HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE, UNDERRATED PHOTOBOOK by Kai Wiedenhöfer and EARLY STEIDL PUBLICATION. "For more than 10 years, from 1990 to 2001, Kai Wiedenhöfer lived in and photographed the Israeli-occupied territories. He even learned Arabic in his efforts to understand the mentality of the inhabitants of the Middle East. It wasn't long before the Palestinians called him Habib al-Schaab, or friend of the people. They opened up to him and allowed him to gain insight into a world that the press generally presents in stereotypes." (from the publisher) With the original dustjacket. FRESH CONDITION. THIS IS THE LAST EXCLUSIVE PHOTOBOOK AUCTION by 5Uhr30.com in 2025 - with more than 100 great lots from my personal collection and from recent acquisitions. Like always 5Uhr30.com guarantees detailed and accurate descriptions, 100% transport protection, 100% transport insurance, and of course, combined shipping - worldwide. "Kai Wiedenhöfer's photographs live from his close contact to the people pictured. They tell about the day-to-day lives of men, women and chil-dren, the victims and warriors of the Intifada, the dogged fight against the occupation. Perfect Peace portrays the hopes and disappointments in a region that will find peace only through mutual understanding." (from the publisher) "Kai Wiedenhöfer, born in Germany in 1966, studied photojournalism at the Folkwang School in Essen and Arabic in Damascus, Syria. A photographer with Lookat Photos in Switzerland, he has worked in the Middle East since 1989. He has received numerous awards, most recently the Alexia Grant, the World Press." (from the publisher) 5Uhr30.com says MANY THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT THIS YEAR - making our single-seller photobook auctions on Catawiki so successful. Ecki Heuser & team are wishing ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND YOURS for 2026. Steidl, Göttingen. 2003. First edition, first printing. Hardcover in linen with dustjacket and with loosely laid-in German text booklet. 236 x 335 mm. 170 pages. Photos: Kai Wiedenhöfer. Layout: Kai Wiedenhöfer. Text: Stefanie Rosenkranz, Kai Wiedenhöfer. Text in English (booklet in German). Condition: Book and dustjacket fresh and clean with no marks and with no foxing. Normal trace of use; no remarkable defects. Overall very fine condition. Great photobook by Kai Wiedenhöfer with original dustjacket - in fresh condition. Unequal battles between stone-throwers and machine-gun wielders, endless nightly raids, the arrest of young resistance fighters, children playing in the dismal makeshift playgrounds of barricades and burning cars: these are the images that one connects with the Gaza Strip, and they are the images that photographer Kai Wiedenhofer has made during his recent time there. But Habib al-Schaab, or friend of the people, as he is known to locals, has also shot pictures that show the oppressive normality of everyday life, the laughter of children, the grain harvest, the war games played with plastic pistols. For more than ten years, from 1990 to 2001, Wiedenhofer has lived and photographed in the Israeli-occupied territories. He has learned Arabic, taken a close look at the Middle East, and tried to understand the mentality of its inhabitants, who have allowed him to gain insight into a world that is generally reported about through stereotypes. Perfect Peace expresses the hopes and disappointments of a region that will only ever find peace through mutual understanding.