Photography

Legendary Scottish photographer and travel writer John Thomson (1837-1921) set off for the East in 1862 and over the next ten years undertook numerous journeys to various countries including Siam, Cambodia and China, becoming the first person to...

Renowned Photographer and Photoshop hall-of-famer, Martin Evening returns with his comprehensive guide to Photoshop. This acclaimed work covers everything from the core aspects of working in Photoshop to advanced techniques for refined workflows and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911306962Author Stuart FranklinFormat HardbackPage Count 244Imprint Dewi Lewis PublishingPublisher Dewi Lewis PublishingWeight(grams) 1800gDimensions(mm)...

"Montgomery's photographs capture the reality of Americans in crisis, in all our flawed, tragic, ridiculous glory." -Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler DynastyAmerican Mirror is award-winning photographer...

Public, Private, Secret explores the roles that photography and video play in the crafting of identity, and the reconfiguration of social conventions that define our public and private selves. Consciously framed by our present era, this collection of...

The Marches - the border area between Wales and England - was semi-independent during much of the Middle Ages and today retains a special character. In this book author John Kinross explores the country houses built over the centuries in the border areas...

In the USA, the dozens of Monsanto sites have been classified as sensitive zones by the Federal Environmental Agency due to the sites' activities, which have already had grave consequences for human health and for the environment. For the sake of mankind...

This practical book explains the basic rules of portraiture, as well as covering more complex ideas of image making. Set out in chronological order as a photographer would approach a shoot, it explains each step of the process, including post-production...

Darlington is rightly famous for its involvement in the introduction and subsequent development of the railways in the UK. As such, it carries responsibility for shaping not just regional change on a huge scale in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries...

In Ireland you are never far away from the border between land and sea and the coast is an integral part of the country. It is a place of natural beauty and vibrant history. Carsten Krieger takes the reader, chapter by chapter, through a virtual tour...

Wimborne Minster is a market town in Dorset. The settlement grew up around its minster, from which it takes its name and which was originally an Anglo-Saxon foundation. The town is known for its large number of buildings from the fifteenth to the...

The first comprehensive consideration of Life magazine's groundbreaking and influential contribution to the history of photography From the Great Depression to the Vietnam War, the vast majority of the photographs printed and consumed in the United...

About thirty years ago Garth Groombridge recorded the changing scene in Teddington, Twickenham and the Hamptons - focusing particularly on buildings that were due for demolition. He uses his photographs to travel back in time - to a period when these...

A photographic celebration of how things are made, honoring the workers who bring craft, passion, and technological savvy to American manufacturing-both traditional and cutting-edgeFor the past ten years, Christopher Payne has embarked on a photographic...

In Capture One Pro 9: Mastering RAW Development, Image Processing, and Asset Management, photographer Sascha Erni teaches readers everything they need to know in order to quickly get up and running with Capture One Pro.Historically, Capture One Pro...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904587729Author John Comino-JamesFormat HardbackPage Count 168Imprint Dewi Lewis PublishingPublisher Dewi Lewis PublishingWeight(grams) 941g

This landmark book offers a synthesis of celebrated Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas's views on her work and the role of the documentary photographer. Through text drawn largely from exclusive interviews with editor Mark Holborn, she offers a...

What started as America's National Pastime is now a global phenomenon with multi-million dollar baseball leagues around the world and enough countries playing the game to warrant its inclusion in the 2020/1 Olympics. What started as America's...

Cristina de Middel has been travelling for years with migrants on the train they call “the beast”, interviewing sicarios (hired killers), talking for hours with “coyotes” (clandestine smugglers) and police officers. By combining her own photographs with...

Secret Shepperton explores the history of the town from its early origins as an Iron Age settlement nestling on the banks of the River Thames. It's the place where Caesar crossed the river in AD 54. Subsequent river finds reveal that this area regularly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783958296848Author Robert AdamsFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Steidl VerlagPublisher Steidl Publishers

Why did Henri Cartier-Bresson nearly have a posthumous exhibition while still alive? What led Stephen Shore to work with color? Why was Sophie Calle accused of stealing Vermeer's The Concert ? And what is Susan Meiselas's take on Instagram and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906122669Author Mark SissonFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 788g

Frome was historically one of the largest towns in Somerset and is rapidly growing today. Its wealth was built on wool and cloth industries, later metalworking and printing, bringing many people into the town. Agricultural work was also the way of life...

American photographer Larry Fink (b.1941) is the Jack Kerouac of photography. This accessible monograph reviews his 40-year career as a photographer, during which he celebrated the expressiveness of the human body and its colourful and energetic...

The inimitable Charles Dickens is regarded by many as the finest novelist of the Victorian era. His ability to weave magic with words makes him as popular as ever. Born in 1812 in what many would describe as humble circumstances, he went on to create...

Discover the secrets and beauty of the world's rarest trees in this fantastic book filled with more than 300 color photographs. Did you know that the resin of the dragon tree was so prized that it was used and traded as medicine by the Roman Empire? Or...

In fall 2012, the hardcover edition of this book was released to critical acclaim and received several awards, including the 2013 American Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award for its innovative collaborative approach and design. Now available in...

Only Us is a comprehensive, photographic portrait of humanity; a tapestry of mankind. As a species we are incredibly diverse, yet remarkably similar in so many ways. Our ability to adapt is unrivalled; from the four corners of the planet there are few...

In The Photographer's Guide to Luminar 4, photographer Jeff Carlson helps you discover Luminar's best features to take full advantage of the program for all your photography needs.For photographers looking for either an alternative to Adobe Lightroom or...

Photography does more than simply represent the world. It acts in the world, connecting people to form relationships and shaping relationships to create communities. In this beautiful book, Margaret Olin explores photography's ability to "touch" us...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788869659188Author Gabriele BasilicoFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint ContrastoPublisher ContrastoWeight(grams) 800g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910089071Author Gill LoatsFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Tangent BooksPublisher Tangent BooksWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 245mm * 10mm

Made in England is a book by frame builders, about frame builders. It takes a unique look at the world of bespoke frame building by showcasing the artisans in England who craft these bicycle frames. The authors, Matthew Sowter and Ricky Feather,...

This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Southampton's past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites. The photographs are taken from the Historic England...

The village of Beer has a very special community spirit which has built up over the years. No doubt the rich history and heritage that Beer has is the reason why its inhabitants are so justifiably proud of the place in which they live. With its idyllic...

"It's very hard for me to accept that Sukita-san has been snapping away at me since 1972, but that really is the case. I suspect that it's because whenever he's asked me to do a session, I conjure up in my mind's eye the sweet, creative and big-hearted...

After her 10-year tenure as the editor of Vogue Paris, where she became known for her boundary pushing editorials, Carine Roitfeld has since gone on to launch her magazine CR Fashion Book that exploded with creative strength to propel fashion forward...

From amateur experiments in scrapbooks and stereographs to contemporary photobook collaborations between leading practitioners, poets and photographers have created an art form that continues to evolve and deserves critical exploration. Photopoetry...

This sumptuous book invites you to follow the course of the Nile and Egyptian history on board a floating historical monument, the Steam Ship Sudan. At 100 years old, and made of wood and copper, it is the last steamship still cruising in Upper Egypt and...