Motoyuki Daifu: My Family Is a Pubis So I Cover It in Pretty Panties
Daifu's colorful and chaotic images of his own family life are an unfiltered record of love, friction and communal existenceIn Japan, where family affairs are typically kept private, Motoyuki Daifu's (born 1985) photographs put forward a raw, unfiltered portrayal of family life. My Family Is a Pubis so I Cover It in Pretty Panties pushes against cultural norms, airing out what Daifu dubs ""dirty laundry,"" with no hesitation. In rejecting the sanitized and idealized images often populating family albums, he embraces the beautiful chaos of familial existence--its messiness, love, tension and intimacy--all unfolding in the tight quarters of his family home in suburban Yokohama. His images, spanning 13 years since 2005, observe his family with both proximity and distance, reflecting his own sense of detachment from them. In their vibrant, overflowing compositions, they suggest that to truly understand a family, one must embrace its chaos. The scattered objects, overlapping lives and unavoidable closeness all speak to the ways in which family shapes and consumes us.
Chinatowns: Tong Yan Gaai by Morris Lum
In a stunning visual journey, Lum reveals how Chinatowns across North America are defined by both their evolving architecture and their rich cultural identityPublished with WORK BOOK. Over the past decade, Chinese Canadian photographer Morris Lum (born 1983) has embarked on an extensive exploration of the Chinatown communities scattered across Canada and the United States. Focusing on the architecture and evolution of these enclaves, Lum delves into how "Chinese" identity is shaped and expressed through their structures. Using a large-format camera, he has captured Chinatowns in cities such as Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City and Boston. Through his objective lens, Lum chronicles the rapid transformations these communities face, documenting the shifting architectural and economic landscapes. His colorful photographs offer a poignant visual record, spotlighting both historical and modern-day cultural landmarks--small family-owned businesses, iconic Chinese restaurants and vital community organizations--that define these neighborhoods.
Murmuration
In the dusk hours of a November evening in 2020, James Crombie set out for the shore of Lough Ennell, Co. Westmeath with no goal except to find a brief reprieve from the chaos of modern life. One of Ireland's most lauded sports photographers, Crombie had spent months each year travelling the globe, snapping glimpses of sporting glory amid roaring crowds. Once the pandemic arrived however, he found himself suspended in an unfamiliar moment of stillness, where his focus could roam beyond the pitch. When a close friend came to him in a moment of grief, the pair made for the lake.What Crombie found on the shore that evening - an undulating murmuration of starlings, dancing above the surface of the water - would change his life forever.Desperate to capture the beauty of the murmurations, and to better understand this phenomenon and the surroundings of the lake itself, Crombie began a four-year journey, travelling to lake shore for over 100 days per year. In his efforts to capture the formations of the magical birds, Crombie managed to chart the stunning natural cycles of the lake and the surrounding countryside. An incredible combination of narrative and photography, this is a book about one man's quest to capture the beauty of an Irish natural phenomenon, and about how our local environments harbour a wealth of beauty and complexity, if only we're able to look closely enough. The book also features an introduction by pioneering ornithologist Se獺n Ronayne.
Red Star Utopia
In Red Star Utopia: Inside North Korea, Austin Andrews uncovers visual clues about the country's hardline isolationist experiment and how it affects the rhythms and routines of its people. Photos in the book include remote parts of the country, seldom if ever visited by foreigners.
Texas Then and Now
This revised and updated edition of Texas Then and Now features the most prominent locations from around the state, pairing vintage photographs with modern shots of the same famous locations today. The Lone Star State: home to thirty million people, the base of multiple sports teams, over two hundred colleges and much, much more.Travel with us to each corner of Texas and learn what makes this a state like no others. Included on these pages are many of the great Texan universities, tourist draws in Austin and Galveston, the historic oil strike at Spindletop, the old stockyards of Fort Worth, the Texas State Capitol in Austin, and the state fairgrounds in Dallas.This collection of Texas landmarks provides a vivid portrait of a dynamic and expanding state, but one that has not forgotten its rich and enduring history. Discover the politics, conflicts and history of the famous figures who lived here and how they've left their mark on buildings, landmarks and the cities themselves.Featuring sites in: Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Houston, Galveston, Beaumont, Washington-on-the-Brazos, College Station, Waco, Hillsboro, Dallas, Fort Worth, Amarillo and Lubbock.Perfect for those born and bred in Texas, anyone wanting to learn more about American history or those who want to be tourists on a ranch for a day.
