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20th Century Photographyby Museum Ludwig CologneISBN 3822858676 (3-8228-5867-6)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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20th Century Photography Museum Ludwig CologneISBN 3822886483 (3-8228-8648-3)
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20th Century Photography: Museum Ludwig Cologneby Not AvailableISBN 3822840831 (3-8228-4083-1)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: '20th Century Photography: Museum Ludwig Cologne'Book summary:Images of the century (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) The history of photography began some 150 years ago, but only relatively recently has it been fully recognised as a medium in its own right. Cologne's Museum Ludwig was the first museum of contemporary art to devote a substantial section to international photography. The L. Fritz Gruber collection, from which this book is drawn, is one of the most important in Germany and one of the most representative anywhere in the world, constituting the core of the museum's holdings. This book provides a fascinating insight into the collection's rich diversity; from conceptual art to abstraction to reportage, all of the major movements and genres are represented via a vast selection of the century's most remarkable photographs. From Ansel Adams to Piet Zwart, over 850 works are presented in alphabetical order by photographer, with descriptive texts and photographers' biographical details.[via]More editions of 20th Century Photography: Museum Ludwig Cologne:
Alfred Stieglitzby Alfred Stieglitz, Dorothy NormanISBN 0893813095 (0-89381-309-5)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Alfred Stieglitz: Aperture Masters of Photographyby Dorothy Norman, Alfred StieglitzISBN 0893817457 (0-89381-745-7)
Hardcover, Aperture Foundation, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alfred Stieglitz: Aperture Masters of Photography'Book summary:Alfred Stieglitz (1864-46) is one of the most revered artists in the history of the photographic medium. Via his influential journal "Camera Work", which he edited and published from 1903 to 1917, and his galleries 291, The Intimate Gallery and An American Place, he championed, published and exhibited much of the best art, European and American, of the period. He also created his own outstanding body of photographic work and it is this which has firmly established his reputation as one of the great 20th-century artists. [via]
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The Amateur Photographer's Handbookby Aaron SussmanISBN 0690057822 (0-690-05782-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration With Natureby Andrew GoldsworthyISBN 0810933519 (0-8109-3351-9)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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Ansel Adams: An Autobiographyby Ansel Adams, Mary Street AlinderISBN 0821222414 (0-8212-2241-4)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ansel Adams: An Autobiography'Book summary:In this bestselling autobiography, completed shortly before his death in 1984, Ansel Adams looks back at his legendary six-decade career as a conservationist, teacher, musician, and, above all, photographer. Written with characteristic warmth, vigor, and wit, this fascinating account brings to life the infectious enthusiasms, fervent battles, and bountiful friendships of a truly American original. [via]
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Softcover, Bulfinch Pr - Ansel Adams.: ISBN 087100030X (0-87100-030-X)
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The Best of Lifeby David E. SchermanISBN 0380449099 (0-380-44909-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Book Of Photographyby John HedgecoeISBN 1405304383 (1-4053-0438-3)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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The Cameraby Time-Life BooksISBN 0809441543 (0-8094-4154-3)
Hardcover, Time-Life Books
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The Cameraby Time-Life EditorsISBN 0316707082 (0-316-70708-2)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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Colorby Time-Life BooksISBN 0809441500 (0-8094-4150-0)
Hardcover, Time-Life Books
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Colorby Time-Life EditorsISBN 0316707090 (0-316-70709-0)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co
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The Complete Guide to Night & Low-Light Photographyby Lee FrostISBN 0817450416 (0-8174-5041-6)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monographby Diane ArbusISBN 0893816949 (0-89381-694-9)
Softcover, Aperture
