First edition - MACK, London. Silkscreen printed hardback Design by Lewis Chaplin 128 pages Out-of-print, highly collectible item from acclaimed Magnum photographer Gregory Halpern. Part of the publishers rare book collection. Winner of the 2016 Paris Photo-Aperture Photobook of the Year. ABOUT THE BOOK: There is a place deep within the Mojave Desert, around 100 miles southwest of Las Vegas, called ZZYZX. This book is a visual journey across California. It begins in the desert east of Los Angeles and moves west through the city, ending at the Pacific. The westward movement alludes to a thirst for water, as well as the original expansion of America. Halpern photographed Los Angeles as a site of fantasy that reflects the city’s ironies, chaos, and paradoxes. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Halpern was born in Buffalo, New York. He has published six books of photographs. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and is an Associate Member of Magnum Photos. He teaches photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology. ABOUT THE PUBLISHER: MACK is an independent publisher of award-winning books on visual art and architecture.