Photography

Now reissued in an attractively priced, compact edition, this classic and authoritative survey is the first detailed account of a seminal era in photographic history.Inspired and guided by Bernd and Hiller Becher, themselves pioneers in the area of...

Historically, Ultima Thule has been a concept for 'the northernmost boundary with the end of the world', a mythical place. For more than 200 years artists, writers, scientists and adventurers have felt the attraction of life on this boundary. In this...

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...

From Roman origins to Victorian grandeur, Gloucester has a proud and distinctive architectural identity. This extraordinaty history is embodied in the buildings that have shaped the city. Gloucester in 50 Buildings explores the history of this rich and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789381894Author Trond Erik BjorliFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint IntellectPublisher Intellect

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781597113038Author Stephen ShoreFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint AperturePublisher ApertureWeight(grams) 2087gDimensions(mm) 264mm * 335mm * 25mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957044746Author Andrew WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Unity Print and Publishing LtdPublisher Unity Print and Publishing LtdWeight(grams)...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788793604544Author Gerry BadgerFormat HardbackPage Count 292Imprint Strandberg PublishingPublisher Strandberg PublishingWeight(grams) 1780g

Though Alfons Mucha, known as Alphonse Mucha, (1860-1939) achieved lasting international acclaim as an Art Nouveau painter, graphic designer and decorator, his photography is not as well known. In this new, expanded edition produced in cooperation with...

At the turn of the twentieth century the simple postcard became the go-to means of communication for thousands of Victorians and Edwardians, sharing their greetings, their stories and their gossip. The equivalent of the modern-day 'status update', the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783969990940Author Lisa VolpeFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Steidl VerlagPublisher Steidl PublishersWeight(grams) 1400g

Russell "Russ" Melcher came to Europe and photographed the superstars of the time, either during their visits to Paris and France or accompanied them on worldwide trips. He witnessed many world events from film festivals to terrorist attacks. Among the...

Lighthouses may stand watchfully over serene waters one day and be bombarded by immense waves the next. They may look out on the most spectacular views, mark the entrance to a busy harbour or be placed in some of the world's most desolate locations. To...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998068251Author Rob BentonFormat HardbackPage Count 134Imprint EsotericomPublisher EsotericomWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 279mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910401101Author Paul ReasFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint GOST BooksPublisher GOST BooksWeight(grams) 1497gDimensions(mm) 300mm * 231mm * 20mm

Inspired by dioramas of wild flora and fauna found in natural history museums, Jim Naughten's digital reimaginations of a familiar yet alien world, explore the idea of wildlife becoming a lost fantasy. From orangutans swinging through psychedelic...

Thirty years ago a young man sailed by way of the Falkland Islands to Antarctica, where he was to work as a field assistant on the British Antarctic Survey. This adventure, lasting seven months, shaped the course of John Beatty's life. Over the three...

Yves Saint Laurent (1936 2008) is credited with reviving French haute couture in the 1960s, with making ready-to-wear reputable, and with using non-European cultural references. In addition to the kaleidoscope of images in this book, a coterie of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788862084512Author Nick WaplingtonFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint DamianiPublisher DamianiWeight(grams) 1280g

Despite the devastation it suffered from German bombs and city planners, Coventry still boasts a fascinating history dating back centuries. The city has played a major part in the economic and cultural life of the country: it was a major centre of...

Equal parts photo-rich lookbook, and cultural commentary, Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion is the story of the extraordinary intersection of high fashion and basketball, from the league's inception to today, and celebrates the iconic style of NBA...

Darwin's Camera tells the extraordinary story of how Charles Darwin changed the way pictures are seen and made. In his illustrated masterpiece, Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1871), Darwin introduced the idea of using photographs to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899235261Author Nicholas BarkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Dewi Lewis PublishingPublisher Dewi Lewis Publishing

Peter Granser's photo series shows selected buildings of the Bolivian architect Freddy Mamani Silvestre in El Alto, Bolivia. Autodidact, Mamani has with his architectural practice realised more than 60 projects in El Alto since of 2005.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783868287493Author Peter GowlandFormat HardbackPage Count 92Imprint Kehrer VerlagPublisher Kehrer Verlag

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782490140411Author Eric TabuchiFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Poursuite editionsPublisher Poursuite editionsWeight(grams) 1332g

Bas Meeuws' photographs are of an old-fashioned beauty and at the same time radically contemporary. Flower by flower he composes his still lifes, but digitally: the basis for Meeuws' monumental works are digital photographs of individual flowers. They...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780714529981Author Jean-Noel LiautFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Marion Boyars Publishers LtdPublisher Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608683130Author Tony StrombergFormat HardbackPage Count 172Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780909952808Author Geoffrey BatchenFormat HardbackPage Count 220Imprint Power PublicationsPublisher Power Publications

A speech on the radio. A high school literature class. A promise made to a mother. Activism begins in small ways and in unexpected places. In this inspiring book, over forty activists from Billie Jean King to Bernie Sanders and Angela Davis to Edward...

Self-taught photographer Hugh Mangum was born in 1877 in Durham, North Carolina, as its burgeoning tobacco economy put the frontier-like boomtown on the map. As an itinerant portraitist working primarily in North Carolina and Virginia during the rise of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783960700470Author Erik A. De JongFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Hartmann BooksPublisher Hartmann Projects

A polaroid is the physical and organic reminder of a particular moment, enabling the creative team to step back and fully consider the technical and artistic direction of a photoshoot. The excitement of watching the image slowly developing and seeing the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983503828Author Chris NicholsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Sidelight BooksPublisher Sidelight BooksWeight(grams) 376g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783954983650Author Erika EschebachFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Sandstein Kommunikation GmbHPublisher Sandstein Kommunikation GmbHWeight(grams) 4105g

Frank Stewart s Nexus presents an overview of the career of this noted photographer, who since the 1960s has captured spontaneous and sensitive portrayals of African American culture in many forms, including art, food, dance, and music especially jazz...

Instant Love is a how-to guide for shooting jaw-droppingly gorgeous Polaroid (and other instant camera) pictures. In authoritative yet friendly text, Polaroid Notes author Jenifer Altman and two of her cohorts from the vibrant Polaroid community offer a...

George Hurrell was called the "Rembrandt of Hollywood." Before his arrival, movie star portraits were "soft focus" and undistinguished, derivative of the Main Street USA portrait salon. Hurrell instituted a sharp, dramatic look. The vibrant,...