At Home in Australia by Peter Conrad
Category: Photography
Peter Conrad’s special gift is that of the great writer - to make the particular of intense personal concern to each of us. Here he gives his own deeply felt account of a nation’s history and his brilliant word-pictures are inspired by over 200 photographs from the collections of the National Gallery of ...Show more
The Light Fades but the Gods Remain by Bill Henson
Category: Photography
Over thirty years have passed since Bill Henson made his iconic Untitled 1985/86 series. These mesmerising photographs cast a hazy procession of people and places from Melbourne's suburb of Glen Waverley, interspersed with dreamlike vignettes of Egyptian structures.Now, commissioned by Monash Gallery of ...Show more
Abandoned: The Most Beautiful and Forgotten Places from Around the World by No Author,
Category: Photography
From the empty magical theatres of Detroit to the lost playgrounds of Chernobyl, there are places across the globe that were once a hub of activity, but are now abandoned and in decay. With nature creeping in and reclaiming these spots, we are left with eerie crumbling ruins and breath-taking views of d ...Show more
Botanica Magnifica: Portraits of the World's Most Extraordinary Flowers and Plants by Jonathan Singer
Category: Photography | Series: Tiny Folio
"Botanica Magnifica" features two hundred and fifty stunning photographs by Hasselblad Laureate-winner Jonathan Singer. Inspired by the size and scope of Audubon's "Birds of America", the original edition of "Botanica Magnifica" was published as double-elephant folio. Now Singer's magnificent photos are ...Show more
Mother Country Australian Photographic Gallery by LEUNIG, HELGA
Category: Photography
In 1996, Helga Leunig moved to a farm in north-east Victoria in order to raise a family, leaving her career as a professional photographer behind her, or so she thought. Here she made a vegetable patch. Made do.Lived with the beauty, simplicity and peace of country life, as well as with drought and bush ...Show more
Aerial Australia by Nick Rains
Category: Photography
There's nothing like the thrill of looking out of an aeroplane window and seeing the world from above. In Aerial Australia, Nick Rains' photographs present Australia in a way that it's rarely seen, revealing a whole new side of its beauty. The book offers sweeping views of Australia's cities; dramatic g ...Show more
Lanting: Eye to Eye by Christine Eckstrom
Category: Photography
Thrilling wilderness: Celebrating the diversity of life on earthEye to Eye, the first personal portfolio by master photographer Frans Lanting, presents an extraordinary collection of animal images by an award-winning photographer and naturalist who has set the standards for a whole generation of wildlif ...Show more
Focus on Food Photography for Bloggers: Focus on the Fundamentals by Matt Armendariz
Category: Photography | Series: Focus on
Sharing your kitchen concoctions on your personal food blog has never been as popular as it is right now, but if you've ever had trouble getting your tasty temptations to look like pretty plates on camera, you know how difficult it can be to take amazing pictures of food. Matt Armendariz, of Mattbites f ...Show more
Sights in the City: New York Street Photography by Jamel Shabazz
Category: Photography
During the summer of 1980, under the direction of his father, a photographer, Jamel Shabazz armed himself with a Canon AE1 SLR camera and passionately photographed the urban landscape that he called home. New York City-"the city that never sleeps"-was the ideal epicenter to photograph because of its 24- ...Show more
Manfred Paul: Still Life Photographs 1983-1985 by Eugen Blume
Category: Photography
Manfred Paul's still lifes, produced in the German Democratic Republic back when that unfortunate political entity still existed, transform found (seen) correspondences between all kinds of objects into formally austere still lives.
Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage by Robert Clark
Category: Photography
Exquisite images from award-winning National Geographic photographer Robert Clark offer a captivating perspective on the vast beauty and myriad functions of a seemingly simple thing: the bird feather. Each detailed close-up is paired with informative text about the utility and evolution of the feather i ...Show more
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio 32 by Natural History Museum
Category: Photography | Series: Wildlife Photographer of the Year Ser.
This is the most memorable and surprising collection of wildlife imagery of the year--a gallery of work by more than 70 photographers from 30 countries--all 100 pictures awarded in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. You will find beauty and drama, and will discover the stories behind the ...Show more