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1	On Photography more books like this by Susan Sontag Winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award for Criticism.One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, "On Photography" first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as "a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs." It begins with the famous "In Plato's Cave"essay, then offers five other prose meditations ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	World History of Photography more books like this by Naomi Rosenblum From the camera lucida to the latest in digital image making and computer manipulation, photographic technology has dramatically changed throughout its nearly 200-year history, as succinctly explained and powerfully illustrated in "A World History of Photography". Thanks to the unique immediacy with which photography captures perspective and ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $35.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images more books like this by Terry Barrett ""Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images "is now in its third edition and it has become the standard in photo criticism and theory courses throughout the United States. The book contains an elegant pedagogical apparatus founded on the four critical activities that Terry Barrett so ably illuminates -- describing, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.42! \| SVS
4	Fast Forward: Growing Up in the Shadow of Hollywood more books like this by Lauren Greenfield, Carrie Fisher (Introduction by) Award-winning photographer Lauren Greenfield author of Girl Culture captures the sometimes shocking, always startling images of children and teenagers in the relentlessly fast-lane city of Los Angeles in Fast Forward: Growing up in the Shadow of Hollywood. 80 stunning colour photographs and numerous first-person accounts explore the range of youth ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.59! \| first editions
5	Seizing the Light: A History of Photography more books like this by Robert J Hirsch 'Its chief virtues are a succinct, mostly lucid style, a wide intellectual scope, a flood of ideas and insights at every turn, sensitivity to the technology and culture of photography, and a willingness to attend to images ...In the end, perhaps the best measure of a text is whether or not one would choose it from among all the offerings to use in ... see all copies from $22.74! new only from $88.40! \| first editions \| SVS
6	History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present more books like this by Beaumont Newhall see all copies from $6.14! new only from $11.81!
7	Looking at Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art more books like this by John Szarkowski Originally published in 1973, this survey of The Museum of Modern Art's photography collection explores the evolution of the photographic medium using specific examples to illustrate its development. In concise analyses, John Szarkowski investigates the aesthetic, formal, social and historical issues of 100 photographs selected from "the Modern's" ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $69.45! \| first editions
8	Photography: A Cultural History more books like this by Mary Lou Marien For one or two semester courses in the History of Photography. Mary Warner Marien has constructed a richer and more kaleidoscopic account of the history of photography than has previously been available. Her comprehensive survey shows compellingly how photography has sharpened, if not altered forever, our perception of the world. The book was ... see all copies from $41.14! new only from $41.14! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers more books like this by Henri Cartier-Bresson (Photographer) The first compilation of writings by a master of photography. One of the leading lights in photography of the twentieth century, Henri Cartier-Bresson is also a shrewd observer and critic. His writings on photography and photographers, which have appeared sporadically over the past forty-five years, are gathered here for the first time. Several ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $14.42! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Nature of Photographs more books like this by Professor Stephen Shore (Photographer) This book grew out of a college course that Stephen Shore taught for many years. Its aim is not to explore photographic content - the subject of an image - but to describe the physical and formal attributes of a photographic print, the very elements that form the tools a photographer uses to define and interpret that content. By teaching us how to ... see all copies from $27.60! new only from $27.60! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Photography: A Critical Introduction more books like this by Liz Wells This is the first introductory textbook to examine key debates in photographic theory and place them in their social and political contexts. Written especially for students in further and higher education and for introductory college courses, it provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing. This completely revised and ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $33.61! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Photograph as Contemporary Art more books like this by Charlotte Cotton A short illustrated survey of the use of photography in contemporary art since the mid-1980s. The work of approximately 150 of the best-known artist-photographers are featured: Andreas Gursky, Nan Goldin, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Richard Billingham, Juergen Teller, Thomas Demand, Yinka Shonibare, Thomas Ruff, JeffWall, Wolfgang Tillmans, and many ... see all copies from $9.80! new only from $9.80! \| SVS
13 view cover	Why People Photograph more books like this by Robert Adams Photographs, selected essays, and reviews by Robert Adams This critically acclaimed work brings us a new selection of poignant essays by master photographer Robert Adams. In this volume, Adams evinces his firm belief in the importance of art. Photographers "may or may not make a living by photography," he writes, "but they are alive by it." see all copies from $9.69! new only from $10.98! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Winogrand: Figments from the Real World more books like this by John Szarkowski (Editor) 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 $19.95! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	Another Way of Telling more books like this by John Berger, Jean Mohr Novelist and art critic John Berger examines the power of photographs in this volume of work by Swiss photographer Jean Mohr, who also adds his own thoughts. The photographs--mainly delineating the daily life of a French peasant woman--raise questions about the relationship between the photographer and his subject. see all copies from $2.23! new only from $12.51! \| first editions
16	A New History of Photography more books like this by Michel Frizot Edited by Miche Frizot (researcher at the Centre National de la Rechereche Scientifique in Paris) and published on the initiative of the Arts Council of the Centre National du Livre, this volume brings together conrtributions by the most reputed international specialists. see all copies from $19.51! new only from $85.00! \| first editions
17 view cover	Classic Essays on Photography more books like this by Alan Trachtenberg This anthology gathers into a single volume 30 essays which embody the history of photography. Contributors include: Niepce, Daguere, Fox Talbot, Poe, Baudelaire, Emerson, Hine, Stieglitz, Weston, Abbot, Barthes and others. Their writings encompass the technical origin and development of the medium, the aesthetic perspective of many influential ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $11.53! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Photographic Arts more books like this by John Wood The author explores the western American daguerreotype, the contemporary autochrome, the art of cyanotype, European pictorialism, and American symbolism in photography. see all copies from $6.72! new only from $10.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
19	A Certain Slant of Light: The First Hundred Years of New England Photography more books like this by William F. Robinson, New York Graphic Society see all copies from $1.99! new only from $183.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Kittens in the Sun more books like this by Hans Walter Silvester Over 150,000 people the world over have fallen in love with his work. Now best-selling feline shutterbug Hans Silvester is back with "Kittens in the Sun." The subjects here are as playful, adventurous, and cute as they come, captured against the stunning backdrop of the sun-drenched Greek Isles. These kittens exhibit a precocious pugnacity that is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.52! \| first editions
21	The Privileged Eye: Essays on Photography more books like this by Max Kozloff see all copies from $7.75! new only from $95.46! \| first editions
22 view cover	Each Wild Idea: Writing, Photography, History more books like this by Geoffrey Batchen The essays all focus on a consideration of specific photographs - from a humble combination of baby photos and bronzed booties to a masterwork by Alfred Stieglitz. Although Batchen views each photograph within the context of broader social and political forces, he also engages its own distinctive formal attributes. In short, he sees photography as ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $8.98! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	An Uncertain Grace more books like this by Sebastião Salgado, Eduardo Galeano, Fred Ritchin A world renowned photographer's powerful, empathetic, troubling vision of people struggling against difficult odds while maintaining the dignity and sense of self that define the very roots of human existence. see all copies from $13.94! new only from $76.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
24	The Picture History of Photography from the Earliest Beginnings to the Present Day more books like this by Peter Pollack see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Art and Photography more books like this by David Campany "Art and Photography" surveys a rich and important history, from the 1960s to the 21st century. Arranged thematically, it presents works by the most significant international artists who have explored and extended the boundaries of photography. This influential body of work by over 160 artists over four decades is contextualised in the "Documents" ... see all copies from $33.58! new only from $33.58! \| SVS

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