Werner Bischof was born in Switzerland
but eventually became compelled to bear witness to the human suffering of post-war Europe
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vanishing cultures
he jumped on a plane to Port-au-Prince to discover the turbulent world of Haiti through the eyes of his lens
Kurdistan: In the Shadow of History Color Werner Bischof was born inThe book traces the history of the Kurds by presenting photographs and accounts by colonial administrators, anthropologists, missionaries, journalists, and others who have traveled to Kurdistan over the last century. The books mode of organization is influenced by collage, and its environment juxtaposes different orders of historiographic evidence. Pictures, personal memoirs, government reports, letters, advertisements, maps, etc. all vie with each