PhotoWork: Forty Photographers on Process and Practice
By: Sasha Wolf
4.20
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
How does a photographic project or series evolve? How important are “style” and “genre”? What comes…
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1. The Photographer's Eye
By: Walker Evans , John Szarkowski , Paul Strand , William Klein , Lee Friedlander
4.09
Format: 156 pages, Paperback
The Photographer's Eye by John Szarkowski is a twentieth-century classic--an indispensable introduc… read more
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"All photographs are time exposures, of shorter or longer duration, and each describes a discrete parcel of time."-Walker Evans, The Photographer's Eye
"There is a terrible truthfulness about photography. The ordinary academician gets hold of a pretty model, paints her as well as he can, calls her Juliet, and puts a nice verse Shakespeare underneath,…"-Walker Evans, The Photographer's Eye
2. On the Road
By: Jack Kerouac
3.61
Format: 307 pages, Paperback
A quintessential novel of America & the Beat Generation On the Road chronicles Jack Kerouac's years… read more
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"We wandered in a frenzy and a dream (301)."-Jack Kerouac, On the Road
"I forgave everybody, I gave up, I got drunk."-Jack Kerouac, On the Road
"It was a rainy night. It was the myth of a rainy night."-Jack Kerouac, On the Road
"There was nothing to talk about anymore. The only thing to do was go."-Jack Kerouac, On the Road
3. Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values
By: Robert Adams
3.98
Format: 574 pages,
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4. Why People Photograph
By: Robert Adams
3.24
Format: None pages,
Adams, a noted photographer of the American West, dislikes words that describe pictures. In this co… read more
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5. On Being a Photographer: a Practical Guide
By: David Hurn , Bill Jay
3.86
Format: 568 pages,
On Being a Photographer has become one of the most popular books every written with practical advic… read more
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6. Ways of Seeing
By: John Berger
3.24
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
John Berger's Classic Text on Art John Berger's Ways of Seeingis one of the most stimulating and th… read more
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7. Alec Soth: Sleeping by the Mississippi
By: Patricia Hampl , Alec Soth
3.32
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Evolving from a series of road trips along the Mississippi River, Alec Soth's "Sleeping by the Miss… read more
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8. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
By: Jeanette Winterson
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
This startling novel describes the adolescence of a ferociously bright and rebellious orphan adopte… read more
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9. Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
By: Roland Barthes , Richard Howard
4.07
Format: None pages, Paperback
A graceful, contemplative volume, Camera Lucidawas first published in 1979. Commenting on artists s… read more
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10. Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
By: Austin Kleon
4.75
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
In his New York Timesbestseller Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon showed readers how to unlock the… read more
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11. On Photography
By: Susan Sontag
3.89
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
First published in 1973, this is a study of the force of photographic images which are continually … read more
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"The painter constructs, the photographer discloses."-Susan Sontag, On Photography
"Photographs shock insofar as they show something novel."-Susan Sontag, On Photography
"Cameras miniaturize experience, transform history into spectacle."-Susan Sontag, On Photography
"Una fotografía es a la vez una pseudopresencia y un signo de ausencia."-Susan Sontag, On Photography
12. The Ongoing Moment
By: Geoff Dyer
3.69
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
In his last book, YOGA FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO DO IT, Geoff Dyer confessed that not onl… read more
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13. The Swimmers
By: Julie Otsuka
3.67
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From the award winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine, a tour de… read more
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"Above ground, many of us are ungainly and awkward, slowing down with the years.... Down below, at the pool, we are restored to old youthful selves. Grey hairs vanish beneath dark blue swim caps. Brow…"-Julie Otsuka, The Swimmers
"The pool is their sanctuary, their refuge, the one place on earth they can go to escape from their pain, for it is only down below in the waters that their symptoms begin to abate. "The moment I see …"-Julie Otsuka, The Swimmers
14. The Secret Lives of Color
By: Kassia St. Clair
4.12
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hu… read more
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"Van Gogh's sunflowers, it seems, are wilting, just like their real-life counterparts did."-Kassia St. Clair, The Secret Lives of Color
15. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
By: Rick Rubin
4.04
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more
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"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
16. A Book of Days
By: Patti Smith
4.26
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winnin… read more
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17. Memory's Legion
By: James S.A. Corey
4.37
Format: 423 pages, Paperback
For the first time, all of the short fiction set in James S. A. Corey’s New York Times bestselling … read more
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18. PhotoWork: Forty Photographers on Process and Practice
By: Sasha Wolf
4.20
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
How does a photographic project or series evolve? How important are “style” and “genre”? What comes… read more
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19. A Pound of Pictures
By: Alec Soth
4.28
Format: 156 pages, Hardcover
A Pound of Pictures is a stream-of-consciousness celebration of the photographic medium, bringing t… read more
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- photography
"When burdened by the feeling that there are too many photographs in the world, I ask myself if there are too many flowers."-Alec Soth, A Pound of Pictures
"- Picture yourself on a surfboard. Once you find your balance, loosen your grip. Breathe. Accept that no matter how good you think you are, you will fall. Again and again. - We take pictures not only…"-Alec Soth, A Pound of Pictures
"On my first road trip after the pandemic, I had a nervous breakdown. I felt like I'd forgotten how to take pictures. To calm myself, I'd reread the advice Allen Ginsberg gave to students in the photo…"-Alec Soth, A Pound of Pictures
20. Gathered Leaves Annotated
By: Alec Soth
4.76
Format: 720 pages, Paperback
Following on from the bestselling box set Gathered Leaves, published to accompany Alec Soth’s touri… read more
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21. Modern Instances: The Craft of Photography
By: Stephen Shore
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
‘Although the dream is a very strange phenomenon and an inexplicable mystery, far more inexplicable… read more
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22. The Meaning in the Making: The Why and How Behind Our Human Need to Create
By: Sean Tucker
4.47
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Become inspired, find your voice, and create work that matters. Why are human beings driven to make… read more
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"The truth is that a negative emotion in us, more often than not, is pointing to something about ourselves that needs to change, and it won't go away until we deal with it."-Sean Tucker, The Meaning in the Making: The Why and How Behind Our Human Need to Create
23. To Photograph Is to Learn How to Die: An Essay with Digressions
By: Tim Carpenter
4.01
Format: 231 pages, Paperback
A book-length essay about photography’s unique ability to ease the ache of human mortality Drawing … read more
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24. The Mindful Photographer
By: Sophie Howarth
4.14
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
An inspiring guide to contemplative photography and a slow creative process, including hands-on ass… read more
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25. Richard Misrach on Landscape and Meaning: The Photography Workshop Series
By: Richard Misrach
4.43
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
In The Photography Workshop Series, Aperture Foundation works with the world's top photographers to… read more
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26. The Photographer's Playbook: 307 Assignments and Ideas
By: Jason Fulford
4.10
Format: 427 pages, Paperback
The best way to learn is by doing. The Photographer's Playbook features photography assignments, as… read more
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27. Ping Pong Conversations: Alec Soth with Francesco Zanot (Logos)
By: Francesco Zanot
4.30
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
Storytelling and the use of color and black and white, staged and candid approaches, and personal a… read more
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28. Photo No-Nos: Meditations on What Not to Photograph
By: Jason Fulford
3.79
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
At turns humorous and absurd, heartfelt and searching, Photo No-Nos is for photographers of all lev… read more
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