05/04/2026
Cover Photo: Hippy Couple outside The Montesol Hotel, Ibiza, 1976, Walter Rudolph
Agony + Ecstasy is proud to present the release of our second book Walter Rudolph: Ibiza 1976; a sun-baked love letter to Ibiza photographed by Munich-born Walter Rudolph (1915 - 1997).
A masterful observer, Walter’s career was dedicated to capturing the spontaneity of life as it unfolded, defining the visual language of mass tourism. Employed by airline operators Iberia and TUI, his images were distributed through photo stock agencies, with the objective to promote and sell the promise of the perfect summer holiday. It wasn’t until he arrived on the still-unspoilt island of Ibiza that his photographs revealed both how much and how little has changed five decades on.
Set against the backdrop of the island’s mass tourism boom in the 1960s and 1970s, the book is edited by Agony + Ecstasy founder Emma Salahi, and explores the ever-changing landscape of Ibiza. Through candid observations of both locals and tourists, Rudolph captures social scenarios in which the subjects largely remain oblivious to his lens. A time capsule to post-Franco Spain, it is arguably one of the most thriving chapters of Ibiza’s history before the island was drastically reshaped into what we see today. On the cusp of discovery, Rudolphs’ iconography is stylised, visceral and saturated in colour displaying the richness of society as it was. A deep sense of nostalgia runs through his images with comforting pangs of long-lost people and places, reversely landmarks which still exist today.
Limited edition of 500 copies
Price £55 / €60
Release date on 29th April.
Hardback | 245 x 265mm | 128 pages
Pre-orders available now, with delivery scheduled for early May.
Stockists: IDEA, Particular at Jondal, Pepe and Raco Verde.
PRE ORDER WALTER RUDOLPH BOOK
Join us on April 13th from 6 PM for the official book launch; and a curated exhibition of photographs at Soho Farmhouse Ibiza.
The evening continues with a conversation between Emma Salahi and Sonia Cardinal, followed by a book signing, and flows into an afterparty by Balearica Romantica, curated by Jaime Fiorito and Camilo Miranda.
Soho House members: book your spot directly via the app.
Non-members: RSVP to [email protected]
Very limited spaces.