BOOKS
In photography, a fraction of a second can make or break a single picture.
And yet, when it comes to a finished book, there is no mastery of the craft that can replace the quality of a work made through the years with patience, coming back to the same places and people, allowing the subject to reveal itself and the circumstances to let you grow a point of view, and even taking distance from the pictures singularly taken to look at the work in its entirety with more objectivity.
“What is Left When Everyone Has Left.”
China’s Dilemma Between Growth and Reform.
Originally titled "What is Left When Everyone Has Left," the book presents facts and observations alongside a selection from my archive of over 5,000 images, striving to uphold the ethic that defines the journalistic profession in its purest form to answer the question: why did China steer away from the methods and policies they successfully pursued after 1979? Does the CCP have an agenda no one has quite seen through? Or are they struggling with challenges for which no perfect solution is possible? I lived in China for almost 20 years and saw the country and the world go through two historic cultural and economic transitions. The first was towards globalization, which defined the world in which my generation was raised. The second one is towards strategic autonomy and defines our world today. The year 2019, when China celebrated the 40th anniversary of its opening and reform, can be considered a symbolic milestone separating the two periods (coincidentally, it was also my 40th birthday).
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HIGH-RESOLUTION PDF VERSION, viewable on any device, can be purchased on Blurb.com (USD 9.99).
PAPERBACK VERSION (ISBN 979-8210758057) can be purchased from selected online and physical bookstores, including Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and AbeBooks.
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I am currently working on the following subjects as long-form projects that will make their way into books in the future:
“Tokyo9”
A collection of images in nine separate “acts” shot through nine years of photographic work in the Oriental capital
“Original Stories”
A collection of short bios of people who have lived remarkably original lives and helped keep the world connected
“In the Key of Music”
Part documentary, part homage, on the origins, meaning, and miracle behind the practice and art of jazz improvisation
(Titles may be subject to evolution through the years until the work is finally published.)
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