Idris Khan first came to my attention with his brilliant “Every... Bernd And Hilla Becher... series” in which he appropriates the Bechers’ typologies of different forms of industrial architecture and compiles them into single super-images, “giving the effect of an impressionistic drawing or blurred film still” . I really hope this series is produced in a monograph some day but, until then, would recommend you take a look at a recent survey of his work published to coincide with his exhibition at the Victoria Miro Gallery.

Jordi Bernado’s colour photographs of Spanish urban interiors and landscapes have been published in a series of books by Actar. As far as I am aware his new book Europa is the first collection of his works from a wider area.

Secondly there’s Furthermore which I’m recommending partly because it’s published by the Fraenkel Gallery who have a fantastic collection and whose publications are always beautifully produced. It’s been collected to celebrate the gallery’s thirtieth anniversary and includes photos by Sugimoto, Robert Adams, Arbus, the Bechers, Friedlander and Penn.

Few non-native photographers have been given as much unguarded access to Cuban family and street life as John Comino-James whose new book Fortunate Steps meticulously documents life in a single Havana street. As John is a customer of Beyond Words, I asked him to say a few words about the project:

“These photographs were all made in one road in Havana, the Calzada del Diez de Octubre, between 2007 and 2009.   During my second visit to Havana in 2002 I travelled along this once fashionable road in a taxi, without knowing anything of its historical importance, but at once captivated by the varied architecture, the shady portales and the fading grandeur of lofty buildings dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries…

Using the (XPAN) panoramic format throughout, the book opens with the view from a taxi conveying a sense of distance maintained in the first section, which is a series of architectural details and facades.  However the safe disconnection of these early images soon gives way before the dominant thrust of the book as it moves towards a warm and sympathetic portrayal of daily life through candid observation and engaged portraits.”

For Revealing Mexico, American photographer John Mack spent eight years crisscrossing the country, photographing its vibrant city and rural life, its stunning architecture and striking landscapes. All of Mexico’s 31 states are represented, from the canyons of Chihuahua to the Mayan ruins of Chiapas, from the indigenous communities of Oaxaca to the bustling port towns of the Yucatán, as well as the skyscrapers and thoroughfares of the Federal District. (296 pages, over 175 tritone photographs) To view images from this book visit the PowerHouse website.