Beaufort West Bill brandt and contrast bustling street life

and contrast bustling street life with desolate

an intimacy and yet also a distance–as if the artist might have snapped the photographs against his will

the focus tightens with increasing obsession on the processes and materials of the photographic medium

it coincides with the launch of the first major exhibition of his work

Signed and dated to page opposite title one by Francesco Merlini

Beaufort West Bill brandt and contrast bustling street lifeFirst edition of Beaufort West by Mikhael Subotzky (2008). Medium format, hardback in fine condition, small marking on front board. Otherwise pages are clean and spine is sturdy. Please see photos for reference. About Magnum photographer Mikhael Subotzky's first book, about society, crime and punishment in South Africa, focuses on the small Karoo town of Beaufort West and considers the town, its prison, its vivid characters and poignant social