Everything Everywhere, 2017. — 100 p. For those of you who downloaded my previous ebook, this collected of images are 100% brand new taken during my travels the last several years. Destinations include such seldom visited places as Sierra Leone, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ethiopia, Tuvalu, Benin, Togo, and St Vincent, as well as remote areas of Canada and Alaska. March marks the...
East-West, 1951. — 68 p. The history of photography in modern times has followed a vaguely discernable pattern of cycles, or "fads", both in subject matter photographed, and equipment used. Today we are in the first phase of a new cycle, started, or at least accelerated by GI's of the Occupation Army in Japan, for whom this book was designed, and to whom it is dedicated. It is...
Duke University Press, 2015. — 262 p. Carpeted in boreal forests, dotted with lakes, cut by rivers, and straddling the Arctic Circle, the region surrounding the White Sea, which is known as the Russian North, is sparsely populated and immensely isolated. It is also the home to architectural marvels, as many of the original wooden and brick churches and homes in the region's...
Duke University Press, 2015. — 262 p. Carpeted in boreal forests, dotted with lakes, cut by rivers, and straddling the Arctic Circle, the region surrounding the White Sea, which is known as the Russian North, is sparsely populated and immensely isolated. It is also the home to architectural marvels, as many of the original wooden and brick churches and homes in the region's...
Planeta, 1988. — 264 p. Photo guide to the "Golden Ring" of Russia in English. Color photographs of each of the cities of the route (Zagorsk, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov the Great, Yaroslavl, Vladimir, Suzdal, Ivanovo) are accompanied by a brief historical essay and an overview of local monuments.
Thames & Hudson, publication year unknown (1987 or 2006). — 101 p. In January 1948, Henri Cartier-Bresson came to India on assignment from the Magnum agency to report on Mahatma Gandhi and his hunger strike to protest violence between Hindus and Muslims. Less than an hour after the shooting, Gandhi was shot, and Cartier-Bresson was again there: his camera captured Nehru...
American West, 1975. — 168 p. – (Images of America series). Dissatisfied with the high-pressure, consumption-oriented existence of modern society, Maggie and David Cavagnaro set out three years ago to create a new and more meaningful life-style. This inspiring story tells what they have learned about the simple life and the joy they have shared in the process. In this book you...
Chronicle Books, 1996. — 80 p. From kittens peering out of curtained shop windows to mysterious tomcats slinking across tiled rooftops, les chats parisiens embody the sensuous spirit of Paris. This charming volume presents an artful gallery of black-and-white photographs of felines by such twentieth-century master photographers as Jacques Henri Lantigue, Edouard Boubat, and...
Xlibris, 2016. — 204 p. As the US and Cuba move closer to establishing normal relations, greater opportunities open up for travel to this mysterious and beautiful Caribbean island nation. The country’s capital, Havana, is itself going through a transition. Habana Vieja, the old city of Havana, dates back nearly five hundred years to the Spanish conquistadors, and its remarkable...
Tropical Press, 1990. — 232 p. They came from the north, across 2,500 kilometers of ocean, driven southward in their frail junks by the steady monsoon winds that blow during the winter months. At first they hugged the land — around Indo-China, across the Gulf of Siam, and down the East Coast of Malaya.
West India, 1988. — 136 p. For photographer Dan Dry, the year of produc ing The Island: Barbados wasayearofdiscovery. But the photographs in this hook are no mere hits of reportage; there is a sense of wonder in the pictures that reflects the many delights he experienced while on assignment. The result is a volume of extraordinary, heautiful images. They are more than...
Rudi Dundas, 2011. - 82 p. A collection of portraits from the Samburu region of Kenya, in tribute to the thousands of people who are now drinking clean water from wells… Rudi Dundas is a photographer focused on social change and environmental issues. She has traveled on horseback into the Tien Shan Mountains in central Asia to photograph wild tulips for Michael Pollan’s film,...
Joseph, 1974. — 196 p. Few photographers can write, and I am no exception. Nevertheless, a quick word about myself may be necessary. I was born in Hong Kong, of Hong Kong-born parents I received my early education in Hong Kong, my late education in Europe, I went to university in the States. My emotions and my roots remain Chinese. Travelling in China, I was one of the...
Little, Brown and Co, 1998. — 168 p. Greece is a legendary destination, and anyone who has once fallen under its spell dreams of returning again and again. Greece: Land Of Light captures the essence of Greece - its striking sea and landscape, its people, its culture and history, and its ancient monuments. In the stark light of the Greek sun, colours become so pure and clear...
2nd Edition. — Ingram Spark, 2015. — 120 p. As a photographer I have chosen to use the power of imagery, not only to show the energy and colour that is so typical of Village life in Africa but to also capture the essence of how human values manifest themselves and what they can teach us. In the Village I learned that where there is effort there is dignity and purpose. I saw...
Skyhorse Publishing, 2014. — 174 p. Extreme Adventure is a high-octane, eye-popping dream collection of global fantasies, all personally experienced and photographed by award-winning travel photographer Peter Guttman. Whether you are an intrepid traveler or strictly an armchair daydreamer, these photographs will whisk you away on dozens of excursions.
