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1	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 $1.99! new only from $7.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	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 $1.99! new only from $16.52! \| 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 $11.99! new only from $11.99! \| SVS
4	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 $2.95! new only from $33.19! \| SVS
5	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 $4.97! new only from $7.09! \| first editions \| 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 $5.97! new only from $21.22! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Man Ray more books like this by Man Ray add to wishlist "Man Ray" is one of seven new titles being published this spring in Thames & Hudsons acclaimed "Photofile" series. Each book brings together the best work of the worlds greatest photographers in an attractive format and at an easily affordable price. Handsome and collectable, the books are printed to the highest standards. Each one contains some ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs more books like this by Ansel Adams (Photographer), Andrea G Stillman (Editor) add to wishlist Beautifully reproduced and cleanly presented, the four hundred images in this volume represent the finest work of a pre-eminent landscape photographer. The photographs are arranged chronologically into five major periods in order to convey Adams's maturation as an artist - from his first photographs in 1916 to his last great photograph in 1968. ... see all copies from $18.92! new only from $21.33! \| SVS
9	On the Loose more books like this by Russell add to wishlist On the Loose is a chronicle of triumph and tragedy -- the triumph of gaining an insight about oneself through an understanding of the natural world; the tragedy of seeing the splendor of that world increasingly threatened by people who don't know or don't care. The color and black-and-white photographs, all taken by the authors, capture Yosemite, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Radiant Identities more books like this by Jock Sturges (Photographer), A D Coleman (Photographer), Elizabeth Beverly (Introduction by) add to wishlist Jock Sturges's exploration of the beauty of the body in images made from his circle of family and friends. The settings are their own homes and the naturist beaches of Europe and America. Includes an introduction by Elizabeth Beverly based on conversations with Sturges's subjects, and an afterword by critic A.D. Coleman discussing the themes of ... see all copies from $14.49! new only from $26.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Portfolios of Ansel Adams more books like this by Ansel Adams add to wishlist From 1948 - 1976 Ansel Adams produced seven portfolios, each a limited edition of 10-15 signed photographic prints. This book reproduces all 90 of these superb images, including many of Adams' most famous monumental landscape photographs and some remarkable, less familiar portraits and architecture studies. The book was first published in 1977 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Immediate family more books like this by Sally Mann add to wishlist A collection of pictures which record the photographer's children as they explore their woodland home in Virginia. They show the ambiguity and dramas of family life - some are posed and some are real - and the images range from the fantastic to the everyday. see all copies from $15.85! new only from $22.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	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 $9.49! new only from $29.81! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	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 $4.18! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Photographers eye. more books like this by Szarkowski add to wishlist The Photographer's Eye by John Szarkowski is a twentieth-century classic--an indispensable introduction to the visual language of photography. Based on a landmark exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in 1964, and originally published in 1966, the book has long been out of print. It is now available again to a new generation of photographers and ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $17.91! \| first editions \| SVS
16 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 $24.98! new only from $117.53! \| first editions
17 view cover	Photography & the Art of Seeing more books like this by Freeman Patterson add to wishlist An explanation of the traditional principles of composition and visual designs, and how these can be transcended. The reader is encouraged to rediscover the world around him by using his senses, intellect and emotions, and to develop a natural creativity in photographic design. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $61.06! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 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 $3.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Looking at Photographs more books like this by Mr. John Szarkowski, Museum Of Modern Art add to wishlist Originally published in 1973, this marvelous collection of photographs with accompanying texts by the revered late Museum of Modern Art photography curator John Szarkowski has long been recognized as a classic. Reissued in 1999-with new digital duotones-this volume is now available to a new generation of readers. This is a picture book, and its ... see all copies from $18.59! new only from $28.74! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Mapplethorpe more books like this by Robert Mapplethorpe (Photographer) add to wishlist Encompassing all aspects of Robert Mapplethorpe's photographic career, this book begins with his earliest unpublished Polaroid pictures, and continues with portraits of friends through to his more well-known works. By the photographer of "Lady, Lisa Lyon", "Robert Mapplethorpe" and "Some Women". see all copies from $48.00! new only from $79.09! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Cindy Sherman: Untitled Films Stills more books like this by Cindy Sherman add to wishlist Witty, provocative and searching, this lively catalogue of female roles inspired by the movies crystallizes widespread concerns in our culture, examining the ways we shape our personal identities and the role of the mass media in our lives. see all copies from $19.70! new only from $26.10! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Photographs more books like this by Annie Leibovitz add to wishlist These photographs are like the best lyrics of rock music; they define popular life for millions. 70 photographs, the best of her work, are reproduced. With a commentary by Annie in which she speaks about her ideas and techniques. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Vitamin PH: New Perspectives in Photography more books like this by Phaidon Press (Creator) add to wishlist "Vitamin Ph" provides a third dose of visual stimulation and vital information, following on from the successes of "Vitamin P" and "Vitamin D". Similar in concept, scope and structure, "Vitamin Ph" presents, in A to Z order, the work of 122 international artists. This up-to-the-minute survey focuses on global developments in art photography and ... see all copies from $38.95! new only from $101.90! \| first editions
24 view cover	Joel-Peter Witkin more books like this by Eugenia Parry add to wishlist Joel-Peter Witkin is one of the most controversial artists working today, unsurprising for an artist whose career began photographing sideshow performers at Coney Island as a teenager and who cites his witnessing of the decapitation of a child in an accident as an influential childhood experience. Witkin's extraordinary visual sensibility produces ... see all copies from $3.98! new only from $33.55!
25 view cover	William Eggleston's Guide more books like this by William Eggleston add to wishlist "William Eggleston's Guide" was the first one-man show of color photographs ever presented at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Museum's first publication of color photography. The reception was divided and passionate. The book and show unabashedly forced the art world to deal with color photography, a medium scarcely taken seriously at ... see all copies from $29.81! new only from $29.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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