Photography
Discover the best photography books, including top titles and cool photography guides for photographers of all levels.
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What I Eat: Around the World in 80 DietsA stunning photographic collection featuring portraits of 80 people from 30 countries and the food they eat in one day. In this fascinating study of people and their diets, 80 profiles are organized by the total number of calories each person puts away in...
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Art-ToysBrian McCarty is a Memphis-born toy photographer and director/producer. Working with toys for over 15 years, McCarty's unique and innovative vision has attracted a huge international following. His postmodern integration of concept and character has earned McCarty's photography a prominent position in the growing...
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Russian Criminal Tattoo Police Files: Volume IContinuing Fuel's exploration of Soviet culture, unforgettable photographs of extraordinary tattoosRussian Criminal Tattoo Police Files Volume I features more than 180 photographs of Russian criminal tattoos and official police papers from the collection of Arkady Bronnikov, regarded as Russia's foremost authority on criminal tattoo...
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Postcards from Africa: Photographers of the Colonial EraThe complex history of imaging Africa, as seen in its postcard industryDuring the global postcard craze that peaked around 1900 and continued for several decades thereafter, photographers in Africa grasped the opportunity to serve a lucrative market for images of the continent, both locally...
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One Time, One Place: Mississippi in the DepressionEudora Welty is among the very few authors who are acclaimed for their work in both literature and photography. In 1971 she surprised her readers with this important book, for in One Time, One Place many of them discerned for the first time that...
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Cabins of MinnesotaThe lake cabin. Early mornings on the sleeping porch, lunches on the dock, late-night cleanings in the fish house. But Minnesota's seasonal getaways aren't limited to its bountiful lakes: vacationers trek to hideaways in the woods, to ice shacks along the Mississippi River; even...
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Les FrancaisesSonia Sieff presents a collection of nudes ranging from alluring actresses to It girls. With Paris and its interiors as a frequent backdrop, Sonia Sieff gives readers an intimate portrait of some of France's most recognizable faces. From fashion models to writers and ballet...
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American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty StuartAlthough known primarily as a country music star, Marty Stuart has been taking photographs of the people and places surrounding him since he first went on tour with bluegrass performer Lester Flatt at age twelve. His inspirations to do this include his own mother,...
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Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby"With a vintage lens and an eye on regional America, Varjabedian captures both the spirit of place and the sense of enduring culture in the Southwest. His imagery comments upon landscape, culture, and how the two influence and imprint each other. Sometimes tinged with...
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Bryan Peterson's Understanding Photography Field Guide: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any CameraEverything you need to know in one take-anywhere field guide This all-in-one guide from renowned photographer, instructor, and author Bryan Peterson will help you take better photos anytime, anywhere-with any camera. Want to finally understand exposure? Interested in learning to "see" and composing your...
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Old Fields: Photography, Glamour, and Fantasy LandscapeGlamour subverts convention. Models, images, and even landscapes can skew ordinary ways of seeing when viewed through the lens of photography, suggesting new worlds imbued with fantasy, mystery, sexuality, and tension.In Old Fields, John Stilgoe--one of the most original observers of his time--offers a...
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Instant Love: How to Make Magic and Memories with PolaroidsWith instant film once again available, Polaroids and other instant cameras are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. This friendly and informative guide is the essential how-to book for shooting gorgeous instant pictures with personal panache and a touch of romance. Packed with tips on...
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West Point Points WestTo twenty-first-century observers, artistic training may seem an unnecessary frill in a soldier's education. But during the nineteenth and even the twentieth centuries, military officers were expected to sketch battlefields and design fortifications. Officers of the Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, which organized exploring...
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The Arapaho Way: Continuity and Change on the Wind River Reservation"The sun, the moon, the seasons, our Arapaho way of life," writes foreworder Jordan Dresser. "When you look around, you see circles everywhere. And that includes the lens Sara Wiles uses to capture these intimate moments of our Arapaho journeys." In The Arapaho Way,...
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Prairie Power: Student Activism, Counterculture, and Backlash in Oklahoma, 1962-1972Student radicals and hippies--in Oklahoma? Though most scholarship about 1960s-era student activism and the counterculture focuses on the East and West Coasts, Oklahoma's college campuses did see significant activism and "dropping out." In Prairie Power, Sarah Eppler Janda fills a gap in the historical...
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Photographing Custer's Battlefield: The Images of Kenneth F. RoahenIn the 140 years since the defeat of George Armstrong Custer and his troops at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, scholars and other visitors have combed the site of today's Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument for evidence that might clarify the controversial...
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A Northern Cheyenne Album: Photographs by Thomas B. MarquisRare photographs document the lives of Cheyenne people during the early reservation years In 1878 the Northern Cheyennes left what is now Oklahoma, where they had been incarcerated, and began an epic journey back to their homeland. They suffered great losses, but a small...
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NuditiesEncompassing a wide range of subjects, the ten masterful essays gathered here may at first appear unrelated to one another. In truth, Giorgio Agamben's latest book is a mosaic of his most pressing concerns. Take a step backward after reading it from cover to...
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Jean Baudrillard: Selected Writings: Second EditionThis is an expanded edition of the first comprehensive overview of the work of Jean Baudrillard, one of the most fascinating thinkers on the French intellectual scene. To the original selection of his writings from 1968 to 1985, this new edition adds examples of...
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Wildflowers of the Western Plains: A Field GuideStretching from western Texas and eastern New Mexico up through Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas, and into Canada, the vast western plains often appear sparse and dry to the casual observer. But a closer look, especially after spring rains, discerns flowers...
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