Sophie Huguenot: Television
With a large-format camera that contradicts a the fast-paced news cycle, Huguenot unpicks the image-making processes behind everyday mediaFor over a decade, photographer Sophie Huguenot (born 1982) observed the daily news production of RTS Info, a Swiss broadcaster. She focused her attention on the in-between spaces in the fabric of television production and on the banality of day-to-day work.
Danny Lyon: Junk
A portrait of once-beloved, now-decaying cars in junkyards across America, from one of the New Journalism's key figuresBrooklyn-born photographer Danny Lyon (born 1942) is one of the most influential photographers of the last six decades. His immersive and groundbreaking works include The Bikeriders (1968), The Destruction of Lower Manhattan (1969) and his 2024 memoir This Is My Life I'm Talking About.When he was 21, Lyon's father passed on to him a 1953 Oldsmobile. He discovered the ecstasy of speeding along Georgia highways during the civil rights movement, with red dirt fields of peanuts and cotton flying by. In the excitement of driving, he realized his own mortality. Lyon's Junk: America in Ruins features approximately 86 American cars, mostly from the 1950s and 1960s, in junkyards across the western United States. The pictures were taken in Nebraska, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma.This is a work of pure visual photography. The premise behind the work is that many things--sculptures, monuments, buildings--take on a new and added beauty as they deteriorate and become ruins: a certain pathos is added to their original beauty. This is true of the automobiles in this series: once the beloved machines of people and families who owned and drove them, they now evoke a terrible beauty and sadness.
Txema Yeste: Needles
Delicately composed structures of pine needles invite readers to look closer at the surrounding natural world Exquisitely packaged in softcover binding sewn with vegetable thread and housed in a delicate ebony slipcase, Txema Yeste's (born 1972) black-and-white photographs of pine needles play with shadows and textures, revealing unnoticed details and substituting the needles' toughness for a serene charm.
Clark Winter: Here to There
Winter's perceptive photographs of cars across the decades--and around the world--revel in nostalgia while revealing the subtleties of our relationship with automobiles, drivers and the things we see along the waySince their invention, cars have been one of the driving forces behind America's constantly changing culture. Not only have they helped shape the country's sprawling cities and suburban society, but they have inspired films (from American Graffiti to The Fast and the Furious) and songs (from the Beach Boys' zippy Fun, Fun, Fun to Bruce Springsteen's anthemic Thunder Road) and an endless parade of road-trip books.Over the course of half a century, Clark Winter captured images of the car as a symbol of Americana. More intriguingly, he also found a global spirit in this form of transportation in countries such as Spain, Italy and China. Winter's photographs, made in both color and black and white, are not simply focused on the vehicles but rather on the way people physically relate to cars, turning each image into a stage upon which a drama quietly (and sometimes comically) unfolds between owner, passenger and passerby. And because these dramas are universal--eating ice cream in the back seat, waiting for a pump at the gas station, stuck in traffic, busted for speeding--Winter's wide-eyed, often lighthearted pictures invite us to recall and relive our own days of adventure, romance and speed.Clark Winter is a trustee of several cultural institutions, including the June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation in New York. His previous photobooks include Birds and Free Air.
