Fred Herzog

A top-down view of a closed hardcover book with a light sage-green, linen-textured cover, set against a plain white background with a subtle shadow.

A square hardcover book with a pale green cloth cover, titled Fred Herzog Black and White. The book is set against a white background and features a high-contrast, black and white photograph of an interior scene on the front.

An open photobook with a pale green cover is laid flat against a white background. The two-page spread features black-and-white photographs from 1970. On the left page, three boys are on a homemade raft on the water. On the right page, a group of boys on a rocky shore work together to launch a raft.

An open book with a pale green cover lies on a white surface. The left page is blank, while the right page features a black-and-white photograph captioned Soda Shop, 1958. The photo shows a woman, a young girl, and a man in a diner, all drinking from glass bottles.

An open book with a light green cover displays a black-and-white photograph on the right page. The photo shows two people on a sandy beach next to a large tree stump. One person sits and looks through binoculars, while the other lies on their back, sunbathing.

A black and white photograph from 1964 shows a group of men in Guatemala gathered around the open hood of a large truck bus on a dirt road. Several men are bent over, looking into the engine compartment, while others stand by and watch, suggesting the vehicle has broken down. The truck is heavily loaded with large bundles on its roof.

A moody, black and white photograph of a pool hall from 1956. Numerous conical lamps hang low over several billiard tables. In the background, the silhouettes of two men stand near a window as a dramatic shaft of sunlight cuts through the hazy, dim room.

A black and white photograph of a PNE Moscow Circus performance, circa 1963. On a dimly lit stage, one performer in a uniform leans back to play a clarinet upwards. Another performer stands next to him, watching. A large bass drum is positioned on the stage beside them.

A black and white photograph from 1970 titled Granville Bridge Esso. The image shows a large, circular Esso sign in an urban industrial setting. The sign is partially obscured by a network of streetlights, utility poles, and wires, with the railing of a bridge visible in the foreground.

A black and white photograph from 1957 of a foggy harbor. In the foreground, a bird with motion-blurred wings perches on a thick mooring line stretched over debris-filled water. In the background, the large ocean liner Princess Elizabeth or Joan is visible through the mist, with buildings lining the shore to the left.

A black and white diptych of two historical photographs of bookstores. On the left, from 1958, a man in a suit and hat browses paperbacks on rotating racks in a crowded bookshop. On the right, from 1965, is a close-up of the cluttered exterior of the Main St. Book Store, showing a sign advertising used magazines and a window display packed with books.

Fred Herzog

Black and White

€ 18.00

€ 34.00

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By (artist): Fred Herzog

Edited by: Andy Sylvester, Hannah Reinhart

October 2022, 128 Pages, 68 Photos

Linen Hardcover

232mm x 234mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5322-7

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de

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| Ephemeral Scenes of a Lost Time

The city Fred Herzog documented over more than half a century has vanished—an early kind of urban flaneur, Herzog wandered the streets of Vancouver, creating an archive that encapsulates the essence of a bygone era. Considered today as one of the most important street photographers of the 20th century, he changed the international conversation about early color photography. However, it was only in the late 1950s that he decided to primarily shoot with Kodachrome color slides. Fred Herzog: Black and White is the first acknowledgement of a lesser-known facet of the photographers' work. Complementing the seminal Modern Color, it encompasses almost graphical urban scenes of shadow and light, alongside travel photographs and depictions of rural life. Evoking notions of melancholy, this book reveals that Herzog's appeal lies in his ability to seize a condensation of a psychological state.

FRED HERZOG (1930-2019) grew up in Stuttgart. In 1953 he settled in Vancouver, where he worked as a medical photographer. A pioneer of color photography, he was already in his 70s, when printing technology finally allowed him to recreate the texture and depth of his Kodachrome color slides. His first solo show at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 2007, gained him widespread international recognition.