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Ansel Adams: An Autobiography 13 reviews Ansel Adams
Bulfinch, 1985
Both enlightening and inspiring
+ Very Interesting Reading...! + A superb chronicle of a truly artistic life + Lots of Insight - What about his family? + Great bio, but one thing people should know.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Biography 4 reviews Pierre Assouline
Thames & Hudson, 2005
A misunderstood book.
This book has been somewhat unfairly reviewed.
I have just read this fine book from cover to cover. Whilst I found it worthy of 4 stars, I have to agree that it has some weaknesses.
- The book really should have some of the photos to which the text often refers.
- The author has assumed ...
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Looking at Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art 5 reviews John Szarkowski, Museum of Modern Art
Bulfinch, 1999
See More . . . Through Photographs
+ Learning to Look at Photographs + A Collection, New Yorker style + Wonderful Images; Beautifully Written Commentary + The book I was REALLY hoping for !
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Mountain Light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape 22 reviews Galen Rowell
Random House, Inc., 1986
A photography how-to book, not a camera manual
+ Very good Guidelines to "concept" extraordinary pictures + The photography book you should READ + A Must Read For Landscape Photographers + Great Book
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Willy Ronis (Midi S.) Jean-Claude Gautrand
Taschen, 2005
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Edward Weston: A Legacy 4 reviews Jennifer Watts, Jonathan Spaulding, ...
Merrell, 2003
Overdue but worth the wait
+ The Best Weston + Perfect selection of pictures + An Extraordinary Compilation Of Photography As Art!
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Lucien Herve: Building Images (Resources Series) Olivier Beer
Getty Publications, 2004
Lucien Herve (b. 1910), one of the great architectural photographers of the twentieth century, collaborated with Le Corbusier from 1949 until the renowned architect died in 1965. Herve approached his subjects seeking not only to document the buildings he was commissioned to photograph but also, especially, to convey a sense of space, texture, and structure. Through light and shadow, Herve defined ...
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Stieglitz: A Memoir/Biography 2 reviews Sue Davidson Lowe, Anne Havinga, ...
MFA Publications, 2002
Entirely worthwhile read.
+ a thoroughly nuanced account of a problematic figure
This is an excellent biography. Written by Sue Davidson Lowe, Alfred Stieglitz's niece, "Stieglitz : A Memoir/Biography" is written objectively, yet with the knowingness and acceptance of a relative. This book presents a well-balanced picture of Stieglitz, his accomplishments (not only his own ...
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Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Artless Art 6 reviews Henri Cartier-Bresson
Bulfinch, 1996
Homage to HCB
+ Great art...totally worthless text + Good concept, too many words + Zen and the art of the Street + The best published collection of HCB's pictures?
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Andre Kertesz 2 reviews Sarah Greenough, Robert Gurbo, ...
Princeton University Press, 2005
Andre Kertesz
+ A Masterpiece Presentation on a Great Artist
This is a superb collection and a true tribute to this incredible photographer.
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Josef Sudek: Poet Of Prague (Aperture Monograph) 2 reviews Anna Faroua
Aperture, 2005
The best photographer, hands down.
+ Sudek at his best.
Josef Sudek was an amazing man, talent, and visionary. This monograph is one of very few that were widely distributed to help tell his story and share his hard-earned images. Imagine, Aperture, a magazine with only 2 issues per year, dedicated to the best of all things photographic, devoted an ...
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Minor White: Rites and Passages (Aperture Monograph) 2 reviews
Aperture, 1992
A moment in photographic history
+ A Passage Worth Undertaking
Minor White excelled at noticing and reproducing those graphic istances where the world offers the eye a piece of simple beauty that's outside the preserve of our cliches. The cover is a photo of English Ivy curving down a weathered board fence. There's a powerful print of snow dusting the windows ...
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Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs 15 reviews Ansel Adams
Bulfinch, 1989
A charming insight into the soul of a great photographer
+ Black & White from the pro + adams ansel examples + beautiful + Beautyful and interesting book
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Josef Sudek: Poet Of Prague (Aperture Monograph) 2 reviews Anna Faroua
Aperture, 2005
The best photographer, hands down.
+ Sudek at his best.
Josef Sudek was an amazing man, talent, and visionary. This monograph is one of very few that were widely distributed to help tell his story and share his hard-earned images. Imagine, Aperture, a magazine with only 2 issues per year, dedicated to the best of all things photographic, devoted an ...
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Ansel Adams: An Autobiography 13 reviews Ansel Adams
Bulfinch, 1985
Both enlightening and inspiring
+ Very Interesting Reading...! + A superb chronicle of a truly artistic life + Lots of Insight - What about his family? + Great bio, but one thing people should know.
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Looking at Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art 5 reviews John Szarkowski, Museum of Modern Art
Bulfinch, 1999
See More . . . Through Photographs
+ Learning to Look at Photographs + A Collection, New Yorker style + Wonderful Images; Beautifully Written Commentary + The book I was REALLY hoping for !
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Lucien Herve: Building Images (Resources Series) Olivier Beer
Getty Publications, 2004
Lucien Herve (b. 1910), one of the great architectural photographers of the twentieth century, collaborated with Le Corbusier from 1949 until the renowned architect died in 1965. Herve approached his subjects seeking not only to document the buildings he was commissioned to photograph but also, especially, to convey a sense of space, texture, and structure. Through light and shadow, Herve defined ...
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Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Artless Art 6 reviews Henri Cartier-Bresson
Bulfinch, 1996
Homage to HCB
+ Great art...totally worthless text + Good concept, too many words + Zen and the art of the Street + The best published collection of HCB's pictures?
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Minor White: Rites and Passages (Aperture Monograph) 2 reviews
Aperture, 1992
A moment in photographic history
+ A Passage Worth Undertaking
Minor White excelled at noticing and reproducing those graphic istances where the world offers the eye a piece of simple beauty that's outside the preserve of our cliches. The cover is a photo of English Ivy curving down a weathered board fence. There's a powerful print of snow dusting the windows ...
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Andre Kertesz 2 reviews Sarah Greenough, Robert Gurbo, ...
Princeton University Press, 2005
Andre Kertesz
+ A Masterpiece Presentation on a Great Artist
This is a superb collection and a true tribute to this incredible photographer.
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