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Photographer, artist, activistErwin Olaf (19592023) is regarded as one of the most influential photographic artists in the Netherlands. His visual language is instantly recognizable: meticulously composed, technically refined, and charged with meaning. With a sharp eye for lighting and mise-en-scene, he was able to bring aesthetics and commitment together.Olaf was both an artist and a fighter. He stood up for the freedom to be who you are. His fight was waged not only with his camera, but also through film, sculpture, and the queer parties he organized.The publication Erwin Olaf Freedom offers an in-depth survey of the full reach of his rich, varied and groundbreaking work, from the early 1980s until just before his death. It is an indispensable book for anyone who views art as a catalyst for change.With contributions by Charlotte Cotton, Gemma Rolls-Bentley, Jonathan Turner, Rein Wolfs and others, as well as conversations with Taco Dibbits, Hans van Manen, Charl Landvreugd and Shirley den Hartog and Els Wuyts.This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name in Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam from October 11, 2025, to March 1, 2026.

First published in 1994 The Traveling Tree by world renowned photographer Michio Hoshino is a literary classic In this enduringly popular collection naturalist mystic and adventurer Michio Hoshino reflects on the world around him Michio Hoshino s life was changed after coming across a book containing an aerial photograph of the tiny Inupuiak village Shishmaref in a used bookstore in Tokyo The teenager was immediately enchanted by this tiny cluster of dwellings on the Arctic Sea What sort of people lived in such a desolate place seemingly at the ends of the Earth The photograph intrigued him so much that he decided to write a letter asking if he could visit the village Not knowing to whom he should address the letter he made it out to simply Mayor Shishmaref To his surprise he received a response from an Inupiak family willing to host him and spent the next summer at the age of 19 immersed in their way of life After this introduction to Alaska Hoshino was smitten with America s northernmost state and dedicated the remainder of his life to photographing and writing about it The Traveling Tree is a collection of his writing published at the peak of his artistic prowess only two years before his career was tragically cut short at the age of 43 by

Work hard, play hard: monumental biography about photographer Erwin OlafI really dont need to look great, but I do want it to be accurate. Erwin OlafJust as a painter starts with a blank canvas, Erwin Olaf created his own world. Rineke DijkstraErwin Olaf Springveld (19592023) gained recognition for his extravagant and sometimes sexually explicit images. He found his muses in the nightlife scene and developed from a rebellious avant-gardist to an internationally celebrated artist. Until his unexpected death, he remained the creator of his own unique universe and continued to advocate for the rights of the queer community.Journalist Mischa Cohen followed Erwin Olaf for years, gaining access to his archive, his studio and his personal life. He attended photo shoots and spoke to loved ones, friends, colleagues, gallerists, curators and family. This monumental biography contains dozens of photographs and is an essential reference work for anyone who loves photography.

Publicada por primera vez en 1999, la emblemática colección de retratos de mujeres de Annie Leibovitz vuelve a publicarse, junto con un nuevo libro de fotografías. La amplia gama de temas refleja el aspecto actual de las mujeres: bailarinas, actrices, astronautas, artistas, politicas, agricultoras, escritoras, directoras ejecutivas, filantropas, soldados, musicas, atletas, figuras de la alta sociedad y cientificas. En conjunto, estos libros, profundamente personales, presentan mas de 200 retratos con el estilo unico, personal y profundo que caracteriza a Leibovitz. Fotografias reproducidas con gran precision, tanto en color como en blanco y negro, representan a un grupo internacional de mujeres que han impulsado cambios positivos en el mundo, desde Louise Bourgeois, Joan Didion, Elizabeth Taylor y Eudora Welty hasta Joan Baez, Billie Eilish, Serena y Venus Williams, y Anna Wintour. Con textos de la autora nigeriana Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Susan Sontag, una de las escritoras e intelectuales publicas mas destacadas del siglo XX; y el icono feminista Gloria Steinem, esta edicion de dos volumenes en estuche es una celebracion de las mujeres realizada por una de las fotografas mas influyentes de nuestro tiempo.