Winterreise, by Luc Delahaye

Why?

“Nearly devoid of all text, printed full bleed, claustrophobic and unsettling. This is as much a portrait of Russia’s underclass as it is one man’s wanderings. The sequences churn along like a locomotive: arrays of oppressive yellows, faded wallpapers and bleak landscapes that become intimate stages for scenes of great humanity that drift between loneliness and despair. This book heavily influenced my desire to merge the personal journey with the ceaseless sensation of seeing the intimate lives of others.”
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- Mustafah Abdulaziz, Photographer