo and Facel Vega to the groundbreaking designs of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale and Renault Alpine and the advanced technology behind the Jensen FF or Porsche 918 Spyder — these cars are less transportation and more testaments to beauty, freedom, ambition, innovation, and speed.

This book was conceived and edited by gestalten. Stories are written by automobile expert Blake Z. Rong with a preface by Classic Driver’s Jan Baedeker and gestalten’s Robert Klanten.

About the Authors:

Blake Z. Rong is a freelance writer, editor and journalist whose work has appeared in Autoweek, Road & Track, Jalopnik, Automobile, and Petrolicious, among other publications. He grew up in Massachusetts and holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He lives in New York with a cat named Moose.

Jan Baedeker writes about car culture, travel and design. He is the Creative Director and Editor-in-Chief at Classic Driver. In 2017, he co-edited Fast Forward — The Cars of the Future, The Future of Cars published by gestalten.

This tribute to vibrant tribal cultures around the world is a must-have for any lover of documentary photography. It will resonate with readers on aesthetic, intellectual, and emotional levels — and be a keepsake for future generations
 
In his landmark project Before They Pass Away Jimmy Nelson captures the lives and traditions of the last surviving tribes who have managed to preserve their traditional ways and customs within our increasingly globalized world. The British photographer’s epic portraits present these dignified inheritors of noble and age-old traditions in a proud spirit and in all their glory — a unique visual experience. This exquisitely photographed showcase for world tribal culture is not only a joy to look at, but also an important historical record. This book reveals the wide variety of human experiences and cultural expressions across the ages — and we’re delighted to have it among our fall offerings.
 
This historic volume showcases tribal cultures around the world. With globalization, these societies are to be prized for their distinctive lifestyles, art and traditions. They live in close harmony with nature, now a rarity in our modern era. Jimmy Nelson not only presents us with stunning images of customs and artifacts, but also offers insightful portraits of people who are the guardians of a culture that they — and we — hope will be passed on to future generations in all its glory. Nelson’s large-plate field camera captures every intricate detail and fine nuance for posterity. What’s more, this splendid pageantry is set against a vivid backdrop of some of the world’s most pristine landscapes.

Introducing legendary stars of the thrilling world of the automobile.

In Behind the Wheel, Robert Puyal presents eighty idols of the automobile world, including pioneers of the automotive industry, champion racing drivers, superstar car aficionados, and celebrated fictional characters.

Among the inspirational figures featured is Henry Ford, who, overcoming his illiteracy, broke the land speed record with a machine of his own design. He went on to make the joys of driving available to the widest possible public with his innovative, mass-produced Ford Model T. From a similarly modest background, Juan Manuel Fangio started out as a mechanic in a small village in Argentina, competing in perilous amateur road races before his talent was finally discovered. Sent to Europe on a government grant, he won five Formula One world championships, becoming arguably the greatest driver in the history of the sport.

Steve McQueen and Paul Newman are among the many Hollywood stars to have been bitten by the racing bug; when James Dean met his death behind the wheel of his Porsche 550 RS nicknamed "Little Bastard," a legend was born. Meanwhile, cars themselves have also played starring roles onscreen: 007’s trademark Aston Martins have endured continual destruction in the James Bond films over the years, only to become enduring big screen icons in their own right.

High-speed thrills have always attracted a cast of characters as diverse as it is devoted, and this book is a classic tribute.

Venice, with her winding canals and magnificent palaces, has enchanted artists, poets, aristocrats, and visitors for centuries.

Turn the pages of this beautifully produced collection of photographs, and it's easy to see why. For the past two hundred years, Venice has remained practically unchanged, a testament to the glorious, singular design of La Serenissima. In stunning full-color photographs, Bellissima Venice presents the city from numerous dramatic perspectives: From panoramic rooftops, unhurried gondolas, and columned palace galleries. From the Piazza San Marco to San Giorgio Maggiore, from the Rialto Bridge to the Bridge of Sighs, from the Grand Canal to snaking water alleyways, Michel Setboun's exquisite images distill the essence of Venice's serenely seductive beauty.

A photographic journey into the city's history

Berlin has survived two world wars, was divided by a wall during the Cold War, and after the fall of the Wall was re-united. The city emerged as a center of European power and culture. From 1860 to the present day, this book presents the story of Berlin in photographs, portraits, maps, and aerial views. With nearly 700 pages of emotional, atmospheric images, from giddy pictures of the Roaring Twenties to devastating images of war to heartwarming postwar photos of a city picking up the pieces - the Reichstag in ruins and later wrapped by Christo and Jeanne-Claude - this is the most comprehensive photographic study on Berlin ever made. More than a tribute to the city and its civic, social, and photographic history, this book especially pays homage to Berlin’s inhabitants: full of hope and strength, in their faces is reflected Berlin’s undying soul.

• Including images by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Helmut Newton, René Burri, Robert Capa, Thomas Struth, and Wolfgang Tillmans as well as well-known Berlin photo-chroniclers such as Friedrich Seidenstücker, Erich Salomon, Willy Römer, and Heinrich Zille.
• Quotations from Berliners and Berlin connoisseurs such as Vladimir Nabokov, Alfred Döblin, Herwarth Walden, Marlene Dietrich, Billy Wilder, Max Schmeling, Willy Brandt, Helmut Newton, Simon Rattle, and David Bowie.

Also included: an index of photographers’ biographies.

Berlin is a concept album that represented a brave departure from the familiar sounds and themes of Lou Reed’s earlier solo work, a tragic tale about heartbreak and addiction meant to be played live as a rock opera, in the vein of The Who’s Tommy. But its poor reception meant that plans for a live performance were put on hold until 2007, when, with a renewed confidence in the material, Reed toured with a full orchestra and choir, giving some of the most personal and powerful performances of his career.

The tour was filmed by legendary artist Julian Schnabel, a longtime friend of Reed’s who also designed the spare and beautiful set, and whose daughter Lola contributed moving images projected behind the stage. This immeasurably powerful book draws on stills from Schnabel’s film, photographs of the set design, printed lyrics of Reed’s original verse, and images from Schnabel’s projections to tell the twin stories of Berlin as rock opera and as unique collaboration between two geniuses of contemporary art, music, words, and film.

The book also includes a rare conversation between Reed and Schnabel.

About the Author

Lou Reed is a founding member of the Velvet Underground and an accomplished solo artist, poet, writer, and photographer. He lives in New York. Julian Schnabel is a celebrated artist and filmmaker whose work is in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum and MoMA in New York, and whose film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was nominated for four Academy Awards. He lives in New York.