Photography and photographs Books

Book SynopsisA moving and insightful collection of quotes, memories, and images celebrating the life of Anthony Bourdain A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, the outpouring of love from his fans around the world was momentous. The tributes spoke to his legacy: That the world is much smaller than we imagine and people are more alike than they are different. As Bourdain once said, “If I’m an advocate of anything, it’s to move…Walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food.”Anthony Bourdain Remembered brings together memories and anecdotes from fans reminiscing about Bourdain’s unique achievements and his enduring effect on their lives as well as comments from chefs, journalists, filmmakers, musicians, and writers inspired by Bourdain including Barack Obama, Eric Ripert, Jill Filipovic, Ken Burns, Questlove, and José Andrés, among many others.These remembrances give us a glimpse of Bourdain''s widespread impact through his political and social commitments; his dedication to travel and eating well (and widely); and his love of the written word, along with his deep compassion, open-mindedness, and interest in lives different from his own.Anthony Bourdain Remembered captures Bourdain''s inimitable spirit and passion in the words of his devoted fans as well as some of his closest friends and colleagues.

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Book SynopsisIn a world where nearly everyone has a cellphone camera capable of zapping countless instant photos, it can be a challenge to remember just how special and transformative Polaroid photography was in its day. And yet, there's still something magical for those of us who recall waiting for a Polaroid picture to develop. Writing in the context of two Polaroid Corporation bankruptcies, not to mention the obsolescence of its film, Peter Buse argues that Polaroid was, and is, distinguished by its processby the fact that, as the New York Times put it in 1947, the camera does the rest. Polaroid was often dismissed as a toy, but Buse takes it seriously, showing how it encouraged photographic play as well as new forms of artistic practice. Drawing on unprecedented access to the archives of the Polaroid Corporation, Buse reveals Polaroid as photography at its most intimate, where the photographer, photograph, and subject sit in close proximity in both time and spacemaking Polaroid not only the perfect party camera but also the tool for frankly salacious pictures taking. Along the way, Buse tells the story of the Polaroid Corporation and its ultimately doomed hard-copy wager against the rising tide of digital imaging technology. He explores the continuities and the differences between Polaroid and digital, reflecting on what Polaroid can tell us about how we snap photos today. Richly illustrated, The Camera Does the Rest will delight historians, art critics, analog fanatics, photographers, and all those who miss the thrill of waiting to see what develops.

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Book SynopsisEven as the media environment has changed dramatically in recent years, one thing at least remains true: photographs are everywhere. From professional news photos to smartphone selfies, images have become part of the fabric of modern life. And that may be the problem. Even as photography bears witness, it provokes anxieties about fraudulent representation; even as it evokes compassion, it prompts anxieties about excessive exposure. Parents and pundits alike worry about the unprecedented media saturation that transforms society into an image world. And yet a great news photo can still stop us in our tracks, and the ever-expanding photographic archive documents an era of continuous change. By confronting these conflicted reactions to photography, Robert Hariman and John Louis Lucaites make the case for a fundamental shift in understanding photography and public culture. In place of suspicions about the medium's capacity for distraction, deception, and manipulation, they suggest how it ca

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Book SynopsisChallenges the idea that photographs of political violence exploit their subjects and pander to the voyeuristic tendencies of their viewers. Instead, the author argues that looking at such images is an ethically and politically necessary act that connects us to our modern history of violence and probes the human capacity for cruelty.Trade Review"The Cruel Radiance is a beautifully considered and unabashedly impassioned plea for the continuing moral relevance of photojournalism." (Jed Perl, New Republic)"

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Book SynopsisStudio photography is a common career path for aspiring photographers and students but the professional and commercial nature of the field makes it a challenging area to break into.Whilst other introductory books on the subject are often bogged down with too much technical detail or too many 'show-off' shots, Studio Photography: Essential Skills offers a practical and accessible guide to the fundamental techniques for successful studio photography. Whether photographing a person or a product, you need control over the light, mood and look to arrive at the perfect result for a particular assignment. This book takes a commercial and creative approach and considers the important elements of lighting, exposure, capture, art direction and the studio setting to ensure a successful shoot.With a clearly structured learning approach and a wide variety of activities and assignments to inspire and engage you, this is an informative, stimulating guide to the basics. Broaden your skills and increase your earning potential with Studio Photography: Essential Skills!Table of ContentsIntroduction; Characteristics of Light; Exposure and Light Meters; Contrast and Compensation; Sensitivity and Image Capture; Filters; On Location; The Zone System; The Studio; Lighting Techniques; Creative Techniques; Assignments; Glossary

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Book SynopsisWant to get the best out of your digital camera? Not quite sure how to capture up-close shots? Want easy to follow, expert advice on the best ways to creatively capture macro shots you can be proud of? This is your ticket to go beyond a snapshot to create a fine art print that you'll be so proud of. Macro and close-up photography involves a unique skill set in terms of exposure, lighting, and of course, composition in particular. You can take a quick photo of a sunflower in your back yard that will look mundane and typical OR you could learn how to take a picture of just a part of it-up close-and create a work of art. Let this book be your guide! Table of ContentsPART 1: What Is Macro Photography?. The Difference Between Close-Up and Macro Photography. The Difficulty with Macro Photography. Extension Accessories for Close-Up Photography. Choosing the Right Lens and Camera. Tripods. Flash and ReflectorsPART 2: Composition. Your eye isn't the camera's eye. Framing. Focus the mind as much as the camera. Rule of Thirds. Depth of Field. Bracketing. Shutter Speed. ISO. Digital Noise. Histogram. White BalancePART 3: Flower Photography. Fun or Ser!ous?. Photography is all About Observing. The Anatomy of a Flower. Why is the Background so Important?. Eliminating Distractions. Positive & Negative Space. Horizontal versus Vertical. Lines, Shapes and Patterns. Color, Black & White and Sepia. Leaves. Filters. AestheticsPART 4: Lighting. Front lighting. Back lighting. Silhouettes. Side lighting. Diffused lighting. Weather. Studio lightingPART 5: Subjects to Photograph. Automotive Photography. Falling Droplets. Smoke Trails. Lit Matches. Water Refractions. Water. Ice. Glass. Fabrics. Synthetic Textures. FruitPART 6: Publishing Your Images. Magazines. Book Publishers. Self-Publishing. Stock Photography. Advertising and Promotions. Greeting Cards and Calendars

