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Book Details: Soft cover, FlexiboundISBN-13: 978-1942084686188 pages; 140 Color Photographs8 x 10 inches$45 US; $65.50 CAN “...helping to expand our perceptions of the trans-masculine community…”,- i-D, June 22, 2018"...beautiful and profound...",- The Daily Beast, April 6, 2019“...an intimate look into the lives and stories of transmasculine Americans, whose very identities are often put up for debate by those far outside their daily lives.”,- Out, March 31, 2019Also featured by MTV and The Guardian Photographs by Soraya ZamanIntroduction by Buck Angel American Boys is a book of portraits capturing the trans-masculine community across the United States. The young Americans featured in these pages are united through their proud embrace of gender identity. Both tender and exciting these portraits are evidence of the rapidly expanding conceptions of gender sweeping the country. Soraya Zaman is an Australian photographer based in New York. Their work primarily explores notions of sexuality and gender. View Details

American Boys

Soraya Zaman

Book Details: Cloth over BoardISBN-13: 978-1942084648108 pages; 55 Color Photographs8.5 x 9 inches$45 US; $65.50 CAN “What Duffy captures in her photos is a presence that animates the streets; the hope that always has been, and always will be a part of the Cuban people.”, - Musee MagazineSpanish/English textPhotographs by Hilary DuffyContributions by Jon Lee Anderson The Cuban community has long coped with challenges through ingenuity resulting in a rich culture that has flourished in spite of material scarcity. Yet the emergence of new economic freedoms in recent years means Cubans can now further embrace their enterprising spirit. Hopes & Dreams from Cuba, which publishes during the 60th anniversary year of the Cuban Revolution, features Hilary Duffy's intimate photographs of the everyday lives of the Cuban people taken from 1999-2017. The book highlights a pivotal time of change in Cuba as it is challenged to uphold its social values and unique identity. Duffy's vibrant images of the bustling street life are presented along with her formal portraits accompanied by transcribed interviews with Cubans sharing their hopes, dreams and aspirations. The New Yorker staff writer Jon Lee Anderson's essay "SurvivaI in a State of Flux" provides an historical context for Duffy's photographs. Hilary Duffy is an internationally renowned photographer and educator who has worked on assignments and social programs in the United States, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.Jon Lee Anderson is a staff writer for the New Yorker, reporting globally from Afghanistan, Iraq, Uganda, Israel, El Salvador, Cuba, and more. View Details

Hopes & Dreams From Cuba

Hilary Duffy

Book Details: Paper over boardISBN-13: 978-1942084655110 pages; 50 Black and white photographs 8.5 x 10 inches$45.00 US; $65.50 CAN “Brigidi's searing black and white and color photographs tell a story of how modern-day Italy came to be during a decade that is now largely forgotten.”,- ArtdailyPhotographs by Stephan BrigidiForeword by Domenico DodaroContributions by Martina Tanga ROME 1970s provides a view of life during a time when Italy moved from an in- nocent “dolce vita” existence to a more hardened reality. Featuring portraits and urban views from Rome and its surrounds, this eye-opening collection of black and white photographs tells the story of how modern-day Italy came to be. ROME 1970s will be exhibited at Robert Klein Gallery, Boston in Spring 2019. Stephan Brigidi is an American photographer and educator whose photographs have been acquired by more than thirty museums in the USA and Europe.Domenico Dodaro is a writer and lawyer based in Rome.Martina Tanga, PhD is an art historian at the DeCordova Museum. View Details

ROME 1970s: A Decade of Turbulent Change

Stephan Brigidi

Book Details: Trade PaperISBN-13: 978-1942084617200 pages; Black and White Drawings throughout 4 x 6 inches$11.95 US; $17.50CAN “Hiro’s notebook quickly became a series of notebooks, and Hiro studied their contents tirelessly until his command of American slang was beyond that of anyone else I knew. His conversational English was still limited, but as a slang speaker, he had no equal.", - Brendan Kelly, vocalist of The Lawrence Arms"This collection of curiosities and depravity is like an updated 'Decline of Western Civilization'. Enjoy/cringe at your own risk!" - Tim Kasher, vocalist of Cursive While on tour as a photographer for numerous punk, hardcore, and indie bands (including Jeff Rosenstock, Minus the Bear, Cursive, Alkaline Trio, Har Mar Superstar, Lawrence Arms, Selby Tigers, Mike Park, and more), Japanese photographer Hiro Tanaka spent ten years compiling a naughty notebook filled with NSFW slang words and crude drawings. Tanaka was known to have a pen and notebook with him at all times that he filled from cover to cover with English colloquialisms, dirty phrases, slang, jokes, and drawings that he would learn from the bands, fans and other people he met traveling.Hiro Tanaka is a Japanese-born photographer who captures ironic and humorous commentaries on various aspects of the American lifestyle.Jeff Rosenstock is an American musician and songwriter from Long Island, United States. He was the lead singer of the ska punk band The Arrogant Sons of Bitches, the musical collective Bomb the Music Industry! and the indie rock band Kudrow. After the breakup of Bomb the Music Industry!, he began a solo career. View Details

