Åke Hellgren (1926–2021) var järnvägsarbetare och en av Sveriges främsta amatörfotografer.
Från mitten av 1960-talet skapade han hundratals prisbelönta tävlingsbidrag, liksom mängder av utställningar och publiceringar i pressen. Han medverkade också i flera böcker, bland annat om hemkommunen Partille och om…
The Boppers ist eine 1977 gegründete schwedische Musikgruppe, die mit Coverversionen von Liedern der 1950er und 1960er Jahre durchbrach, insbesondere Doo Wop-Musik, die von zwei Brüdern mit Freunden in Hässelby von Ville Wallén (damals 19 Jahre alt) und Ingemar Wallén (damals 22 Jahre), Ville Wallén, Peter Jezewski…
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I en sjuttiotalsträdgård någonstans i Sverige betraktar en granne en annan. I smyg och på avstånd, genom fördragna persienner och genom kamerans lins.
40 år senare framkallas bilderna och blir boken Cirkeln.
Under tio års tid köpte fotografen Johan Strindberg gamla filmrullar och kameror på loppmarknader runt om i…
Immerse yourself in the raw energy and enthusiasm of New York City subway buskers in this shining photo showcase. From makeshift stages in Times Square where MTA music banners are hung to subway station platforms and cars throughout the city, these performers collectively express the soul of the Big Apple while…
A nostalgic collection of portraiture and interviews featuring not only your favorite artists from the 1980s, but also artists you should know. The influence of ’80s culture is undeniable, perhaps most popularly in music. So what are the musicians who built the sonic landscape of the ’80s up to?…
Peer behind the curtain and journey into Voodoo’s hidden world. A forbidden and often-misunderstood subject, Voodoo has never before been photographically depicted in this way. The people and the spirits of Voodoo are creatively conjured in dozens of photos from world-renowned photographer Justice Howard, coupled with…
“I must have presented a strange and humorous sight to him as I carefully approached on the rickety pier, arms slightly extended for balance. Cameras and tape recorders and bags hung from straps around my neck and shoulders, and my right hand tightly gripped a shiny new lunch box. I leaned over his boat and made the…
Planning a wedding offers many beautiful opportunities that are just waiting to be discovered. To help inspire couples and ignite a creative spark, The White Dress in Color is filled with photographs that celebrate the creative spirit through beautiful bridal stories and innovative planning tips from industry experts.…
Cosplay, dressing up as characters from pop culture, has swept fan conventions around the world. Now, explore the adult side of this popular phenomenon. This enormous collection of pin-up style photos provides a tantalizing look at sexy female cosplayers from around the world. They are not afraid to shed their costume…
Arresting art photography takes the curious into the depths of worlds that normally remain hidden behind gardens overrun with wild vegetation and tall fences blazoned with ”Keep Out!” signs. Photographer Martin ten Bouwhuijs’s regular urban exploration missions throughout Western Europe have…
Pin-ups are a classic American art form that have enthralled several generations since first gaining widespread popularity in the 1920s. Today, internationally acclaimed photographer Celeste Giuliano has developed a style of photography that masterfully pays homage to the sweet and sexy look of the classic pin-up girl…
Revel in 250 astounding photographs, most never before published, and understand why Playboy calls her ”a visionary provocateur.” Photographer Justice Howard, pioneer in the genre of fetish imagery, helped fetish establish its place in contemporary visual arts. Her finest fetish and erotica photographs from…
Fine art photography, like science, is undergoing major transformations. Just as George Eastman’s invention of roll film changed
the world’s artistic outlook, so too have Instagram and other communications
technologies multiplied the possibilities for artistic expression. This retrospective, organized by genre rather…
The 82 photographs in this book artfully capture the sights and scenes on a journey through picturesque Brandywine valley and adjacent areas, arguably one of the more historic and desirable places to visit and live in the country. They begin at the headwaters of famed Brandywine Creek among Amish farms in the Welsh…
Come on a journey along the visually and historically rich Maine coast from Kittery, on the southern border, and east to Eastport, where the sun first rises on the US. Travel past shores where ships have wrecked and where lighthouses warn of the rocks, stop at towns where large sailing schooners were built, and visit…
From 30,000 feet the shore looks to be all the same—130 miles of a very thin and vulnerable line of sand—and Long Beach Island is the poster child. A closer look reveals an intense, dense variety of buildings and human activity with a few preserved bits of land. Behind it are bays, estuaries, and marshes—essential…
There’s no feeling in the world like a fresh shave. Experience the nostalgia of a new haircut with every turn of the page as you traverse the 50 states in this never-before-seen look at the barbershops of old. Chronicling commercial photographer Rob Hammer’s 7-year journey across the country, this documentation of both…
“Nothing stirs my soul more than watching a 100-year-old classic yacht roll over a wave, sails flared, white water crashing off her bow, crew attentive. Watching these beauties race around a course is truly spectacular.” —Michael Kahn. Sailboats features over 75 photographs of stunning sailing images from…
