Thomas Hoepker: The Way it was. Road Trips USA

Name: Thomas Hoepker: The Way it was. Road Trips USA
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Thomas Hoepker: The Way it was. Road Trips USA captures the photographer’s journey across America in 1963 and again in 2020, revealing his nuanced vision of the country. Hoepker’s work contrasts black-and-white images from his original trip with vivid colour photos from his later travels, offering a complex view of the American dream, its grit and glamour, and the passage of time.
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This book appeals to fans of documentary photography, Americana, and cultural exploration. It suits readers interested in photojournalism and those curious about changing perspectives on the United States across decades.

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Thomas Hoepker was 27 years old when he set out on his ambitious journey across the United States—one that took him from coast to coast and back again over the course of three months and resulted in thousands of photos. The year was 1963, and Hoepker had been commissioned by the German magazine Kristall to "discover" America through his camera.

The photo reportages he made, published in five issues of the magazine across dozens of pages, revealed Hoepker's complex, sceptical, and sometimes melancholy view of the American everyday, in big cities, small towns, and all in between. His was an unromanticised vision in which the decadent existed alongside the desolate, the glitter with the grit.

As much as Hoepker recognised that the problematic American dream could go unfulfilled, he was fascinated with the country (settling in New York in 1976). In 2020—at the age of 84 and after a successful career as a photojournalist and president of Magnum Photos—he once again set out on a road trip throughout the US.

The Way it was. Road Trips USA juxtaposes Hoepker's colour photographs from this trip with his original black-and-white images, taking us on a journey both through his changing sense of America and through time.

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Critics praise Hoepker’s photographic work for its perceptivity and honesty in depicting a vast, complicated nation. The New York Times highlights the compelling juxtaposition of images from two journeys, revealing the passing of time. Elizabeth Kahn notes the remarkable clarity and dynamism in his photographs, while Sara Rosen admires the somber yet hopeful lyricism that runs through the collection.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783969990810

Publisher: Steidl Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 June 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: Steidl Verlag

Illustration: 436 Illustrations

Contributors:

Edited by Freddy Langer

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1220g

Pages: 192

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Thomas Hoepker, born in Munich in 1936, studied art history and archeology in Munich and Göttingen and then worked regularly as a photographer for magazines and yearbooks. In 1964, Henri Nannen and Rolf Gilhausen were hired as photo reporters by the magazine stern. In 1989 he became a full member of the Magnum Photos agency and was its president from 2003 to 2007. From 2005 to 2006 he shot documentaries for SWR and arte in South America. Hoepker has lived in New York City since 1976.