Not just another pretty coffee table book, this information packed reference work will help you define South Beach, Florida\nIt is a step-by-step guide to this unique architectural and cultural wonder. Besides a variety of walking tours of the Art Deco architecture, this rich guidebook offers insight into the tempo,…
South Beach and Miami Beach, Florida, have dozens of whimsical, colorful, and sometimes wacky lifeguard stands that have become media stars in their own right, including the ”Lighthouse Guardhouse,” the ”Surfboard,” and the ”Putting Green Guardhouse.” In 64 brilliant color photos,…
This photographic tour of Carlisle and its surrounding communities captures the beauty of its architecture, monuments, and gardens throughout the four seasons. More than 200 color images trace the town’s founding and the events that shaped it. Meet historical figures with ties to the town, including James Wilson, a…
Yosemite National Park is an American treasure best known for its thunderous waterfalls and enormous granite mountains. It is also where preservationists, humbled by its sheer beauty, worked to protect the land in bold new ways that would eventually influence the creation of the national park system. The enduring…
Finally, a book that takes you beyond the beautiful Art Deco buildings of Miami’s South Beach to the glamorous twenty-first century people who build them, work in them, love and live in them. These beautiful people come to South Florida from all over the world, yet they share a surprisingly consistent vision of…
Travel along the California coast from San Francisco to San Diego and visit the many pleasure and fishing piers just waiting to be discovered and enjoyed. Approximately 500 color photos take you to 51 piers in the coastal areas of San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, and more. Revel in…
Wright’s photography has been featured in National Geographic Society publications, Smithsonian, Outside, Time, Islands, and The New York Times, as well as a number of books. The recipient of the Dorothea Lange Award in Documentary Photography for covering child labor in Asia, and a two-time recipient of the…
Roy Kemp’s previously unpublished burlesque portfolio presents thirty-nine dancers performing in authentic clubs and backstage settings in 1950s New York. This nostalgic collection includes nearly 250 never-before-seen black and white and color photographs of well-known dancers, including Tempest Storm, Liz…
Join photographer and skater Andréanna Seymore on her fearless journey through the world of roller derby, beginning with her serendipitous introduction to the sport in 2008. Modern roller derby is a vibrant, empowering, and revolutionary movement transitioning from obscure subculture to mainstream pastime on both a…
New York surfing is mad. Breaks are hard to access, waves are inconsistent, winter (which produces the best waves) is brutal. You might risk almost anything just so you don’t hear those famous words, “You should have been here an hour ago.” Follow dedicated wave hunters to the end of the A-train and beyond and peek…
This book covers the 20 years that transformed Philadelphia into a city of neighborhoods, from Kingsessing to Wissahickon. At the turn of the 20th century, Philadelphia was the ”workshop of the world,” with builders toiling tirelessly to fill the staggering demand for housing. This golden age of…
Himlaspelet – en väg som till himla bär- av Rune LIndström spelades första gången 1941 i Leksand – ett av Sveriges äldsta spel som fortfarande sätts upp – lika aktuell då som nu. Det skrevs under andra världskriget i protest mot nazismen. Spelet handlar om Mats som förlorat sin Marit som blivit…
From tea fields to technology, women are the resilient, hardworking backbone of their communities. Award-winning photographer Alison Wright’s 128 dynamic color plates portray women in more than 25 developing countries, whose perseverance is often overlooked. Women from Nicaragua to Nepal share empowering…
The United States has been shaped by mobility like no other nation on Earth. The automobile made possible almost limitless development, but there was a dark side: ghost towns and deserted regions emerged due to economic crises, cultural shifts, and catastrophic weather. Heribert Niehues’s award-winning…
Subways are a great
equalizer that supersede social barriers separating people in the
aboveground city. In his microcosmic portrayals
of everyday human dramas and performances, renowned photographer Herb Robinson profoundly captures
the interconnection and alienation of human beings underground and on
the move. …
Coney
Island is an American icon celebrated worldwide, a fantasyland of the
past with an evolving present and an irrepressible optimism about its
future. It is a democratic entertainment where people of all walks of
life and places are brought together. There isn’t anywhere else like it, and that is much of its appeal.…
Images of country life captured for extended consideration. Glimpses of everyday chores reverently preserved. The bountiful land, the architecture it spawned, and the lives of the people, animals and crops it supports.
These are the subjects which have caught the eyes of talented photographers Joan and David Hagan.…
Kategorier: Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Fotoböcker Fotografi Funktionshinder: sociala aspekter Konst Personliga berättelser Porträttfotografi Samhälle och kultur: allmänt Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Sociala och etiska frågor
Fotografen Levan Kherkheulidze och författaren Archil Kikodze porträtterar tillsammans trettio personer med funktionsvariationer i Georgien. Här speglas både utmaningar och glädjeämnen med ömsint hand.
