Photography Books

What makes a city a city? Is it the buildings, the people, or is it an interplay of both? In his coffee table book Metropolis, Allan Schaller has answered this question in his own individual way, setting standards in modern street photography. For all lovers of spectacular black-and-white photography, the coffee table book Metropolis is a must-have. In a unique...

In his second book on street art, Michael Harker once again travels to the most diverse centres for this art of the street. The varied structure of the topics with fascinating large-format photographs shows examples from Paris, Lisbon, Rome, Singapore, Vienna, Turin, Sao Paulo and other places, and brings together works by numerous artists. The artists use different stylistic devices...

London in Frames by street photographer Ovidiu Selaru is the result of his years of exploring the city and its people. This powerful photo book invites the viewer on a visual journey through the vibrant culture and pulsating life of London. Selaru's style combines technical precision with a poetic point of view, making him one of the most sought-after photographers...

London, the multifaceted metropolis on the River Thames, fascinates with its unique combination of historic architecture and modern lifestyle. From the majestic structures of Buckingham Palace to the dynamic streets of the East End, the city offers countless perspectives and motifs for photographers and art lovers. The vibrant culture, buzzing markets and impressive parks invite you to discover London's diversity...

The book opens the door to a fascinating world where Julian Lennon combines his dual talents as a musician and photographer. Julian Lennon takes the viewer on a visual journey characterised by unusual angles and artistic finesse. The artistic diversity of the illustrated book reflects Lennon's impressive career. As a musician with a creative legacy from John Lennon, his photographs...

If anyone manages to capture the humour in everyday scenes, it is photography legend Elliott Erwitt, who sadly died at the end of 2023. From the 1950s onward, he photographed not only celebrities and famous political figures, but also sociopolitical events, producing many iconic photos. His passion, however, was for snapshots, which he often photographed with a twinkle in his...

Grand Tour Italy is an invitation to a world full of elegance, style, and unforgettable experiences. In this unique book, well-known travel influencers Tim Labenda and Hannes-Vincent Krause take you on a journey of discovery that gets to the heart of Italy. At a time when mass tourism often diminishes the travelling experience, the authors celebrate the art of lingering...

The new edition of Elliott Erwitt's Kolor showcases a fresh compilation of the legendary photographer's colour images. Carefully curated from an archive of nearly half a million Kodachrome slides, the 304 pages reveal a vibrant kaleidoscope of photographs—some of them over 70 years old—whose colours have been remarkably preserved. The subjects span a diverse range, from world leaders to playful...

Christmas Hideaways reimagines the festive season as a time of pure tranquillity and inspiration. This lavish coffee table book offers readers an exclusive gateway to the world's most extraordinary winter retreats, far from the holiday chaos at home. From luxurious Alpine Spa hotels with sweeping snowy vistas to glass igloos in Lapland for Northern Light viewing, and the warm embrace...

Almost 50 years after its original publication, this seminal, million-copy-selling book is published in an updated and extended edition. Wild Flowers is the perfect guide to help anyone interested in the natural world to identify and learn about the wild flowers they see all around them, whether they are walking in urban green settings or the countryside. Roger Phillips is...

Over the course of four years, journalist Graham Lloyd and photographer Vanessa Hunter sought out Australia’s wildest, most significant and least known natural phenomena. Wild Beauty is an intimate showcase of 26 of these places, which represent the country’s oldest, tallest, longest and more special natural treasures.

Step inside a world rarely seen. Where They Live Japan opens the doors to private homes, offering an intimate portrait of how creative people live. Featuring artists, architects, designers, and makers, it invites readers into the spaces where ideas are formed, routines unfold, and creativity takes shape in everyday life. From compact Tokyo apartments overflowing with personal details, to Kyoto...

Webb's Universe by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is the definitive book on the James Webb Space Telescope, featuring its most stunning images to date, written by space expert Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Despite the huge advances in space technology in recent decades, much of the universe still remains a source of mystery, often provoking more questions than answers. Keen to follow on...

Warpaint: Male Make-Up and Identity Through Time uncovers the overlooked history of male self-adornment—rituals through which men have performed identity, projected power, and claimed their place in society. From tribal pigments to punk eyeliner, the male face and body have long been canvases for transformation, defiance, and desire. As masculinity is redefined and the male beauty market surges, Warpaint reflects...