Skyhorse Publishing, 2014. — 240 p. Extreme Adventure is a high-octane, eye-popping dream collection of global fantasies, all personally experienced and photographed by award-winning travel photographer Peter Guttman. Whether you are an intrepid traveler or strictly an armchair daydreamer, these photographs will whisk you away on dozens of excursions.
Viking Press, 1963. — 176 p. Fritz Henle's photographs form a brilliant panorama of the face of Europe and the life of its people. They represent two years of touring, camera in hand, to all the most exciting European scenes and events - medieval villages, romantic chateaux, fairy-tale castles, Greek temples, and Celtic monuments - and are the fruit of hours spent scaling...
Distribuidora Record, 1977. — 168 p. The book we now offer to the reader's curiosity does not draw from the exoticism of the ancient chronicles, but neither does it submit to the rules of a schematic guidebook. The authors do not intend to give an objective view of the city of Rio de Janeiro, merely listing historical dates and statistics. The reader will only find a few...
Amphoto, 1965. — 168 p. Long centuries ago, when the world was a shadowy mist, the Islands of Japan were born of the sea. Among the many gods inhabiting this misty abode were Izanagi and Izanami. One day, while they were standing on the Floating Bridge of Heaven, talking with each other, Izanagi said: "I wonder what is down below us? " This aroused Izanami's curiosity, and they...
Boulders, 1988. — 72 p. This book, which traces the development of this region from pre-history through present day, presents in exquisite detail little known facts about the natural environment, illustrated by breath-taking photographs, this volume promises to be a 'take home' treasure for first-time visitors as well as long-time residents.
Proctor Jones, 1985. — 152 p. Russia, since rime immemorial, lias been a land of mystery. Far from our shore, far from our habit of life and, of course, they, far from us and we, from them. Yet even a cursory reading of their literature shows us that we share a mutual appreciation of beauty, sorrow, joy. and death. We find in the murmuring of a simple stream inspiration that...
Quirk Books, 2015. — 144 p. Momo loves to hide — and you’ll love looking for him! In this follow-up to the New York Times best seller Find Momo, the canine Instagram superstar (and his best buddy, Andrew Knapp) travel across the United States and Canada, visiting iconic landmarks and unique off-the-map marvels. Look for Momo hiding in Grand Central Station, in front of the...
Watson-Guptill, 1999. — 116 p. Paris is a city of many moods. Mr. Kraft captures the moods of this great city with his stunning photography combined with compelling literary quotations. This book allows you to walk the streets of Paris and see the sights through the eyes of one who obviously has a great love of the culture. The literary quotations (some very well known, others...
W.W. Norton & Company, 1998. — 312 p. More than two hundred magnificent, full-color photographs document the enormous productivity of eastern Asia against the background of traditional life and culture. In recent years the economies of eastern Asia have virtually exploded. What started in Japan and Taiwan after World War II and continued in Hong Kong and Korea, has now touched...
Greenwich House, 1983. – 152 p. Photographer David Levenson and author Trevor Hall have between them followed the Royal Family on seven tours in the past eighteen months they are permanently assigned to covering royal activities and their work has featured in well over a dozen royal publications by Colour Library Books over the last few years. A selection ol the most recent...
Chroncicle Books, 1999. — 92 p. They were free dogs in Paris, unfettered and alive... Two traveling Labradors tour the City of Light in this charming portrait of Paris and irresistible celebration of canine joie de vivre. Lingering in front of the Louvre, pondering Jim Morrisons grave, befriending a poodle at Les Halles, or enjoying a baguette at the Eiffel Tower, Betty and...
Hastings House, 1997. — 200 p. Three Vietnam veterans rediscover this country of captivating beauty and fascinating cultural treasures. The author provides us with beautiful photographs of Vietnam, a thousand year old country. Pictures of mountains, seas, paddy fields, towns and villages alternated with those of children afflicted with war induced deformities and a veteran...
Boca Raton Museum of Art, 2004. — 132 p. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at the Boca Raton Museum of Art from June 16 to August 29, 2004. Somewhere between the heyday of European Orientalists a century ago and the barrage of today's global media saturation, a handful of photographers have the clarity and insight thai enables them to capture...
The Society, 1991. — 240 p. Stanfield was granted unprecedented access to areas rarely open to the public and spent nearly a year in collaboration with McDowell to create this extraordinary, behind-the-scenes tour of the Vatican, revealing its secrets and magnificent art treasures. 150 full-color photos.
Community Communications, 1997. — 296 p. Discover how Niagara has become a magnet for global business and world travelers. With its relatively low cost of living, strong traditional work ethic and skilled labor force, Niagara is attracting the world. Author Philip Nyhuts explores the diverse menu of attractions in this beautiful full-color edition. A look at the robust business...
Skyhorse Publishing, 2015. — 115 p. The Follow Me project was created in 2012 based on the concept of showing the beauty and uniqueness of different locations around the world. It is a story told through the eyes of two ordinary travelers who attempt to portray local lifestyles and narratives by means of photography. Since the project’s launch on Instagram, it has become a...
