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The metropolis of Paris, presented with Serge Ramelli’s dramatic vision

Paris is the City of Light, love, and savoir vivre. And this world-class capital is surely one of the planet’s most photographed destinations, whether by tourists snapping a quick souvenir shot or professionals with high-end cameras. The brief preview we provide here shows how special this city really is. Paris has never been showcased as impressively, meaningfully, or dramatically as it is by the French photographer Serge Ramelli. His vision of the city — like all of his images — is unmistakably inspired by cinema. In addition to his second passion, filmmaking (which he does when he’s not taking pictures), he is also fascinated by the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Ridley Scott. Ramelli’s interpretation of the bustling metropolis of Paris is at once impressive and fabulous. Pulsing with life both day and night, the city appears nearly devoid of people — a heavily symbolic place with many facets to explore, shining with an inimitable light.

 - A fabulous and fascinating tour of the city in an incomparable light
 - Film and photography meld into a black-and-white work of art

About the Author:

The French photographer Serge Ramelli specializes in urban and landscape photography. He is represented by YellowKorner, the leading publisher of art photography, with more than 78 galleries worldwide. Ramelli’s hit photography courses and tutorials have more than 300,000 YouTube subscribers. He has published photo books on Paris, New York, and Venice. Los Angeles is his fourth book with teNeues.

At once cosmopolitan metropolis and venue for a pensive stroll, Moloch and emblem of the modern, Paris has been a source of inspiration for countless artists and writers down the ages. But not least it is the home and constant muse of a relatively young art: photography. Since the earliest days of the daguerreotype right up to our time, renowned photographers such as Joseph Nicéphore Niepce, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, and Jeanloup Sieff have lived and worked in the city of lights. Over the years a love affair developed between Paris and photography, giving rise to a remarkable record of the metropolis and a telling history of a new art form. This volume takes the reader on numerous walks, camera in hand, through the streets of Paris. Atmospheric black-and-white photos, shot by great photographers over two centuries, reveal the dramatic and the tranquil, the historic and the everyday—in the capital’s parks and gardens, boulevards and backstreets, passages and arcades, bistros and nightclubs.

78 duotone plates

In the footsteps of George Brassaï and with a beautiful model on her side, French photographer Véronique Vial leads us through Paris at night. The contrast between nocturnal shadows and imperial illuminations, between the architecture in stone and the flesh of the body creates a mesmerizing play of voyeurism and exhibitionism, with Paris as the fitting, magical stage.

In den Fußstapfen von George Brassaï und mit einem schönen, nackten Model an der Seite führt uns die französische Photographin Véronique Vial in Paris Naked durch eine Pariser Sommernacht. Ihre Sammlung betörender Bilder hat zwei Sujets: die schöne, erotische Visionen, Träume und Empfindungen provozierende Frau und die Stadt Paris bei Nacht, wo dunkle Schatten und prunkvolle Beleuchtung aufeinander treffen. Der Kontrast zwischen der Architektur in Stein und dem weiblichen Körper aus Fleisch und Blut erzeugt ein faszinierendes Spiel zwischen Voyeurismus und Exhibitionismus. Die magische Stadt Paris ist die perfekte Bühne für die erotischen Phantasien im Auge des Betrachters auf einem langen nächtlichen Spaziergang zwischen Montmartre und Montparnasse. Véronique Vial lebt seit 1989 in Paris. Bekannt für ihre beiden Photobuch-Bestseller Women before 10 a.m. und Men before 10 a.m., ist Vial als Celebrity-, Reise-, Modeund Musikphotographin tätig und arbeitet regelmäßig mit dem kanadischen Cirque du Soleil.

66 duotone photographs
This pictorial tribute to one of the world's most beautiful and romantic cities offers a unique introduction to the "City of Light". Award-winning photographer Horst Hamann used a panoramic camera to painstakingly set up shot after shot, often finding himself precariously balanced off Notre Dame's gargoyles, the balconies of the Pompidou Center-even the Eiffel Tower. His efforts have produced an astonishing array of images, stark black and white compositions that lend these photographs a dramatic, often dreamlike quality, and offer unique, vertical reinterpretations of some of Europe's most recognizable cityscapes. 
 

Paris is the City of Light, love, and savoir vivre.

And this world-class capital is surely one of the planet’s most photographed destinations, whether by tourists snapping a quick souvenir shot or professionals with high-end cameras. The brief preview we provide here shows how special this city really is. Paris has never been showcased as impressively, meaningfully, or dramatically as it is by the French photographer Serge Ramelli. His vision of the city — like all of his images — is unmistakably inspired by cinema. In addition to his second passion, filmmaking (which he does when he’s not taking pictures), he is also fascinated by the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Ridley Scott. Ramelli’s interpretation of the bustling metropolis of Paris is at once impressive and fabulous. Pulsing with life both day and night, the city appears nearly devoid of people — a heavily symbolic place with many facets to explore, shining with an inimitable light.

