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Blind Spot
Hardback,
06/07/2017,
£20.00
£18.00
In more than 150 pairs of images and surprising, lyrical text, the author explores his complex relationship to the visual world through his two great passions: writing and photography.
Understanding a Photograph
Paperback,
07/11/2013,
£9.99
£8.99
Contains essays and previously uncollected pieces written for exhibitions and catalogues in which Berger probes the work of photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and W Eugene Smith - and the lives of those photographed - with fierce engagement, intensity and tenderness.
Starting Photography O/P
7,
30/04/1997,
£12.99
£11.69
Written in a step-by-step logical manner, this manual explains how the key features of the camera operate, and the creative options each of these functions offer. There are suggestions on how to approach different subjects, and a section on assessing your own prints and identifying mistakes.
Visual Culture
Paperback,
19/05/1999,
£21.99
£19.79
Visual Culture: The Reader provides an invaluable resource of over 30 key statements from a wide range of disciplines. Although underpinned by a focus on contemporary cultural theory, this Reader puts the study of visual culture and the rhetoric of the image at centre stage.
Ongoing Moment
Paperback,
15/11/2012,
£11.99
£10.79
'One of the most graceful ruminations on photography ever ... Dyer's tour de force is as inspirational as it is accessible.' Sunday Telegraph
Cindy Sherman
Paperback,
12/01/2007,
£16.95
£15.26
Critical essays on Cindy Sherman and one of contemporary art's most innovative bodies of work.
Photograph: A Visual and Cultural History
Paperback,
10/04/1997,
£16.99
£15.29
In a series of discussions of major themes and genres, Graham Clarke gives a clear and incisive account of the photograph's historical development, and elucidates the insights of the most interesting thinkers on the subject such as Roland Barthes and Susan Sontag.
Lee Miller: On Both Sides of the Camera
Paperback,
16/10/2006,
£12.99
£11.69
The first full-length biography of the legendary photographer Lee Miller
Exploring Visual Culture
7,
23/06/2005,
£16.99
£15.29
An introduction to the study of visual culture, this book offers a view of 'visual culture' that includes not only images, but also other visual media and forms of expression, from architecture to fashion, design and the human body.
ON PHOTOGRAPHY
Paperback,
25/09/2008,
£9.99
£8.99
Features a critique of photography that asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. This title examines the ways in which we use these omnipresent images to manufacture a sense of reality and authority in our lives.
Read This If You Want to be Instagram Famous
Paperback,
17/04/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
Packed with the essential secrets of the hottest Instagrammers around, all you have to do is put their advice into practice. With tips covering photographic techniques, captioning, codes of conduct, kit and managing your account, soon you too will be hailed as a Instragram icon!!!
Sebastiao Salgado: An Uncertain Grace
Paperback,
19/04/2004,
£19.99
£17.99
From a Brazilian mine where 50,000 men haul heavy sacks of dirt up and down ladders in search of a nugget of gold, to a former lake in western Africa, where starving people walk over its surface of sand, photographer Sebastian Salgado explores the lives of the planet's often-ignored people.
Magnum Stories
Hardback,
15/11/2004,
£45.00
£40.50
61 master classes on photography by key Magnum photographers.
Magnum Landscape
Paperback,
11/04/2005,
£12.95
£11.66
A collection of superb landscape photographs by Magnum photographers.
Nature of Photographs
Paperback,
22/06/2010,
£14.95
£13.46
An essential primer on how to look at and understand photographs.
Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 9
Hardback,
19/10/2015,
£25.00
£22.50
Now in its ninth year, the Landscape Photographer of the Year Award was devised by Charlie Waite, one of Britain's foremost landscape photographers and created in association with AA Publishing.
Lives of Lee Miller
Paperback,
11/04/1988,
£19.95
£17.96
Lee Miller's career encompassed several different careers: she was a successful model, then a leading Surrealist photographer; and then a war correspondent during World War II. Compiled by her son, this book offers a record of Miller's life and work.
50 Photo Projects: Ideas to Kick-Start Your Photography
Paperback,
11/04/2009,
£15.99
£14.39
A collection of 50 photo projects - from creating an online photoblog to printing images on to canvas - focusing on exploring ideas and concepts, rather than specific techniques.
50 Years of Pirelli Calendar
Hardback,
20/07/2015,
£44.99
£40.49
The notoriously exclusive Pirelli Calendar, featuring glamorous shots of beautiful women, was first published in 1964. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the now-legendary institution that is the Pirelli Calendar, TASCHEN brings you a retrospective volume reproducing the complete calendars.
