Publications

STORIES | October 7, 2024

Book Tip: The End is Near, Here

Harsh insights into the abyss that is American society, where divisions are all the more worth looking at in this election year. A photo book dedicated to mourning losses.

STORIES | August 20, 2024

Book tip: The History War

Larry Towell

A very personal book of memories from Ukraine. Shockingly direct and unusual in its design.

STORIES | July 12, 2024

Yunan

Nicola Zolin

An impressive piece of contemporary history: with powerful black and white images, the photographer has spent a number of years documenting the situation at the outer borders of the EU. 

STORIES | July 9, 2024

Book tip: When Cages Fly

Kiana Hayeri

The photo book by the 2022 LOBA winner offers glimpses into the closed world of women's prisons in Afghanistan. It is, above all, an emotional document about the dramatic situation in a country that has been suffering for decades.

STORIES | May 27, 2024

Book Tip: Before Rebirth

Cédric Roux

Images of deceleration: for his new book, the Leica photographer needed to change his way of working; instead of the metropolis of New York City, this time Cédric Roux was heading to Wilson – a city hoping to reinvent itself, after its heyday has long passed.

STORIES | April 9, 2024

Book tip: My grandfather turned into a tiger… and other illusions

Family, cultural heritage and the construction of memory and history: in her monograph, Pao Houa Her, an American photographer who was born in Laos, weaves various series together, to create an exciting sequence of personal images.

STORIES | February 27, 2024

Book tip: Measuring Time

Memory and empathy: the new photo book, Measuring Time. The Photographs of Jeffrey A. Wolin, presents the American photographer's most important series.

STORIES | January 30, 2024

Book tip: Plexus

In search of ghosts and secrets of the past: German photographer Elena Helfrecht explored her family's estate, in order to come to terms with memories and inherited trauma.

STORIES | December 14, 2023

LFI Special: Photo Books

Leica classics and book recommendations: the LFI editorial team has made a selection from among the wealth of new publications.

STORIES | November 8, 2023

Book tip: No Ponte

Planned for decades, yet never brought to fruition: a photographic essay by Swiss photographer Giuseppe Micciché on the idea of a bridge between Sicily and the Italian mainland.

STORIES | September 29, 2023

Book tip: Burt Glinn. Half a Century as a Magnum Photographer

Burt Glinn

A comprehensive monograph of Burt Glinn’s work has appeared, fifteen years after the passing of the legendary photojournalist, Leica photographer and Magnum member.

STORIES | August 17, 2023

Book tip: From the Heads of the Hollers

Classic and impressive images by American photographer Shelby Lee Adams from the Appalachians in the US state of Kentucky – a homage to a frequently overlooked community.