Photography
Discover the best photography books, including top titles and cool photography guides for photographers of all levels.
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Locks & No Bagels! a Kid's Guide to the Panama CanalThe Panama Canal, a man-made waterway in Panama, connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the Isthmus of Panama, serving maritime trade. The canal locks at each end actually lift ships up to Gatun Lake, a man-made lake that was...
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Walkin' in Bergen, a Kid's Guide to Bergen, NorwayBergen sits on the west coast of Norway. Trading began in the 1020's. Founded in 1070 by King Olav Kyrre, four years after the Viking Age ended with the Battle of Hastings, the city was called j rgvin, which means "the green meadow among...
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Lovin' Aruba! a Kid's Guide to Oranjestad, ArubaAruba is a tiny Dutch Caribbean island that sits off the coast of Venezuela; and Oranjestad, a Dutch name, translated, means "Orange Town" . . . although it should be noted that our author and photographer didn't actually see any oranges growing on orange...
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Rockin'! a Kid's Guide to Kinderdijke, NetherlandsIf windmills weren't put here in Kinderdijke, then the entire place would have been a bog into which a man's boots would have simply sunk Kinderdijke is unique. It tells the story of man against nature, seeking to carve out a place in a...
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Smile Seattle! a Kid's Guide to Seattle, WashingtonThe Seattle area had been inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent non-native settlers, Arthur A. Denny and the Denny Party, who arrived at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was subsequently moved to its current...
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Movin' On! a Kid's Guide to Skagway, AlaskaSkagway, Alaska celebrates its gold rush past; and if you go there you can ride a train high into the mountains and on a clear day see all the way to the sea. There is a quaint, preserved town that you can walk through...
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Cruisin' 4 Fun! a Kid's Guide to Santa Cruz, CaliforniaSanta Cruz, California is an extremely fun place to visit. There are miles of Sandy Beaches, a roller coaster that seems to go up and down and on and on forever, bicycles you can ride, a long wharf with shopping and restaurants where it...
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The Big Clock! a Kid's Guide to Munich, GermanyMunich is the capital and the largest city of the German state of Bavaria and is located on the River Isar, north of the Bavarian Alps. It is the third largest city in Germany, right behind the cities of Berlin and Hamburg. And while...
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The Leaning Tower, a Kid's Guide to Pisa, ItalyPisa, Italy is a surprising place, full of music and fun. You can climb to the top of the leaning tower of Pisa, or you can take a picture alongside of it pretending you are holding it up and that you are keeping it...
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San Francisco's Playland at the Beach: The Golden YearsComprehensively documented and illustrated, this is the definitive and authoritative look at one of America's landmark amusement parks, Playland at the Beach, a glamorous park that is still revered by San Franciscans more than 40 years after it closed. A dearly loved part of...
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Florida in the Great Depression: Desperation and DefianceThe financial boom of the 1920s gave Florida citizens a look at prosperity and promise. By 1926, natural disasters, financial misdeeds and failures to realize those promises created a sense of impending doom and forced entrepreneurs into bankruptcy. With the hurricane of 1928, the...
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Ghosts of the USS Yorktown: The Phantoms of Patriots PointMore than four decades after the great aircraft carrier U.S.S. Yorktown last served her country, the ghosts of battle are still heard and felt onboard.Staff members and visitors claim to have experienced disembodied voices, uniformed apparitions, shadowy masses and other unexplainable occurrences since the...
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Northern Liberties:: The Story of a Philadelphia River WardVisit the Philadelphia neighborhood that has gone from Leni-Lenape territory to an amazing industrial riverside community.Since the time of William Penn, the Philadelphia neighborhood of Northern Liberties has had a tradition of hard work and innovation. This former Leni-Lenape territory became one of the...
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Grand Times in Grand Rapids: Pieces of Furniture City HistoryJoin longtime journalist Gordon Beld on a historical tour of the Furniture City. Gleaned from the best of Beld's work for Grand Rapids Magazine, this collection weaves together intriguing vignettes highlighting the unique character of the Grand Rapids people and their community. Get a...
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A History of Charleston's Hampton ParkMost visitors to Charleston never venture far enough north to discover what residents claim as the most appealing public open space on the peninsula. Hampton Park is completely unexpected in this city famous for highly manicured gardens with clipped lawns, sculpted shrubs and precise...
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A Day's Ride from Here Volume 1: Mountain Home, TexasTravel alongside historian Cliff Caldwell as he uncovers tales of true Texas grit, all within a day's ride of Mountain Home. Rough characters were plentiful in Kerr County after the Civil War. In fact, no fewer than three thousand of these outlaws were reportedly...
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A History of Philadelphia's Lost WaterfrontJoin Harry Kyriakodis as he strolls Front Street, Delaware Avenue, and Penn's Landing to rediscover the story of Philadelphia's lost waterfront.The wharves and docks of William Penn's city that helped build a nation are gone lost to the onslaught of over 300 years of...
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The Iowa State FairEvery year in early August, a breeze borne by silent messengers from another time blows through Iowa. It carries a whiff of something wonderful, something far off and a bit unclear, yet oddly familiar. It's a reminder that an extraordinary annual event is about...
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Lighting with Purpose: Professional Techniques for Portrait PhotographersLocation portraiture offers many advantages. The backgrounds are varied, the surroundings can tell a story about the client, and the setting can help tell the subject's story. Working on location presents unique challenges, however. Often, the photographer is working in an unfamiliar place in...
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The Art of the Portrait: Revealing the Human Essence in PhotographyRosanne Olson is a master at capturing exquisite portraits that speak to viewers intimately. She is highly skilled at connecting with her clients, devising a portrait concept that suits the personality of the person in front of the lens, and optimally using posing, composition,...
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