Photography

Light Break presents the first survey since 1996 of photographer Roy DeCarava, an essential figure of American art and culture, whose "poetry of vision" re-forms urban life, labor, love, and jazz into the discovery of "an intimate, emotional arc of...

Former runways, abandoned buildings, disused railways and more: discover the urban spaces worldwide that have been transformed into green havens. Showcasing the transformative power of nature in today's cities, Urban Oasis is a journey through the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910566800Author Paul TrevorFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press

Famous as the birthplace of rugby league and of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson as well as being the childhood home of Herbert Asquith, Huddersfield rose to prominence during the Industrial Revolution as a major centre of textile production. Evidence...

Apes, they arouse very special feelings in many people because they are so similar to us. When we look into their eyes, we can feel the closeness to our own species. This is exactly the emotion conveyed in the coffee-table book Face to Face by Anup Shah...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788086450650Author Simon BarkerFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint DivusPublisher Divus

Set in the heart of the Stour Valley, Sudbury is an ancient market town situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty. During the late Middle Ages, the town was a centre for the weaving and silk industries, the wealth of which led to many great...

On the occasion of Blondie's fortieth anniversary, Chris Stein shares his iconic and mostly unpublished photographs of Debbie Harry and the cool creatures of the '70s and '80s New York rock scene. While a student at the School of Visual Arts, Chris Stein...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783958296534Author Orhan PamukFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Steidl VerlagPublisher Steidl PublishersWeight(grams) 820g

In the tradition of Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, Rodney Smith has a signature, timeless style. This dazzling collection, now in paperback and with a framable print, celebrates 50 years of Smith's photography. Rodney Smith bridges the gap between...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783958293908Author William Eggleston, IIIFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Steidl VerlagPublisher Steidl PublishersWeight(grams) 440g

"His work went beyond fashion and was a fine art." -a Charles James patron Charles James, often considered to be America's first couturier, was renowned in the 1940s and 1950s as a master at sculpting fabric for the female form and creating...

"I never know what I'm going to capture, it's all spontaneous and that's what I love the most. I often find myself walking the streets for hours and hours taking photos. Every image I capture is the result of a little flicker that happens to catch my eye...

Tynemouth and Cullercoats are two villages on the north east coast with long and interesting histories. They are both now known as popular tourist attractions with Tynemouth dominated by its Priory and Castle and Cullercoats by its picturesque...

The city of Southampton, lying on the south coast in Hampshire, has seen massive changes over the years. Its favoured location on the natural harbour of Southampton Water enabled it to develop as a major port, and it saw particularly rapid growth in...

Located in the heart of the Home Counties, Hertford has retained its identity as the administrative capital of 'The Shire of Hertford' for 1,000 years and yet has managed to remain a small, almost 'self-sufficient' town. The arable land surrounding...

"From a lighthouse keeper in Norway to a reindeer herder in Mongolia, the resulting series offers a captivating portrait of 10 extraordinary individuals living off the grid." - Financial Times "His book takes you on a journey of discovery." - Home &...

Pontypridd History Tour takes the reader on an exciting journey through this iconic market town, which sits at the gateway to three historic valleys of the South Wales coalfield. From pastoral, drovers' river-crossing into a town that embodied a thriving...

Pay homage to the wonders of the world from above. Professional photographer Henry Do redefines how we view the world in a fearless perspective on aerial photography, from lush tropical paradises to the stark patterns of urban landscapes..Henry Do's...

The history of the ancient town of Kingston upon Thames goes back to Anglo-Saxon times, and two Saxon kings were crowned there. Historically in Surrey, it has been an important crossing point for the River Thames for centuries and although the town is...

Of one-and-a-half million surviving photographs related to Nazi concentration camps, only four depict the actual process of mass killing perpetrated at the gas chambers. Images in "Spite of All" reveals that these rare photos of Auschwitz, taken...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840336856Author Rose Jane LeslieFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 173mm * 240mm * 5mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647224578Author Chris RainierFormat HardbackPage Count 284Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsWeight(grams) 2744gDimensions(mm) 305mm *...

Following Aperture's acclaimed city issues centered around photography in Delhi, Mexico City, Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo, and Sao Paulo, the magazine's Fall edition considers Accra as a site of vivid photographic styles connected to visual culture in...

Bexhill may have one of the highest percentages of retired people in the country, but this fascinating town does not deserve its reputation as God's waiting room. The town was developed by the 7th Earl of Sackville as a seaside resort in the late...

Gillian Laub's photographs of her family from the past twenty years, now collected in one volume, explore the ways society's biggest questions are revealed in our most intimate relationships. Family Matters zeroes in on the artist's family as an example...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780942299663Author Chris MarkerFormat HardbackPage Count 258Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 975gDimensions(mm) 191mm * 241mm * 27mm

Paddy Rossmore: Photography records half a century of the travels made by Lord Rossmore and his companions the Knight of Glin, Desmond FitzGerald, and Mariga Guinness of the Irish Georgian Society. The visual record made by Rossmore provides a unique...

On the picturesque banks of the River Thames in Berkshire lies Windsor, over owing with rich royal history and dominated by its castle. Across the iron bridge on the opposite bank is Eton, often named as the prettiest town in England, where the majestic...

Weddings are beautiful and exciting occasions, but they are a tense challenge for the photographer. This practical book explains how to take romantic signature shots, as well as how to capture the spontaneous moments of the day. Written by an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080204110Author Mary RussellFormat HardbackPage Count 88Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 460g

Pictorial books such as this dedicated to the past are not only invaluable to local historians, but also of interest to anyone wishing to know more about the history of the place they live or work in, for old photographs can provide fascinating insight...

Chilean photographer Sergio Larrain (1931–2012) published very few books during his lifetime, but perhaps the most fêted among them was Valparaíso. He photographed this Chilean seaport throughout his career, but it was in the early 1960s, when he...

Stretching for some 90 miles from the Kent boundary near Camber Sands with its sand dunes to Thorney Island within the sheltered waters of Chichester Harbour, the Sussex coast presents a rich variety of features, from bustling resorts to oases of calm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780359753246Author Brad JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Abbott PropertiesPublisher Abbott PropertiesWeight(grams) 86gDimensions(mm) 297mm *...

The artists Cy Twombly and Sally Mann may at first seem an unlikely pairing. He was a leading contemporary artist who defied easy categorisation, a painter and sculptor whose enigmatic work often referenced mythology and epic poetry. She is a...

Examines early practices of staged photography in visualizing queer forms of relation. Body Language is the first in-depth study of the extraordinary interplay between George Platt Lynes and PaJaMa (Paul Cadmus, Jared French, and Margaret Hoening...

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...

The renowned World Press Photo Foundation, "Connecting the world to the stories that matter", publishes a compilation of prize-winning press photographs each year. Carefully selected from thousands of entries, they present the most celebrated, powerful,...

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...