Working in a variety of modes, from portraits to still-lifes, from nude distortions to photo-reportage, Andre Kertesz consistently captured the moment and expressive details of his subjects. His enduring influence affected world photography, particularly in France, where he was a mentor to photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and Brassai. With his career spanning 70 years, Andre Kertesz was arguably one of the greatest masters of 20th-century photography. This volume presents his work.

Andre Kertesz (Spezial Fotografie, Portfolio No. 31)

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A wide-ranging collection of images by renowned photographer Robert Polidori is showcased to great effect in this Stern Portfolio. Haunting cityscapes of Shanghai and Brasilia are included, along with photographs that reveal the social life beneath the patina of Havana's old quarter and imbue the city with its distinctive identity. Also included are Polidori's disturbing yet stunning pictures from the abandoned region around Chernobyl 15 years after the nuclear plant was destroyed there. By contrast, the chapter on Versailles highlights the restoration of faded aristocratic elegance. On the surface, this Canadian-born, New York-based photographer's subjects are buildings but his real interest is habitat. He focuses his camera on the remnants and traces of the living he finds left in backrooms, in solitary corridors, and worn on naked facades to set up surprising contrasts and unique perspectives. In doing so, he succeeds in capturing the true essence of a place and, in his masterful compositions, the inner lives of people and their memories spring to life and unfold before our eyes.

Robert Polidori (Fotografie: Portfolio)

Famous for his definitive photographs of Mike Tyson, Alfred Hitchcock and Kate Moss, Albert Watson is one of the most successful fashion, advertising, and portrait photographers in the world. His work has graced the covers of over 250 magazines, including Vogue, Rolling Stone and Time magazine. In addition, he is the creator of brilliant TV ads and advertising campaigns for leading brands such as Gap, Levi's Revlon and Chanel. At 63, this Scottish born photographer is as active as ever, and stars such as Scarlett Johansson and Clint Eastwood gladly pose for his lens. Devoted to his craft, photography consumes Watson. In addition to his commercial and commissioned work, he has created memorable images of his world travels, capturing locales as diverse as Marrakech and the Orkney Islands. Since 1970 he has made his home in the US. Whether a portrait of a dominatrix in Las Vegas or a close-up of Tutankhamen's sock, in black-and-white, or in color, hardly any other photographer can match Watson's perfection of craft and audacity of vision. The result: images that compel and fascinate the viewer. ? A comprehensive overview of Watson's varied body of work ? An ideal gift for aficionados of fine photography

Albert Watson

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At first, Bryan Adams' photography was closely linked to his life as a music icon. As a Canadian rock star who has sold more than 60 million records since the early eighties, this multi-talented artist also photographed the backstage scene, and later his own album covers. However, before long he was also shooting advertising campaigns for British designer John Richmond. Next, came highly acclaimed photographs in such prestigious magazines as Vogue and Vanity Fair. Several successful projects followed, including a tribute to his native land entitled Made in Canada, Haven, which chronicled the upper echelons of British society, and American Women for fashion designer Calvin Klein. His work combines the vital energy of rock with the eclectic sophistication of his international upbringing. He has received extensive acclaim for his portraits of luminaries such as Pink, Hillary Clinton, and Pamela Anderson. In 2006, Adams received the German Lead Award for his series of portraits of Mickey Rourke. A comprehensive overview of the Canadian rock star's photographic work. A must-have for lovers of art photography and those intrigued by the fast-moving worlds of music and high society.

Bryan Adams (Fotografie Portfolio)

Andreas Feininger

Born in France, the son of renowned artist Lyonel Feininger, Andreas Feininger was educated as an architect in Germany before he became a photographer. After working in Sweden, he came to the United States at the age of 33 and in 1943, became a staff photographer at LIFE magazine, where he spent the next twenty years. He is best known for iconographic images of his adopted land, with a focus on powerful city- scapes, which are imbued with the strict sense of form and proportion developed during his architectural studies. Indeed, the city was to be the focus of much of his work: "I see the city as a living organism, dynamic, sometimes violent." The scale and dynamism of Feininger's work captured the vast scope and raw majesty of an energetic and evolving land. His precise and unorthodox vision magnified the grandeur in the everyday and the mundane. An accomplished technician and acclaimed writer, Feininger is also widely respected for his photographic textbooks. 55 b/w photos

This latest Stern Portfolio on renowned German fashion photographer Peter Lindbrgh features his work from 2000 to 2006.

Peter Lindbergh (Portfolio)

This collection showcases the work of acclaimed New York City photographer Mark Seliger.

Mark Seliger (Fotografie : Portfolio No. 48)

Paolo Pellegrin is a journalistic and fine-art photographer with few equals. As well as becoming a full member of Magnum in 2005, he is a contract photographer for Newsweek. The recipient of many prizes, he has achieved various awards including eight World Press Photo and numerous Photographer of the Year accolades. Taking photographs worldwide, his subjects often include the underprivileged and those caught in political conflicts. Pellegrin's painterly images are both evocative and remarkably original. He is also a celebrity photographer in his own right, profiling some of the most famous faces of our time.

Paolo Pellegrin (Stern Portfolio)

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