Harry Gruyaert is a Belgian photographer known for his images of Morocco, Egypt, and Ireland. His compelling use of color to capture locations is highlighted in his photobook East/West (2017), which contrasts Los Angeles of the early 1980s with 1989 Moscow. “There is no story. It’s just a question of shapes and light,” he has said of his work. Born on August 25, 1941 in Antwerp, Belgium, Gruyaert studied at the School of Film and Photography in Brussels from 1959 to 1962. Taking cues from Pierre Bonnard and Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gruyaert’s richly colored images present an idyllic harmony even in portraying destitute spaces. Between 1973 and 1980, he made a name for himself with subtle chromatic variations and careful...