Perryworld

Neutral, looking with open eyes in every direction. This is how Perry Kretz views his work. Born in Cologne in 1933, he got his start as a photographer in New York in the 1950s and built his career as a photojournalist on easy interactions with not only local people, but also police investigators, the military, prison inmates, gang members, and more. Whether his subjects were the victim or the perpetrator, Kertz’s characteristic respect for everyone in front of his lens comes across in the extraordinary intensity and immediacy of his images. This comprehensive tribute to his decades of international work includes celebrity portraits, war zones, narcotics trafficking, and the Mafia.