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Book SynopsisDiscover one hundred of the greatest folk artists practicing in the United States. With gorgeous photographs and poignant stories, Folk Masters showcases the incredible talent and diversity of American artists, giving us a glimpse into their art, their process, and their culture.Trade ReviewThis beautiful, informative, and exquisitely produced book features 100 extraordinary traditional artists from across America, each a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship—the nation's highest award for excellence in the folk and traditional arts. Folk Masters is a stunning tribute to the great diversity of cultures and artistic traditions that enrich our country. -- Marjorie Hunt * Folklife Curator, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage *"Folk Masters documents and honors the extraordinary women and men who take traditional arts to new heights while also ensuring their continuation from generation to generation." * The Library of Congress * "Folk Masters is visual, emotional, and inspirational. Here is a portrait of America many Americans never see and may not believe actually exists. Pich and Bergey have done an admirable job of conveying their vision." * Journal of Folklore Research *"These two folk art enthusiasts set out to document the richness of America's cultural landscape not just to preserve that legacy, but also to inspire future generations." * Whurk *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPortraits Hugh McGraw (1982) Philip Simmons (1982) Ray Hicks (1983) Mary Jane Manigault (1984) Ralph Stanley (1984) Eppie Archuleta (1985) Julio Negrón Rivera (1985) Periklis Halkias (1985) Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin (1986) Helen Cordero (1986) John Jackson (1986) Sonia Domsch (1986) Juan Alindato (1987) Genoveva Castellanos (1987) Kansuma Fujima (1987) Newton Washburn (1987) Wade Mainer (1987) Clyde "Kindy" Sproat (1988) Chesley "Goseyun" Wilson (1989) Harry V. Shourds (1989) Vanessa Jennings (1989) Natividad "Nati" Cano (1990) Wally McRae (1990) Etta Baker (1991) George Blake (1991) Irván Perez (1991) Jerry Brown (1992) Charles Hankins (1993) D.L. Menard (1994) Simon Shaheen (1994) Sosei Shizuye Matsumoto (1994) Blind Boys of Alabama (1994) Danongan Kalanduyan (1995) Nathan Jackson (1995) Betty Pisio Christenson (1996) Obo Addy (1996) Vernon Owens (1996) Ramón José López (1997) Julius Epstein (1998) Alfredo Campos (1999) Elliott Mannette (1999) Frisner Augustin (1999) Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt (1999) Mick Moloney (1999) Ulysses "Uly" Goode (1999) Felipe Garcia Villamil (2000) Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins (2000) Konstantinos Pilarinos (2000) Evalena Henry (2001) João Oliveira Dos Santos (João Grande) (2001) Peter Kyvelos (2001) Qui Shu Fang (2001) miss spelled Seiichi Tanaka (2001) Flory Jagoda (2002) Jean Ritchie (2002) Losang Samten (2002) Nadim Dlaikan (2002) Monoochehr Sadeghi (2003) Nicholas Toth (2003) Norman Kennedy (2003) Basque Poets (Martin Goicoechea and Jesus Goni) (2003) Jerry Douglas (2004) Milan Opacich (2004) Yiqin Wang and Zhengli Xu (2004) Chuck Brown (2005) Eldrid Skjold Arntzen (2005) Herminia Albarrán Romero (2005) Delores Churchill (2006) Henry Gray (2006) Irvin Trujillo (2007) Joe Thompson (2007) Julia Parker (2007) Nicholas Benson (2007) Bettye Kimbrell (2008) Horace Axtell (2008) Jeronimo Lozano (2008) Mac Wiseman (2008) Michael White (2008) Moges Seyoum (2008) Sue Yeon Park 2008) Walter Murray Chiesa (2008) Chitresh Das (2009) Joel Nelson (2009) Teri Rofkar (2009) Jim "Texas Shorty" Chancellor (2010) Mary Jackson (2010) Frank Newsome (2011) Warner Williams (2011) Harold A. Burnham (2012) Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez (2012) Molly Neptune Parker (2012) Nicolae Feraru (2013) Ramón "Chunky" Sánchez (2013) Veronica Castillo (2013) Henry Arquette (2014) Dolly Jacobs (2015) Yary Livan (2015) Gee's Bend Quilters (Loretta Pettway, Lucy Mingo, Mary Lee Bendolf) (2015) Billy McComiskey (2016) Clarissa Rizal (2016)Complete List of NEA National Heritage Fellowship Awardees, 1982-2016Sources of Artist Quotes

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Book SynopsisAmerican Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.Trade ReviewAn outstanding, authoritative history of the steam locomotive from the late 1800s to the 1960s. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *American Steam Locomotives: Design and Development, 1880–1960 figures to be an authoritative reference for generations to come, written by that rarest of men who not only understand the engineering, but who have the writing skill to communicate it. * Trains Magazine *"The book, which features one of the all-time great U.S. locomotives, a Nickel Plate Road Berkshire, on its cover, is a highly readable, entertaining, information packed volume." * Trains *Now, with Withuhn, we have pretty much all we need: the details, the analysis, the scholarship, along with a wealth of supportive photography. But we also get something much more, and that's Bill engaging prose. More than any reference book I've ever encountered, this one has wit and style. You can curl up with it and read it for pleasure. * Classic Trains * American Steam Locomotives is, and will continue to be, a landmark title in the field of railroad literature. If you are seriously interested in the history of steam locomotives, this is a volume that you have to purchase and read. * Milepost *Table of Contents1. High-Wheeled Racers2. More Wheels and Bigger Fireboxes3. Vehicular Design for Horsepower4. Big Wheels Turnin': A History of Counterbalancing 5. Innovation and Risk in Design: From Compound Cylinders to Superheating6. Superheating: Design and Risk7. Francis Cole and his Triumph of Empiracl Science8. Locomotive Safety Regulation: The Locomotive Inspection Act of 1911 and the Nationwide Shopmen's Strike of 19229. Leadership in Industrial Research10. Federal Takeover: Engineering and Politics -The U.S. Railroad Administration, 1917-192011. The Formative Contest12. The Steam Locomotive's Final Form - The Hudson13. The Steam Locomotive's Final Form - The Texas14. The Steam Locomotive's Final Form - The Hudson - Part 215. The Steam Locomotive's Final Form - The Northern16. Giants in the Earth17. Counterpoint: Why the Diesel?18. "Big Boy" and Allegheny: The Most Powerful of All19. The T1 and Poppet Valves: The Last Important Innovation20. The "Big Three" of the Norfolk & Western21. Resisting the Revolution22. Industrial Beauty and the Beholder

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Book SynopsisNarrow Gauge in the Tropics is the first comprehensive history of railways and tramways in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) from breaking ground in 1864 to the invasion of the Japanese during World War II.Trade Review"Augustus Veenendaal has written a ground-breaking and superbly researched study of narrow-gauge railroads in the Netherlands East Indies. He reveals the technology, finances, traffic, and enthusiasm for these slim-width carriers. This is a book that the general reader and professional historian alike can relish."—H. Roger Grant, Kathryn and Calhoun Professor of History, Clemson University"It should be no surprise that the first comprehensive work on the Dutch East Indies railways comes from a Dutch author. He could hardly be better qualified: Guus Veenendaal is not only a railway enthusiast and modeller but by profession an academic historian, greatly respected in The Netherlands, and ultimately official historian to the Nederlandse Spoowegen. Heartily recommended."—Andrew Burnham, Editor, Continental Modeller"An informative addition to the growing library of books devoted to the history of railroads outside North America and Europe. Well-researched and beautifully illustrated."—Carlos Schwantes, author of Crossroads of a ContinentTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgements1. The Dutch or Netherlands East Indies2. The First Railway on Java3. The Choice of the Most Suitable Railway Gauge for the East Indies4. State or Private Railways?5. The Early State Railways6. Slowing Down and Reorganization7. Railways of Sumatra8. Sumatra's Other Railways9. The Coming of the Steam Tram10. Toward a New Prosperity11. The Private Companies until 191412. World War One and Its Golden Aftermath13. Travel in the Tropics—Electrification14. The Non-Public Railways15. Worldwide Depression and Slow Recovery16. EpilogueMapsGazetteerAbbreviationsSources and Suggestions for Further ReadingIndex

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Book SynopsisHow Avedon created his famous work.Trade ReviewReviewed in the 23 April 2004 Times Literary Supplement (nothing quotable).Table of Contents Foreword by Larry McMurtry Acknowledgments Avedon at Work

