Interview
Jonas Vetter at the City's Edge
Photographing the seams where infrastructure meets weather.
17 Jun 2026 · Fardokht Gorouhi · Paris, January 2026 · 1 min read
Vetter photographs the overlooked periphery of European cities. We talked about what the centre hides.
Why the edges of cities?
The edges of a city tell the truth its centre hides. That is where you see how a place really works — and who it forgets.
Your images are very still.
I wait for the moment nothing happens. Stillness lets the place speak instead of the event.
The edges of a city tell the truth its centre hides.