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Martin Munkacsi set great store by the fact that he was the best-paid photographer of his time. Indisputably one of the most significant photographers of the 20th century, he shaped the beginnings of modern photojournalism.

Munkacsi’s work reveals a tense, technology-obsessed, glamorous and contradictory epoch. He published his first sports photos in 1921, and went on to work for Berlin Illustrirte Zeitung, Uhu, Die Dame, Vu and other international publications. By the time he emigrated to the USA in 1934, he had revolutionized fashion photography. He worked for Harper’s Bazaar, published works in LIFE to great acclaim, and photographed the influential series ‘How Americans Live’ for Ladies’ Home Journal.

Munkacsi combined journalistic accuracy with a highly formal aesthetic, inspiring Henri Cartier-Bresson to take up the art.

Munkacsi’s work was scattered throughout the world, but this volume brings together for the first time images from all Munkacsi’s artistic phases, including several photographs and bodies of work never seen since their magazine publication.

1999 the international recognized fashion photographer Jochen Arndt met MASAKO, a (half-) Japanese woman at a “GoSee” in Cologne. A liaison of a special kind developed between them – a platonic “amour fou” between a model and a photographer. Jochen Arndt highly appreciates her versatility, her acting talent and her naturalness in front of the camera. In a period of six years the two of them realised several photographic projects whose highly diverse outcome is published for the first time. In the eyes of the photographer Jochen Arndt MASAKO can range from being the nice girl from next door to being wicked of devoted and affectionate; she can be a bitch or well behaved, a vamp or... simply herself.

This elegant, large-format volume presents twenty masters of photography via 300 extraordinary authorial photographs, providing a broad yet accessible overview of twentieth-century photography.

From Man Rays pioneering experimentations to the elegant and provocative fashion shots of Helmut Newton and Herb Ritts, this volume showcases masters of their craft across different photographic genres, from reportage and documentary to art and portraiture to fashion and glamour photography.

For each artist featured, a 22-page portfolio of their iconic images provides a comprehensive overview of their oeuvre.

Each section opens with an insightful introduction to the masters work and includes a concise biography of the photographer. Images are accompanied by insightful, engaging commentary from the specialist authors and contextualized by original essays that shed light on the stories, motivations, and techniques behind each shot.

Featuring a striking, elegant design and large format, Master Photographers brings a host of stunning works into sharp focus and incorporates a truly international cast of photographers.

From French masters such as Robert Doisneau and Henri Cartier-Bresson, to the wit and charm of Englishman Martin Parr, via the provocative oeuvre of Japanese photographer Araki Nobuyoshi, and the powerful portraits of Americans Walker Evans and Elliot Erwitt, this volume provides a fascinating insight into the work of the most innovative and important photographers of recent times.

A discerning introduction to and a celebration of the legendary masters of twentieth-century photography, this volume is perfect for amateurs and aficionados alike.

Master Photographers features the work of Araki Nobuyoshi, Gabriele Basilico, Margaret Bourke-White, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, Mario Giacomelli, Mimmo Jodice, William Klein, Peter Lindbergh, Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, James Nachtwey, Helmut Newton, Martin Parr, Herb Ritts, Sebastiao Salgado, and August Sander.

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Люди, які визначили фотомистецтво 20-го століття. Культові знімки найкращих фотографів свого часу. Знаменні кадри та їх творці, різноманітність жанрів та тематик. Все це зібрано під однією обкладинкою у чудово оформленому виданні.

300 чудових авторських фотографій від двадцятки найкращих майстрів свого часу зібрано до першокласної великоформатної книги. Ця колекція - чудовий тлумачний огляд фотографії 20-го століття. Від новаторських експериментів Ман Рея до елегантних та провокаційних фешн-знімків Хельмута Ньютона та Херба Рітца, у цьому солідному виданні представлені роботи двадцяти легендарних фотографів, справді майстрів своєї справи у різних жанрах – від фоторепортажів та документальної фотографії до художньої та портретної зйомки.

