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Hansjörg Mayer, FOTO, Koenig Books, 2014

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‘German publisher, author and artist Hansjörg Mayer (born 1943) has been taking photographs of structures and strange surfaces since the late 1950s. This publication highlights these works, which emphasize the fleeting and the ephemeral (a quality intensified by the advances of camera technology–digital cameras and smart phones).’

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  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Hansjörg Mayer
  • Year: 2014
  • Client/Publisher: Koenig Books
  • Size: 170mm x 230mm

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Hansjörg Mayer, FOTO, Koenig Books, 2014
Hansjörg Mayer, FOTO, Koenig Books, 2014
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