Fred Herzog: Modern Color

Second Edition, 2025. 320 pages. Book measures 10.5 x 10.5 inches. Photo-illustrated paper-covered boards. No dust jacket as issued.

Herzog was born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1930, and immigrated to Canada in 1952. He worked as a medical photographer by day, but on evenings and weekends he took to the streets with his camera, documenting daily life as he observed it. Focusing his camera on storefronts, neon signs, billboards, cafes, and crowds of people, he eloquently depicts the architecture of the street as a framework for human interaction.  Working in the 1950’s and 1960’s, Herzog was early in the field of color photography, at a time when most fine art photographers were producing only black and white imagery. His use of Kodachrome color slide film, however, limited his ability to make exhibition-quality prints. It was only with the advent of modern digital pigment printing techniques that he was finally able to print and exhibit this important body of early street photography. This book brings together over 230 images, many never before reproduced, and features informative essays by David Campany, Hans-Michael Koetzle and artist Jeff Wall. Fred Herzog: Modern Color is the most comprehensive publication on this important photographer to date.

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