The editor:
Hans Christian Adam studied psychology, art history and
communication in Gottingen and Vienna. As a specialist in
historical images, he has published numerous articles and books,
including titles on travel and war photography. He is the author of
TASCHEN's Edward Sheriff Curtis: The North American Indian, Karl
Blossfeldt, Eugene Atget: Paris and Berlin, Portrait of a City.
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