Портфоліо кожного фотографа, представленого тут, включає добірку його найвидатніших знімків, інформацію про його творчу спадщину в цілому, коротку біографію та коментар до кожної з вибраних фотографій. Елегантний дизайн книги та її великий формат дозволяють насолодитися цими культовими знімками. На вас чекають фотографії, які відіграли ключову роль у фотомистецтві, сформували і перетворили цей жанр на те, чим він є тепер.

На вас чекає зіркова двадцятка легенд фотографії - Нобуєсі Аракі, Габріеле Базиліко, Маргарет Бурк-Уайт, Роберт Капа, Анрі Картьє-Брессон, Робер Дуано, Еліотт Ервітт, Уокер Еванс, Маріо Джакомеллі, Міммо Йодіче, Вільям Кейл Мепплторп, Джеймс Нахтвей, Хельмут Ньютон, Мартін Парр, Херб Рітц, Себастіо Сальгадо та Август Зандер.

Arnold Newman was one of the most productive, creative and successful portrait photographers of the twentieth century.

For more than sixty years Newman was recognized by regular publication in the most influential magazines of the day, major solo exhibitions and appearances in many of the world’s most prestigious photography collections.

This landmark publication – the first monograph to be published after Newman’s death in 2006 – is packed with iconic images and includes a preface by Todd Brandow and short biographies of Newman’s sitters by Corinne Currat.

More than 200 mainly black-and-white photographs, including dozens never before seen in book form, showcase the photographer’s remarkable talent. Famous sitters range from painters, writers and musicians to businessmen, bankers and leaders of the industry, and include Truman Capote, Marc Chagall, 
J. F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky and Andy Warhol. Individual and group portraits are represented in the book, as well as abstracts, landscapes, architectural 
details and cityscapes.

Two essays by William A. Ewing shed light on Newman’s growing practice; Arthur Ollman provides an informative and entertaining look back at an old friend, and David Coleman focuses on an important national commission undertaken by the photographer.

This miniature version of Men, Stefan May’s charged compilation of male nudes, contains all the energy, vitality and thrill of its precursor. And, it still contains all the delightful photographs that made the larger volume so delectable. Yet, this special diminutive format makes it more affordable and accessible, as well as, more convenient to shelve and browse.

101 duotone photograhps

101 duotone photographs

This powerful collection of black and white male nudes is a stunning testament to Peter Arnold’s talents as a fine art photographer and artist. Arnold’s unique vision is exemplified by his attention to detail, meticulously sculpting these powerful bodies with his original posing and languid lighting. The exact composition of each model’s masterful body allows a graphic display of muscle and skin textures to take form. As a result, each image pulses with a heightened sexual energy. This is a collection with an otherworldly quality, sure to provoke comment for many years to come.

Peter Arnold's work as a fine art photographer and pictorial artist is known internationally. His best-selling books, Orchids, Tulips, and Bulbs in Bloom have become classics of flower photography.

* Sensuous and strikingly original, a dramatic portrayal of man in all his facets
* The power and beauty of the male nude is brought to new heights

243 color and b/w photographs

This collection gives us a close look at the German Chancellor and an engaging insight into politics. Dieter Blum is an internationally acclaimed photographer, whose prize-winning work has appeared in publications such as Stern, Time and Vanity Fair. Konrad R. Mьller is one of the best and most distinctive German portrait photographers. His award-winning work, evocative of classical portraiture, has appeared in all the top magazines.

* A fascinating insight into a man on the center-stage of national and international power
* An important historical record of German and international significance 

Picture Perfect. The photo duo behind some of fashion’s glossiest shots

Mert Alas, born in Turkey, and Marcus Piggott, born in Wales, met in 1994, at a party on a pier in Hastings, England. Piggott asked Alas for a light, the pair got talking, and rapidly discovered they had plenty in common, not least a love of fashion. Three years later, the duo now known as Mert and Marcus had moved into a derelict loft in East London, converted it into a studio, and had their first collaborative photographic work published in Dazed & Confused.

