Photography
ASYLUM
Written by Nicoletti, Umberto Nicola
This fine-art book discusses the phenomenon of LGBTIQ+ refugees, asylum seekers, and those subject to discrimination in their home countries based on their gender or sexual orientation. More the 40 percent of the countries in the world today still impose prison sentences or the death penalty just for being LGBTIQ+.
JULIA MARGARET CAMERON -- ARRESTING BEAUTY
Written by Weiss, Marta
Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) was one of the most innovative and influential photographers in the history of the medium. Though criticized in her own lifetime, her distinctive use of close-up and soft-focus is now considered groundbreaking.
FOREVER SAUL LEITER
Saul Leiter's painterly images evoke the flow and rhythm of life on the midcentury streets of New York in luminous color, at a time when his contemporaries were shooting in black and white.
SOPHIE CALLE
Sophie Calle is a French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. Her work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and intimacy.
CHRIS KILLIP
A highly anticipated retrospective of the life and work of Chris Killip, one of the leading and most influential photographers to emerge from the United Kingdom over the last century.
HARRY GRUYAERT: BETWEEN WORLDS
Written by Gruyaert, Harry
A master of color-saturated atmospheres, Harry Gruyaert has roamed the world searching for the perfect light for more than forty years. His intuitive and physical relationship to places immerses the spectator in a world that borrows from the cinematic universe and from that of the painter.
HUMANIST VISION: THE NAOMI ROSENBLUM FAMILY COLLECTION
Written by Rosenblum, Lisa
Naomi Rosenblum (1925-2021) was the leading historian of photography in her lifetime. Her two major books, A World History of Photography and A History of Women Photographers, furthered the recognition of photography as a central art form of the twentieth century, and one in which women played a critical role.
HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN 50 CAMERAS NEW ED
Written by Pritchard, Michael
A History of Photography in 50 Cameras explores the 180-year story of perhaps the most widely used device ever built. It covers cameras in all forms, revealing the origins and development of each model and tracing the stories of the photographers who used and popularized them.
FROM ABOVE: SEEING THE WORLD FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
Written by Do, Henry
Professional photographer Henry Do redefines how we view the world in a fearless perspective on aerial photography. From lush tropical paradises to the stark patterns of urban landscapes, pay homage to the wonders of the world from above.
MARIO TESTINO. I LOVE YOU
Written by Lanza, Riccardo
In I Love You, Mario Testino presents a celebration of weddings. A beginning in life --that is also a culmination and a public promise - captured by a unique photographic point of view which shows beauty not only in emotion and tradition, but in the complete intimacy of shared joy.