Photography
BRUCE DAVIDSON: SUBWAY
Written by Bruce Davidson
Bruce Davidson's groundbreaking Subway, first published by Aperture in 1986, has garnered critical acclaim both as a documentation of a unique moment in the cultural fabric of New York City and for its phenomenal use of extremes of color and shadow set against flash-lit skin.
DIANE ARBUS: MAGAZINE WORK
Written by Arbus, Diane
Photography's most original artist presents the celebrities of her time in a remarkable collection of portraits. This work reveals the growth of an artist who saw no artificial boundary between art and the paying job and who succeeded in putting her indelible stamp on the visual imagination.
TOM BIANCHI: FIRE ISLAND PINES: POLAROIDS 1975-1983
Written by Tom Bianchi
Tom Bianchi's erotic and celebratory Polaroids of magical summers on Fire Island
WALKER EVANS
Written by Evans, Walker
The photography of Walker Evans (1903-75) is introduced in a new, redesigned and expanded edition of Aperture's classic book from its Masters of Photography series. Evans helped define documentary photography and is considered one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He captured the American experience from the late 1920s to the early 1970s with graceful articulation.
LOS ANGELES: PHOTOGRAPHS: 1967-2014
Written by Ziff, Lloyd
Los Angeles is a superb collection of photographs taken of one of America and the world's most fascinating cities as seen through the eyes of photographer, art director and award-winning designer Lloyd Ziff.
NEW YORK: PHOTOGRAPHS: 1967-2014
Written by Ziff, Lloyd
New York is an engaging collection of photographs taken of one of America and the world's most fascinating cities as seen through the eyes of photographer, art director and award-winning designer Lloyd Ziff.
SELOUS IN AFRICA
Written by Rob Ross
The only photographic book on the largest wildlife area in Africa. Four years in the making, and including a great variety of wildlife, with brief but informative texts on the history of the Selous and the challenges it faces.
UNTOLD: THE STORIES BEHIND THE PHOTOGRAPHS
Written by Purcell, William Kerry
Steve McCurry Untold: The Stories Behind the Photographs takes an unprecedented look at the work of Steve McCurry, one of today's finest and most daring imagemakers. This is the first book to fully explore how the world-renowned photographer finds, takes and develops his uniquely iconic photographs.
ABANDONED: AMERICA'S VANISHING LANDSCAPE
Written by Holubow, Eric
For a relatively young country, America is rich in decaying ruins that cover its landscape. Through his striking photography, Eric Holubow provides a glimpse inside these perilous structures to reveal the slow but unforgiving wear and tear that has befallen many of the country's forgotten sites. What transpires is a surprising, yet undeniable beauty beneath the rubble and decrepitude.
CITIES, CITADELS, AND SITES OF THE NEAR EAST: FRANCIS BEDFORD'S 19TH CENTURY PHOTOS OF EGYPT, THE LEVANT AND CONSTANTINOPLE
Written by Sophie Gordon
In 1862, the Prince of Wales, eldest son of Britain's Queen Victoria, embarked on a grand tour of the Middle East, for his education and enlightenment. Accompanying the royal party was Francis Bedford, an accomplished practitioner of the still young art of photography, charged with taking views of the cities and historic places visited on the tour for the royal album.