What's your favorite book?

[lynnb]

August Sander: People of the 20th Century (7 Volume Set) by Susanne Lange and Gabriele Conrath-Scholl (May 21, 2002)

Fascinating body of work with superb prints

I agree. A magnificent body of work. I saw the original prints when they toured AGNSW in Sydney. Superb. The book reproductions are very high quality.

 

[TXForester]

I have just a handful of photography books. Nothing deep.

Mountain Light by Galen Rowell

 

[cz23]

Not very original, but I still find The Americans to be the benchmark.

Harbutt's Travelogue and Departures and Arrivals have been inspirational lately.

John

 

[grandallj]

I think my favorite, and possibly the last one I would keep if my collection were otherwise liquidated, is the MOMA Atget monograph with ~100 reproductions and short essays about each by Szarkowski.

I could definitely do without the copy of Annie Liebovitz's "Pilgrimage." It is the single worst editing and layout job I have ever seen in a photobook.

 

[Ranchu]

Don McCullin Hearts of Darkness.

 

[jwc57]

My favorite: Bill Owen's Suburbia. I first saw it at the Livermore Public Library in 1976 and fell in love with it.

The book I'd love to own is one I can not remember the name of. It was a small paperback book of B&W WWII photos that was in my family when I was about ten years old or so. I loved the work in it. I think that book, along with another called Historic Decade, 1950-1960, began my love for photography.

 

[Vincent.G]

My favorite so far is Bruce Davidson's "Outside Inside"'.

Stunning collection of his life's work. 800 photographs in three volumes. Printed by Steidl.

I have not bought/come across a bad photo book.