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph'Book summary:Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph was originally published in 1972, one year after the artist's death, in conjunction with a retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art. Edited and designed by Arbus's daughter, Doon, and her friend and colleague, painter Marvin Israel, the monograph contains eighty of her most masterful photos. The images in this newly published edition, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the collection's original publication, were printed from new three-hundred-line-screen duotone film, allowing for startlingly clear reproduction. The impact of the collection is heightened by the introduction, which contains excerpts of audio tapes in which Arbus discusses her experiences as a photographer and her feelings about the often bizarre nature of her subjects. Diane Arbus's work has indelibly impacted modern visual sensibilities, evidenced by the intensely personal moments captured in this powerful group of photographs. [via]
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Diane Arbus: Revelationsby Doon ArbusISBN 0375506209 (0-375-50620-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Diane Arbus Revelations'Book summary:Between 1954 and her suicide in 1971 Diane Arbus took some 150,000 photographs. Her work was first published in 1960. She was close to Richard Avedon and studied under Alexey Brodovitch. Her posthumous retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1972 showed some 150 portraits upon which her reputation was built and has been sustained ever since. Her subjects ranged from anonymous strangers found on the street to celebrities, freaks, circus people and nudists. They are some of the most daring photographs ever made. The 1972 MoMA catalogue has never been out of print and has sold unparalleled quantities. The great retrospective drawn from her entire career has until now remained unpublished. This is a milestone book for which we have been waiting years. The book reproduces two hundred full-page duotones of Diane Arbus photographs spanning her entire career, many of them never before seen. It also includes an essay, 'The Question of Belief' by Sandra S. Phillips, senior curator of photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and 'In the Darkroom', a discussion of Arbus's printing techniques by Neil Selkirk, the only person authorised to print her photographs since her death. A 104-page Chronology by Elisabeth Sussman, guest curator of the San Francisco Mueum of Modern Art show, and Doon Arbus, the artist's eldest daughter, illustrated by more than three hundred additional images and composed mainly of previously unpublished excerpts from the artist's letters, notebooks and other writings, amounts to a kind of autobiography. An Afterword by Doon Arbus precedes biographical entries on the photographer's friends and colleagues by Jeff L. Rosenheim, associate curator of photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These texts help to illuminate the meaning of Diane Arbus's controversial and astonishing vision. [via]
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Digital Photographer's Handbookby Tom AngISBN 0756623553 (0-7566-2355-3)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Digital Photographer's Handbook'Book summary:In this fully updated third edition, award-winning photographer and bestselling author Tom Ang offers concise, practical, easy-to-use information and advice to help readers create truly extraordinary images. [via]
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Digital Photographer's Handbook: Equipment, Techniques, Effects, Projectsby Tom AngISBN 0789489074 (0-7894-8907-4)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Earth from Above: 365 Daysby Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Herve Le BrasISBN 0810914301 (0-8109-1430-1)
Hardcover, Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Earth from Above: 365 Days'Book summary:For a new perspective on Earth every day of the year, Earth From Above: 365 Days can't be beaten. Yann Arthus-Bertrand's aerial photographs taken from high vantages all over the world are startling and beautiful. The book's format, short and wide, makes it an ideal desk companion for anyone who loves outdoor photography, anthropology or ecology. From tropical atolls to the highest mountain peaks, Earth From Above offers a point of view previously enjoyed only by pilots and astronauts. --Therese Littleton [via]
The Faces of Fantasyby Patti PerretISBN 0312862164 (0-312-86216-4)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Henri Cartier Bresson: City and Landscapesby Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gerard Mace, Erik Orsenna, Henri Cartier BressonISBN 0821227572 (0-8212-2757-2)
Hardcover, Bulfinch Pr
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Henri Cartier Bresson the Aperture History of Photography Book 1by Cartier Bresson HenriISBN 0893810002 (0-89381-000-2)
Hardcover, Distributed Art Pub Inc
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Henri Cartier-Bressonby Henri Cartier-BressonISBN 0893817449 (0-89381-744-9)
Hardcover, Distributed Art Pub Inc
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How the Other Half Livesby Jacob August RiisISBN 0809000121 (0-8090-0012-1)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New Yorkby Jacob A. RiisISBN 1420925032 (1-4209-2503-2)
