- First volume of photographs by the famous documentary photographer - Quiet, poetic moments from around the world - Beautifully designed photo book First volume of photographs by the famous documentary photographer - Quiet, poetic moments from around the world - Beautifully designed photo book

Photographs in which the documentary becomes poetry-that is one of Michael Magers's trademarks. With his special eye for the unusual moment, the documentary photographer and journalist quickly gained international recognition. His pictures appear in prominent magazines and newspapers such as TIME, Vogue Italia, or Huck Magazine. Even outside of his commissioned work, which takes him all over the world, this exceptional photographer does not put down his camera. He explores everyday life around him, capturing a movement or constellation at crucial moments. These pictures not only celebrate the essence of everyday life, but also the magic of what is unique about it. Each of his grainy, black-and-white photographs that he has elicited (mainly from urban life in Japan) in the past decade, carries a secret within it, which can be discovered and admired in the first volume of pictures by this artist.MICHAEL MAGERS (*1976, Dallas, Texas) lives in New York and works as a photographer and journalist all around the world. His works are published in prominent international magazines and newspapers. In cooperation with Roads & Kingdoms, he contributed to the photographs for a prize-winning series of travel books.

It's rare that an image captures the opaque poetry of everyday life. Yet that poetry recurs in Michael Magers's photography. His rare eye for unusual moments and fleeting connections-or lack thereof-has earned him an international reputation as a photographer, journalist, and artist. Magers's photos have appeared in prominent publications including TIME, The California Sunday Magazine, Vogue Italia, and Huck. In both his commissioned and personal work-which has taken him to Japan, Cuba, Haiti, and many other countries-Magers explores the intimacy of the world around him, capturing subtle moments of solitude even amid the constellation of activity on city streets. These pictures not only celebrate the essence of everyday life, but also the magic of each moment. Every one of the grainy, black-and-white photographs in his first monograph carries a secret to be discovered and explored.

With contributions from acclaimed Cuban musician Daymé Arocena, photographer Larry Fink, celebrated Japanese Tattoo Artist Horiren 1st, award-winning authors Matt Goulding and Mitch Moxley, and musician, poet and visual artist Matthew Shultz.

MICHAEL MAGERS (*1976, Dallas, Texas) lives in New York and works as a photographer and journalist worldwide. His works are published in prominent international magazines and newspapers. In cooperation with the highly acclaimed team at Roads & Kingdoms, he served as lead-photographer on a prize-winning series of travel books published by Harper Collins/Anthony Bourdain. His work documenting craftsmanship in Japan was a 2016 Critical Mass Finalist and in 2019, he was shortlisted for the Hariban Award.

MICHAEL MAGERS (*1976, Dallas, Texas) lives in New York and works as a photographer and journalist worldwide. His works are published in prominent international magazines and newspapers. In cooperation with the highly acclaimed team at Roads & Kingdoms, he served as lead-photographer on a prize-winning series of travel books published by Harper Collins/Anthony Bourdain. His work documenting craftsmanship in Japan was a 2016 Critical Mass Finalist and in 2019, he was shortlisted for the Hariban Award.