Dear
friend of Beyond Words,
As promised, here’s our second special issue featuring recommendations from one
of our favourite publishers. The following is contributed by Markus Hartmann,
Publishing Director of Hatje Cantz.
'Hatje Cantz has only been seriously active in publishing photography books since
the late 1990's. Previously photography was not so much of our focus as it is
now. In 2011 we are likely to publish about 50-60 books that I would count under
photography. If you try to describe our programme I would call it "looking for
the unseen" and always trying to publish what we ourselves would like to buy
and collect as books.
My first and main question to myself when making decisions on whether or not to publish a book is always whether I would buy such a book and whether I think that I am not the only one who is interested (which occasionaly could happen and has happened, unfortunately).
Modern, untypical and not "touristy" landscape seems to be a steady theme in
our programme but also the environment combined with landscapes and, more generally,
photography that tries to capture a spirit in our time is interesting for us. Sheer
beauty is usually not enough (but does not hurt, I admit). What we do not do
at all is any kind of Life Style and very little Fashion photography.
My favourite books in our programme are usually the current ones but I'd like
to recommend some older ones as well (I only list the ones that are still available
as of today to keep the level of frustration among bookbuyers low!).'
| Nadav Kander: Yangtze | |
| Hatje
Cantz,
Hardback, Publisher's Price |
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'Nadav Kander: Yangtze (because he shows us beauty and disaster of China at the
same time).' [Please note, Beyond Words has signed copies. If you order
this book, we will assume you want a signed copy unless you tell us otherwise – no
extra charge.] |
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'Tobias Zielony's intense images of the suburban youngsters, this book was one
of the harder ones to do...' "Tobias Zielony is one of the most remarkable young photographers active today. His work focuses on the issues of open and latent violence and explores the various forms of present-day (youth) revolts. Zielony is less interested in documenting the conditions under which young people live than in their self-portrayal. It is “this completely parenthetical form of social behavior” that is impressively presented in his work." from the website |
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Wolfgang Tillmans Lighter (Hardback) Publisher's price £35, Our price £31.50 < |
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Peter Bialobrzeski Paradise Now (Hardback) Publisher's price £55, Our price £49.50 < |
| Bae, Bien-U Sacred Wood (Hardback) Publisher's price £55, Our price £49.50 > |
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Izima Kaoru
Landscapes with a Corpse (Hardback) Publisher's price £45, Our price £40.50 > |
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Andrea Diefenbach AIDS in Odessa (Hardback) Publisher's price £20.99, Our price £18.99 < |
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Walter Niedermayr Recollection (Hardback) Publisher's price £55, Our price £49.50 < |
| Olaf Otto Becker Above Zero (Hardback) Publisher's price £60, Our price £54 > |
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Gregory
Crewdson 1985-2005 (Hardback) Publisher's price £45, Our price £40.50 > |
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Tom Hunter, who is well known in the UK but not so much outside and we try to do another book with him for 2011. [Note, Tom Hunter’s Living in Hell is still available. £12.95 > £11.65]. The Ostkreuz Agency Photographers from Berlin that all do great work as an agency but also individually (see The City/Die Stadt and "Ostzeit" £35 > £31.50) and others...
Armin Linke is another photographer I would like to work with one day but he has not published so many books yet.'
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Erwin
Olaf (Hardback) Publisher's price £40, Our price £36 < |
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Joakim Eskildsen |
| Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre Ruins of Detroit (Hardback) Publisher's price £82, Our price £72.80 > |
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Martin
Parr Last Resort (Hardback) Publisher's price £30, Our price £27 > |
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Dan Dubowitz Fascismo Abbandonato (Hardback) Publisher's price £40, Our price £36 < |
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Carl
De Keyzer |
As always if you would like to order any of the titles listed or would like more information concerning anything mentioned in our newsletters please contact us by phone or at the email address at the bottom of this message. You may also order any of these books at www.beyondwords.co.uk.
Best Wishes,
Beyond Words
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