Sewn softcover binding
245 × 300 mm
88 pages
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First edition, 2025
Limited edition of 500 copies
ISBN 978-84-09-78745-6
EVENT
Meet Chris Shaw at the terrace of Polycopies, from 12 — 16 November 2025.
Bateau Concorde-Atlantique 75007 Paris
Metro: Assemblée Nationale or Concorde
RER C: Musée d'Orsay
Montana Issue 1: Budapest by Chris Shaw
The first issue is dedicated to the work of English photographer Chris Shaw. Designed by Christophe Renard, this collectable edition presents a singular body of work shaped by curiosity, observation, and the unexpected encounters found along the way.
In the 1980s, Shaw travelled to Budapest with little more than a camera, a pair of Dr. Martens, and a backpack full of curiosity. The resulting photographs capture a city in transition, moving between documentary observation and personal memory, where everyday gestures become quiet fragments of a larger story.
The publication unfolds through two sections:
Shaw´s Note A personal reflection on Shaw’s travels through late 1980s Europe, photographing a changing world between the optimism of the era and the collapse of an old order.
Artist dialogue A conversation with British artist Paul Sakoilsky tracing more than three decades of friendship, from London’s fading bohemia and underground scenes to the memories, performances, and encounters that shaped their artistic lives.
Special thanks to Aron Morel, Esme Whitehead, Suffo Moncloa.
Chris Shaw (b. 1961) is an English documentary photographer whose work captures the atmosphere of night, class, and place in contemporary Britain. His ten-year project Life as a Night Porter (Twin Palms, 2005) established his reputation for deeply personal, atmospheric storytelling. Other notable photobooks include Before and After Night Porter (Kehrer, 2012), Weeds of Wallasey (Superlabo, 2012), Retrospecting Sandy Hill (Morel, 2015), and The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game (Zen Photo, 2019). Shaw’s work has been exhibited internationally, including at Tate Britain, which holds ninety-five of his prints. Recently, he has expanded into fashion photography, contributing to publications such as Another Man and Dapper Dan Magazine.