Ibiza 1976 Walter Rudolph

German-born photojournalist Walter Rudolph spent much of his life travelling the world, working with Thomson (TUI) and Iberia to promote emerging holiday destinations during the tourism boom of the 1960s and 1970s. Shot on colour Kodak film and frequently published in travel brochures and international photo agencies, his photographs documented a world on the cusp of mass tourism, from Hong Kong and Kenya to Portugal, Italy and across the Mediterranean. Travelling with his wife, also a keen photographer, Rudolph brought a curious and unhurried eye to each new place. Agony + Ecstasy Gallery represents the photographer exclusively and sells his photography as limited edition prints. In 1976, his work took him to the Balearic island of Ibiza, then an emerging destination growing in popularity with European tourists. The hippie movement was sweeping the island and visitors revelled in the easygoing Ibizan lifestyle, its beaches and hedonistic nightlife. What Rudolph captured there was something far more enduring than a set of promotional images: a time capsule of Ibiza on the cusp of its discovery by the rest of the world.

Forewords by Juan Suárez and Emily Steer

Limited edition of 500 copies. Published April 2026.

Hardcover. 25.3 x 27.2cm.