In the 21st century the photographic image is increasingly integral to everyday communications, while, simultaneously, t......more
The American entrepreneur George Eastman has been called "the father of the snapshot," bringing photography to the masse......more
"Mr. Jurgenson makes a first sortie toward a new understanding of the photograph, wherein artistry or documentary intent......more
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Shortly after William Henry Fox Talbot announced his invention of photography in 1839, the amateur botanist Anna Atkins ......more
A unique opportunity to own recent and rare titles from the great photobook publisher Containing over 116 publications, ......more
The debut collection of essays from one of Britain’s most celebrated photographers. For many years, photographer Michael......more
This captivating glimpse of real-life mid- century fashion features vintage color photographs taken by amateurs from the......more
"Singular . . . Virtuosic . . . Double Exposure is the best book I’ve read about America [. . .] in many, many years." -......more
A selection of found photography from the turn of the century in East Germany This volume gathers private photo albums f......more
Focusing on fine art and documentary photography, this book provides a racially diverse and culturally inclusive version......more
The Stereoscopic Picturesque is an interdisciplinary study of nineteenth-century 3D photography and its relation to the ......more
A major new publication looking at the rich trajectory of photographic practice that centres the work of Black female an......more
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Archival excavations of carrier balloons flown between West Germany and the GDR When the Berlin wall was established, We......more
A disquieting album of German men sporting the dictator’s infamous mustache This photobook compiles more than 100 privat......more
Photography and the Making of the Nazi Racial Community examines the role of photography in the construction of the Nazi......more
Photography and the Making of the Nazi Racial Community examines the role of photography in the construction of the Nazi......more
In Politics Unseen, Ellen Macfarlane radically reframes the "pure photographs" of California art photography society Gro......more
A critical study and artist’s book on the history of photography and film from Los Angeles. Lost Days, Endless Nights te......more
The beauty and rich history of the four nations of the United Kingdom - England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland - had much ......more
Whether a smoky portrait of a coal mine or a sweeping shot of workers building an immense dam, photographs of establishe......more
In December 1941, German police and their local collaborators shot 2,749 Jews at the beach in Sķēde, near Liepāja, Latvi......more
IWM holds approximately 11 million photographs in its archives, covering the causes, course and consequences of modern c......more
Benjamin’s early attempt to understand a nascent technology, remarkably prescient and topical even today "The illiterate......more
A renowned photographer, curator, and critic offers extraordinary insights into the evolution and significance of portra......more
Japan opened its doors to the outside world in 1868, ending more than 200 years of seclusion and bringing the country in......more
Vivienne Silver-Brody, eine der wenigen Sammlerinnen von Fotografien in Israel, hat über vier Jahrzehnte eine facettenre......more
Examining the history of photography and the medium’s uses beyond fine art Since photography’s beginnings in the 19th ce......more
This study argues that intimacy requires an overcoming of shame, and each of these artists, in their own way, uses photo......more
An unprecedented delve into the dazzling, inventive and long-overlooked Surrealist photograms and poetry of Anneliese Ha......more
German photography pioneer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) photographed plants so beautifully, and with such originality, th......more
Travel to the past and enjoy a string quartet and a five-course dinner in an elegant wilderness. Beginning in the 1880s,......more
Cartomania was a photographic phenomenon that seized the public imagination at the beginning of the 1860s. Small portrai......more
Situating historical inquiry alongside contemporary practices of Black image-making in New Orleans, SEEING BLACK: Black ......more
An enthralling portrait of the Bloomsbury Group’s key figures told through a rich collection of intimate photographs Pho......more
In 1952, after becoming one of the first-ever recipients of a Master of Science degree in Photography at Chicago’s Insti......more
Discover dozens of underappreciated landmarks and the stories behind them in this unique history on New York City, writt......more
The first major history of photography from coastal East Africa The ports of the Swahili coast--Zanzibar and Mombasa amo......more
Photographs, even the most iconic, often have something seemingly obvious about them. They appear to represent the "real......more
This book offers an analysis of the socio-historical conditions of the rise of postwar Italian photography, considers it......more
Combining case studies with theoretical and philosophical insights, this book explores the role of photography in repres......more
This edited volume considers the many ways in which landscape (seen and unseen) is fundamental to placemaking, colonial ......more
Drawing on a panorama of materials from 1930s France, Eroticism and Photography in 1930s French Magazines takes a new ap......more
Through a variety of case studies by global scholars from diverse academic fields, this book explores photographic-album......more
From 1924 to 1926, archaeologists from the University of Michigan roamed the Middle East and North Africa in two vehicle......more
Photography and Resistance tells the stories of the people who resisted fascism in Europe by taking or securing photogra......more