Wanderlust USA is a hiker’s paradise, taking you on a journey from the depths of the Grand Canyon to the slopes of Denali. This new compact edition is your guide to 30 unforgettable hikes with long-distance adventurer Cam Honan. Covering terrain, ecology, and history, the book offers a range of adventures from short day trips to extended backcountry treks. With...

Experience the best hiking routes under the southern sun through practical tips, comprehensive maps, and captivating visuals. The Mediterranean region has some of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes in the world, encompassing soaring mountain ranges, wide forests, deep valleys, and rugged coastlines. From Spain to Jordan, via Italy, Greece, and more, the Mediterranean is a paradise for nature lovers...

From Spain’s El Caminito del Rey to Japan’s Kumano Kodo, Norway’s mythical giant trails to Utah’s Narrows, the new compact edition of Wanderlust explores legendary hikes across the globe. Cam Honan guides readers through deserts, coasts, forests, and ice, with maps, tips, and background on each route. Illustrated with spectacular photography, this book inspires both seasoned trekkers and curious beginners...

From breathtaking nature to timeless culture, explore the hiking trails and the wonders of the British Isles. The British and Irish Isles are a paradise for hikers. They provide a unique blend of breathtaking nature, fascinating local history, and timeless culture. Stunning photography showcases the diverse natural landscapes and rich national history of the region. The book offers maps, valuable...

Totally Awesome Rides reintroduces the radical cars of the 1980s and 1990s—once overlooked, now unforgettable. Wedge silhouettes, turbocharged ambition, and design bravado defined an analog era racing toward the digital age. From oddities to cult icons, these machines captured a world in flux and a culture obsessed with identity and speed. In collaboration with the Petersen Automotive Museum, the book...

This Is Where We Live gathers over 200 illustrated stories that rethink how space is seen and felt. Today's most inventive illustrators turn floor plans into fictions, cities into dreams, and rituals into visual systems. Their cutaways, axonometrics, and playful maps reveal how drawing becomes a tool to imagine, question, and narrate the spaces we build and inhabit. Bridging illustration,...

In Things Come Apart, fifty design classics—arranged by size and intricacy—are beautifully displayed, piece by piece, exploding in midair and dissected in real-time, frame-by-frame video stills. Welcome to Todd McLellan's unique photographic vision of the material world. The new compact paperback edition of the bestselling Things Come Apart comes equipped with a fresh, design-savvy package and includes five new projects...

It is often said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. In The Touch, Kinfolk and Norm Architects present an alternative: that good design is not only visually appealing—it engages all of the human senses.

A unique, commemorative portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, published to celebrate the centenary of her birth. Take a deep dive into the archives with 100 stunning images captured by Times photographers which present a rich visual narrative of the life of one of the most famous figures of the 20th and 21st centuries. Within the pages of this remarkable collection,...

Their names are iconic: Eugene O'Neill, Willem de Kooning, Josef and Anni Albers, Emma Goldman, Mary McCarthy, Edward Hopper, Walter Gropius—the list goes on and on. Scorning the devastation that industrialisation had wrought on the nation's workforce and culture in the early decades of the twentieth century, they gathered in the streets of Greenwich Village and on the beachfronts of...

Leonardo da Vinci has long been celebrated as the epitome of genius. He was the masterful painter who gave us the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper, and the visionary inventor who anticipated airplanes, hot-air balloons, and other technological marvels. But what was the connection between Leonardo the painter and Leonardo the scientist? And what can a mysterious, long-lost book...

In The Maverick Soul, Miv Watts opens the doors to twenty-five authentic bohemian homes, occupied by some of the world’s most inspirational free spirits. From artists and musicians to writers, actors, stylists, farmers and more, this is a collection of people who have the courage to live life on their own terms and are comfortable in their own skin. From...

Praise for volume one: ‘Through the work of the artists captured in these pages, selected and discussed by Anita Selzer, we can see and imagine a world in which the female gaze is honoured and nurtured, a world that embraces difference and diversity and in which equity is a given. The Female Gaze in Art and Photography reminds us of...