These days, Mert and Marcus shape the global image of such renowned brands as Giorgio Armani, Roberto Cavalli, Fendi, Miu Miu, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy, and Lancôme, and public figures including Lady Gaga, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Linda Evangelista, Gisele Bündchen, Björk, Angelina Jolie, and Rihanna. Their photographs encompass a wide range of styles and influences but are renowned particularly for their use of digitized augmentation of images, and a fascination for strong, sexually charged, confident female subjects: “powerful women, women with a meaning, a you-don’t-have-to-talk-or-move-too-much-to-tell-who-you-are kind of woman.”

Bringing our best-selling Collector’s Edition to an affordable, compact format, this collection explores the unique vision of a creative partnership that has defined and redefined standards for glamour, fashion, and luxury. Approximately 300 images from the megawatt Mert and Marcus portfolio are accompanied by an introduction by Charlotte Cotton.

First published as a TASCHEN Collector’s Edition, now available as an affordable, compact edition

The author:

Charlotte Cotton is a curator and writer. She was head of the Wallis Annenberg Department of Photography at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (2007–2009), curator of photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum (1992–2004) and the head of programming at the Photographers Gallery (2004–2005) in London. She is also the founding editor of wordswithoutpictures.org.

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Jump into the megawatt world of Mert and Marcus, the creative tour de force who have styled and shot some of the most powerful brands and personalities of our time, from Miu Miu to Angelina Jolie, Givenchy to Gisele Bündchen. Sourced from our best-selling Collector’s Edition, some 300 pictures illuminate the hyper-glamorous, hyper-glossy repertoire of a creative partnership that has defined and redefined standards for fashion.

• Serge Normant, born in France and based in New York, is the ultimate hairstylist of the international movie and fashion scene, working with the worlds best photographers, make-up artists, and designers. His first book, with essays by Julia Roberts, Isabella Rossellini, and Verushka, is a visual hymn to hair.

• Unter seinen begnadeten Händen werden die schönsten Frauen der Welt noch schöner - zu Ikonen ihrer selbst oder auch völlig neu, anders, verwandelt. Serge Normant, gebürtiger Franzose und seit 20 Jahren in New York ansässig, ist der Haar-Stylist der internationalen Film- und Fashion-Szene.

Прекрасно оформлена монографія, що оглядає роботи відомого сучасного фотографа.

Фотографії Кенни захоплюють глядачів своєю мовчазною драмою та магнетизмом: замість того, щоб бути точним описом місця, фотограф, здається, зацікавлений у тому, щоб зафіксувати невидимі лінії, що оточують простір, і тим самим пробуджувати уяву та мрії глядача. Майкл Кенна — художник, для якого об'єкт зйомки — це понад усе можливість для величезної, але постійної варіації його погляду на світ.

Фотографії Кенни захоплюють глядачів своєю мовчазною драмою та магнетизмом: замість того, щоб бути точним описом місця, фотограф, здається, зацікавлений у тому, щоб зафіксувати невидимі лінії, що оточують простір, і тим самим пробуджувати уяву та мрії глядача. Майкл Кенна — художник, для якого об'єкт зйомки — це понад усе можливість для величезної, але постійної варіації його погляду на світ.

• У цьому каталозі представлено 290 чорно-білих фотографій: 200 простежують кар'єру художника, від знімків початку 1970-х років, знятих в Англії, до фотографій наступних трьох десятиліть, які є результатом подорожей та замовлень на кожному континенті світу; 35 фіксують вічну привабливість Венеції; 20 відображають одну з найважливіших робіт Кенни – документування нацистських концентраційних таборів та таборів знищення.

