Literary Nonfiction. Photography. Foreword by Gabor Maté. A ROOM IN THE CITY presents Gasztonyi's five-year project of photographing the residents of the Cobalt, Balmoral, Regent, and Sunrise Hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, the poorest postal code in the country. They are represented in private moments, with respect and dignity—in their rooms and on the streets—as they wish to be seen. Gasztonyi's style continues in the great documentation tradition of Anders Petersen and Josef Koudelka.

Author City: VANCOUVER, BC CAN

Gabor Gasztonyi has had exhibitions across Canada, including Vancouver, Montréal, and the Arta Gallery in Toronto in 2008. His awards include The Professional Photogaphers of BC Nikon Prize, Society of Canadian Artists Award of Excellence, runner-up Magnum Scotia Bank Scholarship, and a Canadian nomination for the International Black and White Spider Awards in 2008. He operates a photographic studio and Art Gallery in New Westminster, BC. Most recently, his photography is featured in the book A ROOM IN THE CITY (Anvil Press, 2010).