Softcover, Digireads.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York'Book summary:First published in 1890, Jacob Riis's remarkable study of the horrendous living conditions of the poor in New York City had an immediate and extraordinary impact on society, inspiring reforms that affected the lives of millions of people.[via]More editions of How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York:
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The Human Figure in Motionby Eadweard MuybridgeISBN 0486202046 (0-486-20204-6)
Hardcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Human Figure in Motion'Book summary:The 4,789 photographs in this definitive selection show the human figure models almost all undraped engaged in over 160 different types of action: running, climbing stairs, tumbling, dressing, undressing, hopping on one foot, dancing, etc. Children walking, crawling, and many dozens of other activities.[via]More editions of The Human Figure in Motion:
John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guideby John ShawISBN 0817440593 (0-8174-4059-3)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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The Joy of Photographyby Eastman Kodak Company, Martin L. Taylor, Bernard QuintISBN 020103915X (0-201-03915-X)
Softcover, Addison--Wesley Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Joy of Photography'Book summary:New Technology makes 35mm cameras extremely easy to use, with autofocus, autoexposure, dedicated flash, and many other electronic features. Yet photographers still need their creativity to make great pictures, and know-how to select useful tools. The Joy of Photography is your best guide to all these topics. It explains how to get the most from automatic camera functions and when to turn them off. You'll find complete guidelines on lenses, filters, and other accessories. And this is the only guide to explore the makings of an individual photographic style.Well-known professionals Galen Rowell, Annie Leibowitz, and Joyce Tenneson have provided portfolios of their work and discussed how they developed their distinctive style. Many other famous photographers are represented throughout the book, including Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Jill Krementz, as well as unique award-winning shots taken by amateurs.The Joy of Photography will inspire you with more than 600 photographs, in color and black and white, illustrating tested advice on the most common photographic challenges: [via]
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Kodak Guide to 35 Mm Photographyby Eastman Kodak CompanyISBN 0879852364 (0-87985-236-4)
Softcover, Eastman Kodak Co
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Kodak Guide to 35 Mm Photography: Techniques for Better PicturesISBN 087985801X (0-87985-801-X)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Kodak Guide to 35Mm Photographyby Eastman Kodak Co. StaffISBN 0879856130 (0-87985-613-0)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kodak Guide to 35Mm Photography'Book summary:Improve your pictures with reliable advice from the experts at Kodak, the company that's associated with excellence in photography. You'll see that a little knowledge about 35mm techniques can make the difference between getting the shot you want and being unsatisfied with what you end up with on film. Pick up tips on using auto-focus and manual cameras and choose from a variety of electronic flash techniques. Learn when, where, and how to capitalize on camera features such as fast and interchangeable lenses, a wide range of shutter speeds and lens openings, exposure meters, and automatic exposure controls. Master existing-light photography indoors and outdoors and examine the rules of good composition. Colorful photographs throughout will enlarge the scope of your picture-taking abilities. [via]
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Learning to See Creativelyby Bryan F. PetersonISBN 0817441778 (0-8174-4177-8)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Learning to See Creatively: Design, Color & Composition in Photographyby Bryan PetersonISBN 0817441816 (0-8174-4181-6)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Learning to See Creatively: Design, Color & Composition in Photography'Book summary:Almost everyone can see in the conventional sense, but developing photographic vision takes practice. Learning to See Creatively helps photographers visualize their work, and the world, in a whole new light.
Now totally rewritten, revised, and expanded, this best-selling guide takes a radical approach to creativity. It explains how it is not some gift only for the chosen few but actually a skill that can be learned and applied. Using inventive photos from his own stunning portfolio, author and veteran photographer Bryan Peterson deconstructs creativity for photographers. He details the basic techniques that went into not only taking a particular photo, but also provides insights on how to improve upon ithelping readers avoid the visual pitfalls and technical dead ends that can lead to dull, uninventive photographs.
