Swedish born Håkan Ludwigson is one of the select star photographers of Condé Nast Traveler. His name is invoked with particular respect in New York's trend-conscious media scene, a respect that Ludwigson has earned through 16 years of successful photography. Technical perfection and visual brilliance have been the hallmark of his picture essays for what is THE travel magazine.
In 'Taken out of Context' Ludwigson's photography shows that the boundaries between the medium's various genres are becoming increasingly hard to pin down. The book interweaves advertising photographs made for leading car companies with documentary shots taken for Condé Nast Traveler in the visual language that Ludwigson shares with American art photographers such as William Eggleston, Joel Meyerowitz and Stephen Shore. Ultimately Ludwigson displays in this book a healthy questioning attitude to the global adventure industry that he has helped to create through his visual art.