Historically, male artists have re-presented women through their eyes. The Female Gaze in Art and Photography redresses this imbalance, looking at art through women’s eyes. It shines a light on the work of twenty contemporary women artists and photographers from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States of America, placing these creatives and their works centre...

In celebration of the world's favourite animal, we bring you over 400 photographs of or about dogs. With pictures from the 19th century to today, the collection includes works by Man Ray, Eric Fischl, Wolfgang Tillmans, Donna Ruskin, Fatima NeJame, Vincent Versace, and of course Elliott Erwitt and William Wegman. Together, their pictures, unique in style but united in canine...

In The Cruel Radiance, Susie Linfield challenges the idea that photographs of political violence exploit their subjects and pander to the voyeuristic tendencies of their viewers. Instead, she argues passionately that looking at such images—and learning to see the people in them—is an ethically and politically necessary act that connects us to our modern history of violence and probes the...

The past did not happen in black and white. Discover people and places of the early 20th century through restored and enhanced imagery. The Colors of Life transports readers to people and places of the early 20th century through the lens of colour photography. This compilation showcases over 200 photographs enhanced by Stuart Humphryes, capturing people from various cultural backgrounds...

Explore revered sites, from ancient temples to Gothic marvels. Discover how sacred spaces shape spiritual and architectural landscapes across continents. The Book of Temples offers a visually stunning and spiritually enriching exploration of sacred sites worldwide, appealing to those interested in architecture, spirituality, and travel. Its comprehensive and inclusive approach, featuring diverse and carefully curated temples and places of worship,...

A new wave of creativity is transforming Thailand. Thainess captures the country’s cultural vanguard—artists, designers, chefs, and tastemakers driving a national renaissance. With 40 profiles and striking visuals, the book reveals how "soft power" has become Thailand’s most dynamic export. Framed by an introductory essay and preface, Thainess offers an insider’s perspective on a culture where heritage and innovation meet,...

In the heart of Tasmania lies the Tarkine wilderness, or Takayna, where nature reigns supreme. The air is rich with the scent of earth, and towering myrtle and sassafras trees form a green canopy above deep rivers that carve through stone and soil. Tree ferns catch the light like delicate green hands, while the Southern Ocean crashes against the rugged...

After over a decade of travel, study and creative collaboration with Japan, Norm Architects shares their uniquely Scandinavian view of Japanese aesthetics.

Building spaces of equilibrium: Norm Architects’ humane simplicity creates environments that feel as good as they look.

From brutalism to modernism, via futurism - the Socialist Hotel is a unique architectural and cultural phenomenon that is collectively documented in these stunning photographs for the first time. Would you check in to a Socialist Hotel from an era when hospitality came second to ideology? These state-constructed buildings were used by visiting government workers, ordinary citizens - and even...

Exercise your sea legs on a thrilling tour of the world’s most exciting sailing destinations.

This open access book offers the first in-depth appraisal of the photographic archive of Frank Scholten (1881–1942), a queer Dutch photographer and Catholic convert whose work in Palestine between 1921 and 1923 provides a remarkable lens on the intersecting dynamics of modernity, religion, colonialism, and visual culture. Drawing on over 26,000 photographs, it situates Scholten’s work within transnational religious, colonial,...

Peter Lindbergh and Azzedine Alaïa, the photographer and the couturier, were united by their love of black, a love that they would cultivate alike in silver print and solid colour garments. Lindbergh ceaselessly turned to black and white to signify his search for authenticity in the faces he brought to light. Alaïa drew on the monochrome of timeless clothes to...

Is there anything more vivid than the Australian landscape? A canvas rich in colour, burnished by intense light and spectacularly varied. Its landscapes are both intimate and expansive, and if we train our attention, we see it is full of secret life. Our Country is a work of imagination, grounded in the most breath-taking of places. As we allow ourselves...

Nine-year-old Ira-Abel Rawles lives on Hook Farm in the village of UNDERWHELEM. Next to the farm is Gore Woods, Ira's sanctuary, overseen by Orlam, the all-seeing lamb's eyeball who is Ira-Abel's guardian and protector. Here, drawing on the rituals, children's songs, chants and superstitions of the rural West Country of England, Ira-Abel creates the twin realm through which she can...

