--- product_id: 8207285 title: "Cypher" price: "₺6019" currency: TRY in_stock: true reviews_count: 3 url: https://turkey.desertcart.com/products/8207285-cypher store_origin: TR region: Turkey --- # 8.25 x 10.25 inches - perfect coffee table size 136 pages - immersive visual journey 84 duotone photos - high-res artistic shots Cypher **Price:** ₺6019 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🔥 Step into the Cypher: Where Breakdance Meets Fine Art 📸 ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cypher - **How much does it cost?** ₺6019 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [turkey.desertcart.com](https://turkey.desertcart.com/products/8207285-cypher) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Global Urban Vibes:** Photos from Seattle, LA, NYC, and Portland showcase the worldwide breakdance phenomenon. - • **Fine-Art Photography Quality:** Medium-format camera shots deliver fashion-level depth and resolution in every frame. - • **Iconic Breakdancing Captured:** Experience the raw energy and style of contemporary b-boy culture through Charles Peterson’s lens. - • **Limited Text, Maximum Impact:** Pure visual storytelling with minimal text lets the images speak louder than words. - • **Collector’s Coffee Table Essential:** A sleek hardcover book that sparks conversation and elevates any modern living space. ## Overview Cypher is a hardcover photography book by Charles Peterson featuring 84 duotone images over 136 pages, capturing the dynamic world of contemporary breakdancing. Shot over six years in major US cities, the book blends high-resolution medium-format photography with the raw energy of b-boy culture, making it a must-have for dance enthusiasts and art lovers alike. ## Description Acclaimed rock photographer Charles Peterson is back with a new subject—the world of contemporary breakdancing. B-boying, as it’s referred to by its adepts, centers around the “cypher” (circle) created when b-boys and b-girls gather to practice or to “battle.” Bigger and badder than ever, breakdancing has grown since its beginnings in the 1970s to become a global youth phenomenon today. Yet it remains a highly individualized practice—all one needs to get down are some beats and a smooth floor (and, of course, scads of strength, style, and brio). With Cypher , Peterson takes a fresh look at this phenomenon with his own brand of fine-art documentation: part Larry Fink, part Barbara Morgan, with a heaping dose of the spirit that defined his previous powerHouse monograph, Touch Me I’m Sick . He focuses not only on some of the most radical performances by today’s most talented breakers, but also on the fans, the sidelines, and the camaraderie of the crews in order to put you inside the world of the b-boy. Taken primarily with cumbersome medium-format cameras, the photographs have the depth and resolution normally associated with high-end fashion and portrait photography— even when the subjects are caught spontaneously in mid-air! Despite the awkwardness of the method, the photos still have all the buzz and excitement found in Peterson’s iconic images of the grunge movement, with an added twist of unexpected elegance. Cypher was shot over a period of six years, primarily in Peterson’s hometown of Seattle, as well as at major events over the last few years in Los Angeles, New York City, and Portland, Oregon. Review: Best appreciated by dancers/photog lovers - I bought this book for my boyfriend for his birthday. He LOVED it, probably cuz he likes photographs and dances too. There is very little text, like newspaper article-size text. It's a photography book, though. I would recommend it for someone who likes break dancing, or b-boying, and/or has an appreciation for (black&white)photography. Review: Photo book - This is a book of photos of current Breakers and B Boys and B Girls. There is very little text in it, will not take you long to read. It is a coffee table book rather than a book to read or study. ## Features - Hardcover - 8.25 x 10.25 inches - 136 pages - 84 duotone photographs ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #3,881,148 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #177 in Popular Dance (Books) #855 in Rap Music (Books) #2,668 in Photo Essays (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 11 Reviews | ## Images ![Cypher - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71wTjVWG2ML.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best appreciated by dancers/photog lovers *by L***S on August 18, 2009* I bought this book for my boyfriend for his birthday. He LOVED it, probably cuz he likes photographs and dances too. There is very little text, like newspaper article-size text. It's a photography book, though. I would recommend it for someone who likes break dancing, or b-boying, and/or has an appreciation for (black&white)photography. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Photo book *by B***R on December 3, 2008* This is a book of photos of current Breakers and B Boys and B Girls. There is very little text in it, will not take you long to read. It is a coffee table book rather than a book to read or study. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A beautiful books for and about Breakers *by N***S on May 21, 2026* Beautiful book ! 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