After fleeing South Africa to publish his landmark book House of Bondage (1967) on the horrors of apartheid, Cole resettled in New York. He photographed extensively on the streets of New York City and documented Black communities in cities and rural areas of the United States—traveling across the country in the months leading up to and just after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The pictures reflect both a newfound freedom Cole experienced in America and an incisive eye for the inequalities of systemic racism. He released very few images from this body of work while he was alive, and the pictures were thought to be lost entirely until the negatives resurfaced in Sweden in 2017. This treasure trove provides an important window into American society and establishes Cole’s place in the history of American photography.

An experimenter and innovator, Erwin Blumenfeld (1897–1969) produced an extensive body of work including portraits and nudes, celebrity portraiture, and advertising campaigns—but it is his fashion photography for which he is best known. Having fled Paris during World War II, Blumenfeld forged a stellar path in New York, where he worked for Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Helena Rubinstein, L’Oréal, and Elizabeth Arden among others.

This compact volume reproduces Blumenfeld’s influential work through more than sixty full-page images in Thames & Hudson’s Photofile series. The curator Emmanuelle de l’Ecotais contributes an introduction.

A memorial exhibition catalog highlighting the performance-inspired and staged works of one of the Netherlands’ most acclaimed photographers

Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf emerged onto the Amsterdam photography scene in his early 20s. His first formal self-portrait shows influence from New York artists such as Andy Warhol and Robert Mapplethorpe, while also signaling the signatures of his aesthetic throughout his career: layering props and details in open-ended narrative relationships, leading viewers to fantasize about what story is being told. Throughout the 1980s, Olaf became a well-known and well-loved artist and gay rights activist in the Netherlands, photographing drag queens, bodybuilders, fetishists and celebrities at discotheques and other performances. Olaf’s artwork illuminated and celebrated underground scenes, claiming a spotlight for LGBTQ+ identities that expanded everyday possibilities for gay people throughout the Netherlands.
This volume includes a selection of key series centered on the concept of performance, a recurring theme in the artist’s four-decade career. In particular, it delves into Olaf’s intimate and formal relationship with dance. The artist discussed ballet as a major source of inspiration for his personal work, in particular the precision and tension between beauty and gritty strength the genre requires. Olaf’s final completed series, Dance in Close Up (2022), represents a collaboration between the artist and choreographer Hans van Manen, celebrating their shared vision of evocative gesture and the gifts of the stage.
Erwin Olaf was born in the Netherlands in 1959, and died there in 2023. His work is held in permanent collections such as the Rijksmuseum; the Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, Paris; and the Museum Ludwig, Cologne; and also circulates on the Dutch Euro coin.

Experience the remarkable life of New York Times bestselling author Wim Hof, “the Iceman,” through photos, stories, and original wisdom

What would it be like to live unconditionally, uninhibited, and open to whatever comes your way? This was and is Wim Hof’s path―and it has led him to break world records for endurance and cold exposure, overturn scientific beliefs about what the human body is capable of, and transform the lives of millions. With Exposure, you’ll follow Wim’s journey from the early adult years to the present, experiencing the heartbreaks, joys, and triumphs of one of today’s most inspirational teachers.

Immersive images from photographer Henny Boogert, Wim’s lifelong friend and chronicler, provide an unprecedented window into key events of Wim’s life. You’ll experience:
• Tender and intimate moments of family life, as well as great challenge, in the years that made the Iceman
• Playful experimentation in nature developing the principles that would become The Wim Hof Method
• Amazing feats of cold endurance—from the wilderness to Times Square
• Research trials confirming that the Iceman is no hoax and attesting to the powerful benefits of The Wim Hof Method
• The natural healing power the method has awakened in those who have learned it

Interwoven into this lavish photographic odyssey are Wim’s poetry, stories, and lessons attained from a lifetime of pushing past boundaries and defying expectations.

“This is a book for the dreamer, for the person who wants to discover new frontiers,” says Wim. “My wish for you is to live fully every day with playfulness, attention, and soul knowing that you are capable of so much more than you realize.”