Photography

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEE A beautiful celebration of Dolly Parton’s iconic sense of style through entertaining personal stories, interviews with friends and family, music, and archival interview and performance clips. In Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones...

In this second edition, Murch reconsiders and completely revises his popular first edition's lengthy meditation on digital editing (which accounts for a third of the book's runtime) in light of the technological changes that have taken place in the six years since its publication.

First published in 1973, this is a study of the force of photographic images, which are continually inserted between experience and reality....

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The Look is a stunning journey through Michelle Obama’s style evolution, in her own words for the first time. In this celebration of style, from the moment she entered the public eye during her husband’s U.S. Senate campaign through her time as the first...

From Turner Classic Movies and the creators of @precodedotcom, this is the essential film-by-film guide to must-see cinema from the pre-Code era—a wild and wonderful time in Hollywood history before strict enforcement of a censorship code that ruled moviemaking for decades. With unparalleled...

This is Gonna Hurt is music, photography, and life through the distorted lens of Nikki Sixx, bassist for heavy metal rock band Mötley Crüe’s and the New York Times bestselling author of The Heroin Diaries. A combination of powerful prose and dramatic photographs, This is Gonna Hurt is an...

Somewhere in Alaska, a garden gnome is standing in the rain, holding a watering can, completely unbothered.

This audiobook is a quick and easy guide that will make your video better instantly - whether you hear it cover to cover or just listen to a few chapters....

Camera Lucida, Roland Barthes's personal, wide-ranging, and contemplative volume—and the last book he published—finds the author applying his influential perceptiveness and associative insight to the subject of photography.

The much-anticipated new book by artist and New York Times bestselling author Sally Mann about the challenges and transcendent pleasures of the creative process “Erudite, frank, and funny.”—Amor Towles, bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and The Lincoln Highway Art Work, by...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A collection of one hundred deeply personal stories—covering love and heartbreak, growth and resilience—brought to life by the creator of the wildly popular TikTok account @HunterProsper. Every person has a story. Dick knew that it was love at first sight...

At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, Egan's book tells the remarkable untold story behind Edward Curtis's iconic photographs, following him throughout Indian country from desert to rainforest as he struggled to document the stories and rituals of...

This National Book Award finalist is a revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann. In this groundbreaking book, a unique interplay of narrative and image, Mann's preoccupation with family, race, mortality, and the storied landscape of the...

A brilliant, soulful, and timely portrait of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay as it faces extinction. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post, NPR, Outside, Smithsonian, Popular Science, Bloomberg, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Review of Books...

In Photography Composition, you will find all you need to know to learn the basics of composition. It will teach you the proper terms and ways to apply rules that you might already know instinctively....

This book will give you a rounded and complete idea of how to control exposure. The book isn't DSLR or analog specific and covers aspects of both....

An exclusive look behind the scenes of the Academy Awards as top stars and filmmakers discuss their Oscar wins and tell never-before-told tales of Hollywood's biggest night, in a collection of original interviews with Turner Classic Movies host and entertainment media journalist Dave Karger. For...

Today it's routine to take photos from an airplane window, use a camera underwater, watch a movie, or view an X-ray. But the photographic innovations more than a century ago that made such things possible were experimental, revelatory, and sometimes dangerous—and many of the innovators...

Join Cecilia Blomdahl in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, the world's northernmost town. Located in the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole, Svalbard is a unique archipelago that boasts stunning wintry landscapes, endangered arctic animals, and awe-inspiring natural phenomena. Since 2016, Cecilia has called...

Travel beyond Bourbon Street into the macabre history of one of the most haunted cities in the United States with the author of Wicked New Orleans as your guide. New Orleans - the Big Easy, the birthplace of jazz, home of Cafe du Monde, and what some call the most haunted city in America...

I'll help you take your photography to new levels with my easy-to-understand and easy-to-use handbook that is packed with tips from some of the world's best photographers. Find out how you can apply their secrets for capturing outstanding photos....

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A new book by Hall of Fame goalie and bestselling author Ken Dryden celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series SEPTEMBER 2, 1972, MONTREAL FORUM, GAME ONE: The best against the best for the first time. Canada, the country that had created the game; the...

The New York Times bestselling memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning war photojournalist Lynsey Addario "Beautifully written and vividly illustrated . . . Addario is an artist of empathy, a witness not to grand ideas about human sacrifice and suffering, but to human beings, simply being." —The...

From legendary recording artist and two-time Academy Award winner Billie Eilish, an intimate look at her life—both on and offstage—in this stunning photography book. Billie Eilish is a once in a generation superstar. With distinctive visual flare and darkly poignant lyricss that rival...

