Introduce briefly

• Gibson enlisted in the United States Navy in 1956 and studied photography as a Photographers Mate until 1960 [1].

• He continued his photography studies at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1960 to 1962 [1].

• Gibson began his professional career as an assistant to renowned photographer Dorothea Lange from 1961 to 1962 and later worked with Robert Frank on two films between 1967 and 1968 [1].

• Gibson has a lifelong fascination with books and book-making, and his work has been focused on the printed page since the release of his book "The Somnambulist" in 1970 [1].

• He founded Lustrum Press in New York in 1969 to have control over the reproduction of his work, and the press also published other notable works such as Larry Clark's "Tulsa" [1].

• Gibson has produced over 40 monographs to date, with notable titles including "State of the Axe" (2008) and "Nude" (2009) [1].

• His photographs are included in over 150 museum collections worldwide and have been exhibited extensively [1].

• Ralph Gibson currently resides in New York with his wife, fashion designer Mary Jane Marcasiano, and he frequently travels to Europe and Brazil [1].

• "The Somnambulist" (1970)

• "Déjà-Vu" (1973)

• "Days at Sea" (1975)

• "Syntax" (1983)

• "L'Anonyme" (1986)

• "Tropism" (1987)

• "À propos de Mary Jane" (1990)

• "Chiaroscuro" (1990)

• "L'Histoire de France" (1991)

• "Infanta" (1995)

• "Lichtjahre" (1996)

• "Overtones. Diptychs and Proportions" (1998)

• "Deus ex machina" (1999)

• "Ex libris. Photographs and Constructs" (2001)

• "Brazil" (2005)

• "Light Strings: Impressions of the Guitar" (2004)

• "Refractions" (2006)

• "State of the Axe: Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words" (2008)

• "Nude" (2009)

• And many more [1].

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