reGeneration

This book, which provides a first overview of Swiss photography in the 19th century, highlights the extraordinary achievements of the pioneers, but also certain particularities induced by the society of the time, such as the use of photography for police purposes of the marked influence of tourism. ...

Domestic and emotional companions, subjects of scientific study, objects of fascination and wonder — animals have never ceased to appear in the viewfinder of photographers since the invention of the medium. This book explores how their images have shaped the way we picture them and influenced how we...

If the tens of thousands of pictures of torture taken by Syrian photographers do not attract the attention of a Western audience, what can a foreigner who doesn’t even speak Arabic hope to accomplish? The photographs of Matthias Bruggmann take a critical look at the representation of the atrocities ...