A trenchant yet sympathetic portrait of Lee Miller, one of the iconic faces and careers of the twentieth century. Carolyn Burke reveals Miller as a multifaceted woman: both model and photographer, muse and reporter, sexual adventurer and mother, and, in later years, gourmet cook—the last of...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Written nearly two millennia ago between 161 and 180 AD, Meditations is the most famous and influential work of Stoic philosophy ever produced. It was never intended for publication; instead, it is a compilation of the private, personal journals of...

The ultimate collection of the most historic trees on the planet. Uncover remarkable trees from around the world, many of which have borne witness to key moments in history or reached a scale and age that have allowed them to become a part of history themselves. “[A] rich history … it...

In Macro We Trust Field Techniques for Challenging Conditions, Ethical Wildlife, and Global Biodiversity Stories The world's smallest subjects tell the greatest stories. In Macro We Trust is more than another photography manual—it's an invitation to discover an extraordinary universe hidden beneath our feet. Whether you're photographing insects in your own backyard, exploring tropical rainforests, or documenting alpine wildflowers, this book will transform the way you see and photograph the natural world. Award-winning macro photographer Paul Parent, FRGS, combines decades of field ...

Whether you want to go viral on TikTok, build a massive YouTube following, or create polished videos for your business, you don't need to spend thousands of dollars on complex software or high-end gear. CapCut is a completely free, professional-grade video editing platform that puts Hollywood-quality tools right at your fingertips—and this book is your calm, clear, step-by-step companion to mastering it from absolute zero. Written by software engineer and digital media educator Lara Weinstein, CapCut strips away the technical jargon and replaces it with actionable, practical workflows ...

They see one photograph. You can show them the whole story. A single strong image stops someone for a moment. A panel holds them longer — a set of pictures arranged so the whole says more than any one frame could alone. This book is about how to build that kind of work, and how to present it well. Joe Houghton takes you from first idea to finished panel, whether you are chasing a photographic distinction or simply want to give a personal project the shape it deserves. He opens with the question every panel-maker faces — do you begin with an idea, or with the images already sitting in ...

Finally Capture the Night Sky You've Always Dreamed Of Do you own a DSLR or mirrorless camera but struggle with blurry stars, noisy images, and frustrating nighttime failures? Astrophotography Basics is your pocket-sized mentor that transforms beginners into confident night sky photographers in just 130 pages. This concise guide strips away confusing jargon and delivers exactly what you need to start capturing breathtaking images of the cosmos tonight. What You'll Discover Inside: Master aperture, shutter speed, and ISO specifically for low light conditions The NPF Rule explained - ...

The Leica SL3-P A Quick Guide to the Camera That Merged the Line Discover everything you need to know about the Leica SL3-P, Leica’s newest professional full-frame mirrorless camera and the model that finally bridges the gap between the Leica SL3 and Leica SL3-S. Whether you’re a Leica enthusiast, professional photographer, content creator, or considering your first Leica SL camera, this practical guide explains the technology, design philosophy, and real-world performance behind one of the most exciting additions to the Leica SL System. Written in clear, accessible language, this ...

Are you tired of returning from beautiful locations with flat, lifeless photos? Do you own a camera but feel overwhelmed by confusing settings and technical jargon? Landscape Photography Basics is a concise 90-page pocket guide designed for beginner and intermediate photographers who want to master outdoor photography without the overwhelm. Written in a clear, mentor-style tone, this guide delivers exactly what you need to start capturing breathtaking scenery immediately. No expensive gear required. No complicated formulas. Just practical, actionable techniques that work in the real world. ...

Have you ever looked at a breathtaking portrait and wondered, "How did they do that?" The secret isn't expensive gear or years of training. It's understanding light, connection, and a few simple techniques that work every single time—whether you're shooting with a professional DSLR, a mirrorless camera, or just your smartphone. Portrait Photography Basics is your pocket-sized mentor. This 70-page guide fits in your camera bag and travels with you everywhere. No fluff. No confusing jargon. Just real, practical advice from someone who has been exactly where you are. What You Will Learn: How...

Paris, August 19, 1839. François Arago reads the technical details of Louis Daguerre's photographic process into the joint session of the Académie des Sciences and the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Within weeks the satirical press is mocking photographers as mechanics and copyists. Twenty years later, Charles Baudelaire writes the canonical hostile statement: photography belongs in the museum of records, not the gallery of art. The painters of 1839 were wrong. They were also partly right. The Scientific Aesthetic begins with that double judgment and works through its consequences.