 - The metropolis of Paris, presented with Serge Ramelli’s dramatic vision
 - A fabulous and fascinating tour of the city in an incomparable light
 - Film and photography meld into a black-and-white work of art

The breathtaking cityscapes of Serge Ramelli are finally available in a small flexicover edition and an unbeatable price

About the Author:

The French photographer Serge Ramelli specializes in urban and landscape photography. He is represented by YellowKorner, the leading publisher of art photography, with more than 78 galleries worldwide. Ramelli’s hit photography courses and tutorials have more than 300,000 YouTube subscribers. He has published photo books on Paris, New York, and Venice. Los Angeles is his fourth book with teNeues.

Paris, Je t'aime. A photographic tribute to the capital of romance

The perfect celebration of the beauty, romance, and poetry of Paris, city of Marcel Proust and Coco Chanel, of Impressionism and Surrealism, of Left Bank cool and Right Bank elegance. This photographic portrait features some 300 city pictures alongside an extensive appendix of some 100 books, movies, and records inspired by the city of lights. Featured photographers include Atget, Doisneau, Kertész, and Cartier-Breton.

Described by Goethe as the “universal city where every step upon a bridge or a square recalls a great past,” Paris is as rich in its two millennia of history as it is in its beauty, its romance, and its art. It’s the city of Marcel Proust and Coco Chanel, of Edith Piaf and Jean-Paul Sartre, of Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, of Left Bank cool and the twinkling lights of the Tour Eiffel by night.

It was also on the banks of the Seine that Niépce and Daguerre officially gave birth to the new art of photography, and in this evocative tapestry of images, we celebrate the city’s remarkable photographic, as well as cultural, architectural, and civic history. Some 300 pictures bring together past and present, the monumental and the everyday faces and vistas, as well as the talents of such illustrious photographers as Daguerre, Marville, Atget, Lartigue, Brassaï, Kertész, Ronis, Doisneau, and Cartier-Bresson.

With cover art by Robert Nippoldt, this collection is complemented by an extensive appendix of around 100 books, movies, and records inspired by the city of lights.

The editor and author:

Jean Claude Gautrand, born in 1932, is one of France’s most distinguished experts on photography. An active photographer since 1960, he has also made a name for himself as a historian, journalist, and critic, with numerous publications. He is the author of the TASCHEN books Paris mon amour (1999), Brassaï (2004), Willy Ronis (2005), Robert Doisneau (2014), and Eugène Atget. Paris (2016).

The illustrator:

Robert Nippoldt is a German graphic designer, illustrator, and book artist. He is best known for his award-winning books Gangster, Jazz and Hollywood about America in the 1920s and 1930s. His studio is located at the very hip old depot of Muenster.

About the Series:

Bibliotheca Universalis Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price!
Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia.
Bookworm's delight never bore, always excite!

Paris is the City of Light, love, and savoir vivre.

And this world-class capital is surely one of the planet’s most photographed destinations, whether by tourists snapping a quick souvenir shot or professionals with high-end cameras. The brief preview we provide here shows how special this city really is. Paris has never been showcased as impressively, meaningfully, or dramatically as it is by the French photographer Serge Ramelli. His vision of the city — like all of his images — is unmistakably inspired by cinema. In addition to his second passion, filmmaking (which he does when he’s not taking pictures), he is also fascinated by the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Ridley Scott. Ramelli’s interpretation of the bustling metropolis of Paris is at once impressive and fabulous. Pulsing with life both day and night, the city appears nearly devoid of people — a heavily symbolic place with many facets to explore, shining with an inimitable light.

 - The metropolis of Paris, presented with Serge Ramelli’s dramatic vision
 - A fabulous and fascinating tour of the city in an incomparable light
 - Film and photography meld into a black-and-white work of art

About the Author:

The French photographer Serge Ramelli specializes in urban and landscape photography. He is represented by YellowKorner, the leading publisher of art photography, with more than 78 galleries worldwide. Ramelli’s hit photography courses and tutorials have more than 300,000 YouTube subscribers. He has published photo books on Paris, New York, and Venice. Los Angeles is his fourth book with teNeues.

From the author of French Country Hideaways comes an enticing new insider’s entree to Paris.

Eschewing the larger hotels and chains, Casey O’Brien Blondes has put together an impeccable list of four-star escapes carefully selected for their interior design, authenticity, panache, and personalized service. Grouped by theme - including literary, historic, and boudoir - the hotels present an enticing range of décor, from the timeless splendour of the Raphael, with its incomparable view of the Arch de Triomphe from its lush rooftop garden restaurant, to the minimalist verve of Hotel le A, of the Faubourg Saint-Honoré, where graphic black-and-white décor harmonize with Gallic élan.

