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These books inspire me, teach me, and keep me moving. I return to them when I need to remember who I am, expand the way I see, and reconnect with the version of me I am continuously trying to become.

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17 books read from this shelf.

19 books put forward

Cover of New York Street Diaries
New York Street Diaries

Phil Penman

Phil is one of the best black and white street photographers. Love his work and much can be learned form his images.

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50 Portraits

Gregory Heisler

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Karsh

Yousuf Karsh

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Shootokyo

David Powell

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Magnum Streetwise

Stephen McLaren

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Cover of New York Unseen
New York Unseen

Luc Kordas

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Cover of On Looking
On Looking

Alexandra Horowitz

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Cover of The Creative Act
The Creative Act

Rick Rubin

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The Art of Noticing

Rob Walker

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Watabe Yukichi

Watabe Yukichi

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Mark Abrahams

Mark Abrahams

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Cover of Avedon: Photographs 1947-1977
Avedon: Photographs 1947-1977

Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon is one of the photographers I keep coming back to. I love the energy and simplicity of his work, and the way he changed fashion photography by bringing movement, personality, and life into photographs that had often felt much more posed and static. His books are wonderful objects in their own right, but unfortunately some of them have become difficult to find and expensive. Avedon: Photographs 1947-1977 is one of those books. It's long out of print and usually means hunting the used market, but it's a book I think is worth knowing about even if you can't immediately find a copy for your shelf.

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