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  • Alessia
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    Being a book lover (and having a passion for photography :wink: ) I’d like to know which photography related books you have, guys or which ones you would have or which ones you suggest…..

    me first:
    I’ve recently bought: Europeans by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Annie Leibovitz at Work by Annie Leibovitz
    On my wish list (probably forever seeing the price!) The Decisive Moment by Henri Cartier Bresson, but I’ve got the on line version (also if it’s no the same :( )
    Have a great day
    a.

    Seoirse
    Member

    Alessia,

    You might also try to get hold of Phil Borges’ book ‘Enduring Spirit’.

    Very inspirational for me.

    I think you would like it too.

    Alessia
    Participant

    Thanks George! :wink:

    aoluain
    Participant

    Love books me self.

    400 Photographs – Ansel Adams
    The Great Wall Of China – Daniel Schwartz
    Building with Light | the international history of architectural photography
    Through the Lens – National Geographic
    Wide Angle – National Geographic
    Nature – Olivier Grunewald & Bernadette Gilbertas
    Over Holland – Karel Tomei
    Capturing the Light – Peter Watson
    Understanding Exposure – Bryan Peterson
    The Encyclopedia of Practical Photography – Michael Freeman
    Complete guide to Photography – John Hedgecoe
    20th Century Photography – Taschen
    A History of Photography – Taschen

    Some more Taschen books on Architecture and great for photographs

    40 Architects around 40
    100 houses for 100 Architects
    Architecture Now vol 2
    Architecture Now vol 3
    Green Architecture

    Alessia
    Participant

    WOW lots of interesting suggestion….. thanks!
    a.

    nfl-fan
    Participant

    I’m not much of a book person, so forgive my ignorance here… but I have picked up the odd few from Magnum on Play.com as recommended to me by TheDarkRoom –

    http://www.play.com/Search.aspx?searchtype=bookall&searchstring=magnum&page=search&pa=search

    “Magnum Magnum” is seriously good value for money… Hardback, 568 pages, loads of excellent illustrations… looks well on the coffee table too if you’re that way inclined.

    Have to say I really enjoyed “Magnum Ireland” and “New Yorkers: As Seen by Magnum Photographers”.

    http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/679354/-Magnum-Ireland/Product.html

    http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/368923/New-Yorkers/Product.html

    J

    Alessia
    Participant

    nfl-fan wrote:

    I’m not much of a book person, so forgive my ignorance here… but I have picked up the odd few from Magnum on Play.com as recommended to me by TheDarkRoom –

    http://www.play.com/Search.aspx?searchtype=bookall&searchstring=magnum&page=search&pa=search

    “Magnum Magnum” is seriously good value for money… Hardback, 568 pages, loads of excellent illustrations… looks well on the coffee table too if you’re that way inclined.

    Have to say I really enjoyed “Magnum Ireland” and “New Yorkers: As Seen by Magnum Photographers”.

    http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/679354/-Magnum-Ireland/Product.html

    http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/368923/New-Yorkers/Product.html

    J

    well….. magnum is magnum…… nothing to add!

    Thanks for the suggestion J.

    a.

    Mick451
    Participant
    Alessia
    Participant

    and someone who can suggeste me a good history of photography book, such as A History of Photography from Taschen suggested by Aoluain????????
    thanks
    a.

    MartinOC
    Participant

    The books I have, not a complete list – what I can think of, and all I would recommend, but I built them up over a few years

    The Animals – Gerry Winograd (maybe my favourite, although I don’t like zoos)
    William Eggleston’s Guide – William Eggleston
    Paris – Brassai (very good value, and great book)
    Japan & Retrospective 1 & 2 Michael Kenna (beautiful books)
    Ireland – Dorothea Lange
    Martin Parr (Commentary by Val Williams) (very good book)
    After the off – Bruce Gilden
    Magnum Magnum
    Magnum Ireland
    Architecture – Andreas Gursky

    How You Look At It: Photographs of the 20th Century Weski & Liesbrock (Very interesting, Photos and essays)
    Understanding Exposure – Bryan Peterson
    John Shaw’s Nature Photography Field Guide

    How about Mario Giacomelli?
    His work is awesome but be careful to find a good publication, as the printing is very important, particularly for him.
    I have a particular one of his photobooks in mind, it’s in a shop nearby, I just need to feel rich to justify the cost.