This revised edition features the latest information on digital photography and digital imaging software, as well as an all-new section on color as a design element. Learning to See Creatively is the definitive reference for any photographers looking for a fresh perspective on their work. [via]More editions of Learning to See Creatively: Design, Color & Composition in Photography:
Life: Our Century in Picturesby Tony Chiu, Richard B. StolleyISBN 0821226339 (0-8212-2633-9)
Hardcover, Bulfinch Pr
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Man Rayby Jed Perl, Man RayISBN 0893817430 (0-89381-743-0)
Hardcover, Aperture Foundation, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Man Ray'Book summary:"I do not photograph nature, I photograph my fantasy," Man Ray proclaimed, and he found in the camera's eye and in light's magical chemistry the mechanisms for dreaming. Schooled as a painter and designer in New York, Man Ray turned to photography after discovering the 291 Gallery and its charismatic founder, Alfred Stieglitz. As a young expatriate in Paris during the twenties and thirties, Man Ray embraced surrealism and Dadaism, creeds that emphasized chance effects, disjunction, and surprise. Tireless experimentation with technique led him to employ solarization, grain enlargement, mixed media, and cameraless prints (photograms)--which he called "Rayographs". These successful manipulations for which he was dubbed "the poet of the darkroom" by fellow surrealist Jean Cocteau, were a major contribution to twentieth-century photography. Man Ray presents forty-three of the greatest images from the artist's career. The essay by Jed Perl describes the influences on Man Ray's career and his enduring contribution to photography. [via]
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Man Ray 1890-1976by Emmanuelle De L'Ecotais, Manfred HeitingISBN 3822855561 (3-8228-5556-1)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Material World: A Global Family Portraitby Charles C. Mann, Paul Kennedy, Peter MenzelISBN 0871564300 (0-87156-430-0)
Softcover, Sierra Club Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Material World: A Global Family Portrait'Book summary:In honor of the United Nations-sponsored International Year of the Family in 1994, award-winning photojournalist Peter Menzel brought together 16 of the world's leading photographers to create a visual portrait of life in 30 nations. Material World tackles its wide subject by zooming in, allowing one household to represent an entire nation. Photographers spent one week living with a "statistically average" family in each country, learning about their work, their attitudes toward their possessions, and their hopes for the future. Then a "big picture" shot of the family was taken outside the dwelling, surrounded by all their (many or few) material goods.
The book provides sidebars offering statistics and a brief history for each country, as well as personal notes from the photographers about their experiences. But it is the "big pictures" that tell most of the story. In one, a British family pauses before a meal of tea and crumpets under a cloudy sky. In another, wary Bosnians sit beside mattresses used as sniper barricades. A Malian family composed of a husband, his two wives, and their children rests before a few cooking and washing implements in golden afternoon light. Material World is a lesson in economics and geography, reminding us of the world's inequities, but also of humanity's common threads. An engrossing, enlightening book. --Maria Dolan [via]
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Michael Langford's 35Mm Handbookby Michael LangfordISBN 067974634X (0-679-74634-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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More Joy of Photographyby Eastman Kodak CompanyISBN 0201045435 (0-201-04543-5)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Pub Co
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More Joy of Photographyby KodakISBN 0201045443 (0-201-04544-3)
Hardcover, Horizon Book Promotions
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Motion Studies: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild Westby Rebecca SolnitISBN 0747562202 (0-7475-6220-2)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Motion Studies: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West'Book summary:In 1872, an Englishman photographed a running horse in California and succeeded for the first time in capturing an image of high-speed motion - the crucial breakthrough that eventually made movies possible. His patron, the philanthropist tycoon Leland Stanford, wanted to know if his trotter Occident ever lifted all four hooves at once - never suspecting what innovations Muybridge's experiments would unleash. From Muybridge's invention came Hollywood and from his patron Stanford's sponsorship of technological research came Silicon Valley - two industries that have most powerfully shaped the modern world. The story of Muybridge's own life while he was making his motion studies is equally riveting. He became an internationally renowned inventor and photographer whose pictures of the war against the Modoc Indians and the monumental landscape of the American West have now become classics - and in a blaze of publicity, stood trial for the murder of his wife's lover. Gripping and erudite, this is a fascinating biography of a true pioneer and the larger story of how time and space were revolutionised in the nineteenth century. [via]
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National Geographic: The Photographsby Leah Bendavid-ValISBN 0870449877 (0-87044-987-7)
Hardcover, National Geographic Society
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National Geographic: The Photographsby National Geographic Society StaffISBN 0870449869 (0-87044-986-9)
Hardcover, National Geographic Society
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› Find signed collectible books: 'National Geographic: The Photographs'Book summary:National Geographic The Photographs is a captivating, full-color presentation of "National Geographic" magazine's best and most memorable photographs of the last 25 years, the facts behind them, and the stories of the men and women who took them.