DIRTY BIRDY BIBLE: Notes From the Road

Hiro Tanaka

Book Details: Paper over BoardISBN-13: 978-1942084624156 pages; 70 images10 x 9 inches$45 US; $58.99 CAN “De Vos’s black-and-white photography generates a sense of unity within the cacophony of the makeshift dwellings and conﬂicting colors of the temporary community. His is a wonderful selection of portraits, landscapes and views from the pulse of daily life... De Vos’s point of view is intimate without being aggressive.,- ZEKE Magazine, Spring 2019Photographs and introduction by Pieter de VosForeword by Leilani Farha Contributions by Stephan de Beer and Donald Banda HOMELANDS is the product of seven years of documentary work. The book provides an intimate view of South Africa, 25 years after apartheid, through the life of Donald Banda. Since 2012, I have been collaborating with Donald Banda to explore questions of home and belonging. I met Donald when he was living in Woodlane Village, an informal settlement located in a wealthy suburb in Pretoria. The Village is a microcosm for the tensions South Africa is experiencing around land, migration, and the growing gap between the rich and the poor. Early in my time with Donald, he confided that he had long desired to have his story told. But he never had the means to do so. This book represents my promise to carry his story forward. His narrative personifies the story of my homeland: a place of promise and heartache; a place of perseverance and faith; a place where personal histories reveal complex social truths. As South Africa observes the 25-year anniversary of the abolishment of apartheid, it is important to reflect on the country’s imperfect journey to democracy. For many, the dream of the “rainbow nation” remains elusive. Pieter de Vos is an award-winning photographer, educator and facilitator.Leilani Farha is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing.Stephan de Beer is the Director of the Centre of Contextual Ministry, University of Pretoria. View Details

Homelands: Life on the Edge of the South African Dream

Pieter de Vos

Book Details: Trade paperISBN-13: 978-1942084631111 pages; 57 Black and white photographs 25 color photographs9 x 11 inches$45 US; $65.50 CAN “Sol y Tierra” is a convincing illustration of empathy.”,- F-Stop Magazine, March 30, 2019“...takes us on a journey across the Northwestern border of Mexico and challenges us on what exactly separates us from those on the other side.”,- Musee Magazine, May 16, 2019Photographs by Emily Matyas Foreword by Kirsten Rian Contributions by Amparo Wong Molina, Sergio Anaya, and Linda Valdez This project explores Mexico over the last thirty years by highlighting the challenges and beauty of life just south of the border. Collectively, the photographs invite dialogue between Mexico and the United States as viewers on both sides may recognize something of themselves in the pictures. Emily Matyas is a photographer and educator based in the United States.Kirsten Rian is an independent photography curator, writer, and artist.Sergio Anaya is a Mexican editor, journalist, and author.Amparo Wong Molina is a science professor based in Mexico.Linda Valdez is a writer and journalist who was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2003. View Details

SOL Y TIERRA / SUN AND EARTH Views Beyond the U.S.–Mexico Border, 1988–2018

Emily Matyas

Book Details: Paper over boardISBN-13: 978-1942084679104 pages; 55 Color photographs9 x 11 inches$45 US; $65.50 CAN “The photographs Boillot has created are a visual record not only of this particular moment in time, this place, but also the experiences and memories of her subjects, a deeply personal collection of time. “,- Light Leaked“ ...photographer Rachel Boillot has captured an underexplored music scene informed by tradition and religion…”,- The Guardian, April 22, 2019Also featured by Financial TimesPhotographs by Rachel BoillotEdited by Rachel Boillot and Sasha WolfContributions by Lisa Volpe Moon Shine explores musical heritage in America’s Appalachian region. Old-time music, faith, and story-telling all inform this portrait of place. These photographs were made along the serpentine mountain roads between Signal Mountain and Cumberland Gap, tracing Tennessee’s Cumberland Trail corridor. Listening to the sounds of revelation springing from deep in the hollow, Boillot considered how this might translate to visual imagery. Boillot is still somewhere out there on one of those roads and she is still listening.Rachel Boillot is a photographer, Filmmaker, and educator based in Cumberland Gap, TN.Lisa Volpe is the Associate Curator, Photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.Sasha Wolf is a curator, editor, and art dealer in New York City and the director of Sasha Wolf Projects. View Details

Moon Shine: Photographs of the Cumberland Plateau

Rachel Boillot

Book Details: Paper over boardISBN-13: 978-194208466296 pages; 40 images9 x 9 inches$45 US; $65.50 CAN “...an unprecedented glimpse into these women’s private, more authentic lives.”,- Rolling Stone Also featured by Vogue Italia, Vogue Arabia, and Kuwait Times Photographs by Maha AlasakerForeword by Lulu Al-Sabah Contributions by Nada Faris Since moving to New York from Kuwait City Maha Alasaker learned that the everyday American has no conception of what daily life is like for women in modern-day Kuwait. Seeking to address this, Alasaker began making portraits of women in their bedrooms and asking them about their lives. This intimate collection of environmental portraits provides a never-before-seen look at what it means to be a young woman in Kuwait. Maha Alasaker is a Kuwaiti visual artist based in New York City.Nada Faris is a Kuwaiti writer and performance poet known as “Kuwait’s Finest.”Lulu Al-Sabah is a partner at JAMM Gallery View Details

Women of Kuwait

Maha Alasaker