Photography & Video

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Gordon Parks: I Am You: Selected Works 1942–1978 is an astounding book displaying the remarkable photographic talents of Gordon Parks, a man who was equally at ease in documenting the Civi

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“Those who are fans of Trager's work, especially his silvery black and white images, will find Ina’s portraits a rewarding pleasure.”

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The Eyes of the City invites an unhurried view, seducing the eye to linger over the images, letting stories come to life in the mind.”

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Philip Trager’s photographic record of New York in the 1970s is his depiction of a city marked by solitude.

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Regardless of the quality of the content of this book, the first thing that must be recognized and applauded is that the authors have found an aspect of fashion that has rarely been explored in boo

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50 Contemporary Photographers You Should Know is meant to be a Who’s Who of current influential photographers with the assumption that anyone who cares about contemporary photogra

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Edward Burtynsky’s aerial photographs in Essential Elements go beyond the kind of satellite images and views that Google Earth has made commonplace in recent years.

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“an extraordinary achievement that allows us a greater understanding of the history of mental illness.”

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A photographic publication of any historical event is to be welcomed, and the Second World War was one of the most widely covered and photographed conflicts in history.

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Benjamin Grant has created a unique series of images in Overview: A New Perspective of Earth, which illustrates that “there needs to be a dramatic shift in the way our species views our pl

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National Geographic magazine has been a window on the world for some five generations of Americans.

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“the book succeeds as a primer for new photographers and inspiration for experienced lovers of photography.”

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“I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing. . . . Elegance is the only beauty that never fades." —Audrey Hepburn

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“[a] stylish and intelligent discussion of the intersection of transportation, aesthetics, and meaning.”

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Franck Bohbot’s color photography in Light on New York City captures the iconic and not so-iconic places in New York City at night.

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Every now and again a book falls into your lap that refuses to be ignored. Your fingers, seemingly with a mind of their own, open the cover and begin to turn the pages.

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The opening pages of Anderson & Low on the Set of James Bond’s Spectre strike the reader with the sheer beauty of images of vast interior spaces.

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Regardless of genre and subject matter Peter Gravelle is one of the great storytellers of our time.

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Thank you Robert Trachtenberg for providing this series of portraits that show endless imagination—and for not selecting all the usual suspects as your subjects.

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For those of us who love the exuberance of Robin Williams’ stand-up comedy and enjoy his movies and the way they make us laugh (The Birdcage), or consider the absurdity of war (Good Mo

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Who Shot Sports is an engrossing photo exhibition between covers that more than proves the truism that a picture is, indeed, worth a thousand words.

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World Press Photo 16 is a collection of the most powerful and poignant images from photojournalists and documentary photographers from around the world that have garnered attention and pra

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“an entirely convincing portrait of an entirely unconventional and brilliant individual.”

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Popular culture’s visual imaginaries of traditional Native Americans tend to exotic representations of a vanished people.

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This is the second in a series of books profiling Magnum photographers, the powerhouse that probably changed photography and photographers forever.

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