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 A celebrated return of Robert Frank’s seminal photobook, The Americans, to Aperture's catalog—one of the most important bodies of photographic work ever madeIn the nearly seven decades since its publication in France in 1958, and in the United States in...

No more romance, said the renowned erotic photographer Stefan Soell, after enjoying great success with his two lavish photographic volumes entitled Alpenglow and Volcanic Girls. A completely new, modern style of portraying the nude was required, and...

Australia and the Australian landscape conjure up images of golden sand beaches with blue water and white-tipped waves, red, rocky expanses punctuated with the ghostly trunks of gum trees, blue-green tree-filled mountains, or misty rain forest canopies...

'Never does that old maxim "the harder I practice, the luckier I get" ring truer.' - Matt StuartStreet photography may look like luck, but you have to get out there and hone your craft if you want to shake up those luck vibes. Matt Stuart never goes out...

One hundred of the most outstanding photographs taken by photographer, model and Surrealist muse Lee Miller, published in anticipation of the November 2023 release of the film Lee, starring Kate Winslet as Lee Miller Photojournalist, war correspondent,...

Described by the Sunday Times as 'a fascinating revelation of an adventurous and protean spirit', this biography is the inspiration behind the 2024 film Lee, starring Kate Winslet as Lee Miller. Beautiful, bewitching and an exceptionally good...

From the mighty halls of ancient Alexandria to the coffered ceilings of the Morgan Library in New York, human beings have had a long, enraptured relationship with libraries. Like no other concept and like no other space, the collection of knowledge,...

Widely considered Japan's most influential and prolific photographer, Daido Moriyama has been challenging conventions of the art form for more than a half century. This exhaustive and electrifying retrospective, published in cooperation with the Daido...

Take an inspiring walk with legendary photographer Daido Moriyama while he explains his groundbreaking approach to street photography. For over half a century, Moriyama has provided a distinct vision of Japan and its people. Here he offers a unique...

'An incredible photographer and good friend' -RINGO STARR The definitive collection of the breathtaking Beatles photographs of Terry O'Neill.Iconic photographer Terry O'Neill worked with the Beatles across five decades, capturing the band at the...

Andy Warhol was a relentless chronicler of life and its encounters. Carrying a Polaroid camera from the late 1950s until his death in 1987, he amassed a huge collection of instant pictures of friends, lovers, patrons, the famous, the obscure, the scenic,...

Photographs and stories of 500 women from around the world, based on the author's hugely popular website.Since 2013 Mihaela Noroc has travelled the world with her backpack and camera taking photos of everyday women to showcase the diversity and beauty...

The electrifying memoir of acclaimed photographer Sally Mann - 'An instant classic' (New York Times)In this extraordinary memoir, the acclaimed American photographer Sally Mann blends narrative and image to explore the forces that shaped her work...

A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR"To flip through the book is to be immersed back in the glory days of Cool Britannia... and it's just as cool as you remember"GQRemember Britpop and the '90s through hundreds of its most striking images - with many seen here...

'One of the most influential art projects of the decade' - Washington PostFrom street photographer Brandon Stanton, Humans is a book that connects readers as global citizens at a time when erecting more borders is the order of the day. It shows us the...

It was on a Malibu beach in 1988 that Peter Lindbergh shot the White Shirts series, images now known the world over. Simple yet seminal, the photographs introduced us to Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Rachel Williams, Karen Alexander, Tatjana...

Barthes shares his passionate, in-depth knowledge and understanding of photography. ...

On a winter's night in 1949 in New York City, young marketing student and budding photographer Walter Chandoha spotted a stray kitten in the snow, bundled it into his coat, and brought it home. Little did he know he had just met the muse that would...

The direct sequel to a classic photobook: an exceptional selection of photographs from Daido Moriyama's seminal magazine publication from 2017 to today. Between June 1972 and July 1973, Daido Moriyama produced his own magazine publication, Kiroku, which...

On Divorce is the debut title in a new portrait photography series by The School of Life. The photographs and accompanying texts were captured and recorded over two years by British photographer Harry Borden (himself divorced). The images are a mirror...

