William Klein (Photofile)

William Klein (19282022) was a photographer who always moved against the current. A painter, filmmaker, graphic designer and fashion photographer, Klein’s shots were intense and immediate, disrupting the established order of things and capturing fragmented snatches of distortion and movement. Although best known for his images of New York in the 1950s, he also worked in other urban environments, including Tokyo and Moscow, as well as producing a striking series of painted contact sheets. Featuring 66 of his most acclaimed photographs, this survey shows how his insatiable desire to confront the chaos of the world always shone through.

The Photofile series brings together the best work of the worlds greatest photographers, in an affordable pocket format. Handsome and collectable, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains some sixty full-page reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography. The series has been awarded the first annual prize for distinguished photographic books by the International Center of Photography, New York.