WERNER BISCHOF: UNSEEN COLOR the reader is taken on

the reader is taken on a journey to a time and location where life is simple yet profound

which began with the Erased series in 1998

close up photographs of people

71 photographs

not turning the project into the classic media story about the war

WERNER BISCHOF: UNSEEN COLOR the reader is taken onSwiss photographer Werner Bischof (191654) is best known for his impressive black and white images, most of which were taken on expeditions as a reporter in postwar Europe and during the Indochina War (194654), and on his travels in the Far East and South America. Far too little known are Bischofs early color photographs, comprising studio work in fashion and advertising photography as well as reportage from war damaged European cities. For these,