Following on the success of his book The Empire of Death , which has attracted a global cult following, Paul Koudounaris brings the catacomb saints out of the darkness with this astonishing volume, which includes arresting images of more than seventy...

TASCHEN presents Lost + Found and Good News, the latest and final publications from artist David LaChapelle. The books are the fourth and fifth installments of LaChapelle's five-book anthology, which began with LaChapelle Land (1996), continued with...

_The Long Ride Home: Black Cowboys in America_ is the first book to tell the story of the Black cowboy experience in contemporary America. Although Black cowboys have been a fixture on the American landscape and frontier since the nineteenth century, few...

The best way to learn is by doing. The Photographer's Playbook features photography assignments, as well as ideas, stories, and anecdotes from many of the world's most talented photographers and photography professionals. Whether you're looking for...

"It's all here: the grade school Walt Disney and Dr. Seuss; the adolescent acid trips; the fondness for Post-it notes and flying saucers; the long tails of Dubuffet and Burroughs; the encounters with Madonna, Warhol, and one game-changer of a subway...

Created by expert professional photographer Michael Freeman, this convenient book is divided into the four essential areas for photographers to understand; the exposure, light & lighting, composition and editing. It's quick and easy to refer to in the...

The classic photo book portraying the denizens of the Chelsea Hotel in all their eccentric, bohemian glory - back in print in a revised and expanded edition. When the young Brazilian photographer Claudio Edinger moved into the Chelsea Hotel in the late...

Beautiful, haunting photographs of abandoned places in the USSR. Once thriving buildings now ravaged by nature and time are the subject of this fascinating, coffee-table book. Relics of the Soviet conquest of space, Moscow Pioneer camps, remnants of...

"[A] gorgeous anthology of fashion images ... Leibovitz is nothing less than America's greatest living photographic portraitist ... she has changed fashion photography forever." - Anna Wintour Legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz's surprising account...

Landscape photography is one of the most popular genres for amateur photographers. Mastering the genre, however, takes time: time to perfect exposure, color, composition, and--perhaps above all else--the ability to see and record the landscape in a way...

Salgado's images of the Sahel famine and his colossal project 'Workers' would be enough to make his reputation and justify all the awards he has received. But there is more.A native of Brazil, trained as an economist, Sebastiao Salgado has shown a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781869193942Author Roger BallenFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Protea BoekhuisPublisher Protea BoekhuisWeight(grams) 1110g

This addition to the affordable Photofile series brings together the best work of Ernst Haas, one of the world's greatest photographers. One of the early pioneers of colour photography, Haas began his photographic career in the 1940s in Vienna, rising...

'A photographer's gift to the viewer is sometimes beauty in the overlooked ordinary' Saul Leiter Photography lovers the world over are now embracing Saul Leiter, who has enjoyed a remarkable revival since fading into relative obscurity in the 1980s...

This spectacular book brings together the most beautiful, memorable and evocative pictures of Steve McCurry's extraordinary career American photographer Steve McCurry (b.1950) is universally recognized as one of today's finest image-makers and has won...

Explore and discover the most beautiful places in Northumberland with this definitive visitor and photo-location guidebook. From coast to castles, endless beaches and windswept hills, you'll experience solitude and a hearty welcome in the kingdom of...

Gathering some of Alex Webb's most iconic images, many of which were taken in the far corners of the earth, The Suffering of Light brings a fresh perspective to his extensive catalogue. Recognized as a pioneer of American colour photography, Webb has...

The first book by astronaut Tim Peake - a mesmerising collection of over 150 of Tim's stunning photographs taken on board the International Space Station, many of which have never been seen before. Including a personal commentary from Tim, this is an...

On the fiftieth anniversary of David Bowie's magical album, Aladdin Sane 50 is the ultimate celebration of a musical masterpiece - and the most famous photograph in pop history.This landmark book contains hundreds of photographs, including dozens of...

Peter Lindbergh and Azzedine Alaia, the photographer and the couturier, were united by their love of black, a love that they would cultivate alike in silver print and solid color garments. Lindbergh ceaselessly turned to black and white to signify his...