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Fred Herzog

The city Fred Herzog documented over more than half a century has vanished-an early kind of urban flaneur, Herzog wandered the streets of Vancouver, creating an archive that encapsulates the essence of a bygone era. Considered today as one of the most important street photographers of the 20th century, he changed the international conversation about early color photography. However, it was only in the late 1950s that he decided to primarily shoot with Kodachrome color slides. Fred Herzog: Black and White is the first acknowledgement of a lesser-known facet of the photographers' work. Complementing the seminal Modern Color, it encompasses almost graphical urban scenes of shadow and light, alongside travel photographs and depictions of rural life. Evoking notions of melancholy, this book reveals that Herzog's appeal lies in his ability to seize a condensation of a psychological state.FRED HERZOG (1930-2019) grew up in Stuttgart. In 1953 he settled in Vancouver, where he worked as a medical photographer. A pioneer of color photography, he was already in his 70s, when printing technology finally allowed him to recreate the texture and depth of his Kodachrome color slides. His first solo show at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 2007, gained him widespread international recognition.
EAN: 9783775753227
Sprache: Englisch
Seitenzahl: 128
Produktart: Gebunden
Herausgeber: Sylvester, Andy Reinhart, Hannah
Verlag: Hatje Cantz Verlag
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 28.09.2022
Untertitel: Black and White
Schlagworte: Vancouver Melancholie Fotografie Leica
Größe: 234 × 232 × 18
Gewicht: 707 g