Photography & Video

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We’ve all heard of Auschwitz, the World War II Nazi death camp in southern Poland. The statistics are daunting: 1.1 million men, women, and children murdered, 900,000 of them Jews.

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The Last Days of Mankind (Die letzten Tage der Menschheit) was written by the Austrian critic and philosopher Karl Kraus. The play’s notoriety lay in its unwieldy length and run time.

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“This is very much a book about war from the perspective of the frontline combatant. It is a story of fear, uncertainty, courage, fortitude, comradeship, and heroism.

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“If collecting ‘street photography’ is your passion, this book will become a cornerstone of your collection and will be the measure of all other works you own.”

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“Staged as they are, in moments of near-communication, the images seem always on the verge of sound, even when they were captured in Victorian silence.”

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Todd McLellan must be the most painstakingly patient still-life photographer in the world.

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Not being intimately familiar with the work of Jan Welters, it was easy to have an open mind about what was waiting behind the cover.

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Bruce Springsteen fans are like no other fans in the annals of rock ’n’ roll, though it would not be easy to describe them. They come in many shapes and sizes, and belong to different generations.

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“Lynch’s art is like his films: unconventional, dark, bizarre, and expressive.

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“a virtual smorgasbord of visual delights, horrors, and insightful tidbits on photographic creators and influencers.”

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“Lola Álvarez Bravo: Picturing Mexico is a memorable collection of the work of one of Mexico’s foremost photogr

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“Before her lens, the energy of the restless sea and wind pause but for a moment before moving on. The soft lines of the female body easily merge into the rocks and trees around them.

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“I Am offers American art lovers the opportunity to discover and to relish the innovative work of a painter who deconstructed the old and constructed her own brave

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“The images and accompanying words in Eye on the West challenge us to see, think, and feel differently about the Western landscape . . .”

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“In addition to this stunning collection of Parks’ photography, featuring gorgeous plate transfers, the text explores the different aspects of Parks’ life and thoughtful analysis of his aes

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“A dynamic companion piece to the groundbreaking animated movie.”

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“Beth Moon is a gifted photographer with abundant creative insight and an eye for unconventional subject matter.

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Steve McCurry: A Life in Pictures is an homage by his sister to an extraordinary photographer who broadens our view of humanity and the world.

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“Helen Levitt is a remarkable book, and a substantial addition to the library of anyone who values the beginning

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“Gall’s collages will cause much shoulder shrugging, eye rolling, and brain scratching. And thank heavens for that.” 

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“Joni: The Joni Mitchell Sessions is populated by myriad photographs of Joni Mitchell—Joni singing, Joni gesticulating, Joni posing, Joni mugging, even Joni swimmi

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“an exquisite book about a poignantly wretched little girl and everything she represented.”   

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“Harryhausen: The Movie Posters is infotainment in the best sense of the word.

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“The people and events that are documented by McDarrah are legendary and huge, and taken together as a body of work create an extraordinary visual record of this vital moment in New York an

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“As a biography of Lange’s ‘visual life,’ her aesthetics, and her activism, this book lives up to Lange’s own belief that ‘Beauty is a byproduct.

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