latest additions to your library

[Andrew Sowerby]

Nick, those Bendiksen books look very interesting. Do you have Satellites?

 

[nksyoon]

Nick, those Bendiksen books look very interesting. Do you have Satellites?

Yes, I do - it's quite different in that's it's more of a road-trip book and a different style compared to the more straightforward Places - although the concept of showing all four walls of each living space in Places is very interesting.

 

[Tom A]

I have been a bit slow with books this month, only 2 worth mentioning: Magnum 1957- This is a "cataloge" over the first major Magnum Show in 1957. Well printed. A friend in Japan gave it to me.
2nd book: Dream Sreet, The Pittsburg Story by Eugeen Smith. Not the greatest reproductions, but nice to see the story as a whole, rather than as small blocks.
I agree that collecting books are far more dangerous than hoarding M2's. Less likelihood of a pile of M2's damaging or maiming you than a pile of books. Word of warning - reading Magnum,Magnum in bed is hazardous. It is unlikely that you will fall asleep, but if you do there is a high risk of concussion!

 

[Papercut]

Books are also dangerous when it comes time to move! It is back-breaking work lugging them around... With a library of 5000+ volumes (most academic monographs), my back hated me this past January. (I think there's still 20+ boxes unpacked in the garage...ugh.)

 

[aizan]

i ordered the new reprint of saul leiter's "early color," and to my surprise i got the first edition. score!

 

[nksyoon]

The 5B4 blog is great for discovering books...I bought Jason Eskenazi's "Wonderland, A Fairy Tale of the Soviet Monolith" after reading about it there.

 

[timothyd]

Elliott Erwitt "Unseen". I walked into a Ralph Lauren store, and there was a table full of books. Found it among yacht, mansions and luxury car books. I walked out with a good book, and no clothing. It's my first Elliott Erwitt book, and I was impressed. Can anyone recommend more Elliott Erwitt books?

 

[Papercut]

finally ponied up the money for Salgado's "Africa" -- amazing images, but so many are so hard to look that I'm going to have to take it in small chunks

 

[ZeissFan]

A small book of photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson (published by Thames & Hudson, Photofile).

Also, "Portrait & Candid Photography," by Erin Manning.

 

[pesphoto]

Washington Park...Andre Kertesz

 

[meven]

"Moving Pictures" from Chow Yun Fat.
(All profits goes to the victims of the Szechuan Earthquake)

 

[trix]

"Far Cry" by Paulo Nozolino

 

[manfromh]

Eugene Atget: Paris

Its the one published by Taschen.

Its also my first photo-book 😀

 

[pesphoto]

Americana - Kertesz

 

[johnastovall]

Aftermath Unseen 9/11 Photos by a New York City Cop by John Botte

 

[Chemophilic]

"Werner Bischof" and "Eugene Smith" in the Phaidon 55 series.

 

[AshenLight]

Darkroom Cookbook 3rd edition with Hutchings Pyro book on the way.

 

[helen.HH]

Three Books
Helen Levitt / Photos 1937-1991
Henri Cartier -Bresson: The Man. the image & the World
Bruce Davidson / Circus

 

[helen.HH]

"Moving Pictures" from Chow Yun Fat.
(All profits goes to the victims of the Szechuan Earthquake)

i've been a big fan of Chow Yun fat's movies since the 1980's
Did not realize he has been doing photography for quite some time
Thanx for the info.....can't wait to see his B&W phhotography
Best-H

 

[nico]

Roland Barthes "La chambre claire"
and Private n. 39 (I'm pakistani) an interesting italian review on b/w photography I recently discovered.