August 2024 - All About Photo
A visual chronicle of humanity throughout the world developed over a forty-nine-year career
Contributions by Paul Bowles, with an Introduction by Susanna Moore
Lifelong chronicler of humanity throughout the furthest reaches of the world, David Katzenstein’s forty-nine-year artistic journey through thirty-seven countries is thoughtfully curated into Distant Journeys (Hirmer Publishers / distributed by University of Chicago Press). Drawn from an exhaustive body of work developed by Katzenstein, the 120 duo-tone images taken between 1974 and 2023 are thoughtfully accompanied by excerpts from The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles. Available for purchase in August 2024 in the EU/UK and September 2024 in the United States.
Steeped in documentary and reportage photography tradition, Katzenstein imbues his work with immediacy, emotional engagement, and a deep respect for his subjects. Imploring the viewer to join him on his journeys, his first-hand experience of cultures and peoples is shared with the audience as though they are present at the scene. Using subject, light, and composition to create visual dynamism, he sets the stage for the viewer to be in the moment with him. His goal is to allow viewers to experience a scene through his eyes.
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