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An exploration of photography's longstanding and generative relationship to the automobile. Since its invention, the automobile has reshaped our landscape, extended our geographic horizons and radically altered our conception of space and time,...

The Showbands phenomenon burst spectacularly onto the Irish music scene in the 1960s, and Spotlight photographer Michael O'Reilly had unique access to the biggest stars of that time. From national treasures like The Royal Showband, The Drifters, The...

During the 1970s, London-based photographers joined together to form collectives which engaged with local and international political protest in cities across the UK. This book is a survey of the radical community photography that these collectives...

"A breathtaking and emotive journey across our planet." - Outdoor Photography "van Oosten provides plenty of technical details and anecdotes about how he took his pictures, as well as explanations about the subjects they face." - Nigel Atherton, Amateur...

Why do we look at lynching photographs? What is the basis for our curiosity, rage, indignation, or revulsion? Beginning in the late nineteenth century, nearly five thousand blacks were put to death at the hands of lynch mobs throughout America. In many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786156595287Author Alex NyergesFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Szepmuveszeti MuzeumPublisher Szepmuveszeti Muzeum

"If we hold our breath and gaze a bit more carefully at our world, we might just glimpse a few beautiful secrets hiding in plain sight," writes Anand Varma, renowned National Geographic photographer, in this book. The long tongue of a hummingbird. The...

Just how long do you plan on defying the laws of gravity?" Responding to overwhelming demand, the Cambridge Women's Pornography Cooperative has researched deeply into the desires of women of a certain age. The result: forty steamy scenarios show hunky...

Here is an exciting new survey of more than 30 young photographers from 14 countries who will have a pivotal role in shaping the fashion of the future. From Axel Hoedt's bold graphic experimentation and fascination with traditional costume, to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857042613Author Mike HeathFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

The first in our SNAP Music photography series. Having started out shooting Spandau Ballet in the early Eighties, Neil s numerous commissions from record companies and the music press saw him work with most of the headline acts of the Eighties and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781727218Author Bruce CardwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressDimensions(mm) 220mm * 230mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782869251540Author Claudia AndujarFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporainPublisher Fondation Cartier pour l'art...

"Often, we just see the byline of the photographer next to a picture. In this collection, we now learn insider information about the Rolling Stones from the contributors who carried cameras." - Reader's Digest "On the heels of the Rolling Stones' latest...

Henry Bourne's photographs of the residences and workspaces of a who's who of creative people open windows onto the groundbreaking design approaches and trends of the last three decades.For nearly thirty years, Bourne has been photographing the...

It is often said that you can't take the same walk twice in New York. Its history may be short compared to that of European cities, but it is also a history marked by lightning-fast change. This pictorial journey into the history of New York City starts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683836209Author Andrew FaragoFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857100757Author Mike ReadFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734587333Author Brandon JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Almighty & Insane BooksPublisher Almighty & Insane Books

A book about the wildlife and landscapes of southwest England, covering the counties of Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset, richly illustrated with high quality photography. Written and photographed by Nigel Hicks.Book InformationISBN...

Shows colour images of the life on and coast line of the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Sark & Herm.About the AuthorChris Andrews Publications started out by producing a series of postcards in Oxford and then extended to calendars and books. Then we...

Brings together a wealth of research and an expansive selection of photographs to create an enduring account of America's first known trans network, Casa Susanna. In the 1950s and 60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men...

Local government has undergone significant changes since the early 1970s. Firstly, in 1974, the county boroughs, urban districts and rural districts were replaced by district or borough councils operating under county councils. At this time local...

With this book we invite the reader to discover List's multi-faceted work, by exploring many masterpieces and some lesser known work side by side. The elusive oeuvre of the German photographer Herbert List is hard to categorise. He worked in almost...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912751006Author Will Burrard-LucasFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Burrard-Lucas BooksPublisher Burrard-Lucas BooksWeight(grams) 2800gDimensions(mm)...

The name Phyllis Posnick is synonymous with Vogue and the extraordinary fashion editorials the magazine's audience loves. Posnick is best known for creating photo editorials to illustrate the magazine's Beauty and Health articles, but cast off any ideas...

Whales and dolphins alike are renowned for their intelligent nature and fascinating social rituals. Like us humans, they use vocalisations to communicate. They both have distinctive, streamlined body shapes and propel themselves through water using...

Our fast-changing world seen through the lenses of 140 leading contemporary photographers around the globe. With close to 500 images, many previously unpublished, this landmark publication takes stock of the material and spiritual cultures that make up...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910566947Author Hoxton Mini PressFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910566732Author Hoxton Mini PressFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press

Sir Nigel Gresley's V2 Class 2-6-2 locomotive was developed during a period of great success for the London & North Eastern Railway company. The A3 Class and A4 Class Pacifics were breaking records and creating headlines across the globe when the first...

In 2017, Arif Naqvi and The Abraaj Group were on the brink of changing the world of private equity. Abraaj was a pioneer of a new model of impact investing built on the idea that making money and doing good are not mutually exclusive. It had helped...

In 2018, the VII Foundation asked more than a dozen renowned reporters and photojournalists to revisit countries with which they had become achingly familiar during times of brutal conflict. The task was to see peace through the prism of their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906887766Author Heidi M. SandsFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint PiXZ BooksPublisher PiXZ Books

For its millions of readers, the National Geographic has long been a window to the world of exotic peoples and places. In this fascinating account of an American institution, Catherine A. Lutz and Jane L. Collins explore the possibility that the...

Collects over 150 years of key moments in the visual history of the Southern United States, with over two hundred photographs taken from 1850 to present The South is perhaps the most mythologized region in the United States and also one of the most...

Allied victory in the Second World War owed much to air power. The success of military and naval operations invariably hinged on control of the skies, and the rise to dominance of the Allied air forces meant that the Nazi war machine was effectively...

Photo-Graphics: Exposure looks behind the lens at the science of light, colour and lenses, and then applies this to the practical matters of such essentials as shutter speed, aperture, ISO, depth of field, metering, movement, histograms, exposure...

Robert Ellis James-Robertson (always known as Ellis) was born in Wales but lived at Worcester from the mid-1950s and travelled extensively around the country building up a large railway collection. In the 1960s a few of Ellis's photographs were published...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781714448180Author Linda UllathorneFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 8mm