For anyone who is interested in the history of photojournalism "Things as They Are: Photojournalism in Context Since 1965," is an indispensable book. As the title suggests, the this is not simply one more portfolio of great press photographs, but actually reproduces the photographs as they originally appeared when published in magazines from 1955 until […]
Bystander: A History of Street Photography is a thoughtful text that is surprisingly readable and accessible despite its substantial length. It has a style that is encyclopedic, while remaining engaging and free of stilted language.
Walter Guadagnini has undertaken the task of not only documenting the history of photography, but also of placing photography into the social context across two centuries. Guadagnini concentrates on trends in photography and in society, offering illuminating and understandable explanations of how photography influenced the world and how the world has influenced photography.
"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.
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 […]
Black is Beautiful, tells the story of Kwame Brathwaite. Few photographers can lay claim to helping change ideas surrounding human beauty. But, Kwame Brathwaite could legitimately be credited with playing a major role in not only redefining beauty, but in promoting Black empowerment.