Like a Lake
A vivid, imaginative response to the sensual and erotic in postwar American photography, with attention to the beauty of the nude, both male and female When photographer Coda Gray befriends a family with a special interest in a young boy, the motivation behind his special attention is difficult to grasp, "like water slipping through our fingers." Can a man innocently love a boy who is not his own? Using fiction to reveal the truths about families, communities, art objects, love, and mourning, Like a Lake tells the story of ten-year-old Nico, who lives with his father (an Italian- American architect) and his mother (a Japanese-American sculptor who learned how to draw while interned during World War II). Set in the 1960s, this is a story of aesthetic perfection waiting to be broken. Nico's midcentury modern house, with its Italian pottery jars along the outside and its interior lit by Japanese lanterns. The elephant-hide gray, fiberglass reinforced plastic 1951 Eames rocking chair, with metal legs and birch runners. Clam consomm矇 with kombu, giant kelp, yuzu rind, and a little fennel--in each bowl, two clams opened like a pair of butterflies, symbols of the happy couple. Nico's boyish delight in developing photographs under the red safety light of Coda's "Floating Zendo"-- the darkroom boat that he keeps on Lake Tahoe. The lives of Nico, his parents, and Coda embody northern California's postwar landscape, giving way to fissures of alternative lifestyles and poetic visions. Author Carol Mavor addresses the sensuality and complexity of a son's love for his mother and that mother's own erotic response to it. The relationship between the mother and son is paralleled by what it means for a boy to be a model for a male photographer and to be his muse. Just as water can freeze into snow and ice, melt back into water, and steam, love takes on new forms with shifts of atmosphere. Like a Lake's haunting images and sensations stay with the reader.
Jasmine Benjamin: City of Angels
A vibrant photographic portrait of Los Angeles' dynamic population by one of the city's foremost stylistsAmerican photographer and costume designer Jasmine Benjamin is a California girl. She represents the ease of Northern California, where she was raised, and the cosmopolitan pace of Hollywood, where she lives, and has brought her ever-creative spirit, considerable talent and infallible eye to music industry titans and anonymous citizens alike. City of Angels features more than 120 portraits of daring, expressive Los Angeles creatives shot in locations across the length and breadth of this vast metropolis. The book features iconic streetwear creators, free spirits from Topanga Canyon, surf and skate kids in Venice Beach, edgy Echo Park hipsters, Los Feliz vintage aficionados, shop girls and guys working at boutiques on Melrose, Chicano punks, K-Town cuties, Hollywood royalty, LGBTQIA+ fashion designers, Laurel Canyon bohemians, Black musicians and artists from South Central and Inglewood as well as from the affluent suburbs of Baldwin Hills and historic Leimert Park.With photographs exclusively by Benjamin, this book also features a unique illustrated map of Los Angeles by the artist Isaac Escoto, also known as Sickid, adding an additional artistic dimension. City of Angels is both a tribute to and an in-depth exploration of the essence of LA street culture. It celebrates the rich and diverse style scene of Los Angeles, highlighting a blend of celebrities, local figures, and everyday residents who embody the city's authentic spirit and fashion. Notably, approximately 80% of the individuals featured in the book are native Angelenos or hail from the greater California region, offering an intimate, homegrown perspective that enhances the project's authenticity. This body of work perfectly juxtaposes beauty with edginess, glamour with urban rawness.Jasmine Benjamin has worked as a stylist and sometime creative director for Miguel, Anderson .Paak, Donald Glover, Vince Staples and Chaka Khan, as well as a costume designer for commercials by Nike, the WNBA, Apple Music and Google. Benjamin has been featured in Vogue and Billboard and was named "Top Stylist of 2016" by i-D magazine.
Dream On: Berlin, the 90s
Hundreds of stunning images documenting historic change in a once-divided cityThe Ostkreuz agency was founded amid the upheavals that took place in East Berlin in 1990. For Dream On, nine Ostkreuz photographers worked together with curators Annette Hauschild (Ostkreuz) and Boaz Levin (C/O Berlin Foundation) to cast a modern-day eye over their extensive archives. As documentarians operating at the apogee of photojournalism, they tracked the changes that the city underwent. They observed the shifts in society and the challenges facing a city previously divided by a wall as it grew together, capturing all this in powerful, personal images. The essays reflect this on a variety of levels: Janos Frecot's examination of the changes in the urban space; Jens Balzer's description of Berlin's potential as a center of creativity and culture; and Anne Rabe's very personal view, as a young East German writer, of today's Berlin.Photographers include: Sibylle Bergemann, Annette Hauschild, Harald Hauswald, Ute Mahler, Werner Mahler, Thomas Meyer, Jordis Antonia Schl繹sser, Anne Sch繹nharting, Maurice Weiss.
