15 must-read nonfiction books like La Calle: Photographs from Mexico by Alex Webb

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La Calle: Photographs from Mexico

By: Alex Webb

4.46

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

La Calle brings together more than thirty years of photography from the streets of Mexico by Alex W…

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Cover of Cape Light by Joel Meyerowitz, Clifford S. Ackley

1. Cape Light

By: Joel Meyerowitz , Clifford S. Ackley

4.48

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Originally published in 1979, "Cape Light" became an instant classic and one of the most influentia… read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
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2. Uncommon Places: The Complete Works

By: Lynne Tillman , Stephen Shore , Shore Stephen

1.50

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

Stephen Shore took colour photography beyond the domain of advertising and fashion, and his large-f… read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Brassai: Paris By Night by Brassaï

3. Brassai: Paris By Night

By: Brassaï

3.44

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

Roaming Paris streets by night in the early 1930s, Brassa created arresting images of the city's dr… read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Americans by Jack Kerouac, Robert  Frank

4. The Americans

By: Jack Kerouac , Robert Frank

4.10

Format: 668 pages,

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Vivian Maier: A Photographer Found by Vivian Maier, John Maloof

5. Vivian Maier: A Photographer Found

By: Vivian Maier , John Maloof

4.10

Format: 668 pages, ebook

The largest and most comprehensive selection of the work of American street photographer Vivian Mai… read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
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6. The Creation

By: Ernst Haas

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

The story of creation is told in 106 full-color photographs. Breathtaking color pictures, taken all… read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
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7. Daido Tokyo

By: Daidō Moriyama

3.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Daido Moriyama (born 1938 in Ikeda, Japan) invented a new visual language with his work beginning i… read more

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  • photography
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8. By Night in Chile

By: Roberto Bolaño , Chris Andrews

3.89

Format: 118 pages, Paperback

During the course of a single night, Father Sebastian Urrutia Lacroix, a Chilean priest, who is a m… read more

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"…and for goodness’ sake read widely and deeply…"

-Roberto Bolaño, By Night in Chile

"I am dying now, but I still have many things to say."

-Roberto Bolaño, By Night in Chile

"His falcon, called Othello, had struck terror into the heart of every pigeon in Turin..."

-Roberto Bolaño, By Night in Chile

"As time goes by, as time goes by, the whip-crack of the years, the precipice of illusions, the ravine that swallows up all human endeavour except the struggle to survive."

-Roberto Bolaño, By Night in Chile

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9. The Woman in the Dunes

By: Kōbō Abe , E. Dale Saunders

3.89

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

The Woman in the Dunes, by celebrated writer and thinker Kobo Abe, combines the essence of myth, su… read more

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"Timpului nu-i dai pinteni ca unui cal."

-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes

"Defeat begins with the fear that one had lost."

-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes

"Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?"

-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes

"Aşa se spune, înfrangerea începe cu teama de a fi înfrant."

-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes

10. The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas

By: Paul Theroux

3.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

Award-winning travel writer Paul Theroux invites you aboardThe Old Patagonian Express by Train thro… read more

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11. Vivian Maier: Street Photographer

By: Geoff Dyer , Vivian Maier , John Maloof

3.99

Format: 11 pages, Hardcover

Please note that all blank pages in the book were chosen as part of the design by the publisher. A … read more

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12. The New West: Landscapes Along the Colorado Front Range

By: Robert Adams

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Originally published in 1974, Robert Adams' The New Westsignaled a paradigm shift in the photograph… read more

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13. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles

By: Steven Pressfield , Robert McKee

4.08

Format: None pages,

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14. The Unguarded Moment

By: Steve McCurry

3.81

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The title of this book is a phrase that Steve McCurry uses a lot when talking about his work - he i… read more

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15. William Eggleston's Guide

By: John Szarkowski , William Eggleston

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

William Eggleston's Guidewas the first one-man show of color photographs ever presented at The Muse… read more

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16. Vivian Maier: The Color Work

By: Vivian Maier

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive monograph of color photographs by American street photographer Vivian Maier. P… read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Unseen Saul Leiter by Margit Erb

