Spitsbergen - mare

Photographs by Paolo Verzone
With texts by Martina Wimmer

132 pages. Thread-stitched cloth binding with dust jacket. Large format 27 x 30 cm.

Svalbard is an Arctic archipelago of primal power, archaic in its stony and icy reduction, its dimensions, and its absolute silence that leaves one speechless. Its grandeur, which has existed for what feels like an eternity, with almost no interaction with our civilization—that is the magic of the Arctic.

The photographs by Paolo Verzone, who traveled to Spitsbergen five times for this illustrated book, reveal not only the mysterious power of the "Cold Coast" but also its people, both permanent residents and visiting researchers.
Verzone shows life where none is actually possible in winter, adapted to this hostile nature, in images full of strange poetry.

"Remote, inhospitable, frozen—and yet so alive. [...] The wonderful illustrated book 'Spitsbergen' arouses curiosity about 'the warm heart of the Arctic'"
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"Paolo Verzone photographs the inhabitants and landscape of Spitsbergen. He creates fascinating images. [...] They convey what awaits you in Spitsbergen if you stay longer than just for a cruise stop."
Süddeutsche Zeitung
"With his photographs, which have now been published in the illustrated book 'Spitsbergen' together with an insightful text by author Matina Wimmer by Mare Verlag, [Paolo Verzone] paints a picture of the barren landscape and its inhabitants – beyond all clichés."
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"This large-format, carefully edited illustrated book features an explanatory foreword and an essay on the history and significance of the archipelago. Captivating!"
Swiss family

Paolo Verzone has been photographing the world around him for almost 30 years, from news reporting to environmental portraits to documentary projects.
Born in Italy, Verzone lived in France for almost two decades and now resides in Spain. Paolo is a three-time winner of the World Press Photo Award, and his photographs are featured in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, and the Instituto Nazionale della Grafica in Rome.
His work has been published in numerous publications worldwide, including National Geographic, Time, International New York Times, Newsweek, Wired, Vanity Fair, Le Monde, The Independent, Sunday Times, Geo, GQ, Rolling Stone, Marie Claire, mare and Das Magazin.

Here you can learn more about Spitsbergen or Svalbard