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STEPHAN WÜRTH: GHOST TOWN
EPILOGUE BY LESLEY M. M. BLUME
PUBLISHED BY DAMIANI
"An abandoned western gold rush town sets the stage for a photographic fantasy of
three beautiful young women."
Ghost Town is the result of Stephan Würth's lifelong fascination with the American West. Since
moving to the United States from his native Germany, photographer Stephan Würth has been
fascinated with the subliminal landscape of the American West and the isolation and freedom of
infinite desert horizons. Würth captures this geographical romance with the new series Ghost
Town. These photographs narrate the tale of three women as they journey through Nevada,
where they soon find themselves stranded with a broken-down car on the side of a desolate
road. What happens next is the story that unfolds in Ghost Town. Würth skillfully frames the
essence of these women through his lens: capturing their boldly flirtatious and sensual nature
along with their strength, intelligence and independence; this delicately balanced play
between indulgence and restraint is what brings the pictures to life. Shot over seven days on
black-and-white Kodak Tri-X film, the images were scanned for the book from 16 x 20 inch gelatin silver
prints and never retouched. The book also features an epilogue by fashion and
culture critic Lesley M. M. Blume.
German born photographer Stephan Würth has shot for Vogue (Latin America), GQ (UK, Italy
and Germany), Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, Esquire, Flair Magazine and many other
prominent international magazines. He discovered photography at age fourteen during a family
vacation in Spain; his favorite subjects were sun-bathing women on the Costa del Sol and
continues to draw inspiration from the female form set against desert landscape. Today he lives
in New York City with his wife Vanessa.
PRESS INQUIRIES:
Luke P. Brown
212.627.1999 ext. 217
lbrown@dapinc.com
ARTBOOK | D.A.P. 155 6th Avenue, Fl. 2, New York City, 10013 | 212.627.1999
Publication Date: October 2011
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