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Moscow Hardcover – January 8, 2019

by Boogie (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
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Welcome to Boogie's Moscow. These are people sculpted by a brutal, concrete landscape, fighting to survive. This is a world of football hooligans, gang tattoos, boxing... Yet this is not misery porn: There is an inherent vitality in the violence--the enduring toughness--of these images. There is dynamism, there is esprit de corps, there is strength.

"Raw" is a term that is perhaps overused, but Boogie's photos truly assault the senses. But the photographer's arresting gaze is directly returned by his subjects, and an undeniable rapport and intimacy is felt by the viewer. We are witnessing something, above all, crucially human.

From the artist behind It's All Good (Miss Rosen Editions/powerHouse Books 2006/2016), Boogie (powerHouse Books, 2007), and Belgrade Belongs to Me (powerHouse Books, 2008) comes an urban, industrial, but heart-wrenchingly humane new collection. You cannot look away.

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"The first time I visited Moscow, I felt like I had found my tribe. A big, powerful, lost tribe. Us Serbs always regarded Russians as our Orthodox Christian brothers; our historical friends and protectors.

When you first meet them, Russians are very cold and reserved. But when they get to know you, they will give you everything. Russians are very strong: walking around Moscow, you see 50, 60, 70-year old people who could rip your head off!

When I'm in a foreign city, I shoot like a madman. I walk and shoot 15 hours a day. Moscow is huge; it's very hard to cover photographically. It's hard to do it justice. I think, with this book, I only scratched the surface."
--Boogie
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  1. Print length
    128 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    powerHouse Books
  4. Publication date
    January 8, 2019
  5. Dimensions
    7.5 x 1.87 x 10.33 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1576879062
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1576879061
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About the Author

Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, Boogie began photographing rebellion and unrest during the civil war that ravaged his country during the 1990s. Growing up in a war-torn country defined Boogie's style and attraction to the darker side of human existance. He moved to New York City in 1998. He has shot campaigns for high-profile clients and has been published in top fashion publications around the world, and has exhibited widely in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Boogie lives and works between Brooklyn and Belgrade, and is the author of some nine influential photo books, among them is It's All Good (2006, updated 2016), Boogie–the Limited Edition (2007), Belgrade Belongs to Me (2008), and Moscow (2019), all with powerHouse Books.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ powerHouse Books (January 8, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1576879062
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1576879061
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.51 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.87 x 10.33 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 66 ratings

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Jeri Ann
5.0 out of 5 stars The best photobook out right now!
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2021
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Just finished my first pass through this book and what can I say! WOW! First, the quality of the paper and book is so fitting with the subject matter. After that right away when you open the book you are just hit with this stunning picture of a building! The photos, the design, the book is just amazing! 10/10 just buy it already!
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Nikola
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it.
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2019
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Amazing book, raw and unseen side od Moscow, amazing editing, enjoyed every page of it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars You gotta see this
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2019
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Fantastic photo book
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Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2019
This book is such an incredible glimpse into life in Moscow, so many memorable moments!
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L. Weir
3.0 out of 5 stars No captions
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2019
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The photos are nice, but there are no captions so you’re not really sure what you’re looking at. Captions would really bring these photos to life.
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Albert G. Smith Jr.
4.0 out of 5 stars A bit scattered...
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2020
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I first learned of "Boogie" when I watched the documentary "Everybody Street" where he received quite a large segment among the street photographers featured. He was one of the more interesting shooters and certainly the bravest based on his choice of subjects, armed drug dealers and users that flaunted danger. The photos presented in that documentary were very focused and narrow. This is the one problem with the Moscow book.

There are too many disassociated subjects. Nothing flows and the transitions are jarring. You get tattooed tough guys and then a nice couple and then random inanimate objects and then... He could have done a whole book on the tough guys like he did with the drug dealers in New York and it would have been more focused... and interesting.

He may have used this trip to Moscow to recon the city for ideas, and maybe the better book would be in the second visit.

Anyone that hasn't seen "Everybody Street" should watch it to see how the author operates and to appreciate his bravery as a photographer.
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Nico Hölzl
3.0 out of 5 stars Good pictures, bad quality
Reviewed in Germany on July 2, 2022
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I own a lot of photo and art books and among those I own, boogie is one of my most favourite photographs, but for some reason his books have a really bad quality. This book contains incredible pictures, but again in a poorly made book, sad.
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mistamike
5.0 out of 5 stars This is Boogie
Reviewed in Italy on March 19, 2021
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Super lavoro nell'underground di Mosca.
Crudo e diretto.
ottimo
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Olivier D.
3.0 out of 5 stars Great Pictures but quality of the printed bookor photo is not as expected.
Reviewed in Canada on June 7, 2019
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Really great photographer and an amazing book but the overall matte printing doesnt do justice to this amazing work.
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ignasi vargas
5.0 out of 5 stars Rough but fun
Reviewed in Spain on February 18, 2019
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Some of documentary photography is only based in showing shocking and violent images. While the access by the photographer is really good (and sort of astonishing ) , the part I enjoyed the most are the tiny spaces for irony or melancholy. The variety in the mosaic is what it makes it most interesting.
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Client d'Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in France on July 31, 2019
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Great book, with great pictures. Always nice to see Boogie mastering.
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