Jh Engström: Sketch of Paris

By J.H. Engstrom and JH Engstrom

For more than 20 years, Swedish photographer JH Engstr m (born 1969) has spent time living and working in Paris, a city that, like New York, has a long photographic pedigree; countless photographers have been inspired by its iconic architecture and busy streets. "Sketch of Paris," however, is hardly a catalog of classic Parisian scenes, offering instead a raw yet lyrical portrayal of the artist's misadventures, loves and random encounters in its streets, bars and artist lofts--an entirely personal Paris. Drawing more from Nan Goldin and Anders Peters than Atget or Henri Cartier-Bresson, Engstr m brings us on a gritty, no-holds-barred guided tour of life in his adopted city. The book brings together more than 250 color and black-and-white photographs--self-portraits, nudes, portraits of lovers, friends, strangers and the occasional street scene--all shot between 1991 and 2012, tracing a critical time during the development of the artist's own voice and vision.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597112534
• ISBN13: 9781597112536
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Aperture
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.3" x 11.2"