Skyhorse Publishing, 2015. — 224 p. The Follow Me project was created in 2012 based on the concept of showing the beauty and uniqueness of different locations around the world. It is a story told through the eyes of two ordinary travelers who attempt to portray local lifestyles and narratives by means of photography. Since the project’s launch on Instagram, it has become a...
Summit Books, 1990. — 296 p. Peck pulls no punches with his detailed overview of how North America has been developed over the past few hundred years, showing us first how the colonial powers happened across the continent, in their futile quest to discover a clear western passage to the trade centers of India and the Pacific, and then detailing how, convinced they were settling...
Counterpoint, 2016. — 288 p. Chinese civilization first developed 5,000 years ago in North China along the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. And the Yellow River remained the center of Chinese civilization for the next 4,000 years. Then a thousand years ago, this changed. A thousand years ago, the center of Chinese civilization moved to the Yangtze. And the Yangtze,...
Peebles Press, 1976. – 132 p. Amstcrdam is the great free city of the western world. It is not to be confused with the other cities of the Netherlands, nor indeed with any other city anywhere else. Because much of it began underwater, and lias since been veined and arteried with a network of over fifty canals designed with an apparently structured abandon, Amsterdamers have...
Societe africaine d'edition, 1978. — 104 p. Michel Renaudo has been photographing the African continent since 1965. He is the author of 20 books about Africa. Now Michel Renaudo heads the Photography Agency HOA-QUI a Paris.
Crescent, 1987. — 72 p. Spain has many faces. To the holiday-maker names such as Majorca, Cost Brava and the Canary Islands surely conjure up pictures of superb beaches, gleaming hotels and long days of sunshine. To the historian Spain presents a picture of a powerful, conquering nation that was to be itself invaded and subsequently torn by the violence of Civil War. Enjoy the...
Workman Publishing, 1993. — 104 p. In this collection of visual enchantment Steven Rothfeld presents a dreamer's celebration of France. It is the France of mist over the vineyards of Beaujolais and a sun-dappled allee in St.Remy; of shadows falling on the Place des Vosges and of fishing nets hung out to dry in Honfleur; of snowbound rowboats on the frozen lake at Versailles and...
Ebook, 2016. — 181 p. Holland, as we see it This striking photo ebook about Holland is the labour of love of 140 Dutch photographers who spend most of their free time capturing the towns and landscapes of their country in the best light. Altogether they present you with a multicolored image of a country known for its cheese, tulips and windmills. But of course there is much...
Adam and Charles Black, 1970. — 72 p. — (Looking at Other Countries). Predominantly Israel as a pioneering effort and a land in flux from Haifa and Acre and the waters of Galilee south to Eilat at the foot of the Negev. History comes last and rates little space; daily affairs are viewed with sometimes jaundiced (e.g. pushiness, casualness, house-overcleaning), sometimes...
Caxton Press, 2000. — 152 p. In this book Carlos Schwantcs takes readers on a voyage of discovery along the Great River of the West — the grand Columbia River. Using a last-paced narrative and a variety of his own color photographs — many of them uniquely framed from the deck of a boat — Schwantcs captures both the essence of the historic waterway and its personality today as a...
Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2009. — 108 p. Photo album by a Russian-Finnish photographer, released in a limited edition. Beautiful photographs of Finland, Scandinavia and other places.
Edizioni Storti Venezia, 1979. — 68 p. During the long course of a historical process thai had begun when the Roman Empire showed the first signs of an impeding decadence, the Tenth Region, that is Venetia et Histria, was one of the areas most tortured. Life within the region became ever more precarious as the years went by. The population learned to its cost the wisdom of...
Crescent Books, 1978. — 104 p. Colored photographs and text illustrate contemporary life in Brazil and provide a brief history of its past. On April 21, 1960, Brazil, a land full of magic, performed its most amazing trick when from the vast plains of the Central plateau it brought forth a whole brand-new city, matchless in its beauty. This feat took three years to accomplish.
Crescent Books, 1978. — 104 p. Mexico City is situated at 2,240 metres above sea level, between two mountain ranges covered with thick woods. It is, without any doubt, one of the most dynamic and^densely populated cities in the whole American continent. But, it is above all else, a marvellous compendium of the Mexican soul; it is lively and bustling with its avenues and modern...
Crescent Books, 1978. — 104 p. Colored photographs and text illustrate contemporary life in Peru and provide a brief history of its past. The land of Peru is the product of myth and legend. To the traveller it looks like the foam and craters of an ancient cosmic creation. It is the product of volcanoes, water, earth and cloud, of the desert and the jungle. Science itself has...
W.W. Norton&Company, 2006. — 232 p. Unforgettable stories and images from America's preeminent adventure photographer on his most challenging, exhilarating expeditions. Renowned as one of the world's foremost expedition photographers, Gordon Wiltsie has climbed Himalayan mountains, mushed dogs on the frozen Arctic Ocean, skied in Antarctica, and hacked through the Amazon jungle...
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