Shot in Alabama by Frances Osborn Robb is a visual and textual narrative of Alabama’s photographic history from 1839 to 1941. It describes the phenomenon of photography as practiced in Alabama as a ma
On September 25, 1890, the fourth Mormon prophet, Wilford Woodruff, publicly instructed his followers to abandon polygamy. In doing so, he initiated a process that would fundamentally alter the Latter
The Byrd Williams Collection at the University of North Texas contains more than 10,000 prints and 300,000 negatives, accumulated by four generations of Texas photographers, all named Byrd Moore Willi
Published on the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary, this is the first ever anthology of "Aperture" magazine. This long-awaited overview provides a selection of the best critical writing from the fi
Handsome and collectible, the books each contain full-page duotone and/or color reproductions, plus a critical introduction and a bibliography.Edward Steichen (1879-1973) had the rare ability to turn
Lola Alvarez Bravo was Mexico's first woman photographer, and her career is exceptional both for its remarkable range and for the compelling quality of her work. Approaching photography from multiple
You may be familiar with Adams's iconic black-and-white nature photographs. But do you know about the artist who created these images?As a child, Ansel Adams just couldn't sit still. He felt trapped i
In the decades after its invention in 1839, photography was inextricably linked to the Middle East. Introduced as a crucial tool for Egyptologists and Orientalists who needed to document their archaeo
In the decades after its invention in 1839, photography was inextricably linked to the Middle East. Introduced as a crucial tool for Egyptologists and Orientalists who needed to document their archaeo
With their power to create a sense of proximity and empathy, photographs have long been a crucial means of exchanging ideas between peoples across the globe. This book explores the role of photography
From the New York Times bestselling author of The House of Outrageous Fortune, this gripping account of fashion photography’s golden age brings to life the wild genius—the ego, the passion, and the an
The most comprehensive collection of the photographer's work ever published.Dorothea Lange: Photographs of a Lifetime begins with her portraits from the early years, when she was a fashionable studio
In a career that spanned nearly seven decades, Josef Sudek, one of the masters of twentieth-century photography, created his own solitary world of shadow and light, of theme and variation. Exquisitel
One of photography's most original artists examines the celebrities of her time in a remarkable collection of portraits. Diane Arbus: Magazine Work presents more than one hundred portraits and featur
For over a decade, Magnus Hastings has been photographing the world's greatest drag superstars and asking each of them a simple question: Why drag? The result is this mesmerizing volume in which the q
The second in an acclaimed series of illustratedbiographies of Magnum photographers,this volume chronicles the life and work ofBruce Davidson, a truly American artist,iconoclast, and humanist. Bruce D
