Raymond DepardonHivers

Raymond Depardon's first book for Éditions Arfuyen, Notes, was unique in that it was the result of a meeting of two very different worlds: poetry publishing and the world of photo reportage.

The joint project was to invent a new form, one that would break away from the unbearable style of the full-page glossy photo albums that were all the rage at the time. It was a great success.

Notes was published in 1979. In agreement with Depardon, we decided to try the experiment again.

"In the space of a very short time / we think of images / suddenly, without knowing why / the thought escapes / what remains is the light" (Hivers)

The photographs published here were taken during reports in China and France, and during a trip to Poland.

This book was designed and prepared by Philippe Delarbre and Gérard Pfister for Éditions Arfuyen. Agnès Sire, for Magnum Photos, supervised its preparation.

(From the publisher, translated from French) 

Softcover, 25 x 19 cm, b&w photographs. In very good condition other than very little edge wear and a little scratch on the front cover. Text in French.