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Book SynopsisThe definitive study of the images made by a pioneer journalist and photographer who passionately advocated for America's urban poorTrade Review"Jacob Riis’s late-19th-century admonition that the battle against the slum began only when conscience joined forces with fear and self-interest still resonates with modern readers in a gripping anthology of his original photographs."—Sam Roberts, The New York Times, Bookshelf section

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWinner of the John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize, sponsored by The Center for Cultural Landscapes at the UVA School of Architecture“In her brilliant book, Dr. Rebecca Senf allows us to go beyond the pure beauty of Adams’s images. We are brought into a much-needed passion and complexity of his practice.”—Catherine Opie“This is an important work that augments existing literature in both content and methodology. It will be a standard reference for anyone interested in Ansel Adams.”—Britt Salvesen, Los Angeles County Museum of Art“Rebecca Senf brilliantly demonstrates how the first two decades of Ansel Adams’s long career—years that are often dismissed as ‘formative’ or ‘immature’—in fact, sow the seeds of the astonishing work that we now identify as ‘classic’ Adams.”—Steven Hoelscher, The University of Texas at Austin“In this great, approachable read, Senf helps us appreciate the skills and genius of Adams, who inspired millions of Americans to visit, and to ultimately love and support, their National Parks.”—James E. Cook, CEO, Western National Parks Association“Lavishly illustrated and painstakingly researched, Senf’s book reveals how a 14-year-old visitor to Yosemite became America’s most famous photographer and a passionate advocate for the National Parks.”—Malcolm Daniel, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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Book SynopsisArtist Brittany Wright was stuck in a job she didn''t love and needed a new creative project to stay happy -- so she learned to cook. Inspired by the effortless beauty of her ingredients -- fresh fruits, vegetables, and more -- she created the hugely popular Instagram hashtag #foodgradients to showcase the splendor of nature''s edible rainbows. The vivid photographs in this book capture the diversity and beauty of the foods we love to eat, from heirloom tomatoes and hot peppers to ripe strawberries and frosted cupcakes. Inside, revel in the vivid neons of your favorite candies, the rich color of freshly picked greens, and the gorgeous shades you can even find in a single cup of coffee. Each exquisite, neatly ordered photograph is a pleasure to get lost in. With a sleek, minimalist design and more than a hundred high-quality photographs, Feast Your Eyes is a celebration of the earth''s bounty, a breath of fresh air for the busy mind, and an inspiration for everyone looking for joy in the simple things. The year''s most satisfying new book.-GrubStreet

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Book SynopsisFollowing on from its hugely successful first edition, The Photography Reader: History and Theory provides deeper insight into the critical discussions around photography â its production, its uses and its effects. Presenting both the historical ideas and the continuing theoretical debates within photography and photographic study, this second edition contains essays by photographers including Edward Weston and LÃszlà Moholy-Nagy, and key thinkers such as Walter Benjamin, Roland Barthes and Susan Sontag.Along with its companion text â The Photography Cultures Reader: Representation, Agency and Identity â this is the most comprehensive introduction to photography and photographic criticism.This new edition features:â Over 50 additional photographsâ New essays from photographers and academicsâ Revised introductions, setting ideas and debates in their historical and theoretical contextâ Sections on Art photographyTrade Review‘A valuable and accessible resource … an outstanding aid for photography students and enthusiasts … highly recommended.’ - Media International Australia inc Culture & PolicyTable of ContentsContentsList of IllustrationsNotes on contributorsAcknowledgementsGeneral IntroductionPART ONE Reflections on Photography Introduction1 Roland Barthes Extracts from Camera Lucida 2 Marjorie PerloffWhat Has Occurred Only Once: Barthes's Winter Garden/Boltanski’s Archives of the Dead 3 Walter Benjamin Extracts from The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 4 W. J. T. Mitchell Benjamin and the Political Economy of the Photograph 5 Siegfried Kracauer Photography 6 André Bazin The Ontology of the Photographic Image 7 Susan Sontag Photography within the Humanities 8 Wright Morris In Our Image PART TWO Photographic Seeing Introduction 9 Hubert Damisch Five Notes for a Phenomenology of the Photographic Image 10 Osip Brik What the Eye does not See 11 László Moholy-Nagy A New Instrument of Vision 12 Tina Modotti Manifesto by Tina Modotti "Sobre la Fotografía" (On Photography)13 John Szarkowski Introduction to The Photographer's Eye 14 Edward Weston Seeing Photographically PART THREE Meaning and InterpretationIntroduction15 Roland Barthes Rhetoric of the Image 16 Umberto Eco A Photograph 17 Victor Burgin Looking at Photographs 18 Ian Walker Through the Picture Plane: On Looking into Photographs 19 Estelle Jussim The Eternal Moment: Photography and Time 20 Elizabeth Edwards Objects of Affect: Photography Beyond the Image 21 Christian Metz Photography and Fetish 22 Peter Wollen Fire and Ice PART FOURArt PhotographyIntroduction23 Abigail Solomon-GodeauPhotography After Art Photography 24 Rosalind Krauss Photography’s Discursive Spaces: Landscape/View25 Andy Grundberg, The Crisis of the Real: Photography and Postmodernism 26 Steve Edwards Snapshooters of History: passages on the postmodern argument 27 Lucy Soutter Why Art Photography? 28 Victor Burgin Conversation with Hilde Van Gelder PART FIVEDocumentary Introduction 29 John Tagg Evidence, Truth and Order: Photographic Records and the Growth of the State 30 Darren NewburyPhotography and the Visualisation of Working Class Lives in Britain 31 Martha RoslerIn, Around, and Afterthoughts (On Documentary Photography) 32 Lisa Henderson Access and Consent in Public Photography 33 Sarah Kember ‘The shadow of the object’: photography and realism 34 Hilde Van Gelder and Jan Baetens Introduction: A Note on Critical Realism Today 35 Lynn Berger The Authentic Amateur and the Democracy of Collecting Photographs 36 Edmundo DesnoesCuba Made Me So PART SIXPhotomedia Introduction 37 David Bate, Sarah Kember, Martin Lister and Liz Wells Editorial Statement 38 Geoffrey Batchen Photogenics 39 Daniel Palmer Redundancy in Photography 40 Lev Manovich The Paradoxes of Digital Photography 41 Fred Ritchin Extracts from Of Pixels and Paradox 42 Martin Lister Introduction from The Photographic Image in Digital Culture 43 Matthew BiroFrom Analogue to Digital Photography: Bernd and Hilla Becher and Andreas Gursky 44 Steven Skopik Digital Photography: Truth, Meaning, Aesthetics Index

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Book SynopsisA new series of extraordinary photographic portraits by Charles Fréger of the descendants of African slaves in the Americas.Table of ContentsIntroduction • The Photographs • Cimarron: Slavery, Freedom and Ritual Masquerade, Krystel Gualde • Description of characters and groups, Ana Maria Ruiz

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Book SynopsisThe ultimate collection of William Wegman's Weimaraner photographs, in an accessibly priced format, with over 250 brilliant and witty images from across five decades.Table of ContentsIntroduction by William A. Ewing • Man’s Best Friend, William Wegman • William Wegman in conversation with William A. Ewing • People Like Us • Nudes • Cubists • Masquerade • Terrain • Zoo • Mode • Sit! • Pageant • Hallucinations • Designs • Stay!

