Perry Kretz / Rolf Winter, Die kleinen Banditen von Bogota, 1978
German-born American photojournalist Perry Kretz documented the lives of street kids in the Columbian capital of Bogota. They were photographed on assignment for Stern magazine Germany.
The book opens with a text by journalist and author Rolf Winter (who later became editor-in-chief of both Stern and GEO magazine). The first photograph in this book shows a boy asleep on some steps, a political poster in the background. The picture caption reads as follows: Politiker versprechen den Fortschritt. Auf den Stufen schläft einer – einer den vom Fortschritt vergessenen Gambines. (Politicians promise progress. On the steps sleeps one who progress has forgotten).
This rather fragile paperback tends to lose pages easily, as the binding glue dries over time. The graphic design and construction are definitely dated, but do not distract from the overall timeless spirit of the publication.
2 1/3 pages text by Rolf Winter
Designed by Gottfried Hattinger
Published by Hannibal Verlag, Salzburg in 1978
Soft cover
21.0 x 28.4cm
128 pages