East Coast Atlantic Beaches features over 80 museum-quality photographs of lush and serene seascape scenes from world-renowned black-and-white photographer Michael Kahn. These warmly toned black-and-white seaside photographs range from Georgia to Maine, showcasing the beauty of the sand and the sea that speaks to so…
The most precious natural resource on our planet, water has the power to soothe, hydrate, and heal. World-renowned film photographer Michael Kahn invites us into this meditative realm with more than 60 black-and-white images of pristine waters in North America, Italy, and England, capturing the mists, movement, and…
In over 60 handmade, black-and-white photographs, renowned film photographer Michael Kahn renders Martha’s Vineyard beachscapes in exquisite detail. Produced in his darkroom, these masterful, curated images depict the diversity and intense beauty of this enchanting island. Scenes of Edgartown, South Beach, Zack’s…
How do we engage with places that once played a pivotal role in our communities? Memories of Australia explores this question by documenting abandoned buildings across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. Witness how nature is leading a successful takeover of old convents, power plants, textile…
This architectural diary tells the story of the incredible concentration of midcentury modern motels of Wildwood, New Jersey, from their origin in the Doo Wop decade of Elvis Presley to their whereabouts today. Not many people know that it was local contractors, not architects, who created this trove of…
Through evocative images, insightful descriptions, and companion personal stories, Joe Coca guides us on a global journey, weaving together place, people, craft, and story with the human thread that connects us all. Each section of the book features an array of remarkable photographs that shows a region’s…
260 beautiful color photographs capture the beauty and charm of historic and recently designed boathouses at private residences, rowing clubs, preparatory schools, and colleges. Together they provide an historical appreciation and architectural inspiration of this classic building form.
In the United States, boathouses…
Over 200 beautiful color photos provide a detailed look at a wide variety of tobacco sheds in the Connecticut River Valley. An engaging text delivers a unique look at tobacco sheds from a historical, personal, and an agricultural perspective through the changing seasons. Readers will enjoy an overview of the tobacco…
Celebrity photographer and model Bunny Yeager picks the best of her mid-century beauties, each sporting an enviable hair-do. You’ll get nostalgic as you enjoy the images of pin-up girls sporting the glorious bouffants that were all the rage in the 1960s and ’70s. Sporting bikinis, lingerie, or nothing at…
A. Aubrey Bodine, newspaper photographer, pictorialist, modernist, and documentarian, was a Baltimore Sunday Sun feature photographer from 1924 to 1970. He left an archive of photographs, chronicling mid-twentieth century American life, of people doing all kinds of work. Bodine’s images of heavy industry document an…
From the recognizable Bourne and Sagamore Bridges stretching across the canal, to rarely seen broken down docks and piers reaching out from the sands of Provincetown, this book chronicles Cape Cod in a way that few people stop to notice and even fewer take the time to photograph. In this entirely new perspective on an…
This collection of 240 photographs depicts 224 of the twentieth century’s top studio craft artists and designers working in fiber, clay, glass, metal, and wood. The photographs are by Paul J. Smith, Director Emeritus of the Museum of Arts and Design. Drawing on Smith’s career of over fifty years as an arts…
In this ode to Connecticut’s Naugatuck River Valley, vibrant photos and moving poetry relate the region’s legendary industrial history and ponder its legacy. The story begins in 1802, when two metalworking families joined forces to manufacture brass. Business soared during the War of 1812 with the demand for buttons,…
Dozens of beautiful photos, both vintage and contemporary, draw us into the fascinating world of Shaker communities’ accomplishments, their progressive views, and their still-resonating impact on American life. This book focuses specifically on two Shaker villages, Hancock and Mount Lebanon, which were close neighbors…
This book is the follow-up to the groundbreaking Chocolate Cheesecake, and is a new collection of modern black pin-up photography. Modern black pin-ups are becoming more popular as more photographers and models seek to expand the genre of pin-up photography beyond its historical limitations. This second book showcases…
No other American city dazzles during the winter holidays like New York, with its magical store windows, larger-than-life street decorations, and brilliant, tree-lit plazas. New York City photographer Betsy Pinover Schiff has gone uptown to Harlem, downtown to the 9/11 Memorial, and to all the boroughs—on foot, by…
Montauk’s beautiful beaches, and its location just over 100 miles east of Midtown Manhattan, make it a go-to destination for city dwellers seeking summer bliss. More than 100 photos offer viewers an unfiltered peek into the all-American charm of this town on Long Island’s South Shore, famous for its fishing…
The water is so clear and filled with so much color, it’s like splashing liquid glass.
Lake Tahoe is legendary for its crystal-clear turquoise waters. Even Mark Twain commented on its “dazzling” and “brilliant” clarity. This is the first book of underwater photography from America’s most famous lake, which…
Bend’s craft breweries, water sports along the Deschutes River, rock climbing and slacklining at Smith Rock, the surreal lava rock moonscape at Newberry National Volcanic Monument—central Oregon offers a feast for the eye in every direction.