BORIS SMELOV: PI'TER (SECOND EDITION 2009)

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Pi’ter by Boris Smelov (Second Edition, 2009) is a seminal photobook capturing the spirit, architecture, and atmosphere of St. Petersburg through Smelov’s distinctive lens. Renowned for his mastery of light, composition, and urban narrative, Smelov documents the city with poetic clarity, blending documentary authenticity with fine-art sensibilities.

This second edition is a must-have for collectors, enthusiasts of Russian photography, and admirers of urban and architectural imagery. Smelov’s meticulous eye and evocative portrayal of St. Petersburg make Pi’ter a visually compelling and historically significant photobook.

 While the 2007 book focused on architectural images, this is mostly devoted to the figure. The reproductions are much better in this edition, too. *** Carnets de Rhinoceros Jr. is a project of the French bookseller and photography dealer Serge Plantureux, who always combines serious scholarship with whimsy in design and interpretation. In Tout Vour, one of the Carnet series, Plantureux explains the purpose of the series, to 'present the work of a single professional or amateur photographer, famous or unknown, but a unity of time and space.' First edition (first printing). A very good hardcover in thin, paper-covered boards; no dust jacket, as issued.