Photography
HIROSHI SUGIMOTO: BLACK BOX
Written by Sugimoto, Hiroshi
Copublished by Aperture and Fundación MAPFRE
NICK BRANDT: INHERIT THE DUST
In a series of epic African panoramas, Brandt records the impact of man in places where animals used to roam
FRANCESCA WOODMAN: ON BEING AN ANGEL
Written by Francesca Woodman
On Being an Angel takes its title from a caption the artist inscribed on two of her photographs--self-portraits with her head thrust back and her chest thrust forward.
PHOTOGRAPHER'S COOKBOOK
Written by Lisa Hostetler
Copublished by Aperture and the George Eastman Museum
MILES ALDRIDGE: PLEASE RETURN POLAROID
Written by Miles Aldridge
Twenty years of candy-hued, ultra-cinematic fashion work
INVISIBLE MAN: GORDON PARKS AND RALPH ELLISON IN HARLEM
Parks and Ellison collaborated on two historic photo-essays, now published in full for the first time
BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY: THE TIMELESS ART OF MONOCHROME IN THE POST-DIGITAL AGE
Written by Freeman, Michael
Beautifully illustrated and far-reaching in scope, this guide is destined to be a standard reference for years to come. Alongside the work of author Michael Freeman, you'll find the work of iconic black and white photographers such as Ansel Adams, Ian Berry, Bill Brandt, Edward Curtis, Brett Weston and Edward Weston, amongst others.
BOB MIZER: AMG, 1000 MODEL DIRECTORY
In 1945 Bob Mizer began taking photographs of strapping young men on Muscle Beach in Venice, California. In December of that year he formed the Athletic Model Guild to market his photos, and "physique photography" was born.
JULIUS SHULMAN: MODERNISM REDISCOVERED
Written by Loughrey, Peter
The photography of Julius Shulman (1910-2009) transported a West Coast dream around the world. His images of midcentury Southern Californian architecture captured not only the distinctive structural, functional, and design elements of a building but also the context of its surroundings and inhabitants in a holistic, evocative sense of lifestyle.
SURFING: 1778-2015 OE
Written by Jim Heimann
This platinum tome is the most comprehensive visual history of surfing to date, marking a major cultural event as much as a publication. Following three and a half years of meticulous research, it brings together more than 900 images to chart the evolution of surfing as a sport, a lifestyle, and a philosophy.