In his fifth volume in Assouline’s successful series, photographer Jean-Michel Berts turns his lens to Venice. For centuries, writers, artists, musicians, poets, and dreamers of all kinds have wandered this captivating city, finding inspiration in its labyrinth of hidden lanes and myriad bridges. In The Light of Venice, Berts guides readers through the twists and turns of his photographic journey, relating through images and journal entries the emotions the city evokes. Venice is the place that awakened his passion for urban photography, and his profound enchantment with Venice is palpable in each image. Accompanied by his faithful old camera,” and with a prayer to Lumens, his name for the god of photography, Berts reveals La Serenissima through his ethereal black and white photographs taken at daybreak, when the city’s magnificent architecture is shrouded in misty solitude.

The Light of Venice

Arts & Photography

Berts, Jean-Michel

Photography & Video

Assouline Publishing

Following the success of The Light of Paris, The Light of New York, and The Light of Tokyo, lensman Jean-Michel Berts turns his masterful eye to the ancient city of Istanbul. This exotic destination is revealed in Berts’s otherworldly black-and-white photographs, taken at dawn, when the deserted streets and waterways are wrapped in a mystery all their own. The city’s renowned landmarks and hidden corners are captured as never before, framed by Berts’s camera obscura. With an evocative text by Alessandra Ricci, The Light of Istanbul is a spectacular volume on this enchanting city.

The Light of Istanbul (City Lights)

Ricci, Alessandra

Assouline

Take a twilight tour of the most magnificent and photogenic cities in the world, guided by photographer Jean-Michel Berts. Long after the swarming crowd has deserted it, at dusk or dawn, after the hum and buzz of traffic has subsided, a city still resonates with a life of its own: muted, subdued, and mysterious. Those are the moments Assouline’s The Light of series captures, framed by Berts’ large-format camera obscura, in textural and dreamlike black-and-white photographs. Each volume: 101/2 x 13 in 27 x 33.5 cm

Light Of, Slipcase Set of 3

History & Criticism

As King Francois I once said, "Paris is not a city, it's a world." Long after the swarming crowd has deserted it, after the hum and buzz of traffic has subsided, Paris still resonates with a discreet life of its own. Working before sunrise and after sundown, photographer Jean-Michel Berts has created these dream-like black-and-white images, including Montmartre and the banks of the Seine. Following the Grands Boulevards and the footprints of Baudelaire, Brassa•, and Huysmans, the deserted streets of Paris take on a poetic, ethereal quality. Featuring beautiful text by the French novelist Pierre Assouline, this book is a moving homage to the city of lights. Each print is given ample breathing space in this volume, whose opulent trim size befits the spectacular quality of the shots.

The Light of Paris

Individual Artists

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The Light of Venice

The Light of Istanbul (City Lights)

Light Of, Slipcase Set of 3

The Light of Paris