17. The Unseen Saul Leiter

By: Margit Erb

4.59

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling trove of newly discovered color works from the photographer celebrated for his pioneeri… read more

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  • photography
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18. All about Saul Leiter

By: Saul Leiter

4.61

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

An only-from-Japan exploration of the photographer’s art and philosophy. Photography lovers the wo… read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
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19. The Strangers

By: Katherena Vermette

4.10

Format: 336 pages, None

From the bestselling author of The Break comes a staggering intergenerational saga that explores ho… read more

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"Summer was always the worst season. Everyone always complained about winter, but winter was simple, you just didn't go outside. Summer always tried to sneak in where it was not wanted."

-Katherena Vermette, The Strangers

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20. Exiles

By: Josef Koudelka

4.64

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

About Exiles, Cornell Capa once wrote, "Koudelka's unsentimental, stark, brooding, intensely human … read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Think Like a Street Photographer: How to Think Like a Street Photographer by Matt Stuart

21. Think Like a Street Photographer: How to Think Like a Street Photographer

By: Matt Stuart

4.29

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

"Never does that old maxim 'the harder I practice, the luckier I get' ring truer." – Matt Stuart S… read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of La Calle: Photographs from Mexico by Alex Webb

22. La Calle: Photographs from Mexico

By: Alex Webb

4.46

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

La Calle brings together more than thirty years of photography from the streets of Mexico by Alex W… read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Joel Meyerowitz: How I Make Photographs by Joel Meyerowitz

23. Joel Meyerowitz: How I Make Photographs

By: Joel Meyerowitz

4.21

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The "Masters of Photography" series is a new approach to photography how-to. Each volume is dedicat… read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Where I Find Myself: A Lifetime Retrospective by Joel Meyerowitz

24. Where I Find Myself: A Lifetime Retrospective

By: Joel Meyerowitz

4.47

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Where I Find Myself is the first major single book retrospective of one of America's leading photog… read more

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  • photography
Cover of Unnamed Road by Jungjin Lee

25. Unnamed Road

By: Jungjin Lee

3.23

Format: 106 pages, Paperback

For Jungjin Lee, photographing the landscape is an exploration of her own mind – the introspective … read more

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  • photography
Cover of Garry Winogrand by Garry Winogrand

26. Garry Winogrand

By: Garry Winogrand

4.44

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Widely regarded as one of the most important photographers of the 20th century, Garry Winogrand (19… read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Alex Webb: Dislocations by David Chickey

27. Alex Webb: Dislocations

By: David Chickey

4.11

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Newly reimagined edition of Alex Webb’s now-classic and long out-of-print Dislocations Dislocation… read more

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  • photography
Cover of Andre Kertesz: The Polaroids by André Kertész

28. Andre Kertesz: The Polaroids

By: André Kertész

4.20

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

After the death of his wife, André Kertész consoled himself by taking up a new camera, the Polaroid… read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tuscany: Inside the Light (Photography) by Joel Meyerowitz

29. Tuscany: Inside the Light (Photography)

By: Joel Meyerowitz

3.89

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

Joel Meyrowitz is one of the world's best-known and best-selling photographers; his Cape Light has … read more

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  • photography
  • nonfiction

20 Best photography books like La Calle: Photographs from Mexico by Alex Webb

Transform Your Habits

Cape Light

Joel Meyerowitz , Clifford S. Ackley

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Uncommon Places: The Complete Works

Lynne Tillman , Stephen Shore , Shore Stephen

1.50

Transform Your Habits

Brassai: Paris By Night

Brassaï

3.44

Transform Your Habits

The Americans

Jack Kerouac , Robert Frank

4.10

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9 Best nonfiction books like Garry Winogrand by Garry Winogrand

Transform Your Habits

Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values

Robert Adams

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Uncommon Places: The Complete Works

Lynne Tillman , Stephen Shore , Shore Stephen

1.50

Transform Your Habits

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Susan Cain

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People

Henry Carroll

4.53

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