JOEL MEYEROWITZ. EUROPA 1966 1967

Publisher: La Fabrica

The work explores in depth the life-changing trip made by Joel Meyerowitz across Europe in the Sixties. During his journey, Joel used photography not only to get in contact with the places and the people he met, but especially as a means of examining and developing his own photographic identity. Upon his return to the US, his photography had changed forever. In this book Joel explains how and why.

The book includes over 200 pictures, an introduction by Miguel Lopez-Remiro, and an afterword by Maggie Barrett. The story of the journey was co-written by Joel and myself.

Specifications:

  • English/Spanish

  • Pages: 270

  • Hardbound

  • Published June 2024

THE PLEASURE OF SEEING

Publisher: Damiani Editore

In conversation with historian and photographer Lorenzo Braca, Meyerowitz speaks vividly about his beginnings, studying art history, meeting Robert Frank, photographing on the streets of New York City with Tony Ray-Jones and Garry Winogrand, traveling extensively across America and Europe, learning from John Szarkowski, director of photography at MoMA, working on numerous exhibitions and publications, photographing at Ground Zero in 2001 and 2002, and about the most recent still lifes and self-portraits projects.

The book contains over one hundred pictures, including Joel's most iconic photographs as well as new and previously unpublished material. This comprehensive visual biography testifies to the author's continuing evolution throughout the six decades of his career and discusses his work in relation to his personal life, to the history of photography, and to the incessant transformation of the medium. Meyerowitz reveals anecdotes, personal memories, and the story behind many of his famous photographs.

Specifications:

  • English

  • Pages: 216

  • Hardbound

  • Published April 2023