Christian Jungeblodt: Bella Italia - on beauty and ugliness

Italy is a dream destination for many tourists, but behind the beautiful backdrop, there is dissatisfaction with poverty, chaos, environmental pollution, the mafia, and violence. Photographer Christian Jungeblodt's photo book "Italy: A Closer Look" showcases the closeness of beauty and ugliness, luster and squalor, grandeur and the abyss. Essays by renowned authors accompany the photo book.

Format: Hardback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 23 September 2022
Publisher: Kerber Verlag

Italy has long been, and continues to be, a dream destination for many tourists. Visitors to the country enjoy its rich cultural heritage, stunning beaches, favorable climate, and delectable cuisine, but if one peels back the picturesque facade of historic old cities and breathtaking landscapes, one often encounters the other side of Italy: the dissatisfaction of its citizens, poverty, chaos, environmental pollution, the mafia, and violence, as well as a corrupt and decadent political system. In his travels spanning from the south to the north of the country, photographer Christian Jungeblodt (*1962), who has lived in Italy for an extended period, vividly showcases the juxtaposition of beauty and ugliness, splendor and squalor, grandeur and the abyss. This photo book, accompanied by essays by renowned authors such as Petra Reski and John Hooper, is a visual feast with its abundance of color photographs and black-and-white smartphone shots.

Weight: 1140g
Dimension: 255 x 275 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783735608550