josef chladek

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Victor Staaf - This city is yours!, Self published, 2022, Stockholm, Sweden

 

Soft cover, numbered, risograph printing. 64 pages with 34 images, first edition of 100 copies. Design by MOUNTAIN SUPERSTUDIO. 

"This city is yours! (2022) is a collection of candid street photographs I took in Porto between 2018 and 2019. This was a period of major renovation and modernization to the city, a time of constant construction. Streets were improved, squares embellished, buildings erected and new houses were built where space allowed.

Changes were happening on a personal level as well. I had recently moved to Porto, become a father and life was moving forward at a rapid pace. As the city became a backdrop to my own tumultuous life, I started to imagine the stories of others. 

Using the streets of Porto as a set, I searched for drama in the everyday life of strangers. With a nod to film noir ‘This city is yours!’ comes together like a collection of movie stills rather than a comprehensive story, blending my personal state of mind with overdramatized chance encounters."

Order via email from my website www.victorstaaf.com

Pages: 64
Place: Stockholm, Sweden
Year: 2022
Publisher: Self published
Size: 18 x 28 cm (approx.)







Victor Staaf This city is yours!

Victor Staaf This city is yours!

Victor Staaf This city is yours!

Victor Staaf This city is yours!

Victor Staaf This city is yours!

Victor Staaf This city is yours!


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Sample page 1 for book "Victor Staaf – This city is yours!", josefchladek.com

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Sample page 2 for book "Victor Staaf – This city is yours!", josefchladek.com

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Sample page 7 for book "Victor Staaf – This city is yours!", josefchladek.com

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Sample page 8 for book "Victor Staaf – This city is yours!", josefchladek.com

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Sample page 9 for book "Victor Staaf – This city is yours!", josefchladek.com

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Sample page 10 for book "Victor Staaf – This city is yours!", josefchladek.com

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Sample page 11 for book "Victor Staaf – This city is yours!", josefchladek.com

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Sample page 12 for book "Victor Staaf – This city is yours!", josefchladek.com

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Sample page 13 for book "Victor Staaf – This city is yours!", josefchladek.com

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Sample page 14 for book "Victor Staaf – This city is yours!", josefchladek.com

Sample page 15 for book Victor Staaf – This city is yours!

Sample page 15 for book "Victor Staaf – This city is yours!", josefchladek.com


 

Soft cover, numbered, risograph printing. 64 pages with 34 images, first edition of 100 copies. Design by MOUNTAIN SUPERSTUDIO. 

"This city is yours! (2022) is a collection of candid street photographs I took in Porto between 2018 and 2019. This was a period of major renovation and modernization to the city, a time of constant construction. Streets were improved, squares embellished, buildings erected and new houses were built where space allowed.

Changes were happening on a personal level as well. I had recently moved to Porto, become a father and life was moving forward at a rapid pace. As the city became a backdrop to my own tumultuous life, I started to imagine the stories of others. 

Using the streets of Porto as a set, I searched for drama in the everyday life of strangers. With a nod to film noir ‘This city is yours!’ comes together like a collection of movie stills rather than a comprehensive story, blending my personal state of mind with overdramatized chance encounters."

Order via email from my website www.victorstaaf.com

Pages: 64
Place: Stockholm, Sweden
Year: 2022
Publisher: Self published
Size: 18 x 28 cm (approx.)