Large format photography books

Part of the Large Format Page

This is a list of recommendations for books about and of Large format photography, that I, and other contributors have found useful or inspirational. If you have any favorite that you don't see mentioned on the main pages, please use the link at the bottom of each relevant page to add the title and a short description. I'll periodically update the main pages. By clicking on the image or the title of each book, you can read more about it, and even buy it from amazon.com (and support the Large Format Page !)

Instructional books

• General Books about LF

Photographs

• B&W Landscape and Color Landscape. A few obvious as well as unexpected monographs representing this most popular photographic genre.
• Architecture. This is a natural application of large format photography. The buildings don't move, and their vertical and horizontal lines, as well as their restricted spaces, call for a strict control of perspective made possible only by camera movements.
• The Human figure. Although the large format camera is often thought not to be the primary tool for photographing people, it was actually used to produce some of the masterpieces of the nude and portrait photography in a wide range of styles.