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  • The Women Who Changed Photography

    And How To Master Their Techniques

    by Gemma Padley ...
    Discover 50 groundbreaking female photographers and how to incorporate their styles and techniques into your own photography.Often in the shadow of their male counterparts, these inspirational women developed new techniques, created their own signature styles and captured everything from war to fashion. From early pioneers to contemporary leaders, they paved the way for generations to come and ... Read more

    Was $11.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • Look At This If You Love Great Photography

    A critical curation of 100 essential photos • Packed with links to further reading, listening and viewing to take your enjoyment to the next level

    by Gemma Padley ...
    Series series If You Love
    Featuring 100 of the best photographs ever captured on camera, Look At This If You Love Great Photography is a must read for anyone who appreciates the power of the image.In this beautiful guide to some of the most compelling photographs ever taken, photography journalist Gemma Padley offers concise, insightful summaries of just what it is that makes each one so special.Having written for some of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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  • Photography Fifth Edition

    A Cultural History

    by Mary Warner Marien ...
    The fifth edition of this indispensable history of photography spans the history of the medium, from its early development to current practice, and providing a focused understanding of the cultural contexts in which photographers have lived and worked throughout, this remains an all-encompassing survey.Mary Warner Marien discusses photography from around the world and through the lenses of art, ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The Story of Contemporary Art

    by Tony Godfrey ...
    An introduction to the rich and diverse history of contemporary art over the past 60 years—from Modernism and minimalism to artists like Andy Warhol and Marina Abramović.Featuring lavish illustrations, this is the perfect gift for art history fans and anyone looking for a more inclusive perspective on ‘the old boys’ club.’Encountering a work of contemporary art, a viewer might ask, "What does it ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places

    by Henry Carroll ...
    Series series Read This
    From the author of the bestselling Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs series, this jargon-free introduction covers all aspects of photographing places, including landscapes, cityscapes, architecture, and interiors.Whatever your camera, whatever your interest, whatever your level, this indispensible guide gives you all the essential techniques and demystifies the work of acclaimed ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Photograph as Contemporary Art

    by Charlotte Cotton ...
    Series series World of Art
    A new edition of the definitive title in the field of contemporary art photography by one of the world’s leading experts on the subject, Charlotte Cotton.In the twenty-first century, photography has come of age as a contemporary art form. Almost two centuries after photographic technology was first invented, the art world has fully embraced it as a legitimate medium, equal in status to painting ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • The Inner Man

    The Life of J.G. Ballard

    by John Baxter ...
    An explosive and perceptive biography of the British novelist J.G. BallardTo many people, J.G. Ballard will always be the schoolboy in Steven Spielberg's movie Empire of the Sun, struggling to survive as an internee of the Japanese during World War II. Others remember him as the author of CRASH, a meditation on the eroticism of the automobile and the car crash, which also became a film and a cause ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • How to See the World

    An Introduction to Images, from Self-Portraits to Selfies, Maps to Movies, and More

    by Nicholas Mirzoeff ...
    Every two minutes, Americans alone take more photographs than were printed in the entire nineteenth century; every minute, people from around the world upload over 300 hours of video to YouTube; and in 2014, we took over one trillion photographs. From the funny memes that we send to our friends to the disturbing photographs we see in the news, we are consuming and producing images in quantities ... Read more

    Was $18.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

  • Photography Now

    Fifty Pioneers Defining Photography for the Twenty-First Century

    by Charlotte Jansen ...
    In the last century, photography was always novel. Now, it feels like our world is over-saturated with images. In the 21st century, what can photography do that is new?This extensively illustrated survey answers that question, presenting fifty photographers from around the world who are defining photography today. Their styles, formats, and interpretations of the medium vary widely, but in each ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Contemporary Painting (World of Art)

    by Suzanne Hudson ...
    Series Book 0 - World of Art
    This international survey of contemporary painting by a leading author features artwork from over 250 renowned artists whose ideas and aesthetics characterize the painting of our time.The twentieth century brought radical changes in art—including the shift from modernism to postmodernism—which were accompanied by fierce debates regarding the place of painting in contemporary culture. Contemporary ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • The Concise Focal Encyclopedia of Photography

    From the First Photo on Paper to the Digital Revolution

    Edited by Michael Peres ...
    Defining photography is impossible. Revealing it is another matter, and that's what The Concise Focal Encyclopedia of Photography does, with each turn of the page. History: The technical origins and evolution of photography are half of the story. The other half consists of the ways that cultural forces have transformed photography into a constellation of practices more diverse than any other mode ... Read more

    $110.99 USD

  • History of Illustration

    Edited by Susan Doyle, Jaleen Grove, Whitney Sherman ...
    Winner of the 2019 CHOICE Award"The authoritative book on the origins, history, and influence of illustration. Bravo!" David Brinley, University of Delaware, USAHistory of Illustration covers image-making and print history from around the world, spanning from the ancient to the modern. Hundreds of color images show illustrations within their social, cultural, and technical context, while they are ... Read more

    $97.19 USD