Photography
Discover the best photography books, including top titles and cool photography guides for photographers of all levels.
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In the Fields of the North/En Los Campos del NorteIn this landmark work of photo-journalism, activist and photographer David Bacon documents the experiences of some of the hardest-working and most disenfranchised laborers in the country: the farmworkers who are responsible for making California "America's breadbasket." Combining haunting photographs with the voices of migrant...
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Elliott ErwittHandsome and collectible, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains full-page reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography. Now back in print, the series was awarded the first annual prize for distinguished photographic...
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Supreme GlamourAs Motown's leading act in the 1960s, The Supremes became synonymous with glamorous, elegant, coordinated ensembles. Supreme Glamour presents founding member Mary Wilson's unparalleled collection, showcasing thirty-two of the group's most eye-catching gowns, meticulously reassembled and photographed on the Grammy Museum stage. Detailed captions...
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Treasury of Art Nouveau Design & OrnamentOrnament is the essence of Art Nouveau. Throughout their two decades of dominance, Art Nouveau artists concentrated on the ornamental and decorative potential of the flowing line in painting, printing, wallpaper, and all other fine and applied arts. Hundreds of thousands of carefully wrought...
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American Trademark DesignsThis collection of 732 American trademarks and symbols is widely representative of major past and current trends in American trademark design. The marks are arranged in categories that include entertainment, education, real estate, insurance, food and beverage, retailing, transportation, utilities, heavy industry, and others,...
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Drawings of Albrecht DürerOriginally published in Munich in 1914, this selection of Albrecht D rer's finest drawings by the great art historian Heinrich W fflin has long been regarded as a basic book in the arts. It has gone through many editions in Europe, even though this...
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Family in the Picture, 1958-2013Designed and conceived to complement In the Picture, his 2011 volume of self-portraits, Lee Friedlander's Family in the Picture is the family album of one of the most restless and inventive figures in the history of photography. The sequence of over 350 pictures begins...
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America: Icons and IngenuityWinner of the 2012 Los Angeles Book Festival Photography/Art Book Award, Dan Winters' America: Icons and Ingenuity is the first retrospective of the career of this talented artist. Winters has spent more than two decades creating memorable photographs for such publications as the New...
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Unforgettable PortraitsFrom the "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" Exhibition. The newest collection from the world's best wildlife photography exhibition. The juvenile Golden Snub-nosed monkey seen here is part of a band of about 70 or so such monkeys living high up in China's Qinling Mountains....
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Meaning in the Visual ArtsSince its original publication, Erwin Panofsky's Meaning in the Visual Arts has been standard reading for students of art history. It is both an introduction to the study of art and, for those with more specialized interests, a profound discussion of art and life...
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Hussain Aga Khan: The Living SeaUndersea photography from a prince-turned-climate activistNicknamed "The Green Prince," Hussain Aga Khan (born 1974) has dedicated his career to protecting and preserving marine life in all its forms. Through his involvement with the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat and the Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan...
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Claudio AbateA posthumous survey of an Italian photographer with close ties to the international art sceneThis monograph is the first to trace the life and career of Italian photographer Claudio Abate (1943-2017), whose practice ranged from photographs of works, artists and exhibitions of Arte Povera...
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Jens Klein: BallonsArchival excavations of carrier balloons flown between West Germany and the GDRWhen the Berlin wall was established, West Germans would attach leaflets, magazines and books to gas-filled balloons, dropping them over into the GDR. This volume juxtaposes photos from the Stasi archives with text...
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Stéphan Gladieu: Homo DétritusA folk-art movement emerges in the face of unchecked consumerism and waste managementDressed in masks and costumes made from garbage, a generation of Congolese street children and artists draw their inspiration from ancestral clothing arts to stand against the ecological disaster their country suffers....
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Chris Floyd: Not Just PicturesCelebrity portraiture from the acclaimed British photographer and author, with David Bowie, Cate Blanchett, Iggy Pop and moreThis coffee table volume is the first monograph dedicated to British photographer Chris Floyd's (born 1968) 30-year career. Featuring over 200 photographs, it includes his sessions with...
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A Sewer Runs Through ItFor years Plum joked with her friends that she was going to make a coffee table book of all the disgusting hilarity of the MTA system and call it A Sewer Runs Through It. About a year into living in NYC, she started taking...
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Community Mural Guide: Information and Advice for Creating a Community MuralThis guide is meant to help communities plan for a successful and impactful mural. Learn about ways to engage the community, types of collaboration between the community and artist(s), initial planning meetings, design meetings, choosing an artist, painting supplies and more. It includes pages...
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Tones of GraceA curated collection of 100 stunning black and white images from some of the world's more unique locations. In a world of staggering colour, it's a bold choice in the modern age to strip colour out of the equation and present visuals of the...
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African Americans of Wilmington's East SideWilmington's East Side is the oldest residential community in the city. The first Swedish colony settled there in the 1600s, and over time, Jewish, Polish, and African American people followed. By the mid-1950s, the East Side emerged as a predominantly Black, achievement-oriented community--a place...
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Rembrandt van RijnRembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 - 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in...
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