Page after page of this beautiful, large-format book presents stunning images that capture the major themes of the National Geographic Society: wildlife on land and underwater, cultures in the United States and around the world, and science -- from astronomy and archaeology to the human senses. Accompanying the images are the photographers' accounts of the techniques they used and their adventures in the field -- sometimes humorous, sometimes terrifying, and always vividly compelling. National Geographic The Photographs also includes an introductory chapter that chronicles the evolution of the photographic principles that have kept National Geographic at the forefront of the field and presents the visionaries who believed that photography had the power to tell important truths. [via]
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Nature Photographer's Complete Guide to Professional Field Techniquesby John ShawISBN 0817450068 (0-8174-5006-8)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns
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Nightmares in the Skyby Stephen KingISBN 0670823074 (0-670-82307-4)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nightmares in the Sky'Book summary:This book will be a collection of fantastic and horrifying photographs of gargoyles taken by avant-garde photographer f-stop fitzgerald (yes, that's his name and the spellingis correct), with a wonderful text by none other than the master of horror, stephen king. F-stop has captured gargoyles in all manner of poses, made all the more striking by the design by mark pollard. Through the use of gatefolds and full-bleed illustrations, these awesome creatures will seem practically to leap off the page. (4/5/88). UK YES [via]
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A Photographer's Life, 1990-2005by Annie LeibovitzISBN 0375505091 (0-375-50509-1)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Photographsby Leah Bendavid-Val, National Geographic Society StaffISBN 0792269365 (0-7922-6936-5)
Softcover, National Geographic Society
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Photographs'Book summary:Hundreds of award-winning photographs, emphasizing the best of the last 25 years, chronicle the National Geographic Society's development into one of the greatest photographic institutions in the world. WORLD-RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHY: This book includes award-winning photography culled from the Society's vast archives, collected over the last century. Research among readers shows that photography is the most popular feature of National Geographic Magazine. CONTAINS PERSONAL, COLOURFUL ANECDOTES from the photographers themselves, who speak of their techniques and of individual photographs. Here are National Geographic magazine's photographs of the last 25 years, the facts behind them, and the inside stories of the men and women who took them. The images capture rare moments in nature and the lives of animals, along with defining events in the lives of people everywhere. Many earlier pictures place the new ones in perspective, illustrating how the Geographic has created a unique photographic approach and maintained its tradition over decades, while evolving in response the changing realities that the photography documents. Five chapters cover the Society's major themes: wildlife on land and underwater, cultures in the United States and around the world, and science - from astronomy to archaeology to the human senses. On page after page, stunning images reveal the skill and imagination of Geographic's photographers. Accompanying the images are the photographer's accounts of adventures in the field - sometimes humorous, sometimes terrifying, always vividly compelling. Author Leah Bendavid-Val writes about the photographers' achievements from technical, journalistic, and artistic points of view. [via]
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Photography and the Art of Seeingby Freeman PattersonISBN 1550130994 (1-55013-099-4)
Softcover, Firefly Books Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Photography and the Art of Seeing'Book summary:Photography and the Art of Seeing, familiarizes readers with the traditional principles of composition and visual design. However, Patterson provides technique & exercises for breaking with traditional concepts.
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Photography and the Art of Seeing : A Visual Perception Workshop for Film and Digital Photographyby Freeman PattersonISBN 1552636143 (1-55263-614-3)
Softcover, Key Porter Books
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Photography of the 20th Centuryby Reinhold Misselbeck, Museum Ludwig Cologne StaffISBN 3822855146 (3-8228-5514-6)
Softcover, Taschen America, LLC
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Portraitsby Steve McCurryISBN 071483839X (0-7148-3839-X)
Hardcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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Portraits Postcardsby Steve McCurryISBN 0714838853 (0-7148-3885-3)
Softcover, Phaidon Inc Ltd
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Practical Photography: How to Get the Best Picture Everytimeby John FreemanISBN 0831765070 (0-8317-6507-0)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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Regarding the Pain of Othersby Susan SontagISBN 0312422199 (0-312-42219-9)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Regarding the Pain of Others'Book summary:A brilliant, clear-eyed new consideration of the visual representation of violence in our culture--its ubiquity, meanings, and effects[via]
Watching the evening news offers constant evidence of atrocity--a daily commonplace in our "society of spectacle." But are viewers inured -or incited--to violence by the daily depiction of cruelty and horror? Is the viewer's perception of reality eroded by the universal availability of imagery intended to shock?