Experience the timeless tranquillity of Japan’s onsens and ryokans, where tradition, design, and wellness harmonise. Rooted in centuries-old traditions, Japan’s onsens and ryokans are living expressions of the country’s deep connection to nature, design, and the art of hospitality. These serene spaces embody a culture devoted to ritual, relaxation, and a profound sense of peace. Onsen and Ryokan of Japan...

This book presents the epic story of New York on nearly 600 pages of emotional, atmospheric photographs, from the mid-19th century to the present day. Supplementing this treasure trove of images are over a hundred quotations and references from seminal books, movies, shows, and songs. The city's fluctuating fortunes are all represented, from the wild nights of the Jazz Age...

Mexico's Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life Through Photos and Stories is the first four-colour lifestyle book to explore the vibrant and important traditions of Dia de los Muertos, Mexico's holiday for celebrating passed loved ones. Travel across Mexico to experience Dia de Muertos with author Luisa Navarro in vivid colour through the lens of photographer Christine Chitnis...

How are world-famous images created? Why are they published, and why do they end up in an archive later? In the opening exhibition Magnum: A World of Photography, FOTO ARSENAL WIEN explores distribution and archiving strategies using the example of the world-famous agency Magnum Photos. Insights into undiscovered and otherwise secret working processes, from contact sheets to vintage exposures to...

The untold story of the many people behind one of America's most iconic photographs. Lunch on a Beam, also known as Lunch Atop a Skyscraper, shows ironworkers eating lunch on a steel beam during the construction of Rockefeller Center's RCA Building in 1932. It's a photo so famous you can likely picture it in your mind: seated in a row,...

Eye-opening and candid, David Bailey's Look Again is a fantastically entertaining memoir by a true icon. 'Rollicking . . . with roguish tales as vivid as his era-defining photos' - Daily Mail 'Brilliant' - Telegraph David Bailey burst onto the scene in 1960 with his revolutionary photographs for Vogue. Discarding the rigid rules of a previous generation of portrait and...

A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when it captures thrilling adventures between man and best friend. Meet Kicker, and his human, Andrew, in this photography book for dog lovers, showing just how special adventures can be with your furry friend. You’ve seen adventure –– but never like this. In this heartwarming book, readers are taken on a journey...

I'm just passing through, Milton Gendel liked to say whenever anybody asked him what he was doing in Rome. Even after seven decades in the Eternal City, he refused to be pigeonholed. He was always an American—never an "expat," never an émigré—but he couldn't leave, so deep were his ties, and this dual bond left an indelible imprint on his...

James Webb’s Ancient Cosmos by Sarah Wild and Dr Maggie Aderin is an essential guide to the latest James Webb images, revealing what these discoveries mean for our understanding of the universe and human history. Dr Maggie Aderin offers a stunning insight into the incredible galaxies that surround us. — Sandi Toksvig Maggie Aderin adds a depth of understanding that...

Icebergs to Iguanas is a collection of Jason Edwards' treasured National Geographic images and memories, enriched with behind-the-scenes stories, fascinating captions, and personal observations extracted from his field journals. Collected from over three decades of nature photography, Icebergs to Iguanas will transport you to distant lands, introducing fascinating species, ecosystems, and ancient cultures. Spectacular imagery and insightful behind-the-scenes narratives examine...

"An instant publishing phenomenon" - The New York Times "The images are gorgeous, and the effect is like walking through a version of our city where startlingly honest thought bubbles appear over everyone's head." - New York Magazine In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton began an ambitious project - to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York...

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller Humans of New York began in the summer of 2010, when photographer Brandon Stanton set out to create a photographic census of New York City. Armed with his camera, he began crisscrossing the city, covering thousands of miles on foot, all in an attempt to capture New Yorkers and their stories. The result...

Royal women wield a unique, quiet kind of power. They use their clothing choices and their styling preferences to create a visual brand that is at once aspirational and accessible, and to project a sartorial statement that encompasses their values, priorities, and beliefs. For Britain's modern monarchy, fashion is often their most powerful and prominent political statement. For this reason,...

