Photography
Discover the best photography books, including top titles and cool photography guides for photographers of all levels.
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Visions of the Black Belt: A Cultural Survey of the Heart of AlabamaIn Visions of the Black Belt, Robin McDonald and Valerie Pope Burnes offer a richly illustrated tour of the Black Belt, the fertile arc that represents the cultural efflorescence of Alabama's heartland. Like knowledgeable friends, McDonald and Burnes guide readers through the Black Belt's...
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Guardians of Detroit: Architectural Sculpture in the Motor CityDetroit is home to amazing architectural sculpture-a host of gargoyles, grotesques, and other silent guardians that watch over the city from high above its streets and sidewalks, often unnoticed or ignored by the people passing below. Jeff Morrison's Guardians of Detroit: Architectural Sculpture in...
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Everglades: America's Wetland"Fervent and stirring."--David Yarnold, president and CEO, National Audubon Society "Stone's spectacular photography captures the splendor of America's Everglades. His remarkable book is convincing proof that our nation cannot risk losing this unique natural wonder."--Eric Eikenberg, CEO, Everglades Foundation "Everglades takes us into the...
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New York from the Air: A Story of ArchitectureCompletely updated with new photographs and text, New York from the Air is a lush, romantic, and ultimately hopeful tribute to one of the most thrilling cities in history. World-renowned bestselling photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand--shooting from vantage points few people ever attain--presents the power and...
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Louisiana Wild: The Protected and Restored Lands of the Nature ConservancyThe scenic images that Louisiana brings to mind -- moss-draped cypress, lush marshlands, alligators gliding through bayous, herons coasting across an open sky -- all spring from one of the most diverse and productive ecosystems on the continent. This varied and inviting landscape gives...
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Mike the Tiger: The Roar of LSUMike the Tiger has symbolized the spirit and resolve of Louisiana State University for over seventy-five years. Fiercely confident, keenly competitive, marvelously clever, and the only live tiger to reside on a college campus, Mike reigns nobly from his home just outside of Tiger...
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The Seasons of New YorkNew York is one of the most ever-changing and photogenic places in the world. Featuring full-color photographs of well-known landmarks from all five boroughs--from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to South Street Seaport, as well as secret treasures throughout the city--this visual celebration of New...
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What We Keep: 150 People Share the One Object That Brings Them Joy, Magic, and MeaningWith contributions from Cheryl Strayed, Mark Cuban, Ta-Nahesi Coates, Melinda Gates, Joss Whedon, James Patterson, and many more -- this fascinating collection gives us a peek into 150 personal treasures and the secret histories behind them. All of us have that one object that...
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Port TownsendOn Washington's Olympic Peninsula, at the entrance to Puget Sound, the Port Townsend of the 1850s was perfectly situated for sailing vessels. By 1880, thousands of ships from all over the world were passing through. Optimistic investors sought fortunes in shipping, logging, lumber mills,...
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St. Marys and Camden CountyBounded on the north by the Little Satilla River from neighboring Glynn County and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, Camden County's southern boundary at the St. Marys River separates Georgia from Florida. Dating from a 1766 land grant, port of St. Marys...
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Nevada CityVibrant and captivating Nevada City began as a gold-mining camp called Deer Creek Dry Diggins. The large gravel deposits alongside this creek reportedly delivered a pound of pay dirt a day by the fall of 1849, when A. B. Caldwell's general store opened to...
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Carleton Watkins: Making the West American"A fascinating and indispensable book."--Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times Best Books of 2018--The Guardian Gold Medal for Contribution to Publishing, 2018 California Book Awards Carleton Watkins (1829-1916) is widely considered the greatest American photographer of the nineteenth century and arguably the most influential artist...
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Weapons and ArmorA misericorde is a medieval poniard or dagger made for one purpose -- to give the coup de grace or killing stroke. It was a beautiful, deadly instrument with a graphic mission; its very shape and cut graphically manifest its age and those who...
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What Have You Lost?What have you lost? A friend? A brother? A wallet? A memory? A meaning? A year?Each NightImages, dream news, fragments, flashthen fade.These darkened walls.Here, I say.Climb intothis story.Be remembered Jay Bremyer 00-01 Tayshas High School Reading List Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field...
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One World Trade Center: Biography of the BuildingFrom the bestselling author of Skyscrapers, the behind-the-scenes story of the most extraordinary building in the world: One World Trade Center. The new World Trade Center represents one of the most complex collaborations in human history. Nearly every state in the nation, a dozen...
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Canada In Pictures: The Northern Territories - Volume 3 - Nunavut, Yukon Territory, and the Northwest TerritoriesCanada's Northern Territories are not just known for the Northern lights. They have several other sights and activities to offer, too. If you're the more adventurous type and would not mind the snow and ice, then come to the Northern Territories. But first, gather...
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Mitch Epstein: Silver + ChromeAn exuberant chromatic dialogue depicting 1970s America in crisis and liberationBetween 1973 and '76, Mitch Epstein (born 1952) photographed in American cities--New York, Los Angeles and New Orleans, among others. He was initially shooting in black and white as a student of Garry Winogrand,...
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Lockdown DiaryThe plague journal of a pair of 'harmless criminals' Part 1 - March to August 2020. The Lockdown Diaries describe what happened when two people decided to bend the Lockdown rules and occasionally leave the crowded parks and gardens of the city centre of...
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Icarus, Falling of BirdsIn September of 2013, thousands of migratory songbirds perished after being lured like moths to a flame to a hundred-foot-high flare at the Canaport Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Saint John, New Brunswick. Photographer Thaddeus Holownia and poet Harry Thurston sought to memorialize this...
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Maritime Elizabeth CitySituated on the Pasquotank River in northeastern North Carolina, Elizabeth City is known as the Gateway to the Albemarle. Since its founding in 1793, this small yet industrious river port has relied firmly upon the water as a source of prosperity as well as...
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