Wildlove
After the success of the illustrated book "Fragile": One of the most celebrated wildlife photographers in the world presents his long-awaited second major illustrated book​ For his photography, Pedro Jarque Krebs has received more than 100 awards since 2014. He is one of the most awarded wildlife photographers in the world​ Exciting and informative texts about the animals round off this opulent illustrated bookPedro Jarque Krebs presents WildLOVE, his long-awaited second major photo book. With his colorful photography of wild animals, he occupies a special place in wildlife photography. One of the world's most awarded wildlife photographer captures the animals with his camera in a humorous and almost human way. In this way, he builds up an intimate relationship with each animal: WildLOVE.Pedro Jarque Krebs is a most awarded wildlife photographer with more than 100 awards to his credit. His aim is to show the beauty and diversity of wildlife, but also to draw attention to the problems and fragility of the animal world.
Suwon Lee: Mr. & Mrs.
Made to honor her grandparents, Lee's innovative photobook is a paean to family history and the allure of vernacular photographyIn rescuing photographs inherited from her paternal grandparents, Suwon Lee (born 1977) traces two lives, from youth to adulthood, in 20th-century Korea. This two-sided book functions as both a family heirloom and a shrine to the art of vernacular photography. This book was published in conjunction with Goma Editora
Leonora Vicu簽a: Carrusel de Melancolias
Vicu簽a applies her poetic sensibilities to her hand-tinted photographs of Santiago street life under the Chilean dictatorshipRoaming the streets of 1970s Santiago with a Russian camera in hand, poet-turned-photographer Leonora Vicu簽a (born 1952) captured its denizens in bars, cinemas and dance halls, hand-coloring and manipulating them to create a dreamlike, imaginary world removed from an austere reality. This book was published in conjunction with Toluca; Fundacion Lariviere
Above and Across San Francisco
Above and Across San Francisco captures the stunning beauty of San Francisco as seen from the sky. Showcasing the city's diverse architecture, bustling streets, notable landmarks and buildings, and gorgeous coastline, the images capture San Francisco's vibrant character and historical significance. The photographers featured in the book share their unique perspectives to create a contemporary portrayal of the city, in all its breathtaking beauty.Through a series of stunning images, readers are invited to explore the city's iconic landmarks, including the Transamerica Pyramid, Coit Tower, the Presidio, the Ferry Terminal, and the iconic Bay and Golden Gate Bridges, as well as lesser-known corners of the city. Above and Across San Francisco features stunning aerial shots that offer a bird's-eye view of the city, capturing its natural scenery and urban landscape in an entirely new light. With its striking visuals and thoughtful commentary, including a foreword by Stacy Williams, Executive Director of The American Institute of Architects - San Francisco, this photography book is a must-have for anyone who loves San Francisco or wants to experience its beauty from a new perspective.Featured photographers include: Cocu Liu, Diane Bentley Raymond, Howard Kingsnorth, Jack Landau, Jay Huang, Jeffery Xin, John Montoya, Kris Kuganathan, and Lichao Liu.
There Was Always Someone Taking Photos
A selection of found photography from the turn of the century in East GermanyThis volume gathers private photo albums from East Germany dating from 1980 to 2000. Treating photography as a social practice, it reviews how the images were produced and the ways in which they reflect the political conditions of the times.Note this title's special book features: The book is a so-called rough cut. The sheets are uncut, which means it has pages still joined at the fore edges. This type of binding refers to the traditional bookbinder's practice of not trimming the edges of the folded paper signatures before binding a book; instead, the user would cut them to read and/or see.
Science/Fiction: A Non-History of Plants
Photographers from Anna Atkins to Jochen Lempert illustrate our fascination with plants in the age of technologyFrom scientific discoveries to animist beliefs, plants are an inexhaustible source of stories that reveal our most intimate desires and fears. Photography is the primary witness to his phenomenon. Science/Fiction questions human projections and representations of the vegetal world, bringing to light the subjectivity, intelligence and expressive abilities of plants. The publication traces a visual history of plants, linking art, technology and science from the mid-19th century to the present day through two conceptual frameworks: scientific and fictional. Bringing together more than 30 artists across different periods of time and parts of the world, it employs the logic of the science fiction novel, taking us from a stable, identifiable world and gradually plunging us into uncertain landscapes.Artists include: Anna Atkins, Karl Blossfeldt, Elspeth Diederix, Sam Falls, Joan Fontcuberta, Stephen Gill, Jochen Lempert, Angelica Mesiti, Agnieszka Polska, Anais Tondeur.
