Photography books and viewing of photographs

[Michael Alpert]

I own 5 books only. Nowadays is full of online resources and E-Books, that hard copy books are slowly going out the market. My 2 cents.

You are certainly entitled to own only five books and have your own opinions about anything and everything, but to say that on-line resources are an adequate substitute for print culture expresses a mind-set that is not worth even two cents.

[Ash]

Spent my birthday money on the first printing of the huge 3-volume Bruce Davidson - Outside Inside.

It's a really nice collection.

[Capocheny]

Other than attending a gallery showing of photographs, which are few and far between here in Vancouver, there's nothing like a high-quality book to sit and pass the time with.

The internet is fine but I'll take a book ANY day of the week.

Yosemite and the Range of Light is definitely a beautiful book but I'd love to see some of those photographs "up close and personal" at a gallery one fine day!

But, to answer your question directly, "Yes, I'm ALWAYS on the hunt for a great photography book."

Cheers

[panchro-press]

Whenever I see a book of photographs that interests me, I buy it. I'll occasionally buy a technical book to augment my technical library.

Dave

[Rick Tardiff]

I get so much enjoyment with my books. I have been trying to fill in some of the gaps the past year. After hearing about New York Sleeps by Christopher Thomas I ordered it. Very happy with it. Another title I think I heard about on this forum was West of Last Chance by Peter Brown and Kent Haruf. Josef Sudek and Atget were also additions to my small library of photographic books.
Since my entry into large format (which wasn't so long ago), I visit this forum daily to view images. Its just a wonderful platform to see whats being done.

[Ash]

Happened upon Scales by Naoya Hatakeyama on Monday. Great book, much smaller than Zeche Westfalen I/II Ahlen, but nicer in the sense it has texture. This little book has various paper stocks, stuck down photos, I like that.

[Brian Stein]

like others access to real photographs are not frequent so i also am a book purchaser (i have this as a background affliction/addiction anyway)

[DarkroomDan]

I probably own about 200 photography-related books, not technical books but books about photographers and photography.

I would say I have maybe half as many as Brian plus a collection of technical books. My latest purchase is "Imagining Eden" by Lyle Gomes that I bought through a listing here on the LF Forum. Most of the books I have purchased these last several years have been used. With remarkably few exceptions they have been tremendous values and in very good to new condition.

Dan

[Richard Rees]

Love them, they last forever, and never get old. Still have old copies of mags, CAMERA ARTS, VIEW CAMERA, AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER etc from the early 80's. Just recevied a new tech book,The Master Photographer's TONING BOOK , by Tim Rudman. Very detailed book on toning.

[Sirius Glass]

Bought this summer:

1. THE ALL AMERICAN CAMERAS review of GRAFLEX®, Richard P, Paine
2. The Evolution and Demise of the Large Format Press Camera, Reg Halloway
3. Making KODAK Film, The Illustrated Story of State-of-the-Art Photographic Film Manufacturing, Robert Shanebrook
4. Graphic Graflex Photography, Willard D. Morgan and Henry M. Lester

Awaiting delivery:

1. A User's Guide to the View Camera, Jim Stone, 3rd Edition
2. Way Beyond Monochrome, Ralph Lambrecht, new edition to be release in September 2010

Steve