    Can’t think of History of Photography books…

    Martin

    Mark
    Keymaster

    Ok, here we go, most of what I have :)

    Workers: Archaeology of the Industrial Age – Sebastiao Salgado
    Africa – Sebastiao Salgado
    The Children: Refugees and Migrants – Sebastiao Salgado
    Japan – Michael Kenna (beautiful book)
    A 20 year Retrospective – Michael Kenna
    Paris – Brassai (great book)
    An Inner Silence – Henri Cartier-Bresson
    On This Earth: Photographs from East Africa – Nick Brandt (super book)
    Sharp – Nigel Parry (wow what portraits!)
    Landscape – Charlie Waite
    First Light – Joe Cornish
    Light in the Landscape – Peter Watson
    Wide Angle – National Geographic Greatest Places
    Rocky Schenck Photographs – Rocky Schenck (very unusual)
    Nature – Harry Callahan
    Ireland’s Wildlife – Mike Brown
    Images of Irish Nature- Mike Brown
    The Fertile Rock – Carsten Krieger
    In Focus: “National Geographic” Greatest Portraits
    The Genuis of Photography – BBC
    The History Of Photography – Tashcen
    Yosemite and the High Sierra – Ansel Adams
    Thirty Postcards – Ansel Adams
    Moment of Seeing – Minor White
    The World’s Top Photographers and the stories behind their greatest images – Landscape
    New Orleans Jazzlife 1960 – William Claxton
    Paul Strand – Aperture
    Eugene Atget – Aperture
    Walker Evans – Photofile
    Dorothea Lange – Phaidon
    John Minihane’s Cork – John Minihane
    Father Browne’s Cork 1912-1954 – Father Browne
    If you ever go down to Dublin town – Elinor Wiltshire
    1920’s – Getty Images
    1930’s – Getty Images
    1940’s – Getty Images
    1960’s – Getty Images
    1970’s – Getty Images

    Creative Black & White Photography – Les McLean
    The Photographer’s Master Printing Course – Tim Rudman
    The World of Lith Printing – Tim Rudman
    The New Zone System Manual – Minor White
    John Blakemores Black & White Photography Workshop – John Blakemore
    The Camera – Ansel Adams
    The Negative – Ansel Adams
    The Print – Ansel Adams
    Closeups in Nature – John Shaw
    Nature Photography Field Guide – John Shaw

    Of course, there are lots more books I’d like to get…

    Alessia
    Participant

    WOW…. it’s a book lover paradise!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!

    jessthespringer
    Participant

    I know you are a dog lover Alessia, so I think you would really enjoy

    Elliott Erwitt – To the Dogs. Beautiful. And Funny. And, sometimes a bit sad.

    Others… I have some of the ones already listed, so I won’t repeat.

    Elliott Erwitt – Handbook
    Jill Furmanovsky – The Moment
    Henri Cartier Bresson – The Mind’s Eye
    Henri Cartier Bresson – Scrapbook
    Brendan Murphy – Eyewitness

    The 35 mm Photographers Handbook – Great little book.

    And if you want something a bit head melting,

    John Berger – Ways of Seeing

    Not Photography, but still one to have.

    Banksy – Wall and Peace

    I want more books now.

    Alan Rossiter
    Participant

    I don’t see any books listed from members here…we should get out more and make some!! A group project, anyone? Of course, it couldn’t be called Photography Ireland as the IPF have that one cornered.

    One book other than the duplications of some listed that I already have is called “The Moment and Beyond”. It’s a book on Irish photojournalism with some cracking real life imaging. Well worth the look…and so big you could use it as a coffee table to put your collection on.

    Alan.

    Mark
    Keymaster

    irishwonkafan wrote:

    A group project, anyone?

    Something I’ve always wanted the site to do tbh. I was involved in the Raw book
    that some members took part in a few years ago, takes a fair bit of organising
    but would no doubt be worth it.

    Would be great if it was possible to get a book into the book shops at some stage
    down the line.

    Anyhow, different topic I guess…

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