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Book SynopsisChronicles the Omo Valleys fast-vanishing and excruciatingly hard way of life, focusing on the fifteen or so tribes who live there. This book features photographs that portray painted bodies, battles, hunts and childrens games.Table of ContentsVolume I: Custom and Ceremony; Volume II: Face and Body Decoration

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Book SynopsisMagdalene Keaney is an Australian photography curator and writer. Currently the Director of the Gallery of Australian Design, she was formerly a curator at the Australian National Portrait Gallery and Associate Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, London.Trade Review'Compelling … a bold, vivid book, and essential viewing for those interested in both contemporary photography and fashion' - Daily Telegraph'An exciting glimpse into the wealth of contemporary practices in fashion photography … a dynamic, colourful and multi-faceted presentation' - ArtDaily.org'An exciting collection of work … beautifully printed … a really diverse, exciting and optimistic book' - World Photo'A visual feast of inspiring works and insights to individual career pathways from the image makers that need to be on your radar' - AdornGirl.com'Utterly memorable' - Hungry Eye'The freshest take on the fashion world through the camera lens … more than a coffee table read, thanks to fascinating mini biographies … Whether you’re a sucker for creative adverts or you can’t resist clever editorial shoots, you’ll appreciate Keaney’s guide to modern fashion photography and its continual reinvention' - RunningInHeels.comTable of ContentsIntroduction; Brendan Baker/Samuel Evans; Mel Bles; Kasia Bobula; Timur Celikdag; Charlie Engman; Jermaine Francis; Boo George; Jonathan Hallam; Jamie Hawkesworth; Alice Hawkins; Erik Madigan Heck; Julia Hetta; Samuel Hodge; Axel Hoedt; Laetitia Hotte; Daniel Jackson; Bruna Kazinoti; Immo Klink; Tyrone Lebon; Joss McKinley; Chad Moore; Laetitia Negre; Hanna Putz; Daniel Riera; Robi Rodriguez; Daniel Sannwald; Dennis Schoenberg; Clare Shilland; Saga Sig; Jacob Sutton; Philippe Vogelenzang; Chardchakaj Waikawee; Tung Walsh; Harley Weir; Ruvan Wijesooriya; Bibliography; Picture Credits; Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisA panoramic document of China by Magnum's legendary photographers, spanning the pre-revolutionary years to the country's rise as a global superpower.Trade Review'Timelines, foldout maps, lists of Magnum photographers’ migratory routes and essays by Sinologist Jonathan Fenby give this already large and beautifully produced book added authority' - The World of Interiors'Salutes Magnum’s photojournalistic achievement, as well as providing a valuable record of the country’s endlessly fascinating, often heartbreaking, 20th-century story' - Wallpaper'Magnum's photos provide a panoramic portrait of China and its people through the changes and upheavals in its recent history' - BBC in Pictures'Impressive ... an important book for anyone interested in China and its place in the world, told by historians, social commentators and artists' - Black & White Photography Magazine'Impressive … A visually powerful cultural and political history' - The Lady'Reveals not just how much China, but also Magnum Photos, and photography in general, have changed … as Zheng Ziyu remarks in the introduction "creating new ways of seeing"' - RPS JournalTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. A Time of War • 2. The Mao Zedong Years • 3. The Deng Xiaoping Years • 4. The Era of a Global Superpower

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Book SynopsisAn exceptional selection of photographs from Record, Daido Moriyama’s self-curated journal, published in the early 1970s and from 2006 to the present day.Trade Review'A must for any street and black & white photographer' - Black & White PhotographyTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Headlights in My Eyes by Mark Holborn • Record

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Book SynopsisA reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. It shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s.Trade Review"Brilliant, provocative study of photographs of the US civil rights movement ... A first-rate book!" Choice "Fascinating... Berger's historical reconstruction is convincing." -- Ariella Azoulay Burrelles Luce "A comprehensive study of the language in which editors, reporters, and photographers shaped and demarcated the period's field of vision." -- Ariella Azoulay, Tel Aviv University CAA ReviewsTable of ContentsForeword by David J. Garrow Introduction: The Iconic Photographs of Civil Rights 1. The Formulas of Documentary Photography 2. White Shame, White Empathy 3. Perfect Victims and Imperfect Tactics 4. The Lost Images of Civil Rights Epilogue: The Afterlife of Images Notes Bibliography List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisTHE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERA GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES, IRISH TIMES, SUNDAY EXPRESS, ROUGH TRADE, MOJO, CLASH, ROLLING STONE, UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEARFrom award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. FEATURING AN INTRODUCTION BY NICK CAVEI hadn't opened the towel that contained her gum since 2013. The last person to touch it was Nina Simone, her saliva and fingerprints unsullied. The idea that it was still in her towel was something I had drawn strength from. I thought each time I opened it some of Nina Simone's spirit would vanish. In many ways that thought was more important than the gum itself.On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave''s Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warre

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Book SynopsisMerlin Sheldrake’s New York Times bestseller, Entangled Life, is now a lavish visual journey into the hidden lives of fungi.When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave. In the first edition of the mind-bending, “gorgeous” (Margaret Atwood), ”brilliant [and] entrancing” (The Guardian) Entangled Life, Sheldrake introduced us to this mysterious but massively diverse kingdom of life. This new edition, abridged from the original, features over 100 full-color images that bring the spectacular variety, strangeness and beauty of fungi to life as never before. Fungi throw our conc

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Book SynopsisDon’t just take a picture, make it. Using a proven five-step process – Pitch, Prepare, Shoot, Edit and Deliver – readers will develop the same successful, reliable working methods that earn influence and delight audiences, regardless of what genre you’re working in. Trade Review"A road map to creating evocative images." * Publishers Weekly *“Should be studied by every novice photographer hoping to turn their photographed images into truly memorable story telling.” * Midwest Book Review *“The Photography Storytelling Workshop is a well conceived and structured book, with an easy-to-navigate design and a good balance between text and images. A wise buy for any photographer seeking to hone their craft.” * Digital Camera Magazine *"This is an inspiring book that takes a fresh approach to developing your photography projects. The writing is snappy and the ideas are clearly presented and attractively laid-out, allowing Beales' energy and enthusiasm for telling stories with photography to shine through." * Black & White Photography *"Thanks for the inspiration Finn. His new book is such a useful resource no matter what level of creative you are." * Hello Emilie *“Finn’s book is an excellent resource – if you’re looking for the next step in your photography, having this on your shelf is a great place to start.” -- Dan Rubin"A five-star masterpiece that takes photographers beyond the basics of beginner photography and teaches you how to tell a story with your images – and get paid for it...If you’ve ever had ambitions to create narrative imagery, this is the best photo book you can buy." * Camera Jabber *Table of ContentsForeword Introduction The Power of Images Sparking the Imagination Where to Start? What You Will Need Gear: SLR Gear: Phone AppsExercise: Image Editing on a SmartphoneStorytelling 101 What is a Story? Location Character EventProject: Capture an Environmental Protrait The Importance of Shot Types Shot Types: Extreme and Long Shot Types: Medium and Medium Close Shot Types: Close-Up and CutawaysProject: One Subject, Ten Ways Creating a Body of WorkProject: Everyday CinematicStep 1: Pitch Website Instagram Ask the Right Questions The Creative CallProject: Develop a Treatment Pricing Selling the EstimateStep 2: Prepare Developing a Mood Board Mood-boarding for Colour Combining Colour Palettes Developing Your Own Colour Palette for Image GradingExercise: Making the Grade Project: Edit Like a Painter The Location Recce Mission ControlStep 3: Shoot Meeting Your Subjects See the Light Types of SunlightProject: Capturing Mystery: Shooting Silhouettes Camera Settings Shooting with Prime lensesExercise: Phone Portraits Shooting Technique: RembrandtExercise: Rembrandt Lighting Shooting Technique: CatchlightsExercise: Experimenting with Catchlights Shooting Technique: 50 & Stitch (the Brenizer Method)Exercise: Stitching Shooting Technique: Beginner Panning ShotExercise: Panning with a Smart PhoneProject: Keep Moving: Motion Blur Shooting Technique: Advanced Tracking ShotExercise: Tracking Shooting Technique: CinematicProject: Dreamlike Scenes with Lens Flare Shooting Technique: Dirty ForegroundStep 4: Edit Save Time! Organise Your Images Making Your Selects Lightroom CollectionsExercise: Making Collections Grading: Basic AdjustmentsProject: Shoot with Film to Influence Your Grade Introducing Film Grain and EffectsExercise: Adding Light Leaks Building a Story Backup, Backup, BackupStep 5: Deliver File Formats SharpeningProject: Finalising Your File Delivering Your SelectsIndex There is No Finish Line

