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1	Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography more books like this by Roland Barthes add to wishlist Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography' begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind. see all copies from $5.22! new only from $7.31! \| first editions \| SVS
2	On Photography more books like this by Susan Sontag add to wishlist In her great classic work ON PHOTOGRAPHY (1977), without including a single photograph, Susan Sontag looks at the impact of photography on real life in the 20th century. Her thesis is that the universal presence of the photographic image in our lives as something we take for granted has made the photograph more real than what it represents, and ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $8.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Learning to See Creatively: Design, Color & Composition in Photography more books like this by Bryan F Peterson add to wishlist Almost everyone can "see" in the conventional sense, but developing photographic vision takes practice. This work helps photographers visualize their work, and the world, in a whole new light. This revised and rewritten guide takes a radical approach to creativity. It explains how it is not some gift only for a few, but actually a skill that can ... see all copies from $16.72! new only from $16.72! \| SVS
4	Family of Man more books like this by Edward Steichen add to wishlist This now classic book is the permanent embodiment of Edward Steichen's masterpiece - a creation that has been hailed as the most successful and inspiring exhibition of photography ever assembled. The Family of Man opened at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in January 1955 and thereafter traveled throughout the United States and much of the ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $13.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images more books like this by Terry Barrett add to wishlist This brief text is designed to help both beginning and advanced students of photography better develop and articulate thoughtful criticism. Organized around the major activities of criticism (describing, interpreting, evaluating, and theorizing), "Criticizing Photographs" provides a clear framework and vocabulary for students' critical skill ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $45.63! \| SVS
6	Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs more books like this by Ansel Adams add to wishlist Ansel Adams recounts the circumstances surrounding the making of many of his most famous photographs and the methods he used in their realization. Each image is accompanied by a narrative that explores the technical and aesthetic problems presented by the subject, and includes reminiscences of the places and people involved and anecdotes on ... see all copies from $6.14! new only from $24.49! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The A-Z of creative photography : over 70 techniques explained in full more books like this by Lee Frost add to wishlist Explores over 70 different photographic techniques in jargon-free language, encompassing many subject areas. The "Top Tips" section for each technique aims to achieve superb results, even at the first attempt. By the author of "Taking Pictures for Profit". see all copies from $2.93! new only from $11.95! \| SVS
8	Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph more books like this by Diane Arbus (Photographer) add to wishlist This classic work showcases the best of Diane Arbus's photographs--80 of them--and includes 15 pages of fragments of Arbus's writing that illuminate the images. see all copies from $6.20! new only from $28.30! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Photography Book more books like this by Ian Jeffrey add to wishlist This is a mini edition of "The Photography Book", containing every sort of photography, from pictures of famous events such as the Royal Wedding and the first landing on the moon, to familiar shots by the masters of photography such as Bill Brandt and Henri Cartier-Bresson. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Ansel Adams: Trees more books like this by Ansel Adams add to wishlist The great American photographer Ansel Adams is justly famous for his heroic mountain landscapes. He is also a consummate photographer of trees and forest woodland, creating stirring portraits of giant oaks in Yosemite Valley and capturing the shimmering beauty of an aspen grove in New Mexico. This book will present some fifty of Adams' finest ... see all copies from $24.69! new only from $24.69! \| first editions
11 view cover	Portfolios of Ansel Adams more books like this by Ansel Adams add to wishlist This volume includes the seven limited-edition portfolios produced by Adams between 1948 and 1976, each containing 10 to 15 signed prints. It features many of his best and most well-known landscapes, as well as portraits and cityscapes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	How to Read a Photograph: Lessons from Master Photographers more books like this by Ian Jeffrey, Mr. Max Kozloff (Foreword by) add to wishlist Ian Jeffrey is a superb guide in this profusely illustrated introduction to the appreciation of photography as an art form. Novices and experts alike will gain a deeper understanding of great photographers and their work, as Jeffrey decodes key images and provides essential biographical and historical background. Profiles of more than 100 major ... see all copies from $22.96! new only from $22.96! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification more books like this by Julian Montague add to wishlist Despite the ubiquity of stray shopping carts, little effort has been made to comprehend the complex relationship between cart and landscape. This is, in no small part, due to the fact that we have until now lacked a formalised language to describe these wayward carts in systematic detail. That is, until now. In "The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00!
