Horst Hamann: Statue of Liberty

Some people may mistakenly overlook this book because of the novelty of its central idea--upending a panoramic camera to shoot New York City vertically. But veteran photographer Horst Hamann's pictures have nothing gimmicky about them; in fact, like Berenice Abbott's, they seem destined for New York City photo immortality. The ...more

Horst Hamann once again pays homage to his adopted city in this collection of photographs that capture not only New York's towering magnificence, but also its breadth and promise. In beautifully-composed panoramas, portraits and streetscapes that are at once astonishing and intimate, Hamann shows us New York through the eyes ...more

With "New York Vertical", Horst Hamann turned the concept of panoramic photography, quite literally, on its head, offering breathtaking images of Manhattan that echo the city's towering presence. But New York is not the only place that begs us to crane our necks in awe, or look down in dizzying ...more

This charming, smaller-scale edition of Horst Hamann's Paris Vertical makes his pictorial tribute to the ?City of Light? available in a more accessible format. Feast your eyes on this array of masterful panoramic photographs of one of the world's most stunning cities. ? An accessible, smaller format for one of ...more

These portraits of New Yorkers are remerkable for their diversity, but also for the common humanity that binds them all. Photgrapher Horst Hamann asked New Yorkers-an adventurous but generally skeptical bunch-to come off the street and be photographed with their eyes closed. The resulting work is a profile of human ...more

German photographer Horst Hamann first visited New York in 1979, in what turned out to be a formative experience. He has since become a kind of New York specialist. In 1997 he published his award-winning photobook New York Vertical, stark black-and-white compositions in vertical panoramas. His most recent New York ...more