The 80s
Taking you behind the lens during a decade of significant social and political change, discover the remarkable transformation of British photography in the 1980s and its impact on art across the world This book will trace critical developments in photographic art in the UK, made by a diverse range of photographers in and around the Thatcher era (1976-1993). Rather than presenting a comprehensive history, the book will showcase more than 70 lens-based artists, and reveal numerous small histories, known and unknown, presented by a constellation of image makers (particularly Global Majority photographers), photography journals, photographer collectives, and theorists. The publication will also pay close attention to the intersection between photography and the British Black arts movement, and to the theoretical developments in photography and representation from the perspectives of postmodernism and cultural theory by British scholars from the period, namely John Tagg, Victor Burgin, and Stuart Hall. Photographers include Don McCullin, Martin Parr, Ingrid Pollard, Sunil Gupta, Wolfgang Tillmans, Keith Arnatt, Vanley Burke, Sirkka-Liisa Kontinnen, Marketa Luskacova, Joy Gregory, Paul Graham, Ajamu X, and many more key figures.
Forgotten Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Eros Russell captures the beauty of decay in Middle Tennessee's abandoned homes, revealing their hidden stories.Eros Russell, a curious explorer in Middle Tennessee, is captivated by forgotten and abandoned buildings, homes, and belongings scattered along backroads and desolate small towns. Driving aimlessly, he encounters dilapidated homes, wondering about their past inhabitants and the memories held within. Using photography, he breathes life into these forgotten places, finding beauty in decay and the stories they tell.Urban exploring is more than just capturing images; it's about discovering the history and lessons embedded in each scene. From rusted tin roofs to structures engulfed in vines, each detail tells a tale of time's passage and nature's reclaiming. It's about finding art in history and beauty in the forgotten, seeing legacy where others see decay. In his explorations, Eros is drawn to the remains of stories he cannot hear, finding awe and reverence in the structures left behind.
Abandoned Asylums and Institutions of New York
Uncover the haunting history and architecture of New York's abandoned asylums and institutions through stunning photography.New York is famous for a lot of things, including its institutions and asylums. Some of the first and oldest institutions in America were built in New York. Travel back to when asylums were a city within a city to keep the mentally ill hidden away. Discover architectural marvels that were carefully designed by some of the most honorable architects of the time, like Frederick Clarke Withers and famed landscape designer, Frederick Law Olmsted. Follow Photographer Dave Snook as he captures New York's first asylum for the chronically insane; a modern-day psychiatric hospital closed in 2015; a famous tuberculous center's dome that has been rumored to be in the Pan- American Exposition's Temple of Music; and a state school influenced by a Massachusetts institution for the "feeble-minded". Explore the decaying ruins of some of New York's largest and most famous institutions and asylums.
Grace and Fire
- One of France's most celebrated photographers of the last 40 years - Photographer's own selection of images from his long and distinguished career - Great variety of subjects, from the arts to public festivals: there is something for everyone here - A master of color and black & white photography, both represented here - Published to coincide with a retrospective of G矇rard Uf矇ras's work at the Villa Tamaris in La Seyne-sur-Mer, on the C繫te d'Azur, from 1 February to 27 April 2025 The work of photographer G矇rard Uf矇ras (b. 1954, Paris) covers a compelling and charming array of subjects, from glimpses of life behind the scenes at the opera and ballet, to marrying couples and their families on their wedding day, to the spontaneous energy and interaction of crowds at carnivals and sporting events. With the discreet but unerring eye of the seasoned photojournalist (he began a long association with Lib矇ration newspaper in the 1980s), G矇rard Uf矇ras captures people from all walks of life in moments of contemplation, creation and camaraderie, resulting in a body of work that offers a rich and nuanced picture of humanity. Published to coincide with a retrospective of his work in 2025, this book presents the photographer's own choice of some of his finest work from a long and distinguished career. What emerges most strongly from this collection is G矇rard Uf矇ras's great passion for favorite themes such as music, theater and dance, but, perhaps more resoundingly still, his profound empathy and respect for his human subjects.