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Book SynopsisBased on the hugely popular Instagram account of the same name, Pretty Little London introduces you to 100 Insta-worthy places to explore in the city all year round. Table of ContentsContents Introduction Instagram tips A guide to taking photos Spring Connaught village Afternoon tea at The Kensington Serata Hall A Day in Notting Hill Ye Old Mitre The Ivy Asia, St Paul’s Mudchute Park & Farm The Florist White Mulberries Wisteria Hunting Coals Drop Yard Exmouth Market A day trip to Cambridge Bermondsey Street Paddington Central The Modern Pantry A picnic in Regent’s Park Royal Opera House 11 Cadogan Gardens A day in Greenwich Belgravia in Bloom Word on the Water Artist Residence London Mercato Metropolitano Summer Strawberry Hill House & Garden A day in Richmond Broadway Market Gunnersbury Park Spencer House Maltby Street Market Borough Market The Albion The Hero of Maida A Walk on the Regent’s Canal The View from Primrose Hill Afternoon Tea at Shakespeare’s Globe Tate Modern Bar Douro The Terrace at the Rosewood Hotel A Day Trip to Mayfield Lavender Farm Broadgate Circle Belmond Cadogan Hotel Mondrian Shoreditch Drinks at the Madison Seabird at The Hoxton Hotel A Day in Chiswick Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) The Rooftop at The Berkeley Autumn Richmond Park Portobello Road Market Electric Cinema Camden Market A Literary Tour of London Holmes Hotel The Holly Bush Kyoto Gardens Casanova & Daughters Fabrique Bakery A Stroll in Hampstead Host Café Moncks The Savoy Hotel Stables Bar at the Milestone Hotel Henrietta Bistro A Foodie Day in St James’s Pumpkin Picking Patch Wimbledon Ella Canta Camden Passage The Humble Grape Marylebone Village A Day Trip to the Cotswolds The Franklin Hide Winter Covent Garden Liberty London Christmas Decorations in Mayfair Ice Skating at the Natural History Museum Fortnum & Mason Berry Bros. & Rudd Searcys at the Gherkin Christmas Afternoon Tea at Claridge’s The Royal Exchange Brasserie Zédel Leadenhall Market Hotel Café Royal A Day Trip to York Treehouse Hotel Momo Pollock’s Toy Museum Arros QD Chinatown Sette Angel Comedy Club Valentine’s Day Attendant Fitzrovia Cahoots London Maison Assouline Mercato Mayfair Index Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisA spectacular pictorial history of astronomical exploration, for anyone who has gazed at the sky and wondered what lies beyondTrade Review"Sun and Moon amply demonstrates that the efforts of scientists and explorers to comprehend our wider environment arises from an appreciation of beauty as well as the pursuit of reason-from hearts as well as minds."—Timothy Ferris, bestselling author and filmmaker (hailed by the Washington Post as "the best science writer of his generation.")"...A sublime history of man and space rendered in gorgeous detail."—Outer Places"Sun and Moon is a thrilling catalog of important cosmic discoveries."—Cool Hunting"...A deeply researched, richly photographed history of modern space exploration... Sun and Moon captures our progress and our enduring fascination with space."—Worth.com"Sun and Moon celebrates our fascination with the skies above."—Werd.com"...A quintessential coffee-table book by Mark Holborn that traces centuries of beyond-Earth imagery and imagination."—Geekwire"...is a thrilling catalog of important cosmic discoveries...[it] gives new (and old) insight to curious readers."—Cool Hunting"Holborn marries history, sociology, art and science to unpick the ways that space has defined our existence here on Earth… This all-encompassing view of our relationship with space is made all the more enjoyable by the rich visual material that has been amassed…the true gems are densely packed photographs that capture the wonders of our stars, made possible by rapidly changing technologies. To be able to comprehend the surface of the moon, or the wonders of the Eagle Nebula and the Whirlpool Galaxy, is something truly heavenly."—Elephant magazine"Taken as a whole, the book shows how dreary life on Earth would be without the beauty of the sun by day and the splendor of the moon at night."—Air and Space/Smithsonian Magazine"Capturing a sense of the infinite unknown that enraptures dedicated stargazers, Mark Holborn's Sun and Moon: A Story of Astronomy, Photography, and Mapping is an extensive-and stunning-visual history of space exploration. Elegantly designed, with nearly 300 images, Sun and Moon is an altogether grand retrospective of humankind's attempts to make sense of the mysteries of space."—BookPage"In the year of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, a design editor's approach to the cosmos, tracing the side-by-side developments of artistic and scientific attempts to explain it."—The New York Times Online"In the year of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, a design editor's approach to the cosmos, tracing the side-by-side developments of artistic and scientific attempts to explain it."—The New York Times

