Photo Bookshelf

Photographers

The photographers, writers and authors behind the books on the shelf. Open a name to see their titles and who recommended them.

Roland Barthes

2 books on the shelf

  • Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
  • Image, Music, Text

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John Berger

2 books on the shelf

  • Ways of Seeing
  • Understanding a Photograph

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Stephen Shore

2 books on the shelf

  • Modern Instances: The Craft of Photography
  • The Nature of Photographs: A Primer

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Andreas Feininger

2 books on the shelf

  • A Manual of Advanced Photography
  • The Complete Photographer

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Annie Leibovitz

2 books on the shelf

  • Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life 1990-2005
  • Annie Leibovitz: American Music

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Ansel Adams

2 books on the shelf

  • Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs
  • Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs

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Galen Rowell

2 books on the shelf

  • Galen Rowell’s Inner Game of Outdoor Photography
  • Mountain Light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape

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Richard Avedon

2 books on the shelf

  • Richard Avedon Portraits
  • Avedon: Photographs 1947-1977

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Sally Mann

2 books on the shelf

  • Art Work: On the Creative Life
  • Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs

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David Hurn

1 book on the shelf

  • On Being a Photographer: A Practical Guide

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Fred Herzog

1 book on the shelf

  • Fred Herzog: Modern Color

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Geoff Dyer

1 book on the shelf

  • The Ongoing Moment

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Andrew Kent

1 book on the shelf

  • David Bowie: Behind the Curtain

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Anne Monahan

1 book on the shelf

  • Horace Pippin, American Modern

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Antwaun Sargent

1 book on the shelf

  • The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion

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Barbara Head Millstein

1 book on the shelf

  • Committed to the Image: Contemporary Black Photographers

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Brooks Jensen

1 book on the shelf

  • Letting Go of the Camera: Essays on Photography and the Creative Life

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Bruce Barnbaum

1 book on the shelf

  • The Art of Photography: An Approach to Personal Expression

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Burt Boyar

1 book on the shelf

  • Photo by Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Cathy Joseph

1 book on the shelf

  • Outdoor Photography: Portraits

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David Acton

1 book on the shelf

  • Keeping Shadows: Photography at the Worcester Art Museum

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Dawoud Bey

1 book on the shelf

  • Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply

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Deborah Willis

1 book on the shelf

  • Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present

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Ernst Haas

1 book on the shelf

  • New York in Color 1952-1962

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Errol Morris

1 book on the shelf

  • Believing Is Seeing: Observations on the Mysteries of Photography

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Eve Arnold

1 book on the shelf

  • Eve Arnold's People

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Faith Ringgold

1 book on the shelf

  • Faith Ringgold: American People

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Fan Ho

1 book on the shelf

  • Fan Ho: The Living Theatre

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Flip Bool (editor)

1 book on the shelf

  • Dutch Eyes: Nieuwe geschiedenis van de fotografie in Nederland

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Ian Jeffrey

1 book on the shelf

  • De kunst van het kijken: het verhaal van de fotografie

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Irving Penn

1 book on the shelf

  • Irving Penn: Small Trades

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Janet Malcolm

1 book on the shelf

  • Diana & Nikon: Essays on Photography

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Jay Maisel

1 book on the shelf

  • Light Gesture & Color

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Jim Marshall

1 book on the shelf

  • Jim Marshall: Jazz Festival

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Linda McCartney

1 book on the shelf

  • Light from Within: Photojournals

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Luc Kordas

1 book on the shelf

  • New York Unseen

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Nancy Brown

1 book on the shelf

  • Nude & Beauty Photography: Kodak Pro Workshop Series

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Otto Steinert

1 book on the shelf

  • Der Fotograf Otto Steinert

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Phil Penman

1 book on the shelf

  • New York Street Diaries

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Ralph Gibson

1 book on the shelf

  • Ralph Gibson: Photographs 1960-2024

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Rick Rubin

1 book on the shelf

  • The Creative Act

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Rob Walker

1 book on the shelf

  • The Art of Noticing

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Sam Abell

1 book on the shelf

  • The Life of a Photograph

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Saul Leiter

1 book on the shelf

  • All About Saul Leiter

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Steve Crist (editor)

1 book on the shelf

  • The Polaroid Book: Selections from the Polaroid Collections of Photography

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Takuma Nakahira

1 book on the shelf

  • At the Limits of the Gaze: Selected Writings by Takuma Nakahira

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Vibe Magazine

1 book on the shelf

  • VX: 10 Years of Vibe Photography

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Walker Evans

1 book on the shelf

  • Walker Evans: American Photographs

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