Li Qiang
- Li Qiang entered the public's field of vision with his hometown photography, and his works became a key for us to interpret the farming culture of northern Shaanxi. Now, after 40 years of photography, Li Qiang looks at the city and the distance from the land of his hometown - Hardcover cloth, partial silver printing and customized black card inserts, rich details; 200g high-quality Prince matte powder paper This book collects Li Qiang's classic photographs from 1981 to the present with three chapters: Northern Homeland, Distant Memory, and City Encounter. Li Qiang applies black and white images to record the changes in the lifestyle and cultural landscape of this era, from his hometown of Liyaoxian in northern Shaanxi to Xi'an, where he works and lives, and then to Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau in the south. These photographs record the social landscape of the current accelerated industrialization and urbanization, criticize the destruction of nature and original civilization, and pay attention to the state of individual existence. This deep humanistic sentiment is placed in every frozen moment, allowing us to refocus on the freshness and touching of daily life that has long been common place. Li's influence on contemporary photography is not only reflected in his absolute adherence to his own aesthetic system, but also in his personal understanding between his hometown and modernity, and between himself and the times, providing a unique path for the innovation and expression of photographic language.-獺
Bruno Sassarone, Paris
Bruno Sassarone reveals an abstract and radical Paris. Playing with the effects of light and shadow, his photographs offer a new vision, transforming the way we view the city. Text in English and French. Paris - a photographic book with the city as its theme - takes an abstract approach to depicting the city, while retaining a direct relationship with reality. It is part of the tradition of modernist photography, but it distinguishes itself by the perfect appearance of digitally retouched images. Shadows play a key role in simplifying reality, dissociating locations from their classical visual representation. The economy of form thus created enables the depiction of Paris to be radically transformed, going beyond the customary descriptive task of photography. At first glance, the viewer perceives the overall contrast of the image, with only the light lines standing out against the shadows. As the eye gradually adapts, the details in the shadows become apparent, introducing a second way of reading the photograph and enriching the way it is perceived. Paris is thus viewed anew, moving from shadow to abstraction. Text in English and French.
On Photography
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for CriticismA new edition of Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography--its problems, politics, and possibilities. "To photograph is to appropriate the thing photographed," Sontag writes in the opening pages of On Photography, which went on to influence generations of theorists, film critics, and readers everywhere. Originally published in the 1970s, her groundbreaking collection remains uncannily prescient and profoundly precise. With her singular searching eye, and her refusal to buckle under received wisdom, she presents a rousing critique of the functions of imagery--to seduce, to advertise, to evoke, to commemorate, to conspire, to conceal--across six essays. The result is a damning portrait of the ways we use imagery to manufacture reality and authority that feels as if it were written today.
Brassai: Paris by Night
This essential reference in the history of urban photography--compiled by Brassa簿 himself and first published in 1933--has been meticulously reproduced in a new edition, with tinted page edges. The city of Paris bewitched Hungarian-born Brassa簿. Working as a journalist by day in the early 1930s, he roamed the streets of the capital by night, visiting its bistros and sharing moments in the lives of avant-garde artists, prostitutes, peddlers, down-and-outs, and illicit lovers. He captured portraits of a hauntingly dramatic nocturnal world. With these sixty-two poetic photographs, which demonstrate his technical mastery in depicting darkness, he quickly established himself as one of the most original photographers of his generation. The city's dramatic night landscape of back alleys, metro stations, and sinewy streets are at turns hauntingly empty or peopled by dancers, revelers, laborers, and thugs. This important work--a stunning portrait of nighttime in the City of Light--portrays the birth of Brassa簿 as an artist. This book serves as a perpetual source of inspiration for creatives in photography, fashion, and design and the new edition, printed using the latest engraving technology to faithfully reproduce the quality of the original photographs, features a cloth binding with embossing and an inset cover vignette.
