strange peacefulness

or the receding body of a workman

Roger Ballen was born in New York in 1950 but for over 30 years he has lived and worked in South Africa

The images carry a dramatic feel and a preference for stormy skies that reveal an intimacy with conflict and destruction

but does this say anything about the units themselves

Paris New York Luke fowler strange peacefulnessSecond edition of Paris New York by Fred Stein (2019) Large format hardback in new condition Text in German and English Published by Kehrer Verlag About "I first met Fred when we were both refugees fighting the totalitarian Nazi regime through the rather poor means we had. In his time he was very much in the avantgarde, a brilliant photographer inspired by his quest for justice and his concern for truth so clearly reflected in his photographs." Willy