Listen

The highly acclaimed contemporary photographer presents his private and evocative nudes, landscapes, and close-up still lifes. Listen is in a sense a memento mori, which follows in the tradition of many photographers (Weston, Stieglitz) and artists (Cézanne) who, at a certain age, focus on the nude, landscapes, and still lifes. It highlights Mark Seliger’s personal reflections on seeing and on the passage of time. Best known for his portraits of celebrities and musicians, Listen is a compilation of works from Seliger’s private collection that captures the essence of light and shadow, and whose photographs speak to us metaphorically. The book includes more than ninety tritones, each printed with a turn-of-the-century platinum palladium photographic process, a process that results in a highly detailed, rich texture. Many of the photographs were made especially for this book and will be published for the first time. In 2009, Seliger was the recipient of the Lucie Award for outstanding achievement in portraiture.

Mark Seliger is an American photographer who served as the chief photographer for Rolling Stone from 1992 to 2002 and shot more than one hundred covers for the magazine. Born in Amarillo, Texas, he now lives in New York and works for several Condé Nast publications, including GQ and Vanity Fair. Seliger has published several books, including In My Stairwell (Rizzoli, 2005).

Fred Woodward is currently the design director of GQ. He is a recipient of the American Institute of Graphic Arts Medal—the highest honor his profession bestows.