Harry Gruyaert: East/West

A stunningly produced two-volume publication – one volume featuring Harry Gruyaert’s photographs of Los Angeles and Las Vegas in 1982, the other his photographs taken in Moscow in 1989

At a time when the world was politically divided into East and West, Magnum photographer Harry Gruyaert’s quest for light and sensuality led him to capture the colours of two very different worlds: the vibrant glitziness of Las Vegas and Los Angeles in 1982 and the austere restraint of Moscow in 1989, just before the fall of the Soviet Union. Although his intention was not to document current affairs, he nonetheless created a remarkable set of images that preserve a moment in history in glowing shades.