Photography

This is a lavishly illustrated virtual tour of Singapore between the 1840s and the early 1900s - a bustling metropolis that has now changed beyond recognition. Featuring more than 120 rare photographs from leading institutions and private collections,...

A groundbreaking examination of post-war photography in East and West Germany This ambitious publication is the first book to thoroughly evaluate the photography that emerged during Germany's geopolitical division from the 1950s to the 1980s. With...

To Make Their Own Way in the World is a profound consideration of some of the most challenging images in the history of photography: fifteen daguerreotypes of Alfred, Delia, Drana, Fassena, Jack, Jem, and Renty-men and women of African descent who were...

From the perspective of his 90 years of age, from the height of being a legend in photography, William Klein looks back and selects his favourite works, those that he considers to be the best in his whole career, in order to pay homage to photography...

Since her first photographs in the late '70s, Bettina Rheims has defied the predictable. From her series on Pigalle strippers (1980) to her cycle on the life of Jesus in I.N.R.I. (1998), from Chanel commercials to Gender Studies (2011), her work has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909526044Author Barry FeinsteinFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Reel Art PressPublisher Reel Art PressWeight(grams) 998g

An invaluable resource for photography educators, this volume is a survey of photographic education in the first decade of the 21st Century. Drawing upon her 25 years of teaching experience and her professional network, Michelle Bogre spoke with 47 photo...

Astanga Yoga is a dynamic and energetic form of yoga that uses the breath to flow from one posture to the next. The postures, or asanas, are linked by vinyasa sequences, creating a heat that cleanses the body, while the mind stays clear and calm. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783958291881Author Richard SerraFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Steidl VerlagPublisher Steidl PublishersWeight(grams) 1200g

Saltash has seen many changes over the years. The waterside area beside the River Tamar has been occupied for over a thousand years and was the home to fishermen plying their trade for much of that time. A ferry ran between Plymouth and Saltash for over...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907893612Author Paddy SummerfieldFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Dewi Lewis PublishingPublisher Dewi Lewis PublishingDimensions(mm) 205mm * 245mm *...

"...a charming, beautiful and extremely aesthetically pleasing travelogue." -Roger Lush, Amateur Photographer "Stunning photography." -Outdoor Photography What does winter look like in the far north? According to the cliches: as dark and cold as a...

Paris' photographic chronicle of a 1980s factory remains one of her foremost accomplishments In 1984, the German photographer Helga Paris (born 1938) spent several weeks at a state-owned clothing factory, during which time she shot more than 1,500...

Gone With The Wind is one of the most popular movies of all time. To commemorate its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2014, The Making of Gone With The Wind presents more than 600 items from the archives of David O. Selznick, the film's producer, and his...

This official tie-in book to Marilyn Agrelo's (Mad Hot Ballroom) documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street supplements the film's exploration of the origins and legacy of Sesame Street with exclusive interviews and unseen photographs from...

From Here to the Horizon presents the work of fifty of America's leading contemporary landscape photographers in honor of the life and influence of Barry Lopez (1945-2020), one of our most revered writers about the landscape and our place within it. Work...

A book that changes the narrative about postpartum, Life After Birth illustrates what life is really like after birth not just days and weeks later, but also years afterward. What is the transition to motherhood really like? From a parent in the military...

Every photographer, from weekend enthusiast to professional, can learn by studying the "greats". In Why Photographs Work, author/photographer George Barr analyzes fifty striking images by some of the world's top photographers. Accompanying Barr's...

Ernst Scheidegger (1923–2016) ranks among Switzerland’s most distinguished 20th-century photographers. His portraits of artists made his name internationally. Scheidegger’s photographs of Alberto Giacometti at his Paris studio or in his native Val...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783868287240Author Magnus WennmanFormat HardbackPage Count 34Imprint Kehrer VerlagPublisher Kehrer Verlag

Goats are the animal du jour - "goat yoga" (yoga with baby goats) has exploded in popularity, and social media is flooded with photos of cute goats. This sweet little gift book pairs inspiring quotations that resonate with both goats and humans ("The...

The very thing that makes wide-angle photography so compelling also makes it a challenge: While you're sure to capture a vast scene using a wide-angle lens, it can be difficult to direct the viewer's attention when so many elements are included in an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908211491Author Seph LawlessFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Carpet Bombing CulturePublisher Carpet Bombing CultureWeight(grams) 1340gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911306702Author Melanie FriendFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Dewi Lewis PublishingPublisher Dewi Lewis PublishingWeight(grams) 295g

With Macromancy, the British photographer Mark Pinder (*1966) presents a photographic essay on the state of the nation that spans three and a half decades. In it, he examines the social, political, and economic changes that Great Britain (and the North...

Ancoats, in Manchester, was once unimaginably different. One of the world's earliest industrial suburbs, it was dark and dense, noisy, frenetic, violent and unhealthy. It was also vibrant and creative. It had a striking vapour, sound and feel. The area...

Waikiki, one of Honolulu's most famous neighbourhoods, had already become a crowded tourist destination when Wessel photographed there in the late seventies and early eighties. This book contains Wessel's edit of these pictures and is a record of...

Capturing the boundless creativity of the LEGO (R) brand, this colorful book recreates objects and scenes from everyday life using LEGO bricks. Transforming handfuls of bricks into minty toothpaste, eggs and bacon, lush houseplants, and more, LEGO...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780963109583Author Cheryl DunyeFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint Artspace Books,U.S.Publisher Artspace Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783969000335Author Elina BrotherusFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Kehrer VerlagPublisher Kehrer VerlagWeight(grams) 285g

The Enthusiast's Guide to Lightroom: 55 Photographic Principles You Need to Know teaches you how to get the most out of Adobe Lightroom, the most popular image-editing software on the market. Photographer and author Rafael "RC" Concepcion covers...

Autochromes were the first commercial colour photographs. Invented in 1904 by the Lumière brothers Auguste and Louis in Paris, colour photographs caused a great sensation at the time. They were an innovation and the first way to depict the world in...

One hundred years ago in Ireland marked a time of change. The continuous rise of an Irish revival, debates over Home Rule and the idea of Irish identity were continuously negotiated by all classes of society. In Cork City Reflections, authors Kieran...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590566381Author Jo-Anne McArthurFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Lantern Books,USPublisher Lantern Books,USWeight(grams) 2g

The sport of drum majorettes has a long history in South Africa, becoming popular in the early 80s, but participation in the sport has since dropped dramatically. In contemporary culture there is a strong sense of nostalgia linked to drum majorettes;...

The medieval Suffolk market town of Bungay on the River Waveney was dominated by its castle, owned by the Bigod family, the Earls of Norfolk, and its Benedictine priory. The town prospered through its river trade and other local industries and was also...

In this updated edition of Corporate Video Production, Stuart Sweetow teaches aspiring and seasoned videographers how to make imaginative corporate videos with eye-catching designs, rhythmic editing tricks, and essential scriptwriting and interview...

Street-cool visual artist-cum-nightlife guru, Andre Saraiva, whose life dovetails into graffiti subculture, chic jet-setting, and the fashion world, presents an autobiographical visual diary of sorts, a revealing window into the worlds he inhabits...

In the early 1990s Collier Schorr began working on and off in Southern Germany, compiling a documentary and fictional portrait of a small town inhabited by historical apparitions. Combining the overlapping roles of war photographer, traveling...

Situated on the Wirral Peninsula, across the River Mersey from Liverpool, is the town of Birkenhead. It can trace its origins back to the twelfth century when a Benedictine priory and Mersey ferry were established here. Later, as a result of the...