Published by Koenig Books in 2018, “The Louisiana Book” is a comprehensive retrospective of Dutch photographer Rineke Dijkstra’s profound career. Best known for her large-scale, stark portraits of individuals in transition—from preadolescent bathers on the beach to new mothers and soldiers—Dijkstra utilizes a slow, 4×5 field camera to create an intimate space for human interaction. This 328-page volume introduces her complete oeuvre chronologically through easy-to-read essays by scholars like Poul Erik Tøjner and Thomas Weski. The book chronicles her artistic development and technical working methods, providing an essential context for her ability to capture universal humanity through the extreme particularity of her sitters’ body language and expressions.