"Kodachrome", Luigi Ghirri (1943-1992)

Books

Kodachrome

(MACK BOOKS, 2012)

The Map and the Territory

(MACK BOOKS, 2018)

Luigi Ghirri and the Photography of Place

(Peter Lang, 2017)

More by Luigi Ghirri

Views

Luigi Ghirri (1943-1992)

Framing of overlooked perspectives on seemingly mundane environments, emphasizing ambiguity and fragmented perception through architectural and natural elements.

Related Projects

Route 9W, New York 1967. Image courtesy of MOCA.

Self Portraits

Lee Friedlander (1934)

Self-portraits as fragmented, layered compositions incorporating shadows, reflections, and personal introspection within the social landscape.

Trastevere, Rome, 1959. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

The Europeans

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

European identity captured through black-and-white photographs spanning five decades, emphasizing shared humanity and cultural diversity.

Dream Away

Michael Northrup (1948)

Visual diary of marriage and family life conveyed through spontaneous, flash-lit images exploring love, humor, and surreal moments.

Behind the Saint-Lazare station, Paris, 1932. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

The Decisive Moment

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

Ephemeral human moments portrayed through a fusion of spontaneity and precise composition.

Circulation: Date, Place, Events

Takuma Nakahira (1938-2015)

Daily performative engagement in Paris, where Nakahira photographed, developed, and displayed prints overnight, emphasizing circulation, transience, and the evolving relationship between images and time.

Central Park Zoo, New York, 1967. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

The Animals

Garry Winogrand (1928-1984)

Human-animal interactions in zoos, highlighting themes of captivity, observation, and artificial boundaries through ironic and unsettling compositions that satirize societal norms.