Imagery of crowds and mass gatherings has been the focal point of Michel Comte's work for many years now. Particularly powerful are the yearly Easter blessings in the Vatican City; the papal conclaves with aerial views of all the gathered cardinals have not changed since the Middle Ages. From Shibuya's crossings to New York's Times Square; from the Hajj in Mecca, to Woodstock, the World Cup final, and the Italian Grand Prix; from the March on Washington with Martin Luther King, to Hong Kong in 2019-2020-each of these places attracts enormous crowds approaching a point of imminent danger that have led to catastrophic events in the past.In November 2019 the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in the city of Wuhan in Hubei province; in the months since, our world has changed. Social distancing has become the new norm and our entire perspective towards gathering, meeting and closeness have taken on different meanings. Suddenly, images of crowds look unfamiliar. The dots are drifting apart.

If one had to choose a single series that summed up Koto Bolofo's unconventional approach to fashion photography, it could well be Say Cheese-pictures brimming with light and delight which defy the often stilted, glum or over-dramatized images of the industry. These photos were originally published in 2000 in Vogue Italia, then under the legendary Franca Sozzani, whom Bolofo first met in 1984 and worked with over more than 25 years. He fondly remembers the exceptional creative freedom she gave him and other photographers at the magazine-Sozzani provided the clothes, they did the rest.And so it was with Say Cheese: Bolofo was given a wardrobe of female swimwear, and with the help of his frequent stylist Nicoletta Santoro, he shunned professional models, instead enlisting a vibrant squad of real synchronized swimmers, California's Riverside Aquettes. The resulting images show a variety of female bodies at ease and play-floating and twirling in sparkling, sun-filled water, clad in retro looks, from Great Gatsby flair to flowered 1950s bathing caps, and each wearing Bolofo's favorite accessory: a genuine smile.

This is a new edition of Lead Belly: A Life in Pictures, the rich visual biography of legendary American folk musician Lead Belly, originally published by Steidl in 2007. Here is a treasure trove of rare photographs, news clippings, concert programs, personal correspondence (including letters from Woody Guthrie), record albums, awards and other memorabilia, some of which was discovered in a basement trunk in Brooklyn, safely stored by Lead Belly's wife Martha-"My wife is half my life; my guitar is the other half," he once said.Born Huddie William Ledbetter (1889-1949), Lead Belly was an influential Louisiana bluesman who wrote and performed some of the best-loved songs of the twentieth century, including "The Midnight Special," "Cotton Fields," "Rock Island Line," "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" and his signature "Goodnight, Irene." Notable for his strong vocals and virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, concertina and accordion. In 1934 Library of Congress folk music anthropologist John A. Lomax discovered Lead Belly serving time for assault in the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Lomax, traveling through the South in search of American folk songs, immediately recognized Lead Belly as a walking anthology of African-American music and arranged for him to come to New York, where he soon created a sensation. Lead Belly's ongoing legacy is significant: Bob Dylan cited him as his earliest influence in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech in 2016 while other musicians shaped by him include Van Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Keith Richards, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Plant, Dan Zanes, Bonnie Raitt and Beck.

Hank O'Neal met Berenice Abbott in 1972 at the coffee shop of a Holiday Inn on 57th Street in New York City. After a two-hour meeting Abbott suggested he should visit her if he was ever near Moosehead Lake in northern Maine. In the fall of 1973 O'Neal did just that, spending a long weekend with Abbott at her circa 1810 stagecoach inn. They hit it off and at the end of the stay she said, "If you ever get a real camera come up here and I'll teach you how to use it." In early 1974 he bought an 8 × 10 Deardorff camera and in the summer of that year headed back to Maine. The first and only lesson lasted about 30 minutes and Abbott told him to photograph the antique doorknocker on her front door. After almost an hour she returned to check on his progress and said, "You've got to do a damn sight better than that, buster"-not only sound advice but a great title for a book.Abbott and O'Neal became close friends and worked together on books, exhibitions, catalogues, films, lectures, portfolios, the sale of her collection, and even social gatherings, with Abbott as maid of honor at his wedding. You've Got to Do a Damn Sight Better than That, Buster is an informal, rollicking memoir based on 19 years of personal observations by O'Neal of one of the most accomplished American artists of the twentieth century.

Am 14. Oktober 1959 erschien die erste Ausgabe des Schweizer Boulevardblattes BLICK. In zwei kleinen Wohnungen am Rande von Zürichs Bankenviertel aus der Taufe gehoben, ent- wickelte sich die Zeitung schnell zu einem stark polarisierenden Medienereignis: Sie wurde öffentlich verbrannt, einer ihrer Journalisten mit vorgehaltener Waffe verhaftet und vom Schweizer Bundesrat boykottiert. Aber der BLICK war immer nahe am Geschehen und begegnete seinen Lesern auf Augenhöhe - ganz im Gegensatz zu den anderen Zeitungen an den Kiosken dieser Zeit. »BLICK war dabei« - so hieß das Motto. Und das zahlte sich aus. Der BLICK wurde schnell zur meist- gelesenen Zeitung der Schweiz. Dabei nahm die Fotografie von Anfang an eine Sonderrolle im BLICK ein. Eine Zeitung mit so vielen Bildern - das hatte vorher in der Schweiz nicht existiert. Fotos wurden in den Mittelpunkt gerückt und auf unkonventionelle und emotionale Weise mit Schlagzeilen und Text verknüpft. Storys wurden so auf eine für die Schweiz radikal neue Weise inszeniert. Zum sechzigsten Jubiläum von BLICK wurden aus Hunderttausenden von Fotos in den Archiven die herausragendsten, originellsten und emotionalsten für dieses Buch ausgewählt.

Discover the magical realism that makes Tomer Hanuka so popular in this exceptional art book celebrating the award-winning illustrator's comic-inspired art. Fuel to the Fire is a massive 300-page monograph filled with illustrations and comic book art that has graced the pages of The New York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Criterion, and more. This long-awaited monograph showcases Hanuka's most iconic and exclusive masterpieces, including all of his famous covers for The New Yorker and his award-winning recreations of movie posters (The Graduate, Star Wars, Akira, and every Kubrick film).

A definitive collection from Ariel Pink.

The inspirational true story of India's race to the stars - and the women who made it possible.On November 5, 2013, a rocket launched toward Mars. It was India's first interplanetary mission, named Mangalyaan, and a huge gamble. Nine months later, when Mangalyaan successfully entered into Mars' orbit, it created history. Until this point, when we thought of rocket scientists, we imagined men from NASA in crisp white shirts. But India's success instead came from the genius and tireless efforts of scientists in silk sarees. With a Whistle in the Dark follows the stories of three women central to the building of India's space programme, and the success that came after. These women got Indian rockets to Mars, but faced cultural and gender barriers so immense, that by pursuing a life of science, they started a rebellion.

Be prepared to be truly revolted at this nausea-inducing book of the grossest of the gross facts. Hold on tight to your breakfast and keep the smelling salts handy as you discover that on a daily average you will inhale 1 litre of others' anal gasses and that the biggest tapeworm ever found inside the human body was 33 metres long!

The New Parenting Manifesto challenges the ways we've come to think about what's best for our children. It offers practical advice for navigating modern parenting dilemmas and nurturing a more future-focussed approach, where the end goal is to raise happy, well-functioning adults who are able to cope with whatever life throws at them.