In her first full-scale investigation of the role of imagery in our culture since her now-classic book On Photography defined the terms of the debate twenty-five years ago, Susan Sontag cuts through circular arguments about how pictures can inspire dissent or foster violence as she takes a fresh look at the representation of atrocity--from Goya's The Disasters of War to photographs of the American Civil War, lynchings of blacks in the South, and Dachau and Auschwitz to contemporary horrific images of Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and New York City on September 11, 2001.
As John Berger wrote when On Photography was first published, "All future discussions or analysis of the role of photography in the affluent mass-media societies is now bound to begin with her book." Sontag's new book, a startling reappraisal of the intersection of "information", "news," "art," and politics in the contemporary depiction of war and disaster, will be equally essential. It will forever alter our thinking about the uses and meanings of images in our world.More editions of Regarding the Pain of Others:
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River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild Westby Rebecca SolnitISBN 0142004103 (0-14-200410-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West'Book summary:[via]The world as we know it today began in California in the late 1800s, and Eadweard Muybridge had a lot to do with it. This striking assertion is at the heart of Rebecca Solnits new book, which weaves together biography, history, and fascinating insights into art and technology to create a boldly original portrait of America on the threshold of modernity. The story of Muybridgewho in 1872 succeeded in capturing high-speed motion photographicallybecomes a lens for a larger story about the acceleration and industrialization of everyday life. Solnit shows how the peculiar freedoms and opportunities of postCivil War California led directly to the two industriesHollywood and Silicon Valleythat have most powerfully defined contemporary society.
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Taking Great Photographs: How to Get the Best Picture, Every Time, With Every Cameraby John FreemanISBN 1842152289 (1-84215-228-9)
Softcover, Southwater Pub
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Wisconsin Death Tripby Charles Van Schaick, Michael LesyISBN 0826321933 (0-8263-2193-3)
Softcover, Univ of New Mexico Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wisconsin Death Trip'Book summary:The last decade of the 19th century was, for some Americans, a time when great fortunes were to be made. For many others, however, the period was a time of economic dislocation, when the gap between city and countryside, rich and poor, grew ever wider. As the Indian Wars ended and the Gilded Age extended into America's first Imperial Age, social critics such as Mark Twain and William Dean Howells began to examine the dark side of the American dream: violence, poverty, degenerate behavior, suicide, and insanity.
In the late 1960s, another desperate time, historian Michael Lesy took a long look at fin-de-siècle America. Examining a collection of several thousand glass plate negatives and historical documents from Jackson County, Wisconsin, he concocted a sprawling treatise on a past that had been willfully forgotten, a brooding rejoinder to Edgar Lee Masters's Spoon River Anthology. First published in 1973, Lesy's Wisconsin Death Trip, now reissued in a handsome paperbound edition, became a key text of the counterculture, a book to shelve alongside Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and Custer Died for Your Sins--and it sometimes reads like a hip product of its time. Lesy documents the unsettling record of one small corner of rural America, turning up accounts of barn burnings, attacks by gangs of armed tramps, threatening and obscene letters, death by diphtheria and smallpox (the Wisconsin townsfolk had, some years, to attend several funerals a week), alcoholism, madness, business and bank failures, and even a case or two of witchcraft.
After reading Lesy's texts and viewing the sometimes unsettling images he's turned up, you would be forgiven for thinking that no one in small-town Wisconsin in our great-great-grandparents' time was well-adjusted--which is, of course, not the case. Hyperbole notwithstanding, this is a remarkable study, one that Lesy himself rightly calls an experiment in both history and alchemy. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Wisconsin Death Tripby Michael LesyISBN 0385412150 (0-385-41215-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Man Rayby Marina Vanci-PerahimISBN 2702204937 (2-7022-0493-7)
Hardcover, Cercle d'art
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