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…
Want to Read"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
"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 to see, but to be seen; not only to remember, but to be remembered. But when you are surfing, it's best to forget about the people on the beach."-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 to see, but to be seen; not only to remember, but to be remembered. But when you are surfing, it's best to forget about the people on the beach."-Alec Soth, A Pound of Pictures
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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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- photography
"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. Ms Ice Sandwich
By: Mieko Kawakami , Louise Heal Kawai
3.78
Format: 92 pages, Paperback
A quixotic and funny tale about first love – from the Akutagawa Prize-winning author. Ms Ice San… read more
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3. 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
4. Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War
By: None , Larry Heinemann , Julia Whitby , Robin Whitby , Svetlana Alexievich
4.30
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
From 1979 to 1989 a million Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan that claimed … read more
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"There’s not much humanity in a human being — that’s what war taught me."-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War
"Jenže já tam nechal krev… Svou… I cizí… Dávali nám vyznamenání, která nenosíme…"-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War
"Dreptul omului de a nu ucide. De a nu învața să ucidă. Neînscris în nicio constituție."-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War
"Každá stránka Zinkových chlapců volá: lidé, nedopusťte, aby se tento krvavý zlý sen opakoval!"-None, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War
5. The Nature of Photographs
By: Stephen Shore
2.65
Format: 34 pages, Hardcover
An essential primer on how to look at and understand photographs, by one of the world's most influe… read more
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6. 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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- photography
"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
7. The Door
By: Magda Szabó , Len Rix
4.00
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
A busy young writer struggling to cope with domestic chores, hires a housekeeper recommended by a f… read more
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8. Illuminance
By: David Chandler , Rinko Kawauchi
4.07
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In 2001, Rinko Kawauchi launched her career with the simultaneous publication of three astonishing … read more
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9. 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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10. When We Cease to Understand the World
By: Benjamín Labatut
4.14
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
One of The New York Times Book Review ’s 10 Best Books of 2021 Shortlisted for the 2021 Internat… read more
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"Como la luna en el budismo, una partícula no existe; el acto de medición la vuelve un objeto real"-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World
"Reality, they said to those present, does not exist as something separate from the act of observation."-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World
"Una de las cosas que siempre me han sorprendido de Chile es la aversión que sentimos por la cordillera. No habitamos las montañas."-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World
"Solo una visione di insieme, come quella di un santo, di un pazzo o di un mistico, ci permetterà di decifrare la forma in cui è organizzato l’universo."-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World
11. All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
By: Patrick Bringley
4.07
Format: 240 pages, ebook
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former … read more
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"Much of the greatest art, I find, seeks to remind us of the obvious."-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
"Nobody has ever been so much themselves over a span of three thousand years as the ancient Egyptians,"-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
"It feels like the more I explore, the more I will see, the more I’ll understand how very little I’ve seen."-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
12. 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
13. Walking the High Line
By: John Stilgoe
3.97
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes resembling a river of grass, sometimes more like the wheat fields of the Canadian prairie… read more
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- photography
14. House Hunting: Todd Hido
By: Todd Hido
4.59
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
From the "Todd Hido's large color photographs of suburbia are lonely, forlorn, mysterious... and st… read more
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- photography
15. 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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- photography
16. 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
17. 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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- photography
18. Joel Meyerowitz: A Question of Color
By: Joel Meyerowitz
4.35
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Joel A Question of Color traces the experiments in color and black-and-white photography of the yo… read more
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- photography
19. Justine Kurland: Girl Pictures
By: Justine Kurland
4.62
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
The North American frontier is an enduring symbol of romance, rebellion, escape, and freedom. At th… read more
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- photography
20. The Lay of the Land: A Self-Taught Photographer's Journey to Find Faith, Love, and Happiness
By: Joe Greer
4.13
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A spiritually uplifting and beautiful designed visual memoir by the hugely popular photographer on … read more
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- photography
21. 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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22. Kodachrome
By: Luigi Ghirri
4.43
Format: 104 pages, Hardcover
In 1978 Luigi Ghirri self-published his first book, an avant-garde manifesto for the medium of phot… read more
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23. ZZYZX
By: Gregory Halpern
4.14
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
The early settlers dubbed California The Golden State, and The Land of Milk and Honey. Today there … read more
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24. Baldwin Lee
By: Baldwin Lee
4.92
Format: 165 pages, Hardcover
“I suspect that few are aware of the accomplishments of Baldwin Lee, who, photographing in the Sout… read more
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25. Summer Nights, Walking: Signed and Numbered Edition
By: Robert Adams
4.41
Format: 84 pages, Hardcover
In this exquisitely produced signed and numbered volume, the influential American photographer Robe… read more
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26. 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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27. Voice
By: Jungjin Lee
4.67
Format: 110 pages, Paperback
Jungjin Lee’s extraordinary new artist’s book, Voice, comprises 46 large-scale photographs made in … read more
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28. Me Kaksi - version française
By: Pentti Sammallahti
4.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Inspiré du titre d'un poème de l'écrivain finlandais Aaro Hellaakoski, Me Kaksi (qui se traduit par… read more
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29. My Last Day at Seventeen
By: Doug DuBois
3.43
Format: 156 pages, Hardcover
Doug DuBois (born 1960) was first introduced to a group of teenagers from the Russell Heights housi… read more
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30. 12 Hz
By: Ron Jude
4.40
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
12 Hz—the lowest sound threshold of human hearing—suggests imperceptible forces, from plate tectoni… read more
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31. PUGLIA. TRA ALBE E TRAMONTI
By: Luigi Ghirri
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Puglia. Tra albe e tramonti offers a brilliant account of Luigi Ghirri’s relationship with Puglia —… read more
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