Berliner Luft by Dennis Orel & Benjamin Tafel 

All new illustrations: a somewhat different guide to Berlin, available again at last

Part guidebook, part exposé, Berliner Luft captures the true spirit of Berlin. Providing the precise address of each location, photographers Dennis Orel (born 1978) and Benjamin Tafel (born 1977) travel the city's zaniest destinations, from a Russian delicatessen to a fetish club to an abandoned radar station. Snippets of their conversations and anecdotes accompany the images.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hatje Cantz; Bilingual edition English/German (January 31, 2011)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3775726160

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3775726160

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.27 x 0.71 x 5.51 inches

Cavalry captain and riding games, Coziness Colony, Mariendorf trotting professionals, Zehlendorf glazes, boarding in Eden House, Erich Mielke’s house plant, hurdy-gurdy man and curry sausages on Alex, Neverland in Plänterwald, prêt-à-porter in Wedding, Dad’s old basement party room, Clärchen’s Knallhaus, massages with happy end, Kreuzberg bunker beans, Leydicke’s bitter orange schnaps, fetish in Spandau, Paradox Ball at Cafe Keese, Kreuzberg nights, KaDeWe and caviar. All of these new and unusual motifs–and more–in the idiosyncratic language of photographers Benjamin Tafel (*1977) and Dennis Orel (*1978), with authentic commentary and observations on location all around the capital of Germany.