Hatje Cantz‘s new photo book series “Berlin Stories” shows snapshots as raw as the city it pays tribute to. Yet it’s precisely in its raw edges where Berlin’s charm and unique beauty is to be found. In “Hundekopf” (vol.1) Ama Split and Riky Kiwy take us on a trip around the Ringbahn; the immediate surroundings of the stations revealing the everyday cityscape between buildings, courtyards and kiosks. The photographs in Ed Broner’s “Vagabondage Diary” (vol.2) dare to give us an intimate look through the keyhole at Berlin’s notorious nightlife and club culture, in an autobiographical collection of the former bouncer at the club “90 Grad.” The first volume was published in April 2018, and two more will follow this fall, also depicting works by artists whose careers have been shaped by the city. This series was made for lovers of Berlin at its unembellished finest. (Text: Jennifer Prietzel / Photos: Pamina Aichhorn)
Berlin Stories vol.1+2 (Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2018), available online.