Each is unique, yet all share in common family or manager ownership, fewer than 100 rooms, generous room size, and very distinctive French style. With lush colour photography and in-depth descriptions of each hotel, including a list of neighbourhood restaurants, boutiques, gourmet treats, curiosities, or walking tours, Parisian Hideaways is a must for anyone longing to escape to or be inspired by the City of Lights.

Добро пожаловать в номера самых шикарных парижских отелей! Завораживающие интерьеры, при виде которых захватывает дух, готовы принять Вас. Роскошь, богатство и безупречно изысканный вкус – в Ваших руках.

The history of jazz, which began at the start of the 20th century, is the story of artists who developed their music especially in big cities like New Orleans, Chicago or New York. The roads of jazz are marked by great names and they present different styles; they do not end in America but reach every continent.

6 CDs present the music of different jazz styles, from classic New Orleans jazz, swing and bebop up to cool and West Coast jazz. The recordings of creative innovators or of jazz musicians who were typical at a certain time demonstrate the development of the music.

After the pandemic, Rome will never be the same again, because the Eternal City has discovered the silence of man’s absence, an overpowering loneliness.

Like the rest of the world, Rome stopped during the pandemic triggered by Covid-19, remaining indefinitely in a state of suspended animation. The images taken in those days by the photographer Moreno Maggi capture this particular moment of a sleeping city and reveal a side of Rome that has never been seen before, in which the lines and geometries of the great works emerge more clearly than ever before, in all their beauty. Augmented reality makes the experience even more evocative, with visions of the deserted city created with a drone.

Psychoanalyst Massimo Recalcati reminds us of what can always happen in dreams or nightmares: the familiar scene of the city emptied out. Art historian Claudio Strinati, an exceptional guide to this surreal city, describes monuments, historic buildings, and squares. 

Beauty envelops us and saves us in a version of Rome that becomes a symbol of eternal rebirth. This is a large volume that commemorates one of the most intense periods of the century.

About the Author:

Massimo Recalcati is an eminent psychoanalyst who has published numerous books. Claudio Strinati is one of the most authoritative art experts and a connoisseur of seventeenth-century Italy. Moreno Maggi is an architectural photographer.

Originally published in hardcover in 2009, this abridged, flexi-cover edition highlights the best of Erwitt's collection of photographs of this magnificent metropolis.

A wonderful addition to teNeues' Elliott Erwitt series and a must-have for lovers of Rome and its people.

Città Eterna. A photographic portrait of Rome

Rome is the city where past and present, spectacle and the everyday collide around every corner; where Baroque drama flourishes alongside ancient classical wonders; where necks crane to admire Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel; and where Fellini immortalized la dolce vita. This photographic portrait of Rome brings you all the history and all the wonders of an incomparable cultural capital.

This bumper photographic portrait of Rome brings together hundreds of photographs from the 1840s through to today to explore the extraordinary history, beauty, and art of this incomparable cultural capital.

From sepia and black and white to colour, these outstanding images dating from the 1840s to the present day allow us — through the eyes of such photographers as Giacomo Caneva, Pompeo Molins, Giuseppe Primoli, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Carlo Bavagnoli, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Pasquale De Antonis, Peter Lindbergh, Slim Aarons, and William Klein — to discover Rome in its many compelling guises: as the center of the Roman Empire, as one of the cradles of the Renaissance, as a favourite destination for travellers and a rich patchwork of varied neighbourhoods, as the seat of the Roman Catholic Church, a stage for politics, and as the perfect backdrop for film and fashion shoots.

Reaching back into illustrious archives, some of the book’s early images offer us a privileged Grand Tour glimpse of some of Rome’s most treasured landmarks, revealing the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Spanish Steps almost void of crowds. Later pictures survey the city’s contrasts — from the luxurious homes and leisure activities of the privileged to street stalls and laundry lines in the working-class districts of Trastevere and Testaccio. Some documentary-style shots show us the dark power of Mussolini, the city bedecked with his own iconography and imagery of strength, athleticism, and the fatherland.

As colour photography comes in, the city transitions from a neo-realismo aesthetic to postwar recovery and hedonism: all the glamorous gowns, exotic celebrities, and Via Veneto café culture immortalized by Fellini. Many famous faces are here, including Louis Armstrong, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Anna Magnani, and Valentino.

The author:

Giovanni Fanelli, professor of Architecture History at the University of Florence, is the author of several works of architectural history, urban history, graphic arts and photography, translated into several languages; he has been the Scientific Director of the Fondazione Ragghianti (Lucca) and is series editor for a number of titles of Laterza publishers (Rome).