How Italy Feels: Through the Lens, Region by Region is a stunning, photo-forward guide that aims to break through the homogenisation of the country’s narrative to harness the true experience of Italy, created by globally renowned editorial platform Italy Segreta. Each chapter is dedicated to one of Italy’s 20 regions, shot by one photographer who is based in that respective...

Bestselling author and photographer Gray Malin's new collection of snowscape photography, highlighting wintery locations from around the world. The perfect cold-weather companion to Gray Malin's bestselling Beaches, this luminous book is ideal for gifting, displaying, and escaping. It invites readers to breathe in the fresh mountain air and savour the magic of winter, one image at a time.

Grand Tour Provence opens up a new dimension of travelling that reflects the enchanting and elegant lifestyle of Provence. Successful travel influencers Tim Labenda and Hannes-Vincent Krause invite you on a personalised exploration tour away from the tourist crowds. Let yourself be inspired by luxurious accommodation, first-class culinary delights, and secret insider tips that show the beauty of Provence in...

The turn of the 20th century seemed full of promise for Germany. The suburbs may have teemed with tenements to house the new industrial proletariat, but on spacious new avenues in the city centres, people strolled proudly past magnificent bourgeois residences. The economy was booming, the aristocracy and the military enjoyed unlimited social prestige, and most of the population revered...

Forbidden Erotica showcases sportive gentlemen and lascivious ladies in a captivating photographic journey. Since the earliest days of photography, people have been getting up to all manner of rannygazoo in front of the lens. This collection presents the finest highlights from the collection of New Yorker Mark Rotenberg. Rotenberg began collecting antique smut after discovering a stash of vintage erotic...

First published in 1974, Into the Hollow Mountains was a landmark book featuring black-and-white images taken by Robert Ashton around the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, alongside original writing from local creatives including author Helen Garner. Fitzroy 1974 presents an authentic record of what it was like to live and work in one of Australia's most bohemian enclaves during a time...

Decade: 1970-1980 is a photography book showcasing Rennie Ellis' (1940-2003) contribution to photography and social history. With an introduction by filmmaker and Rennie contemporary Paul Cox and an essay by academic Susan Van Wyk, Decade highlights Ellis as one of Australia's most important chroniclers of the 1970s. The photographs, predominantly black and white, are drawn from a core selection originally...

A deep dive into basketball’s influence on contemporary cultural expression and urban identity. Courtside explores basketball as a cultural force that transcends the sport itself, deeply influencing art, fashion, street art, urban interventions, urbanism, architecture, and graphic design. This book presents a visually compelling narrative, focusing on basketball’s role as a creative catalyst within specific subcultures. By capturing the intersection...

A photographic exploration of modernism’s fearless ambition and enduring impact. Once hailed as icons of radical experimentation, the concrete structures of the mid-to-late 20th century—central to Stefano Perego’s photographic exploration—continue to stir admiration and debate. Through his lens, Perego invites readers to reflect on the era that shaped these relics of visionary modernism and the ideals they embody. Whether celebrated...

A striking interpretation of Killip's work in the Northeast of England and Ireland between 1975 and 1986, featuring many previously unpublished photographs. From Huddersfield to fishing communities on the North Yorkshire coast and the fury of the miners' strike, Chris Killip's lens captured the divisions and communities that define England. Born in the Isle of Man in 1946, he spent...

The Sunday Times bestseller, now in paperback with new material covering another twelve months on the farm with the Yorkshire Shepherdess. In Celebrating the Seasons, Amanda Owen shares funny and charming stories about life with her family and their many four-legged charges and describes their activities at Ravenseat, from lambing and shearing in spring to haymaking in summer and feeding...

Behind the Counter is a compelling, visually-rich portrait of the passion, grit and originality that define New York City’s small business scene. With beautiful photography and in-depth interviews with 55 store owners from every corner of the city, the book reveals behind-the-scenes stories of iconic and enduring small businesses, as well as the vision of inspiring newcomers. Each 600-word vignette,...

A stunning collection from the archive of Australia's greatest storyteller, Banjo Paterson. Notebooks, illustrations, photographs, letters, and transcripts of some of our best-loved songs, poems, and stories have been brought together for the first time. Banjo's great-grandson and sole executor of the poet's literary estate, Alistair Campbell, has curated this rare collection and provides intimate commentary on his famous relative....

