Portraits & Selfies

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...

Whether you're using a top-notch camera or the one on your phone, anyone can practise being more present through photography. One Photo A Day Keeps the Doctor Away will help you do just that, through 160 photography challenges that help you to slow down...

Fashion and creative director Sunita Kumar Nair presents Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion, which pays homage to the style icon's timeless, distinguished beauty, and legacy in the first book of its kind. Foreword by Gabriela Hearst,...

Born in Berlin in 1920, Helmut Newton trained as a teenager with legendary photographer Yva, following her lead into the enticing pastures of fashion, portraiture and nudes. Forced to flee the Nazis aged only 18, Newton never left Berlin behind. After...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867195279Author Charles GatewoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Last Gasp,U.S.Publisher Last Gasp,U.S.Weight(grams) 397g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781597114738Author Josef KoudelkaFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint AperturePublisher ApertureWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 163mm * 23mm

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 vintage heyday of American pinups is presented here in full view, with a modern flare and that unique Alvarado touch. Military-uniform- and gear-clad models featured with classic combat aircraft-from the WWII P-51 Mustang and Spitfire to the...

A MUST-HAVE COLLECTION OF RARE AND UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF KATE BUSH.WITH ESSAYS BY HER BROTHER, JOHN CARDER BUSH, ABOUT KATE'S LIFE AND CAREER.Stunning and unique images from throughout Kate Bush's career including:Outtakes from classic album shoots and...

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...

"Terry was everywhere in the 60s - he knew everything and everyone that was happening" Keith Richards "Terry O'Neill rates rightly as one of the best photographers in the world. He captures something special" Sir Michael Caine "When it comes to...

This wonderful photographic record of the last year at the site of the New Covent Garden Flower Market, occupied since the 1960s before it moved to its new, more modern premises, captures the essence and heart of what makes a market: its amazing product...

Whatever type of device you use to take pictures - whether a phone or a pro-spec digital camera - the most compelling subject is always other human beings. Portraiture is one of the most popular genres in photography, but it can also be one of the most...

***'Are you aging fabulously? Here's how.' Anna Murphy, The Times'A lovely book celebrating female beauty over 40.' Top Sante'You become what you see. What you see determines what you believe - and the most powerful way of inspiring people is with...

Sensuality uninhibited. Behind the scenes look at one of Rock 'n' Roll's favorite women. Captured by Emma Dunlavey. Over a decade's worth of fly-on-the-wall style reportage. Fun, sexy handwritten prose by Pamela expressing herself freely within the...

Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In draws parallels between two of the most significant practitioners in the history of photography, presenting fresh research, rare vintage prints, and previously unseen archival works. ...

Have you always dreamt of turning your photography hobby into a business, but don't feel you have the skills or accumen to succeed? Newborn and maternity photography is one of the fastest-growing businesses for photographers to move into, and with a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780770433161Author A WolfeFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Amphoto BooksPublisher Watson-Guptill PublicationsWeight(grams) 1038gDimensions(mm) 273mm *...

A contemporary look at Cecil Beaton's portraits of the Royal Family and how they helped create the public face of the House of Windsor. Cecil Beaton: The Royal Portraits looks back in time to tell a very modern tale: the creation of a public image...

Photographing children is not easy. They are not like other models. They move around. They look the wrong way. They dribble, sneeze, and cry. And, as any parent will tell you, they never do what you want them to do when you want them to do it! It is this...

'An important piece of fashion history.' - Vogue Intimate and elegant photographs taken just before Kate Moss's rise to fame, in a stylish new edition This gorgeously produced book features intimate portraits of a young and undiscovered Kate Moss, taken...

The words and evocative black/white photographs in this book provide a dramatic visual and spiritual portrayal of Native American culture. Quotations by Native American leaders inspire us with their wisdom.About the AuthorRP Minis are brought to you by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914314353Author Rachel Segal HamiltonFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press

Photographer of excellence, and among the most appreciated in the contemporary art scene, the Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf (1959) is to be considered one of the greatest interpreters of modern portrait photography: he is known all over the world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838164522Author BRIAN MAYFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint The London Stereoscopic CompanyPublisher The London Stereoscopic Company

All artists are tired of persuading their nearest and dearest to look sad...look glad...look mad...madder...no, even madder...okay, hold it. For those artists (and their long-suffering friends), here is the best book ever. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS includes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780770433130Author Bryan PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.Publisher Watson-Guptill Publications

Published in connection with an exhibition opening at Photo Elysee in spring 2024, this book presents more than 150 of Man Ray's portraits, primarily from the 1920s and 30s. Man Ray (1890-1976) was a man both of and ahead of his time. With his...

"AS ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHER, ADVENTUROUS FAN AND INSIDEREYE-WITNESS, KEVIN CUMMINS HAS ALWAYS BEEN WHERE THE CULTURALACTION IS. MIXING MEMORY & DESIRE WILL MAKE YOU SEE DAVID BOWIE INA SURPRISING AND STIMULATING NEW WAY." -PAUL MORLEY"DAVID BOWIE WAS ON A...

Camo, by photographer Thandiwe Muriu, is the first publication to chronicle the work of this international artist, celebrating the vibrant portraits she creates that combine cultural textiles and beauty ideologies. Muriu takes us on a colorful,...

Without light, there is no photograph. As almost every photographer knows, the word "photograph" has its roots in two Greek words that, together, mean "drawing with light." But what is less commonly acknowledged and understood is the role that shadow...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907893803Author Martin ParrFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Dewi Lewis PublishingPublisher Dewi Lewis PublishingWeight(grams) 331g

An enthralling portrait of the Bloomsbury Group's key figures told through a rich collection of intimate photographs Photography framed the world of the Bloomsbury Group. The thousands of photographs surviving in albums kept by Virginia Woolf, Vanessa...

"...I was pretty sure I had seen it all and would not find anything new in the book. I am delighted to report I was wrong." - Marion Fasel, The Adventurine "...a combination of excellent photographic professionalism and the infinite beauty of the star,...

Narcissism is the defining pathology of the twenty-first century, but what if it is not self-obsession that defines us but a need for self-transformation? Narcissus in Bloom is a short history of the self-portrait, beginning with Renaissance painters...

The Eye Mama book is a photographic portfolio showcasing the mama narrative and the mama gaze, what female and non-binary photographers see when they look at, and into the home.   Based on the Eye Mama Project, a photography platform sharing a curated...

This powerful photography collection drawn from the celebrated National Geographic archive celebrates the lives of women from around the globe, accompanied by revelatory new interviews and portraits of contemporary trailblazers including Oprah Winfrey,...

"...a captivating book covering a wide spectrum of animal behaviour and species... this is a book to make you re-think the role of the female." -BBC Wildlife In the lion world, only the females hunt - because they do it best! The boss of a hyena...

Cool. Whether it's a cool guy, cool sunglasses, or a cool film - the attribute 'cool', which until the early '90s was still the definitive identifier of rebellious youth culture speech, is now encountered globally and across all social classes in an...

Hailed as the most successful and inspiring exhibition of photography ever assembled The Family of Man opened at The Museum of Modern Art in January 1955. This book, the permanent embodiment of Steichen's monumental exhibition, reproduces all of the 503...