Lincoln: A Potted History
Lincoln is a modern university city. It has a bustling twenty-first-century waterfront with restaurants, bars and hotels, and for over forty years it was home to the UK's original Christmas market. However, this popular tourist destination has an ancient history that can be traced back 2,000 years to when it was a large Roman harbour town called Lindum Colonia. Despite the transformation the city has undergone over the centuries, much of its architectural heritage remains, with the Roman infrastructure and buildings from the time of the Norman Conquest still in existence close to Lincoln's magnificent cathedral. As a market town, Lincoln prospered due to its proximity to the ancient Fosse Way, which made trading easy, and with the arrival of the railways and industry in the nineteenth century Lincoln became a major centre for heavy industry. The city also played a unique role in both World Wars. It was at Lincoln's William Foster and Co. factory that the first tank was developed for the military in 1916, and nearby airfields, which were home to Bomber Command, became pivotal in helping the Allies to win the Second World War. Illustrated throughout, this accessible historical portrait of Lincoln's transformation through the ages will be of great interest to residents, visitors and all those with links to the city.
Norwich: A Potted History
During the Iron Age, much of East Anglia was under the control of the Iceni tribe, whose queen Boudicca is believed to have been born close to present-day Norwich. The roots of the fledgling settlement, then known as Northwic, were laid down in the sixth century and city status was granted by Richard I in 1194. Following the Norman Conquest, Norwich Castle and Cathedral were constructed and a monastery existed alongside the cathedral until the Dissolution. For several centuries Norwich was one of the largest cities in England, becoming an important centre of trade and industry. Key industries included weaving, brewing, shoe making, milling, printing, chocolate making, mustard production and the manufacture of Christmas crackers. The city also gave its name to the insurance giant Norwich Union and was a major banking centre. Norwich suffered many air raids during the Second World War and countless buildings were destroyed, but today it is acknowledged as a centre of the written and performing arts and is a growing tourist destination, with one of the largest outdoor covered markets in Europe. Illustrated throughout, this accessible historical portrait of the transformation that Norwich has undergone through the ages will be of great interest to residents, visitors and all those with links to the city.
A-Z of Beccles
The market town of Beccles lies on the River Waveney, close to the Norfolk Broads, and floods have been part of its history. Once a river port, it is still a boating centre. Its Saxon and Norse origins can be seen in many of the street names, as can its wealth in medieval and pre-Industrial Revolution times with its numerous historic buildings. More recent industries included printing, tanning and a corset factory, and the Nobel Prize-winning chemist Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was educated in Beccles. A-Z of Beccles reveals the history behind the town, its streets and buildings, businesses and the people connected with it. Alongside the famous historical connections are unusual characters, tucked-away places and unique events that are less well known. Fully illustrated with photography, it will appeal to all those with an interest in this historic Suffolk town.
Sozopol Timeless
Sozopol Timeless is a snapshot of time, perhaps it is still the same. Sozopol is a small, coastal city with so much history, beauty and character - and with so much history, memories and experiences for the author herself.This is a book with a series of sixty-six black and white photographs, taken on a Technical Pan film at a time when that was cool. That time was 2004.
Scottish West Coast Isles in Photographs
From Skye to Seil, Jura to Gigha, the islands off the west coast of Scotland offer some of the most stunning scenery in Europe. Many have been drawn to live on these islands since Scotland was first populated and many more come to visit these remarkable places. The islands boast a huge diversity of landscapes, from the Firth of Clyde and its two largest islands, Arran and Bute, both geologically divided by the Highland Boundary Fault, as well as numerous smaller islands including Holy Isle, to the Hebrides further north and west. The Hebridean archipelago stretches from the Inner Hebrides, which contain over seventy inhabited and uninhabited islands, the largest of which are Islay, Jura, Rum, Mull and Skye, to the more distant Outer Hebrides or Western Isles, chiefly Lewis and Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra. In Scottish West Coast Isles in Photographs, photographer and writer Alastair MacDonald Jackson, originally hailing from the Isle of Skye, has been island hopping for a number of years now, documenting them in all weathers and seasons. This book takes a journey through the seasons, highlighting the unique light and colours of the Hebridean and Clyde islands. Look through these photographs and you will quickly see the unique appeal of these special places in the west of Scotland.
Neutral Ground
In his breathtakingly beautiful Neutral Ground: New Orleans: 1990-2005, William Greiner presents a pre-Katrina New Orleans in the classic styles of William Eggleston and Birney Imes. Printed in Italy, under the direction of the artist, the pages explode with color: a father floating in a gelatinous, cerulean pool; an abandoned armchair framed by arsenic green walls; Titian red tiles atop the old New Orleans Athletic Club; and a riot of pastel decor inside a Chinese restaurant. Each of the eighty-six photographs reflect a lifetime of making art and documenting place and, taken together, comprise a passionate tribute to Greiner's lost home.
