Auto Legends, made in Italy
Photography Zurich photographer Michel Zumbrunn has published a new book on the subject of car design.
Photography Zurich photographer Michel Zumbrunn has published a new book on the subject of car design.
Italian Auto Legends", the second illustrated book on the subject of car design by Zurich photographer Michel Zumbrunn, was published in November. It depicts the most important lines of development from the Fiat 130HP (1907) to the Maserati MC12 (204). Against a dark background, Zumbrunn knows how to present the design rarities in an exciting light and bring the special lines and details of each car to life.
"If you don't become anything, you'll become a photographer," Michel Zumbrunn's mother once said, slightly piqued, when the high school student was hanging around in the darkroom he had set up in his parents' basement instead of doing his schoolwork. The legendary Helmut Newton later had a different opinion when he became acquainted with Zumbrunn's car photographs at the end of the 1990s.
Presenting the car as a perfect design object in sculptural lighting became the credo of the later well-known fashion and advertising photographer. The book "Italian Auto Legends" celebrates this style with more than 50 models in 400 extraordinary color photographs. There is also a detailed text on the history of the Italian automobile. The book with the ISBN 9781858943367 is published by Bassermann.
Despite being past retirement age, Michel Zumbrunn is not yet thinking about quitting. Car legends from all over the world are still brought to his studio in Fällanden to be photographed. The specialist magazine Auto Focus has just dedicated the editorial and 12 pages to him.
Andreas Panzeri
Italian Auto Legends", the second illustrated book on the subject of car design by Zurich photographer Michel Zumbrunn, was published in November. It depicts the most important lines of development from the Fiat 130HP (1907) to the Maserati MC12 (204). Against a dark background, Zumbrunn knows how to present the design rarities in an exciting light and bring the special lines and details of each car to life.
"If you don't become anything, you'll become a photographer," Michel Zumbrunn's mother once said, slightly piqued, when the high school student was hanging around in the darkroom he had set up in his parents' basement instead of doing his schoolwork. The legendary Helmut Newton later had a different opinion when he became acquainted with Zumbrunn's car photographs at the end of the 1990s.
Presenting the car as a perfect design object in sculptural lighting became the credo of the later well-known fashion and advertising photographer. The book "Italian Auto Legends" celebrates this style with more than 50 models in 400 extraordinary color photographs. There is also a detailed text on the history of the Italian automobile. The book with the ISBN 9781858943367 is published by Bassermann.
Despite being past retirement age, Michel Zumbrunn is not yet thinking about quitting. Car legends from all over the world are still brought to his studio in Fällanden to be photographed. The specialist magazine Auto Focus has just dedicated the editorial and 12 pages to him.
Andreas Panzeri
