"Into the Wild" takes us through the fascinating world of wildlife photography from the earliest efforts in the 19th Century through today. It will entertain, educate and inspire readers, regardless of whether or not they are photographers.
In "Modern Instances," Photographer and teacher Stephen Shore takes us on a tour through his own history and influences. The book is filled with insights that will inspire and educate anyone with a serious interest in photography and growing as a photographer.
Imogen Cunningham was one of the most creative, versatile, influential and possibly underappreciated and underrated photographers of the 20th Century. Born in 1883, her career extended into the 1970s, yet it was only late in life that she began to receive the recognition that her male contemporaries and colleagues had been afforded decades earlier. A […]
Nan Goldin's The Ballad of Sexual Dependency has become an iconic touchpoint in documentary photography. Deeply personal, the book is once again available in print with an updated afterword by Goldin.
In 1967, the Museum of Modern Art in New York unveiled "New Documents." It featured the work of three photographers who would became significant and influential artists of the 20th Century – Diane Arbus, Lee Friedlander and Garry Winogrand. It was the only major exhibition of Arbus' work in her lifetime. Unfortunately, no exhibition catalogue […]
Many Americans are familiar with Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" image from the Farm Security Administration, but fellow FSA and Office of War Information photographers Marion Post Wolcott and Esther Bubley are, unfortunately, much less known.
Carrie Mae Weems may be the most interesting photographer practicing today. Not the most interesting Black Photographer nor the most interesting Woman Photographer, but simply the most interesting photographer. Looking at the beautiful catalogue (Carrie Mae Weems: A Great Turn in the Possible) created for the European exhibition of Weems’ work, sponsored by Fundación MAPFRE, […]
For Black History month, I am featuring the work of four outstanding African-American Photographers. The first essay features Gordon Parks and his work at the Farm Security Administration.
Photography Visionaries is a neat survey of 75 great photographers spanning the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Each photographer is represented by at least three of their best-known images, along with a concise, well-written and insightful summary of their significance. Each essay/biography is a stand-alone document, so that readers need not move through the book […]