How to Photograph Absolutely Everything
This practical guide from photography expert, Tom Ang, will help you achieve the best shot possible in every scenario - from creating a silhouette to impromptu still lifes. In our online world, taking a good photograph has become an essential life skill. Full of essential advice, hints, and tips, How to Photograph Absolutely Everything gives you straightforward step-by-step guidance on what equipment you will need, the best approach for each subject, how to think about composition and find the right light, and how to frame each shot effectively. Checklists allow you to focus on what is important, while "tricks of the trade" show you how to turn a good picture into an amazing one. From cityscapes to landscapes, and tackling children's parties to capturing the magic of seasonal celebrations, How to Photograph Absolutely Everything is the essential guide to improving your digital photography skills and getting the most out of your digital camera (or smartphone).
Paradise Inc.
FINALIST OF THE 2024 LUCIE PHOTO BOOK PRIZE A groundbreaking investigation into wildlife conservation, environmental transformation, and efforts to preserve Africa's natural wilderness by French-Madagascan documentary photographer Guillaume Bonn. Paradise Inc. offers an unvarnished glimpse into the realities of Africa's ecosystems and our collective future, as the disruptions of climate change, economic expansion, and environmental efforts reshape the world before our eyes. For decades, Bonn has told the stories that the world is afraid to hear, championing the silenced and refusing to turn away from the truth. Paradise Inc. is the culmination of twenty years dedicated to documenting the last days of Africa's vast natural landscapes, where countless expeditions have taken the photographer deep across nearly every country on the continent. Far from tired stereotypes, "greenwashing" efforts, and ready-made solutions, Paradise Inc. shines an unblinking light onto the paradoxes, consequences, and truths that lurk in plain sight behind the environmental "paradise" in Africa. Featuring an introduction by world-renowned journalist Jon Lee Anderson and foreword by founder of Across Maasai Land Initiative and Maasai elder Ezekiel Ole Katato, Paradise Inc. continues the work Bonn began as a player in the Africa State of Mind project (Thames & Hudson, 2020), now presented in its entirety. While beautifully and poignantly illustrated, Paradise Inc. is more than a visual journey. Nostalgic and critical, it is declaration of the photographer's love for Africa--which Jon Lee Anderson (The New Yorker) calls his "inescapable muse"--an expression of his fear that it might one day disappear, and an impassioned call to action. In this latest work, Bonn defies the clich矇s of a wildlife wonderland that haunt the collective imagination, instead asking uncompromising questions and inviting us to strive for sustainable solutions together.Born in Madagascar and raised in the Comoros Islands, Djibouti, and Kenya, Bonn brings a unique perspective rooted in his French and Malagasy heritage and diverse upbringing, exploring the idea of "Africanness" in his work. It is through this intimate duality that Paradise Inc. delivers its urgent critique, unveils nuances, and captures the thrill of being in the wild.
The Synthetic Eye
The revolution caused by artificial intelligence in terms of what a photograph can and cannot do is profound. This book looks at photography's strengths, what it has meant for individuals and for society, its massive transformations caused by a variety of factors in the digital age, and the newer possibilities for image making. These include old and new media, with an emphasis on synthetic imaging as both a positive and terrifying development.In 1840, a year after photography's invention, the painter Paul Delaroche exclaimed, "From now on, painting is dead." Photography was quicker and cheaper as a representational medium and more realistic, its invention also liberated painters to become much more adventurous, embracing approaches that included impressionism, cubism, minimalism, and abstract expressionism. So too photographers are being challenged today. Many have responded with new strategies, but more innovation is needed. Can photographers be as radically expansive and revolutionary as painters were? Can they preserve or even expand the photograph's role in society as a credible witness? Can the photographic image morph into forms previously unimagined? The Synthetic Eye is about this transformative revolution. How can synthetic imagery be utilized to amplify our understanding of ourselves and our worlds? Can an alternative photography deepen and expand the medium's previous reach? What are the pitfalls? How will our senses of the real, the possible, and the actual be affected?
