Pilgrimage by Doris Kearns Goodwin $50.00
Pilgrimage took Annie Leibovitz to places that she could explore with no agenda. She wasn’t on assignment. She chose the subjects simply because they meant something to her. The first place was Emily Dickinson’s house in Amherst, Massachusetts, which Leibovitz visited with a small digital camera. A few months later, she went with her three young children to Niagara Falls. “That’s when I...
The History and Practice of the Art of Photography by Beaumont Newhall $15.95
Subjects: Photography Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.
Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography by Richard Howard $14.00
This personal, wide-ranging, and contemplative volume--and the last book Barthes published--finds the author applying his influential perceptiveness and associative insight to the subject of photography. To this end, several black-and-white photos (by the likes of Avedon, Clifford, Hine, Mapplethorpe, Nadar, Van Der Zee, and so forth) are reprinted throughout the text.
Queen Elizabeth II: A Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Album (Royal Collection Publications - Souvenir Album) by Royal Collection Publications $24.95
The forthcoming international Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II will be a historic event in every sense. Marking the sixtieth anniversary of her accession to the throne, the Diamond Jubilee places Queen Elizabeth II in the company of very few other monarchs—among them Queen Victoria—to have achieved such a long reign.Published to commemorate the momentous event, this official souvenir...
Believing Is Seeing: Observations on the Mysteries of Photography by Penguin Press HC, The $40.00
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris investigates the hidden truths behind a series of documentary photographs. In Believing is Seeing Academy Award-winning director Errol Morris turns his eye to the nature of truth in photography. In his inimitable style, Morris untangles the mysteries behind an eclectic range of documentary photographs, from the ambrotype of three children found...
The Big Book of Pussy by Dian Hanson $59.99
The body part series wraps up with the origin of us all First, The Big Book of Breasts, then The Big Penis Book, The Big Book of Legs, and the weighty Big Butt Book. What could follow but an in-depth exploration of the female pudendum, that coveted orifice man spends nine months trying to escape, and a lifetime attempting to reenter? The Big Book of Pussy, not to be confused with a book of big...
Great Tips And Tricks For Every Photography Enthusiast by
Amazon Best Seller: Photography/HistoryBook DescriptionGreat Tips And Tricks For Every Photography Enthusiast! Tricks For Every Photography Enthusiast! Using Internet Forums To Improve Photography Technique A Great Guide On How To Take Good Pictures Photography For Photographers Of Any Skill Level The Basics When It Comes To Photography Solid Advice When Trying To Capture The Perfect Picture...
How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York by Dover Publications $15.95
This famous journalistic record of the filth and degradation of New York's slums at the turn of the century is a classic in social thought and a monument of early American photography. Captured on film by photographer, journalist, and reformer Jacob Riis, more than 100 grim scenes reveal man's struggle to survive.
Photography: A Cultural History (3rd Edition) by Prentice Hall $122.00
For one or two semester courses in the History of Photography. Mary Warner Marien has constructed a richer and more kaleidoscopic account of the history of photography than has previously been available. Her comprehensive survey shows compellingly how photography has sharpened, if not altered forever, our perception of the world. The book was written to introduce students to...
A World History of Photography by Abbeville Press $45.00
Encompasses the entire range of the photographic medium, from the camera lucida to up-to-date computer technology, and from Europe and the Americas to the Far East. The text investigates all aspects of photography - aesthetic, documentary, commercial and technical - while placing it in historical context. It includes three technical sections with detailed information about equipment and...