Well-known New York photographer Harvey Stein documents the humanity and spirit of the people of Harlem in 166 beautiful black and white photographs taken over 23 years, from 1990 to 2013. The images are mostly close-up portraits that reveal the friendliness and warmth of this city’s inhabitants, the vibrant and…
Nestled between the Siskiyou and Cascade mountain ranges, Ashland, Oregon, is surrounded by an endless majestic landscape. The essence of this small town and its environment, home to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Southern Oregon University, is captured here by 33 local photographers. By poring over these pages,…
On this winding “Door Tour,” hitting every stop from hip Williamsburg to elegant Sutton Place, the soul of New York City is revealed through this most unlikely medium. The remarkable row house doors, warehouse gates, extravagant entryways, and even construction sites documented here represent the people, culture, and…
Classic pin-up concepts converge with contemporary aesthetics in this enticing collection of images from Spanish photographer Marya García. In more than 100 arresting images, her love of 1950s pin-up and cinema combine with her alternative aesthetic to offer elegant and sensual images of gorgeous, tattooed women.…
Seaduction is a stunning collection of photographs that captures the abstract side of sea life, which explodes with color, texture, and visual excitement. Photographed by world-renowned underwater photographer Beverly Factor, the images are so otherworldly that they capture one’s attention immediately. Nature’s…
BROTT innehåller 30 fotografier i färg av spruckna trottoarplattor. BROTT kan tolkas på många sätt. Den enklaste betydelsen är brott som i orden spricka, reva, skreva, springa, rämna. Därutöver finns ett otal konkreta och bildliga betydelser. Brott som i brottstycken, stenbrott, benbrott, brottyta. Man skulle kunna se…
Vivienne Maricevic’s desire to reveal, challenge, and transform the imbalance between the frequent representation of the naked female form and the rarity of male nudity is led to more than three decades spent devoted to the unadorned male form. While capturing scores of male subjects, she discovered that the…
Following the success of Volume 1, this second installment of Ákos Bánfalvi’s irresistible Ink ’N Girls series continues to reveal facts about the lives of beautiful women adorned with vibrant ink. Interviews delve into the minds of gorgeous and thoughtful tattoo models from around the world, revealing stories of pain…
Blending the style of the past with the women of the present, this book is a first-of-its-kind celebration of modern black pin-up beauty. Black pin-ups existed during the “Golden Age of Pin-ups,” but like other black artists of the time, they often did not receive the same attention as their white contemporaries.…
Pop culture phenomena from the ’80s and ’90s, homages to Alberto Vargas and other classic pinup illustrations, and contemporary fashions and fetishes combine to form an exciting collection of modern pinups. Tributes to Baywatch, Rambo, Star Wars, Jessica Rabbit, and more late-20th century cultural…
These 200+ images show you the spectacular views from hundreds of New York City’s finest residences. Everyone loves an amazing view, and some pay millions for a property with views across Central
Park, the East River, the Hudson River, or the Midtown skyline. In the jungle of glass, stone, and steel that is New York…
På brandplatsen stod byggnadens stenmurar kvar, resten var borta, som om huset aldrig funnits. Marken var svart av sot och aska. Bräder har flugit två meter ut som av en explosion. Catharina Gotby börjar fotografera i chock, som dokumentation för polisutredningen och försäkringsbolag. Askan, de brända brädorna och…
What could be more American than the country fair? For more than 250 years, local fairs have been a symbol of grassroots America. They’re a place to show pride in the homegrown and handmade, connect with neighbors and friends, and compete for the best draft horses and dairy cows, pumpkins, and cherry pie.…
Through both personal stories and stunning photographs captured behind the scenes—including scores of images never before published—lose yourself in this bygone era of jazz that celebrates dozens of the most recognized and formidable jazz artists spanning three decades. As a freelance jazz photojournalist who devoted…
This visually rich book celebrates the US flag as seen through the eyes of Americans from all walks of life. It contains patriotic imagery of Old Glory in documentary photography, folk art and fine art, significant historical moments, and remarkable vignettes from American life. Enjoy the Stars and Stripes against…
En dystopisk lek på fullaste allvar
En ogästvänlig ö i Stockholms skärgård, med mutanter som enda överlevande, blev fotograf Arons Mattssons vardag tre intensiva lajv under sommaren & hösten 2020.
När idén växte fram, att avbilda karaktärer i en post-apokalyptisk värld, blev det ett naturligt val för Aron…
Grusväg är inte en bok om grusvägar, utan en fotobok om det vid sidan av.
Det som uppenbaras under promenaden, i rörelsen framåt. Det som finns bakom krönet, som inte kan anas på förhand.
I sällskap med familjehunden Frasse har fotografen Jan Töve vandrat längs ”nya”grusvägar under tre somrar (2019-2021), främst i…
A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train. More than 365 images chart Smith’s singular aesthetic – inspired by her wildly popular Instagram.
In 2018, without any plan or agenda for what might happen next, Patti Smith…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografi: konst och underhållning Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Fotoböcker Fotografi Konst Särskilda fotografer
En helt otrolig och häpnadsväckande detaljrik redogörelse av ett liv fullt av nyanser och motsägelser. Vildis bokvrå
En fantastisk ny biografi … omsorgsfullt genomarbetad och välskriven. Philadelphia Inquirer
Diane Arbus: Fotograf är en fängslande biografi som ger liv åt flickan, tonåringen och kvinnan Diane. Vi…
Går det att få fram mystik, humor, värme och andra stämningar i en bildberättelse om en lagerlokal? Går det utan att fokusera på människan? Jag tycker det.
Färgfoton av Markus Brandefelt
Förord av Göran Greider