• Фотографії Майкла Кенни стали предметом понад тридцяти книг та каталогів і включені до таких постійних музейних колекцій, як Національна галерея, Вашингтон, округ Колумбія; Шанхайський художній музей, Шанхай; та Музей Вікторії та Альберта, Лондон.

Про автора:

Майкл Кенна народився в Англії в 1953 році, але вже тридцять років живе у Сполучених Штатах. Серед численних показів його робіт, що відбулися у громадських місцях та приватних галереях, слід особливо згадати ті, що відбулися в музеях Франції, Японії та Сполучених Штатів, остання з яких відбулася у Французькій національній бібліотеці в Парижі у 2009 році.

This is the first monograph to be published in the West on the work of Mika Ninagawa, one of Japan’s most celebrated photographers.

The appeal of Mika Ninagawa’s photography can best be summed up by a signature approach that is bathed in vivid colours and is dreamlike in its manipulation of depth of field. Whether it is portraiture, landscape, or still life, at the heart of her work are themed looks that rotate between flora, fauna, landscapes, and glamorous young women to create Ninagawa’s lush fashion tableaux. A cultural superstar in Japan, where celebrities seek her portraiture, she is now breaking out in the West. Ninagawa shoots her ornately clad human subjects against baroque stylings that suggest a firm grasp of practical scenography, and the work achieves a calm, pictorial mastery.

Portraits of local and international personalities, from Chiaki Kuriyama to Beyoncé, pepper her portfolio, and her distinct and vibrant aesthetic has been very influential in the fashion world.

Lauded in Japan as an art and fashion photographer, the assertion on Mika Ninagawa’s official website of being "Japan’s most popular photographer" is no idle boast. She is certainly the most prolific. Formally represented by Tomio Koyama’s influential gallery, Ninagawa’s images are widely exhibited in Japan and abroad. She has had key installations at Colette in Paris and Arndt and Partner in Berlin and is a frequent participant at Art Basel Miami. She received the prestigious Kimura Ihei Award in 2001.

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Потрясающая коллекция работ известнейшего японского фотографа Микки Нинагавы. Неповторимый стиль, пропитанный загадочной культурой Востока. Оригинальные снимки способны вызвать неподдельное восхищение у любого ценителя искусства.

Ruven Afanador - one of today’s most respected and in-demand editorial and fashion photographers - presents Mil Besos, a unique and arresting vision of the flamenco women of Spain. Often photographed wearing haute couture creations that were inspired by their dancing, the women’s vibrant and dramatic personalities come alive in Afanador’s portraits. This instant classic is an homage to the passions and traditions of the soon-to-be-lost culture of flamenco, a singular art form that has influenced the work of filmmaker Pedro Almodovar, as well as fashion designers John Galliano and Diane von Furstenberg, who have contributed insightful texts to this luxuriously produced monograph. Mil Besos will appeal to classic photography lovers, dance enthusiasts, and fashionistas alike.

About the Author:

Ruven Afanador is the author of two photographic monographs, including the highly collectable Torero. He is a longtime contributor to Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Elle, as well as The New York Times. John Galliano is the head of Dior and one of the most innovative fashion designers working today.

The first monograph from the brilliant fashion photographer Miles Aldridge. With a cinematic approach to fashion photography, Miles Aldridge creates singular scenes with psychologically complex characters in surreal and fantastic settings. His brilliant, candy-colored images engage viewers with an appealing mix of overt sexuality and sweetness. No detail is left uncovered in his eye-popping, erotically charged fashion photographs, which transform slightly sordid scenarios into acid-hued glamour. Each photograph is a complex world unto itself, and these lush images invite viewers to linger, for there is always something else to see, some deeper layer of meaning to uncover. Including hand-drawn storyboards that Aldridge uses to fix the idea of a shoot in his mind, as well as previously unpublished material, this monograph is filled with intimate insight into the photographer’s point of view and process. With deliciously naughty scenes and lushly evocative photography, this book lures readers into Aldridge’s irresistible world.

About the Author

Miles Aldridge is a photographer based in London

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