Photography - Criticism

A bestselling and indispensable introduction to the visual language of photography, from the legendary MoMA director and curator John SzarkowskiThe Photographer's Eye by John Szarkowski is a twentieth-century classic--an indispensable introduction to the visual language of photography. Based on a landmark exhibition at The...

The best way to learn is by doing. The Photographer's Playbook features photography assignments, as well as ideas, stories and anecdotes from many of the world's most talented photographers and photography professionals. Whether you're looking for exercises to improve your craft--alone or in a...

A comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide to the essential photography skills The Complete Guide to Photography will take the beginner photographer to an advanced level in no time and fill in any gaps of photography knowledge that may be causing you not to reach your...

A book-length essay about photography's unique ability to ease the ache of human mortalityDrawing on the writings of Wallace Stevens, Marilynne Robinson and other poets, artists, musicians and thinkers, Brooklyn-based photographer Tim Carpenter (born 1968) argues passionately--in one main essay and a series of...