Fred Herzog

Name: Fred Herzog
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9783775753227
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Fred Herzog spent over fifty years capturing the vanishing city of Vancouver through his lens. Renowned as a pioneering street photographer, he is celebrated for his groundbreaking use of Kodachrome colour slides from the late 1950s. Fred Herzog: Black and White reveals a lesser-known dimension of his oeuvre, highlighting striking urban scenes, travel images, and rural life in monochrome that convey a poignant, psychological depth.
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This work appeals to enthusiasts of street photography, art historians, and readers interested in urban cultural history and photographic innovation.

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The city Fred Herzog documented over more than half a century has vanished—an early kind of urban flâneur, 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 colour photography. However, it was only in the late 1950s that he decided to primarily shoot with Kodachrome colour slides.

Fred Herzog: Black and White is the first acknowledgement of a lesser-known facet of the photographer's 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783775753227

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 October 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hatje Cantz

Illustration: 70 Illustrations

Contributors:

Text by Geoff Dyer
Edited by Andy Sylvester
Designed by Julia Wagner
Designed by grafikanstalt

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 720g

Pages: 128

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

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.