Sea Beach Walter Pfeiffer being sent to East Germany

being sent to East Germany as a faux defector to sow disinformation about a powerful East German intelligence officer

the photographer's intention is to let the viewer see exactly what he got to see whilst standing on that street

Completed between 1989 and 1995

After the success of Fashion Magazine by Martin Parr and Bruce Gilden

Sea Beach Walter Pfeiffer being sent to East GermanyFirst edition of Sea Beach by Ismail Ferdous (2024) First impression Large format hardback in new condition In an edition of 800 copies Signed by Ismail Ferdous to front end page About Sea Beach is woven from threads of my childhood memories. Ismail Ferdous first visited Coxs Bazar as a young boy; it was his parents' first holiday together. Growing up in Dhaka, he returned throughout his youth, first with family, later with friends. From early days