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Book SynopsisThe first book to showcase and critically explore the groundbreaking photography of fashion magazines over the last centuryTrade Review"Stunning."—The New York Times"Issues is a testament to the abundance of marvelous photographs that haven't been digitized."—WSJ. Magazine"Catalogues the seminal work of photographers like Irving Penn, Steven Meisel and others, splashed across the pages of magazines like Vogue Italia, V and Dutch. It highlights certain issues of these magazines, with notes from Aletti on why they are both personal and widely significant."—The Face"Vince's obsession with print has seen him amass what is likely the largest personal collection of magazines in the world... His sprawling knowledge of photographers, art directors and celebrities is legendary... Vince's fascination with the history of magazine publishing might have led him to go to extreme lengths in securing issues that fill the gaps, but the resulting book has made it something accessible to everyone: the first magazine in Issues is a 1925 issue of Harper's Bazaar, and many of the spreads from these historic issues are being republished for the first time."—i-D"As any magazine hoarder will know, there is a nostalgic kind of joy to be found in opening up an old glossy. Recalling the clothes we wore, the trends we tried and the celebrities we followed, their musty pages act like Proustian time capsules for a bygone era. For Issues... curator and photography critic Vince Aletti, a collector of magazines since 1965, has turned his own archive into a comprehensive study of the fashion images that have defined the past century... Each selection is significant and accompanied by a short text. While many of the images are familiar in their own right, here it is the reminder of their context - alongside text and straddling the gutter - which makes the book so special."—The Financial Times"Critic Vince Aletti tours the reader through the vibrant history of fashion editorial, shuttling through visual movements, leading photographers, and unforgettable images curated from all eras of the medium with sharp grace. Filled with rare examples sourced from his own expansive collection, it's an engrossing look at a visual art we often take for granted."—Surface Magazine Online"A fabulous record of almost 120 years of glossies... It is not an exaggeration to say Issues is a masterwork, a cavalcade of the best of the best. It's a tribute to all of the artistic directors, fashion editors and stylists that have fearlessly pushed forward barriers and educated their readers... This book is a true panorama that traces the growth of fashion as a social and creative witness to changing attitudes and beliefs, from the days when it was a rarified pleasure of the rich to the all-embracing position it is in today. And what a panorama!... This is a book for all who are interested in social and creative development through style, photography, fashion and glamour. Challenging, stimulating and beautiful, there is, literally, nothing to not like about it."—Business of Fashion online"This gorgeous and glossy big black book... A serious fashion photography book, Issues is a corrective to the genre's presumed superficiality... In the pages... a visual history of the evolution of image-making unfolds... A feast for the eyes: moon shots, Pop art, group shots, fashion art. As Issues shows, the art owes a great debt to fashion image-makers, who powerfully create fantasy, capture mood and constantly reinvent the possibilities of photography itself"—The New York Times"A celebration of the collaboration that goes into a printed page."—Globe & Mail Style Advisor"Fall back in love with fashion editorials. Phaidon's new tome, Issues, is a deep dive into the history of fashion photography."—Grazia magazine

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Book SynopsisThis beautiful book explains the basics of composition and using your camera, but quickly moves on to show you how to try many different flower photography techniques, both indoors and out. Through clear step-by-step guides and stunning examples, it shows you how to capture the smallest flower portrait through to broad garden landscapes. There are ideas on how to develop a creative eye using available light, colour and background. The most important rules of flower photography are explained, and also how to break them. It shows how to use a light box in your home for flower portrait photography and still life and explains how to edit your photos and take them to another level. As well as practical advice it provides inspiration through a monthly photo gallery giving ideas of botanical subjects to capture throughout the year.Trade ReviewThe author explains in words and with abundance of striking photos. With suggestions on the varieties of flowers that may be available each month, you may find yourself photographing flowers all year long. -- Marie Altenburg, PSA (Photographic Society of America) Journal * PSA Journal *

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Book SynopsisA visual exploration of the London Tube network, focusing on our shared and overlooked moments of recognitionTrade Review'Luke had certainly added to the canon of books of underground photography with this fine volume.' - Subterranea Britannica

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Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of Treat! comes the second ulti-mutt collection of lovable and hilarious photographs of dogs vying for treats -- now with double the pups for even more paw-some fun! Photographer Christian Vieler is an online sensation for pup-arazzi worthy photos of dogs. In Treat! he captured 60 dogs anticipating, catching -- some more successfully than others -- and enjoying a scrumptious snack.In Treat Too, Vieler brings twice the pups, and twice the fun. From a pair of tenacious terriers to a duo of goofy golden retrievers, these hilarious and paws-itively beautiful photographs capture each dog''s unique personality in a way any dog owner will recognize and enjoy! Purrfect for the animal lover in your life, these adorable photos will have you rolling over and howling with laughter and love.

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Book SynopsisA complete history of 110 years of Alfa Romeo, the cars, the people, the racing, and the heritage

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Book SynopsisThe definitive illustrated history of the exotic sports cars and supercars of McLaren AutomotiveTrade Reviewnbsp;Being a part of the start of McLaren Automotive was something really unique. The subsequent chapter in British sports car history flew by at a million miles an hour. We were busy! This is an amazingly detailed read that helped me re-live the technical journey and took me back to “my” period from 12C to Senna. Great times and great cars . . . Chris Goodwin, Chief Test Driver, McLaren Automotive, 2000-2017. (McLaren F1 GTR racing driver 1997-1999) -- Chris Goodwin, Chief Test Driver, McLaren Automotivenbsp;Is there anything better than finding the exact thing you didn’t know you needed? That’s “McLaren: The Road Cars.” This will sound odd, but I skipped right over all the F1 and Mercedes SLR stuff—I could write up 2,000 words on the former from memory. No, I had to get to the chapter on the birth of the MP4-12C, an itch I’ve needed scratched for more than ten years now. How and why did McLaren cook up and serve what history will surely judge as the most important supercar from the first quarter of this century? Furthermore, how did that gutsy yet flawed moonshot lead, only a few years later, to the McLaren 720S, a machine I consider to be the true successor to the Lamborghini Countach? In other words, how did little McLaren reinvent the supercar? The answers to those questions, and everything else about every other McLaren road car, are all here. Jonny Lieberman Motor Trend -- Jonny Lieberman, Motor Trend

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Book SynopsisThese stories of hardship and heroism, exploitation and endurance, anger and artistry illuminate a rich heritage and fascinating chapter in American history.Trade ReviewA major new work..., Railroads in the African American Experience: A Photographic Journey, is about the entire African-American railroading experience-not just the porters, but the relatively unknown and unsung, too... destined to become a standard reference for years to come. -- Peter A. Hansen Railroad History Railroads in the African American Experience is worth a trip to your local independent book store... This inspirational masterpiece is about survival, overcoming adversity, and the triumph of the human spirit. -- Samuel Augustus Jennings RAIL Magazine A. Philip Randolph and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters may not get the same play as, say, Rosa Parks, but they were no less important in the Civil Rights struggle. This handsome volume implicitly makes that point... Kornweibel writes with the meticulous sweep of a historian, and hundreds of amazing photographs and related ephemera help tell the story. -- John Lewis Baltimore Magazine Kornweibel's prose and pictures bring to life the generations of southern blacks who built the railroads of the South-and sometimes pulled themselves out of poverty. -- Nancy R. Davison Internet Review of Books Theodore Kornweibel, Jr. covers so much ground in Railroads in the African American Experience: A Photographic Journey that it is virtually impossible to touch upon it all here. And that just might be the point. At the end of the day this is a book that is an extremely important addition to the literature on both the history of African-Americans in this country and to the history of American railroads as well... meticulously researched and quite well written. Lunch.com The historic relationship between U.S. railroads and African-Americans has never been so carefully or comprehensively documented as in this book... Kornweibel's scholarship is the foundation of this book, but it's also fair to describe it as a rich pictorial history. -- Kevin P. Keefe Trains With telling detail, Kornweibel both informs and shocks readers. -- James D. Porterfield Railfan and Railroad African-Americans and railroads have grown up with each other in an epic story, comprehensively documented in this beautiful new book... Here you'll find a wealth of rare glass-plate-negative prints, railroad publicity photos, family pictures, and the work of several noted photographers, interwoven with historical art and illustrations, some in color. Some of the art is shocking in its depiction of racism in its rawest form. Classic Trains Kornweibel presents a remarkable, compelling interpretation of how African Americans experienced the great American railway scene... Deserves an important place in college and university libraries that support programs in African American studies, American studies, and modern history... Rail fans in particular will find it both interesting and provoking. Choice The Kornweibel book is outstanding, describing and analyzing thoroughly and skillfully the black experience in American railroading... Kornweibel has also done an excellent job of collecting illustrations, adding much to his splendid narrative... The illustrations, however, are merely the icing on an already delicious cake. -- H. Roger Grant Register of the Kentucky Historical Society A powerful book. -- Allen W. Trelease North Carolina Historical Review Kornweibel sets the standard for exploring black railroad history, producing a book welcome to both the railroad enthusiast and the student of American race relations. This handsome volume will certainly inspire valuable historical research on the subject in the years to come. -- Guy Lancaster Southwestern Historical Quarterly Railroads in the African American Experience is a beautifully produced volume whose text and illustrations deserve to find a wide popular readership. -- Eric Arnesen Journal of Illinois History Kornweibel offers an impressive one-volume work on black life and the railroad. It will be a standard in the field for years to come. -- John M. Giggie Journal of Southern History Reading this book was a real eye opener and Theodore Kornweibel is to be commended for his exhaustive research and excellent presentation. -- David J. Mrozek The Michigan Railfan Once I started reading I put it down only when absolutely necessary... This is one time when I highly recommend you obtain a copy for yourslef. I do not feel you will be disapointed. The Villager

