Michael Dweck's The End

This July, one of the most famous photography books in recent decades, The End: Montauk, N.Y. by Michael Dweck, will debut its expanded 10th Anniversary Limited Art Edition, retailing at $3000. Seen in the homes of A-listers like Ralph and Dylan Lauren, Paul McCartney and Calvin Klein, this is a rare art collector's book hailed as "the ultimate homage to the sun kissed life." From the dunes of Montauk's secret surfing haunts, Dweck's first major photographic work told a paradisiacal narrative about summer and youth, which blended idealism and documentation to reflect a place and a way of life both fading and being reinvented. Originally published in 2004, the first edition's 5000 copies sold out in less than three weeks and became an instant classic. Today, a first edition copy can command a price of up to $30,000 on the private market. Its now-iconic images effortlessly portrayed a timeless love affair with Montauk's surfing subculture and the gorgeous denizens who lived there. Limited to only 300 copies and retailing at $3000, the expanded 10th Anniversary Art Edition Box Set will feature 260 photographs (85 previously unpublished), new reflective essays by Dweck, and an exclusive 11" x 14" silver gelatin print of some of the book's most quintessential images. Collectors of fine photography may relish this rare opportunity to own the signed, numbered, limited edition volume, as well as a signed gelatin silver print of one of Dweck's most famous photographs. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of The End: Montauk, N.Y. will go towards maintaining the waterways and beaches through the Surfrider Foundation, Oceana, and Splash. For more visit www.michaeldweck.com.