One day in 1945, fashion photographer André de Dienes met an aspiring model named Norma Jeane Dougherty. It was a momentous moment, both for his personal life and his photographic portfolio. Over the next few years, he would be briefly engaged to Norma Jeane, take a number of adventurous road trips with her, and build up a stunning series of...

What makes Albert Watson one of the world's most revered photographers, hailed by peers, critics, and collectors alike? Is it his unparalleled portfolio of celebrity portraits, breathtaking landscapes, or sensual nudes, still lifes, and illustrious fashion shoots? KAOS presents a kaleidoscopic overview of Watson's career to date and the dazzling array of subjects, objects, people, and places he has encountered...

A House in Japan explores the home as a space where ideas of dwelling are constantly reimagined. In a culture shaped by precision and restraint, domestic projects become sites of quiet experimentation. These houses privilege clarity over excess, intent over display. Rigorous yet flexible, they adapt to daily rhythms while proposing fresh ways of living. The book reveals how Japanese...

A Home for Now explores how to live meaningfully in spaces that are not entirely your own. In a world shaped by mobility, high rents, and fading permanence, it shows how a new generation creates home within borrowed walls and between cities. Case studies reveal how limits inspire ingenuity: spaces that feel personal, layered, and alive with ritual. Blending essays,...

The history of nude photography is the history of people's fascination with the topic. Indeed, the photographic depiction of the human body is the only subject that has enthralled photographers, theoreticians, and consumers over such a long period—more than 150 years. No other motif is as prevalent during all the phases of development comprising the history of photography, no other...

The Sunday Times bestselling memoir from beloved natural history presenter and cameraman Gordon Buchanan - now in paperback. The instant Sunday Times bestseller from Gordon Buchanan, beloved natural history presenter. "A terrific book" - ALASTAIR CAMPBELL "Gordon is a natural storyteller" - STEVE BACKSHALL "Stunning and moving" - LIZ BONNIN "A truly remarkable story told by a brilliant man." -...

Life at Shutter Speed is the debut collection from Larry Chen, the preeminent automotive photographer of today's generation. This 400-page keepsake celebrates 20 years of Chen's work, featuring never-before-seen images and behind-the-scenes stories from his travels all over the world. More than 2,500 stunning photos are included, spanning the worlds of motorsport, rally and hillclimb racing, smoke-filled drifting, and underground...

An evocative and atmospheric photo book, brimming with antiquarian treasures. This love letter in photographs to the unique beauty and mystery of Venice is an evocative compilation of vintage photographs, prints, and ephemera. It is a tactile ode to the sensuality of the city, filled to the brim with all manner of Venetian memorabilia: 19th century photographs, engravings, hand-coloured magic...

This Book is Literally Just Pictures of Grumpy Animals Who Are Totally Over It features completely fed-up furry friends who are here to support you through the tough times. From cranky cats and sulking sloths to moody meerkats and frowning frogs, these hilariously unimpressed creatures are here to express what we’re all secretly feeling. Whether you’re tired, overworked, or just...

As the Korean War (1950-1953) drew to a close and South Korea began to rebuild, American GI Roger Marshutz (1929-2007) was stationed in Pusan to photograph U.S. reconstruction efforts. In his spare time, Marshutz also wandered the streets, documenting the daily life of Korean civilians. The Forgotten Home Front: Roger Marshutz's Photographs of Pusan, South Korea, 1952-1954 offers both an...

Issues of global warming continue to be relevant, and every day brings front-page stories about the weather, generating new research, raising even more questions and possible solutions. Storm Chaser is a mesmerizing look at some of the catastrophic consequences of our planet's increasing temperature, captured by an expert in the field. Through breathtaking photos, quotes, letters, and journal entries from...

Photographs at the Edge – Vittorio Sella and Wilfred Thesiger is an illustrated look at two early-twentieth-century explorers whose work took them to deserts and mountain peaks, coinciding with the rise of modern photography along the way. Vittorio Sella (1859–1943) was the foremost mountaineering photographer of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, producing widely celebrated images of K2 and other famed...