14 view cover	Winogrand: Figments from the Real World more books like this by John Szarkowski (Editor) add to wishlist The first comprehensive overview of the work of Garry Winogrand, long out of print and difficult to come by, contains an eloquent and important essay on the life and work of the photographer by John Szarkowski and a lavish plate section presenting the 208 photos thematically. see all copies from $40.00! new only from $194.99! \| first editions
15 view cover	Friedlander more books like this by Peter Galassi, Lee Friedlander (Photographer) add to wishlist Text by Peter Galassi. Afterword by Richard Benson. see all copies from $45.42! new only from $45.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Josef Sudek: Poet of Prague more books like this by Josef Sudek, Anna Farova add to wishlist Here is the most comprehensive compilation of Josef Sudek's photographs, providing the rare opportunity to see for the first time the masterworks of one of photography's greatest artists. see all copies from $21.75! new only from $114.49! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Photograph as Contemporary Art more books like this by Charlotte Cotton add to wishlist This book, now updated and expanded, is a profusely illustrated survey of the use of photography in contemporary art since the mid-1980s. It features the work of more than 170 of internationally renowned and up-and-coming artist-photographers, including Andreas Gursky, Nan Goldin, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Richard Billingham, Jurgen Teller, Thomas ... see all copies from $13.22! new only from $13.22! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Henri Cartier-Bresson more books like this by Aperture, Henri Cartier-Bresson (Photographer) add to wishlist Henri Cartier-Bresson reveals--as only a few great artists have done consistently--the variety and richness of human experience in the twentieth century. This second volume of Aperture's Masters of Photography series confirms the genius of the photographer who--with the new, smaller, hand-held cameras and faster films--defined the idea of "the ... see all copies from $4.20! new only from $11.90! \| SVS
19	The Fine Print more books like this by Fred Picker add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Workers: An Archaeology of the Industrial Age more books like this by Sebastiao Salgado add to wishlist More than those of any living photographer, Sebastiao Salgado's images of the world's poor stand as icons of the human condition. His transforming photographs bestow dignity on the most isolated and neglected, from refugees in the famine-stricken Sahel, to the men who swarm the gold mines of Brazil. Now Saigado goes beyond icons to bring us a ... see all copies from $27.93! new only from $77.88! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	On the Loose more books like this by Russell add to wishlist "On The Loose" is a journey through the American West, led by two adventurous brothers, Terry and Renny Russell. As a chronicle of triumph and tragedy, the brothers gain an understanding about themselves through an understanding of the natural world. Includes photos by the authors of Yosemite, Point Reyes, and the High Sierra in the 1950s. 63 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Jock Sturges: Notes more books like this by Jock Sturges (Photographer) add to wishlist This volume gives fans of Sturges's unforgettable images a glimpse behind the scenes of his working process, opening up his studio and notes to the viewer for the very first time. see all copies from $24.00! new only from $29.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	William Eggleston: Democratic Camera: Photographs and Video, 1961-2008 more books like this by Ms. Elisabeth Sussman, Thomas Weski, Stanley Booth (Contributions by) add to wishlist Elvis' Graceland, a freezer stuffed with food, a Gulf gasoline sign standing in a deserted rural landscape - these are only a few of the iconic images captured by the "democratic camera" of photographer William Eggleston. Not only has he drawn upon images so telling of American culture, he has produced them with an intensity and balance of colour ... see all copies from $33.85! new only from $40.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Until Now more books like this by Anne Geddes add to wishlist A retrospective of ten years of the work of photographer Anne Geddes. It features all her best-known images, together with photographs of babies, which are her speciality. The photographs take pride of place, with thumbnail text at the end giving details about their subjects. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky more books like this by Lori Pauli, Kenneth Baker, S.J, Mark Haworth-Booth add to wishlist Over a period of 25 years, the internationally renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky has been an explorer of unfamiliar places where human activity has reshaped the surface of the land. His astonishing large-scale colour photographs of the landscapes of mining, quarrying, railcutting, recycling, oil refining and shipbreaking uncover a ... see all copies from $39.25! new only from $39.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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