Discover 50 groundbreaking female photographers and how to incorporate their styles and techniques into your own photogr......more
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A critical and celebratory counternarrative to what we know of Japanese photography today. I’m So Happy You Are Here pre......more
Photography and Resistance tells the stories of the people who resisted fascism in Europe by taking or securing photogra......more
How a single haunting image tells a story about violence, mourning, and memory In 1865, Clara Barton traveled to the sit......more
Looking beyond the impact photographs have on the perpetuation and expression of social norms and stereotypes, and the i......more
This book grapples with fundamental questions about the evolving nature of pictorial representation, and the role photog......more
With an emphasis on photographic works that offer new perspectives on the history of American social documentary, this b......more
There are 67 historic Lighthouses surviving in Maine and their natural setting makes them a pleasure to visit. For each ......more
World War II Shipwrecks of Newfoundland: In Pictures brings readers under the surface of the cold north Atlantic to the ......more
An evolution of snapshot photography from Victorian times to the digital age. The arrival of the first snapshot camera i......more
In response to widespread demand for more knowledge and insight about contemporary photographies beyond Western centers ......more
This book explores the territories where manual, graphic, photographic, and digital techniques interfere and interlace i......more
A revelatory look at the photography that shaped the American Jazz Age. In this book, Alan John Ainsworth considers the ......more
From the renowned brand EBONY comes this brand new wall calendar featuring incredible moments from Black history. Celebr......more
Discover the fascinating people and amazing events that have shaped our world with this incredible wall calendar! Based ......more
A journey of the hidden ancient wonders of Cambodia from the prehistoric through to the 19th century, with full-color ph......more
A sumptuously illustrated and vivid account of the deep ties that bridge the histories and cultures of two colorful and ......more
Featuring over 100 colour images, this book explores the photographic self-representations of the urban middle classes i......more
The Spitfire became a symbol of resistance and determination at a time of terrible tragedy. A fine new art calendar from......more
Of all the arts, photography has perhaps the closest association with science and technology: the physics of light and c......more
Hampstead is a charming New Hampshire town with a deep history dating back to its founding in 1749, when Gov. Benning We......more
Moving beyond existing scholarship, this book connects photography, archives, ecology and historical change and critical......more
Australian Women’s Historical Photography: Other Times, Other Views examines the photographs produced by six talented wo......more
With outstanding color photographs, Abandoned Places of World War II is a brilliant pictorial examination of both the mi......more
With striking color photographs exploring 100 areas, Abandoned Towns is a fascinating visual history of the mysteries of......more
By analysing the philosophical lineage of notions of time, being, light, exposure, image, and representation, this book ......more
This publication maps out key moments in the history of environmentalist photography, while also examining contemporary ......more
In a world of infinite images here is a guide to 65 of the best ever taken. From early experiments with light and form t......more
Following her success with Lost Charleston, local author and city tour guide Leigh Jones Handal brings a fresh approach ......more
From Robert Mapplethorpe to Deborah Bright, this is the essential guide to queer photography. Photography - A Queer Hist......more
The research resulting in the present volume was part of a larger study on the interactions between Persia and Austria g......more
A leading critic’s acclaimed story of "the photo boom" during the crucial decades of the 1970s and ’80s "Grundberg . . .......more
Forgotten Gems of Gatlinburg When the Great Smoky Mountains was dedicated a national park in 1934, tourists flocked to t......more
A tiny hamlet on the Hudson River, Garrison has deep roots in our nation’s history. Author George Carroll Whipple III ......more
A visual overview of the history and future of animal photography, Why We Photograph Animals encourages us to think and ......more
Explore Granbury’s celebrated history. Granbury owes much of its present charm to its vibrant heritage, from the elegant......more
Named for the network of lakes and waterways stretching along the city’s western edge, the Lake District helps define Mi......more
In Shooting for Change, Jung Joon Lee examines postwar Korean photography across multiple genres and practices, includin......more
In Shooting for Change, Jung Joon Lee examines postwar Korean photography across multiple genres and practices, includin......more
"... showcases the stunning spaces closest to our nation’s heart--from the woods in the Great Appalachian Valley that Da......more
A richly illustrated history of photography in one of the epicenters of African modernity When the daguerreotype first a......more
Portrait photography increased in popularity during the modernist period and offered new ways of seeing and understandin......more
IWM holds approximately 11 million photographs in its archives, covering the causes, course and consequences of modern c......more
A comprehensive study of Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. Renowned photographer Julia Margaret Cameron is ......more
Presenting a collection of 250 photographs by 200 of the world’s leading photographers, from legendary masters to contem......more
IWM holds approximately 11 million photographs in its archives, covering the causes, course and consequences of modern c......more