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Book SynopsisVered Maimon shows that the perception of the photographic image in early nineteenth-century England was symptomatic of a crisis in the epistemological framework that had informed philosophical, scientific, and aesthetic thought for two centuries.Trade Review"Singular Images, Failed Copies offers a significant contribution to the scholarship on William Henry Fox Talbot and the scientific and philosophical climate in which he produced his photographs."—Frederick Gross, Savannah College of Art and Design "A striking new analysis of William Henry Fox Talbot’s famous ‘pencil of nature’ botanical photos as diagram rather than index, Singular Images, Failed Copies argues against familiar ideas of the photograph in relation to objectivity or impersonality. Vered Maimon revisits from a fresh angle questions about photography and its role in art, science, and society."—John Rajchman, Columbia University"Singualar Images, Failed Copies will take its rightful place as an important addition to the literature on both the history of early photography. . . and the espistemological changes of the early years of the nineteenth century."—Leonardo ReviewsTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction: The Photographic ImaginationPart I 1. Method: The Engine of Knowledge2. Imagination: The Art of DiscoveryPart II3. Time: Singular Images, Failed Copies4. History: Displaced Origins and The Pencil of NatureAcknowledgmentsAppendixesNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisVia the story of two images separated by a century, Jean-Christophe Bailly’s The Instant and Its Shadow is a poetic and theoretical reflection on the origins of photographic technique, the imaginative power of montage, and the relation of photography to time itself.Table of ContentsPreface | vii Part I: A Haystack in the Sun | 1 Part II: The Shadow of a Ladder | 57 Notes | 95

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Book SynopsisThe fascinating story behind the revival of an ancient Italian castle and its enduring way of life.  When Charlotte Horton and her family of British bohemians discovered an abandoned Tuscan castle, little did they know that they would transform it into a vibrant, modern locale. Nestled in the rugged terrain of Mount Amiata, Castello di Potentino was a dilapidated mess: roofs had collapsed and there was no plumbing or electricity. Following the arduous process of purchasing it from 24 different owners, they set to work renovating the 11th-century structure. In this enthralling account of ravamping the castello into a contemporary ode to Italian tradition, photographs by the late British fashion photographer Michael Woolley showcase the property, while Charlotte’s text dives into the renovation and life at Potentino. From a dramatic vaulted entrance hall to a starry ceiling mural, the interiors are bound to delight. Reader

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Book SynopsisThe definitive illustrated volume on the work and life of Ann Lowe, a consummate couturier who designed lavish evening and bridal gowns for members of America s social registry, a Black woman working hard behind the scenes whose important legacy has remained underappreciated until now.Trade Review"Once in a while, a star burns through fashion’s stratosphere with lavish contribution but little recognition. Such is the case with Ann Lowe, America’s first Black fashion designer. A literary voyage of needle and thread, Ann Lowe: American Couturier reintroduces the paragon of mid-century romanticism into fashion’s orbit. Within its pages, you’ll find a vivid fleet of images that capture the awe of Lowe’s legacy, essays that explore the impact of her craft, and a close-up of the extraordinary efforts taken to preserve her gowns. Whether it’s crafting Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding dress or reimagining the attire of American high society, Lowe’s gift for sartorial storytelling forever changed fashion’s landscape. If it’s a story of unbridled passion in matters of the dress you seek, consider Rizzoli’s long-overdue tribute to this fashion phenomenon your next fall read." —V MAGAZINE"Born in 1898, Lowe sought a career as a dressmaker from a young age amid segregation and racism. She became a dress salon owner, servicing prominent individuals, such as Hollywood actress Olivia de Havilland and Black pianist Elizabeth Mance, along with wealthy legacy families—the Roosevelts, Rockefellers, Whitneys, and DuPonts, to name a few. Lowe’s own legacy is rightfully given homage in “Ann Lowe: American Couturier” for present and future generations to never forget." —ESSENCE"Elizabeth Way has compiled an appreciation of Ann Lowe, the Black designer who made Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress and many other gowns for New York’s upper crust." ~NY TIMES"...the life and career of Ann Lowe, a seamstress and designer who dressed countless notable American families throughout her lengthy career. Lowe was dubbed “society’s best kept secret” as she often received no direct credit for creations, including designing Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress for her marriage to John F. Kennedy. Renewed interest in Black history has led to renewed interest in Lowe." —THE GRIO"Lowe’s career was launched when she went to work as the live-in seamstress for an upper-class Southern family in Tampa, Fla. Her creations offer a window into a world of white privilege, where fairy-tale ballgowns and wedding finery were in high demand. After moving to New York, Lowe maintained a steady list of private clients, including the actress Olivia de Havilland, who wore one of Lowe’s gowns to the 1947 Oscars (Lowe never got a credit). While Lowe’s designs regularly appeared in Vogue and Vanity Fair, her name remained mostly unknown except to wealthy insiders. She was proud of sewing for the members of the Social Register." —WSJ

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Book SynopsisAn unprecedented look at women’s everyday clothes—from Sylvia Plath’s Girl Scout uniform to psychedelic microminis, modern suits, and fast-food workers’ uniforms—this fascinating volume shows how American women from every background have lived, worked, and dressed for 200 years.Groundbreaking in its focus on the everyday clothing of ordinary American women—a subject neglected in most fashion histories—Real Clothes, Real Lives highlights over 300 garments and accessories from the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection. This unique survey honors countless lives, tracing through the lens of dress how women’s roles have changed over the decades. Each piece holds colorful stories about the woman who wore it, the one who made or bought it, and her context in place and time. Whether homemade or ready-made, many of the garments are modest and inexpensive. Some are one-of-a-kind pieces; others are examples of clever makin

