Gerry Johansson: Spanish Summer

[sasah zib]

 

[Alex Benjamin]

Extremely interesting, thank you!

 

[sasah zib]

AB, glad it proved interesting.
Mr. Johansson provides high coverage for many photographers; holds their viewpoint, considered, well phrased.

 

[MARTIE]

Many thanks for sharing.

 

[Lachlan Young]

I'd add that Johansson's books, especially those in the 17x24cm format, are very much worth your while tracking down.

 

[sasah zib]

returning, to expand somewhat:


and his webstie lists links to booksellers: http://www.gerryjohansson.com/page29/page29.html
to his books: http://www.gerryjohansson.com/page2/page2.html

Gerry Johansson (b. 1945) is a Swedish photographer who developed an interest in photography during his teen years and moved to New York in the early 1960s. He later studied graphic design at Konstindustriskolan (today the School of Design and Crafts at the University of Gothenburg), working in graphic design for fifteen years. Since the mid-1980s he has worked as a freelance photographer. His first solo exhibition was at the Fotografiska Museet at the Moderna Museet, 1982. Supplement: Deutschland is the final book in the series of geographically focused publications starting with Amerika (1998), Sverige (2005), Kvidinge (2007), Ulan Bator (2009) and Pontiac (2011), Deutschland (2012), Antarktis (2014), Ravenna (2016) and Tokio (2016).

More info on:
https://mackbooks.co.uk/

http://www.gerryjohansson.com/

I have about half his books; they are well worn

 

[Lachlan Young]

Another link some might find interesting - Conversation between Joerg Colberg & Johannson. It's particularly worth noting that the Strömholm/Petersen school was quite hegemonic in aspects of Swedish photography for several decades - and when Johannson talks of 'the documentary photographers', it seems to be that approach he is referring to, not necessarily wider 'documentary' styles.

Been aware of the Artic Paper sponsored video for a while, which very much clarifies the straightforwardness of his process - though as a side note, the enlarger he's using looks a lot like a pin-reg Durst L184 - and those 500LE Ilford heads are pretty unusual on anything other than De Vere 5108's. Probably a good chance it was surplus kit from the graphic arts trade (given Johansson's background) & it acquired the multigrade head at that point.

 

[Nitroplait]

Sometimes Gerry make a special edition that includes a signed silver gelatin print in a slipcase for the book - at a very attractive price.
I have such a set from "American Winter" and I found it to be very enjoyable and a great value. I was told it was printed by himself.
I think he did the same with Spanish Summer, and if anything like what I got with American Winter, I highly recommend it - if economy allows.

Edit: I just noticed on MACK's homepage that the special edition is only €180; book, print and slipcase. That is a steal IMO.

 

[albireo]

Sometimes Gerry make a special edition that includes a signed silver gelatin print in a slipcase for the book - at a very attractive price.
I have such a set from "American Winter" and I found it to be very enjoyable and a great value. I was told it was printed by himself.
I think he did the same with Spanish Summer, and if anything like what I got with American Winter, I highly recommend it - if economy allows.

Edit: I just noticed on MACK's homepage that the special edition is only €180; book, print and slipcase. That is a steal IMO.

What a great tip - thank you so much for the heads up.