Michael O'Neill. On Yoga: The Architecture of Peace
Hardback,
25/09/2015,
£44.99
£40.49
From the banks of the ancient Ganges River to the glamor of Beverley Hills, from living saints to Hollywood celebrities, Michael O'Neill's quest to capture the esssence of yoga spans time, space, and peoples. His stunning images celebrate how the age-old discipline of asanas has developed into a modern global community of 30 million practitioners.
Digital Photographer's Handbook
Hardback,
01/07/2016,
£25.00
£22.50
Helps you learn everything you need to know about digital photography. This book covers the developments in digital cameras, equipment and software. It explores the pros and cons of all types of camera, from camera phones to top-of-the-range DSLRs. It also shows you how to manipulate your pictures to perfection and offers trouble-shooting advice.
Nick Brandt: Inherit the Dust
Hardback,
04/04/2016,
£45.00
£40.50
Three years after the conclusion of his trilogy, On This Earth, the author returns to East Africa to photograph the escalating changes to the continent's natural world. In a series of epic panoramas, he records the impact of man in places where animals used to roam, but no longer do.
Digital Photography Complete Course
Hardback,
01/09/2015,
£20.00
£18.00
Helps you to build your photography skills. This learning programme is suitable for any aspiring photographer. It guides you through every aspect of digital photography, using a combination of tutorials, step-by-step photo shoots, practical assignments and fun Q&As. It enables you to understand and use your camera to its full potential.
On Photography
Paperback,
05/12/2002,
£9.99
£8.99
A study of the force of photographic images which are continually inserted between experience and reality. It develops further the concept of 'transparency'. It makes up an exploration of how the image has affected society.
How to Photograph Absolutely Everything
Hardback,
02/02/2009,
£17.99
£16.19
Whatever you want to photograph, this guide to taking photographs shows you how to get it right. From still life to children's parties, it offers instructions to discover what equipment you may need, the best approach for each subject and how to compose, light, frame and take great shots. It also includes tips on everyday photography.
Sexuality
Paperback,
15/05/2015,
£24.95
£22.46
Tracing the identification of art with sexual expression or repression, from the era of the rights movements to the present.
Francesca Woodman
Paperback,
17/10/2016,
£29.95
£26.96
The most comprehensive monograph on one of the most enigmatic photographers of the 20th century - now in paperback
Invisibles: Vintage Portraits of Love and Pride Gay Couples in the Early Twentieth Century
Hardback,
28/03/2014,
£16.95
£15.26
A charming collection of vintage pre-Stonewall photos of gay couples celebrating their relationships
Claude Cahun: A Sensual Politics of Photography
Paperback,
28/11/2007,
£28.99
Provides information about the photographer Claude Cahun, whose work was rediscovered in the 1980s. This book positions the artist in the context of the turbulent times in which she lived. It sees the photographs as part of Cahun's wider life as an artist and writer, a woman and lesbian and as a political activist in the early twentieth century.
Susan Sontag
Paperback,
03/10/2014,
£8.99
£8.09
Susan Sontag, one of the most internationally renowned and controversial intellectuals of the latter half of the twentieth century, still provokes. In 1979, Jonathan Cott, of Rolling Stone magazine, interviewed Sontag first in Paris and later in New York. This title publishes the entire transcript of Sontag's conversation.
Core Curriculum: Writings on Photography
Paperback,
06/06/2011,
£18.95
£17.06
A collection of essays, reviews, and lectures some of which have gained a cult following due to online postings by Tod Papageorge, one of the most influential voices in photography. It includes texts that examine the more general questions of photographys relationship to poetry.
Why it Does Not Have to be in Focus: Modern Photography Explained
Paperback,
16/09/2013,
£9.99
£8.99
Choosing 100 key photographs, the author examines what inspired each photographer in the first place, and traces how the piece was executed. She brings to light the layers of meaning and artifice behind these singular works, some of which were initially dismissed out of hand for being blurred.
British Wildlife Photography Awards: Collection 7
Hardback,
05/09/2016,
£25.00
£22.50
This superb collection of imagery showcases the very best of the British Wildlife Photography Awards, an annual competition celebrating the breathtaking diversity of the natural history of the British Isles.
Ghost Image
Paperback,
04/04/2014,
£13.50
£12.15
Features sixty-three short essays. Both a memoir and an exploration of the artistic process, this book not only reveals the author's particular experience as a gay artist captivated by the transience and physicality of his media and his life, but also his thoughts on the more technical aspects of his vocation.
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