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Book SynopsisA celebration of 50 years of Hip Hopâ??s vibrant history, and its transformative influence not just on American music and culture, but across the world. This vivid chronicle of the rhythm, rhyme, and reason of Hip Hop is told through intimate narratives, over 150 iconic images, and the voices of Hip Hop's founding artists. Co-authored by the legendary LL COOL J, celebrated journalist Vikki Tobak, and Rock The Bellsâ?? editorial director Alec Banks, this unparalleled collection is a must-have for music fans.â?Personal Stories from Hip Hop Luminaries: Firsthand accounts from the likes of DJ Kool Herc, Salt-N-Pepa, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and many more. â?Insights from Hip Hop Royalty: Written contributions from an A-list roster including Rakim, MC Lyte, Jay-Z, and many more. â?Iconic Shots from Photographic Legends: Contributions from Joe Conzo Jr., Ernie Paniccioli, Jonathan Mannion, and others who chronicled Trade Review"A beautifully illustrated homage to 50 years of hip-hop in the words of the icons who were there at the beginning. Includes rarely seen images and recollections from Salt-N-Pepa, Public Enemy, Run-D.M.C., Mary J. Blige and more. Peep Ludacris as a cutie child on page 288." — ASSOCIATED PRESS"Celebrate half a century of a revolutionary musical movement with “The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness,” an LL COOL J joint that brings together stunning photography, illuminating artifacts and intimate testimonials from many of the people who took rap music from a Bronx block party to the world stage." — THE NEW YORK TIMES"And finally, equally as epic is LL Cool J Presents: The Streets Win, 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness, a photographic encyclopedia of the art form and the legends who birthed it, like DJ Kool Herc, to today’s titans, like Jay-Z." —Neil Patrick Harris, WONDERCADE"For the culture! On the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop, rap statesman and entertainer LL COOL J adds to the celebration with this book that traces the journey of the genre that shaped music, fashion and culture. It’s filled with icon stories from all the greats, as well as photos from back-in-the-day block parties, street scenes, album covers, graffiti art and music videos." —MANSION GLOBAL"Presented under the auspices of rap’s first G.O.A.T., LL COOL J, and his Rock The Bells enterprise, [The Streets Win] is part coffee-table book—replete with both rare and truly iconic imagery of hip-hop’s elder luminaries—and part Who’s Who reference book with contextualizing entries for each person pictured. Through a focus on the individual players and participants who gave shape to what we know today as hip-hop, it lovingly tracks hip-hop’s beginnings and development through the early 2000s. Oversize and weighty, it reflects the culture’s bombast with its scale." — AIRMAIL "...this glossy Rizzoli book chronicles [hip-hop] history in photos, interviews and essays." — WSJ. MAGAZINE"In their new book, LL COOL J Presents The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness, author, journalist, and music photography curator Vikki Tobak and the editorial director of LL Cool J's Rock The Bells Alec Banks celebrate hip-hop's 50th birthday by highlighting the culture, sound, and voices that created the genre." — COMPLEX "Through the eyes of two-time Grammy award-winning artist LL Cool J, and co-authored by Vikki Tobak and Alec Banks, this commemorates half a century of hip hop with more than 150 images from the genre’s most celebrated photographers." — FINANCIAL TIMES, HOW TO SPEND IT "Grammy Award–winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee LL COOL J, journalist/music-photography curator Vikki Tobak (Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History), and journalist/Rock the Bells editorial director Alec Banks use vibrant imagery and firsthand accounts to tell the story of how some of hip-hop’s prominent voices first came to know the genre in this eye-catching photobook. Most of the pictures are a mixture of energetic action shots during performances; portraits of the subjects also loom large in one- or two-page spreads. Readers will learn that Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa was inspired by Run DMC and that Ludacris fell in love with hip-hop after performing an LL COOL J song during a talent show in fourth grade. In other stories, performers and DJs discuss their childhoods, what keeps them going, and their perspectives on the culture. Refreshingly, there are also recollections either from or about graffiti artists, album-cover designers, clothing designers, and studio owners. VERDICT - A treat for hip-hop fans of all ages." — LIBRARY JOURNAL "In his new book The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness, rapper and actor [LL COOL J] celebrates the history of the genre, which, he says ‘facilitated all my dreams.’” — PEOPLE MAGAZINE "This eye-catching survey…spotlights important players in hip-hop history, from the 1970s, when skeptics believed the genre “had the same shelf life of a carton of milk,” to the moneymaking phenomenon enmeshed in today’s popular culture. [The book's] all-star lineup and the treasure trove of photos...bring to vivid life the energy and history of hip-hop." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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Book SynopsisRick Owens remains one of the most daring and influential fashion designers working today. This new book of photographs describes an exceptionally fertile and transformational period in his career, one that saw him experiment with new shapes, the application of new materials, and an unprecedented use of color.Lavishly documenting men’s and women’s collections and featuring Owens’s continuing collaboration with the photographer Danielle Levitt, this book is an unabashed love letter to one of the most devoted followings in contemporary fashion.Picking up where Rizzoli’s previous monograph on Owens’s work left off, looks from his critically lauded homage to the rock-and-roll designer Larry Legaspi set a frenzied visual pace that never lets up—right through the pandemic, when Owens memorably staged shows on the Lido di Venezia.Here, the continued evolution of nearly three decades of Owens’s “grunge-meets-glTrade Review"Documenting Rick Owen’s longtime collaboration with photographer Danielle Levitt, this latest book (which picks up where 2011’ Rick Owens left off) captures the rock-and-roll-meets-glam approach that the designer has been known for throughout his 30-year career." —THE ZOE REPORT "An oeuvre as revolutionary as Rick Owens’s could never be contained in just one book. That’s why we need More Rick Owens, the follow-up to the designer’s eponymous 2019 monograph. Through the precise lens of Danielle Levitt, Owens’s daring recent looks come into sharp focus. Alien headpieces and off-kilter silhouettes are tamed through impeccable tailoring and visionary detail. The typical goth-glam aesthetic of the anti-fashion designer is reinvigorated with splashes of color, while unexpected materials—think fish hides and goat hair—propel his work squarely into the realm of the avant-garde. Nearly three decades into his career, Owens continues to leave us begging for more." —V MAGAZINE"In a continuation of his first volume of photographs, the designer Rick Owens teams up with the photographer Danielle Levitt to delight in provocation. Prepare for louche poses and leather, daring silhouettes and spikes." —NY TIMES"A new Rizzoli tome — “More Rick Owens,” Owens’s second with the publisher — captured by his longtime collaborator, photographer Danielle Levitt, features some of his most audacious collections on those subjects, made between 2019 and 2023. It includes what Owens calls “our covid quartet”: four shows that Owens produced during the height of the pandemic." —THE WASHINGTON POST"More so than many comparable titles on other designers, the physical production of the volume beautifully reflects the essence of the Owens brand: the cover is raw cardboard with unfinished edges; the title is understated and small but gorgeously embossed, blending rich black ink with luminescent metallic in a clean, sans-serif, ultra-modern typeface. This blend of restrained, cool modernity with rugged utilitarianism is an overarching theme in Owens’s work, and echoing it in the actual materiality of the book was a wise move by Rizzoli. It makes it the too-cool volume to add to your coffee table stack, the book that will make you feel very Berlin or—dare we say—Scandi (an interesting complement given that Owens is, himself, from California)." —NY JOURNAL OF BOOKS

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Book SynopsisMiguel Flores-Vianna has been a photographer and writer and editor for more than twenty years. His first book, Haute Bohemians (Vendome, 2017) was selected as the design book of the year by T Magazine. Flores-Vianna writes, produces, and snaps all the images for Private Visit, a worldly column about tastemakers, artists, and artisans. His photography is regularly published in AD and Cabana. He lives in London.

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Book SynopsisA collection of mourning photography offering a fascinating glimpse into Victorian funeral traditions.

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Book SynopsisA guide to the mediums visual language through works by such early masters as Atget, Cartier-Bresson, Evans, Strand and Weston. It contains 172 illustrations that reveal the range of the photograph from the early days of the mediums development to the mid-1960s.Table of ContentsIntroduction by John Szarkowski; The Plates.

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