What book do you guys recommend?

[johannielscom]

Why people Photograph by Robert Adams (to me) has a tone of voice that matches the down to earth, truthful observations he shares: http://www.camramirez.com/pdf/P1_WhyPeoplePhotograph.pdf

 

[fireblade]

I mean. should I even buy Elliott Erwitt's Snaps as my first book? Does buying book inspire you more than looking at then online?

Yes. It is more enjoyable and you have access whenever you want. (Kindle is good though)

 

[giganova]

Once you get into the groove, buying photography books can be an expensive endeavor! Will be much cheaper to go to libraries! 😀

I regularly go to the National Gallery (maybe once a week during lunch break). They have an amazing collection of first-edition photography books I could never afford, plus an extremely well stocked book store.

 

[JChrome]

What book do you guys recommend?

I go to a used bookstore for photography books often and recently picked this up:

The Suffering of Light was recommended earlier but it is now one of my favorite collections of images. I've gotten loads of inspiration from it.

I recommend used book stores as the books are less expensive and you get to dig through many of them.


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[grouchos_tash]

I've go to a used bookstore for photography books

A used book store dedicated to photography! I'd be lucky to find ANY book shop to stock photographers monographs 🙁

 

[nikonhswebmaster]

A used book store dedicated to photography! I'd be lucky to find ANY book shop to stock photographers monographs 🙁

That is the truth!! NYC had one of the best used photo book stores in the world for many years, A Photographer's Place in SOHO, now it feels like it has been gone forever.

http://www.shutterbug.com/content/photographers-placebra-bookshop-rest-us#f57HDEg6ZpViEDwT.97

Harvey Zucker found me such treasures!

 

[brennanphotoguy]

There's still Dashwood books here and Strand always has a great photo section. There's a place on Bedford near the L train that usually has some good stuff too.

 

[JChrome]

A used book store dedicated to photography! I'd be lucky to find ANY book shop to stock photographers monographs 🙁

I wish there was a place dedicated to photography!

East village books and record is a great place for photo books. I also search through Housingworks on Crosby and Houston but the selection isn't as good as the former.

Clic Gallery in Soho has plenty of photography books but sells other wares too.

Back to the OP, I would also recommend "Ghost in the Shell: Photography and the Human Soul". It outlines some fascinating history about photography and it's relationship to the zeitgeist of the day.


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