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Fred Herzog: Black and White, a 1st edition hardback published by Hatje Cantz in 2022, 128 pages, English language, featuring 68 black-and-white photographs from the 1950s–60s and a text by Geoff Dyer.
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Fred Herzog: Black and White
Black and White offers a fascinating look at the lesser-known early work of Fred Herzog, one of the great pioneers of color street photography. Published in 2022 by Hatje Cantz, the book brings together 68 black-and-white photographs made primarily during the 1950s and early 1960s, revealing a side of Herzog’s practice that is rarely seen alongside his celebrated color work.
Born in Germany and settled in Vancouver in 1953, Herzog began photographing the city while working as a medical photographer. These early images already contain many of the qualities that would later define his photography: an extraordinary sensitivity to light, an instinct for composition and a fascination with the overlooked details of everyday urban life.
Without the vivid colors of his famous Kodachrome photographs, Herzog’s attention turns towards shadows, textures, gestures and the subtle relationships between people and their surroundings. Shop windows, streets, architecture, anonymous passers-by and fleeting encounters become quietly poetic images of a Vancouver that has largely disappeared.
The photographs are documentary without being conventional. Herzog does not simply record the city; he observes it with the curiosity of a flâneur, finding unexpected beauty and emotional resonance in ordinary moments. There is a sense of nostalgia, but never sentimentality. Instead, the images capture the atmosphere of a particular time and place with remarkable intimacy.
Black and White is especially valuable because it reveals that Herzog’s mastery was never dependent on color alone. The visual intelligence, patience and sensitivity that would later make his color photographs so distinctive were already fully developed in these early works.
Published as a 128-page hardcover with 68 photographs and a text by Geoff Dyer, the book is an essential complement to Herzog’s better-known color publications and an important addition to the history of street and urban photography.
Seller's Story
Dartbooks is a specialized photography bookshop based in Barcelona, dedicated to photobooks, rare and out-of-print editions, and historically significant publications. With a strong focus on Japanese photography, Dartbooks was founded to provide continuity to a field that requires depth, expertise, and careful curation.
The bookshop was established after the closure of Kowasa, a landmark reference for photography books in Spain. Its disappearance left a clear gap for photographers, collectors, and institutions in need of a space with a serious and knowledgeable approach to the photobook. Dartbooks emerged in response to that need, not as a replacement, but as part of the natural evolution of a cultural ecosystem.
Dartbooks operates with a curatorial mindset, shaped by long-term engagement with photography and book collecting. The project functions as a book hunting platform for collectors, professionals, and libraries worldwide, and also provides advisory support to other bookshops seeking to develop coherent and specialized photography collections.
The catalogue includes new publications, rare and out-of-print titles, monographs, retrospectives, self-published works, signed copies, and editions produced directly by photographers through their own imprints. The selection reflects a sustained commitment to photography as a form of visual narration, where images construct meaning beyond text.
Although rooted in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona, Dartbooks serves an international audience. Its community includes collectors, professionals, and institutions from France, the United Kingdom, Japan, and beyond, both through the physical space and the online platform.
Dartbooks understands the photobook not merely as an object of consumption, but as a cultural artifact that documents artistic practices, historical contexts, and personal visions. The bookshop functions simultaneously as a place of discovery, an archive in constant growth, and a point of connection between photographers, publishers, and readers.
Fred Herzog: Black and White
Black and White offers a fascinating look at the lesser-known early work of Fred Herzog, one of the great pioneers of color street photography. Published in 2022 by Hatje Cantz, the book brings together 68 black-and-white photographs made primarily during the 1950s and early 1960s, revealing a side of Herzog’s practice that is rarely seen alongside his celebrated color work.
Born in Germany and settled in Vancouver in 1953, Herzog began photographing the city while working as a medical photographer. These early images already contain many of the qualities that would later define his photography: an extraordinary sensitivity to light, an instinct for composition and a fascination with the overlooked details of everyday urban life.
Without the vivid colors of his famous Kodachrome photographs, Herzog’s attention turns towards shadows, textures, gestures and the subtle relationships between people and their surroundings. Shop windows, streets, architecture, anonymous passers-by and fleeting encounters become quietly poetic images of a Vancouver that has largely disappeared.
The photographs are documentary without being conventional. Herzog does not simply record the city; he observes it with the curiosity of a flâneur, finding unexpected beauty and emotional resonance in ordinary moments. There is a sense of nostalgia, but never sentimentality. Instead, the images capture the atmosphere of a particular time and place with remarkable intimacy.
Black and White is especially valuable because it reveals that Herzog’s mastery was never dependent on color alone. The visual intelligence, patience and sensitivity that would later make his color photographs so distinctive were already fully developed in these early works.
Published as a 128-page hardcover with 68 photographs and a text by Geoff Dyer, the book is an essential complement to Herzog’s better-known color publications and an important addition to the history of street and urban photography.
Seller's Story
Dartbooks is a specialized photography bookshop based in Barcelona, dedicated to photobooks, rare and out-of-print editions, and historically significant publications. With a strong focus on Japanese photography, Dartbooks was founded to provide continuity to a field that requires depth, expertise, and careful curation.
The bookshop was established after the closure of Kowasa, a landmark reference for photography books in Spain. Its disappearance left a clear gap for photographers, collectors, and institutions in need of a space with a serious and knowledgeable approach to the photobook. Dartbooks emerged in response to that need, not as a replacement, but as part of the natural evolution of a cultural ecosystem.
Dartbooks operates with a curatorial mindset, shaped by long-term engagement with photography and book collecting. The project functions as a book hunting platform for collectors, professionals, and libraries worldwide, and also provides advisory support to other bookshops seeking to develop coherent and specialized photography collections.
The catalogue includes new publications, rare and out-of-print titles, monographs, retrospectives, self-published works, signed copies, and editions produced directly by photographers through their own imprints. The selection reflects a sustained commitment to photography as a form of visual narration, where images construct meaning beyond text.
Although rooted in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona, Dartbooks serves an international audience. Its community includes collectors, professionals, and institutions from France, the United Kingdom, Japan, and beyond, both through the physical space and the online platform.
Dartbooks understands the photobook not merely as an object of consumption, but as a cultural artifact that documents artistic practices, historical contexts, and personal visions. The bookshop functions simultaneously as a place of discovery, an archive in constant growth, and a point of connection between photographers, publishers, and readers.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Photography
Book title
Black & White
Author/ Illustrator
Fred Herzog
Condition
As new
Publication year oldest item
2022
Height
23 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
23 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
128
