HAMANN HORST

NEW YORK VERTICAL
(...) The selection of verticals in this book give some idea of how much visual competence, energy and endurance were necessary to find locations and perspectives, the right floor, spot, angle, and position of the sun. The final difficulty was often finding someone who grants Hamann the access to take these photographs. If that didn’t work, Hamann called on a bit of cheek and some luck to get past them, as was the case with the Chrysler Building. When friends of his on a film crew received special permission to shoot at the top of his favo...
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NEW YORK
Horst Hamann first visited New York in 1979, in what turned out to be a formative experience. The City became his favourite subject. Hamann’s photographic journeys have taken him to more than seventy countries, which are well documented in international publications and exhibitions. His work «New York Vertical» has become an instant classic. For his project, he was presented with the sought after Kodak Photo book Award and the Photo Design Gold Award. In 1999 the Museum of the City of New York honoured Hamann for his innovative vision with...
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VERTICAL VIEW
With his highly acclaimed book, «New York Vertical», Horst Hamann turned the concept of panoramic photography, quite literally, on its head. With «Vertical View», Hamann gives us even more starting glimpses of views from around the world from San Francisco, London to Paris, Frankfurt and Hong Kong. His dramatic photographs of industrial plants and recent portraits capture the unique verticality of each setting. Hamann’s verticals are like panoramic close-ups, showing us in breath-taking detail the contours and lines that we often overlook ...
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