Walter Pfeiffer: Chez Walti - (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

The must-have collection of Pfieffer's effervescent, energetic photographs

In 2001, Edition Patrick Frey published Welcome Aboard, a compilation of photographs by Swiss artist Walter Pfeiffer (born 1946) from 1980 to 2000. The book laid the foundation for his rise from contributor to gay zines to world-renowned fashion photographer for luxury brands. Now, Chez Walti provides a new collection of his work from 2000 to the present, showing how Pfeiffer fine-tuned and renewed his photographic gaze: absorbing influences from the current zeitgeist while remaining unmistakably himself in both his personal and commissioned work. Pfeiffer's light, witty touch and unfailing eye for beauty are the hallmarks of his images of gorgeous guys and cheeky gals, lush still lifes and bucolic landscapes, chic fashion and bare skin. Chez Walti catapults viewers into Walter Pfeiffer's weightless parallel universe, whose magic has only intensified over the past two decades.

Review Quotes

Pfeiffer's photographs exude a perpetual summery warmth, as if all the harshness of life has been banished.--Maurizio Fiorino "Guardian"

While Pfeiffer was a trailblazer for his times, at the heart of his repertoire lays a charged and sexy realism that set the mood of what would follow in fashion, his new book contains enough knockouts to evidence his enduring originality, appeal and attitude - if you needed reminding, of course.--Alessandro Merola "Dazed"