Photographs by Claudio Edinger
Essays by Simonetta Persichetti and Nan Richardson

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For the past thirty years, Brazilian photographer Claudio Edinger’s roving eye has taken him down many alleyways of life, searching for the spirit in the flesh, or the body of the soul. He has captured the Hasidim in Brooklyn, the inhabitants of the notorious Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan, the insane in asylums in São Paulo, and the parading denizens in Brazil’s unequalled carnevale. Edinger captured the life and flesh at Venice Beach, Copacabana Beach, Old Havana, and the twisting streets of Calcutta.

He has been featured in eleven books, eight award-winning titles. This book is the first ever anthology of the prolific photographer’s work, which Peter Howe, former photo editor of LIFE, described as combining “the keen observation of a brilliant photojournalist with the true insight of an artist.”

About the Author:

Claudio Edinger was born in Rio de Janeiro. His photographs have appeared in major publications such as Stern, The New York Times, London Sunday Times, Vanity Fair, Frankfurter Allgemeine, El País, Time, Paris Match, and Newsweek. His work has been exhibited at the ICP New York, the Pompidou Center, France, Photographer’s Gallery, England, Perpignan Photo Fest, France, Higashikawa Photo Fest, Japan, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Museu de Imagem e do Som, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, among others. He has been twice awarded the Leica Medal of Excellence, The Ernst Hass Award, Pictures of the Year Award in 1996 and the Higashikawa Award in 1999 for foreign photographer of the year. His work is in the collection of the International Center of Photography, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Itau Cultural, Pirelli Collection, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Higashikawa Photo Fest, Metronom Barcelona and many others.

$40 USD
9″ x 11″ / 217 pages
November 2006
ISBN: 978-1-8841676-38

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