I love reading photography books. Flipping through their pages brings a much-needed sense of creativity and inspiration, while also providing a window into history, community, and the world around us. Here are some that I have enjoyed recently:
Annie Leibovitz travels to locations that hold meaning for her, including Emily Dickinson’s house in Amherst, Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, the homes of Virginia Woolf and Charles Darwin, and more.
National Geographic: The Photo Ark
A collection featuring Joel Sartore’s lifelong project to make striking portraits of the world’s animals, especially those who are endangered, highlighting their unique beauty.
Photographer Anthony Barboza refers to the act of looking at the world as “eye dreaming,” in which he remains open to glimpsing people and places that feel familiar, finding connection and art in the everyday.
This collection features Paul Child’s photos of Julia Child and their life together in France, along with personal stories told by Paul’s great-nephew Alex Prud’homme.
Frank S. Matsura: Iconoclast Photographer of the American West
Japanese immigrant Frank S. Matsura photographed the American West in a way that isn’t usually seen, capturing laughter and spontaneity, as well as defying gender and racial stereotypes.
Fashion photographer Bill Cunningham was known for riding a bike around New York City to capture street style. Here is a 50-year collection of his most iconic photographs, organized by decade.
Queer Lens: A History of Photography
This collection provides a history of photography by queer artists and about the queer community dating back to the camera’s invention in 1839, celebrating the role that photography has played for queer visibility.
Maier was an American street photographer who took over 150,000 photos during her lifetime, keeping them to herself until her work was discovered after her death in a Chicago storage locker.
~posted by Siri A.