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Witkin Yasuhiro Ogawa The story behind 78 tellsFirst Scalo edition of Witkin by Joel Peter Witkin (1995) First impression Large format hardback in near fine condition Some minor wear and tear to dust jacket, now in a removable protective sleeve Some very slight toning to extremities of pages Otherwise, pages clean, binding firm About Few living photographers are as consistently controversial and provocative as Joel Peter Witkin, whose work elicits hostility and admiration in equal measure.