Fred Herzog's book presents iconic and influential color images documenting Vancouver's street life over fifty years, released alongside a major exhibition. Capturing the city's raw urban facets—second-hand shops, vacant lots, barber shops, and diners—Herzog explores the lives within this urban backdrop. Arriving in Vancouver from Germany in 1953, he adopted a documentary style with an outsider's perspective, focusing on the 1950s and '60s. His work foreshadows the "New Color" movement seen in photographers like Stephen Shore and William Eggleston. The book includes essays by Grant Arnold and Michael Turner, with an extensive artist interview.
