My photo book favorites.        Twenty Parachutes1 review Margaret Bourke-White Nazraeli Press, 2002 Beautiful Both Outside and Inside, But Design Could Be Even Better Even the outside of this book brings pleasure. Slim, and about 17 cm wide by 24 cm high, the book feels light in one's hands. The silky-feeling shiny white cloth cover is reminiscent of a parachute, and the light blue printing on the outside and the light blue endpapers are reminiscent of the ...             Twentieth Century Fox: Inside the Photo Archive2 reviews Martin Scorsese (forward) Harry N. Abrams, 2004 Wonderful photographs, never seen before. I have already a few photograph books on movies and movie stars and this is one of the best. Contains photos I had never seen before, in large format and the best quality. This book is perfect for all those who believe they don't make movies like they used to in the classic days anymore, I'm one of ...             The Ongoing Moment7 reviews Geoff Dyer Vintage, 2007 superb look at photography + The Ongoing Moment + A glimpse upon the photographic moment This book is not a history of photography--nor is it meant to be--though it does look at photography over a large span of time and so is by default a history of sorts. But the book is really one writer's meditation on photography. As such, much is left out, but the omissions in no way mar the book; ...             Sightwalk3 reviews Gueorgui Pinkhassov Phaidon Press, 1999 If you love photography, you'll love this book... + original, top to bottom The first thought I had after turning the last page of this beautiful book was "how can this author be almost unknown to the world?". Looking at Pinkhassov's photographs is a magical and mystical tour in the soul of Japan; every single picture deserves your attention to discover a subject almost ...             Kawauchi Rinko - Aila1 review Little More, 2004 publishers sysnopsis Aila:Rinko Kawauchi A chick, horse, dog, turtle and human beings... Some creatures are to die soon after the birth; some creatures are born only to be eaten by the others to sustain their lives. All the living creatures are accepting their fate in the life no matter what it is. The mysterious ...             Sarah Moon: Coincidences7 reviews Sarah Moon, Robert Delpire Arena Editions, 2001 Comments... + Wonderful + Exquisite Narrative Photography + Excellent images, POOR QUALITY cover!             Omizuao1 review Masao Yamamoto Nazraeli Pr, 2004 About This Book Artist Book. The artist/photographer's third collection of art photographs. Deluxe Edition of 100 numbered and signed copies. A magnificent production by Masao Yamamoto and Reiko Nakajima: An accordion-format foldout book, popularly known in Japan as the "pillow book", which is 14 feet long when ...             Readymades: American Roadside Artifacts3 reviews Chronicle Books, 2003 Worn surfaces of America. + Another wonder from Jeff Brouws + "Readymades: American Roadside Artifacts" Yet another roadie book but `Readymades' is a cut above the usual photographic selection of what can be seen along the nation's back roads. For a start the book is landscape, just the right shape for images that are basically horizontal. Secondly the photos are divided into sections rather than ...             The Architect's Brother10 reviews Robert ParkeHarrison Twin Palms Publishers, 2000 The Architect's Brother + Simply Beautiful + Gorgeous and ethereal + Simply a magical book! + Photographic Art             Approaching Nowhere: Photographs3 reviews W. W. Norton, 2006 United TOADs of America* + A significant contribution to contemporary landscape photography + A new masterpiece They're everywhere and so like the title of this book: nowhere. Wherever the tarmac leads signs of commercial chaos and eventually abandonment will probably appear. In theory nothing wrong with that, businesses come and go but it seems unique to America that a gone business is remarkably ...             A Box of Ku2 reviews Nazraeli Pr, 1998 Very Small Photographs Masao Yamamoto's " A box of Ku"captures the very essence of photography ...he breaks all the rules he defaces and dyes his prints;its said that carries these little jewels of art around in his pockets ...yamamoto's photographs are all irregular not at all rectangular and none have any borders ...             An Autobiography4 reviews Richard Avedon Random House, 1993 all substance, no fluff + A great book + Richard Avedon, we hardly knew ye. i found an open copy of this at the book store last night so i got to look at it for the first time. short of a small intro by avedon at the front, this book is ALL pictures. i believe it was 283 photos, mostly full page shots or each taking up the full spread. no captions. no text. no stories. ...             Sarah Moon: Coincidences7 reviews Sarah Moon, Robert Delpire Arena Editions, 2001 Comments... + Wonderful + Exquisite Narrative Photography + Excellent images, POOR QUALITY cover!             The Architect's Brother10 reviews Robert ParkeHarrison Twin Palms Publishers, 2000 The Architect's Brother + Simply Beautiful + Gorgeous and ethereal + Simply a magical book! + Photographic Art             Readymades: American Roadside Artifacts3 reviews Chronicle Books, 2003 Worn surfaces of America. + Another wonder from Jeff Brouws + "Readymades: American Roadside Artifacts" Yet another roadie book but `Readymades' is a cut above the usual photographic selection of what can be seen along the nation's back roads. For a start the book is landscape, just the right shape for images that are basically horizontal. Secondly the photos are divided into sections rather than ...             The Ongoing Moment7 reviews Geoff Dyer Vintage, 2007 superb look at photography + The Ongoing Moment + A glimpse upon the photographic moment This book is not a history of photography--nor is it meant to be--though it does look at photography over a large span of time and so is by default a history of sorts. But the book is really one writer's meditation on photography. As such, much is left out, but the omissions in no way mar the book; ...             Sightwalk3 reviews Gueorgui Pinkhassov Phaidon Press, 1999 If you love photography, you'll love this book... + original, top to bottom The first thought I had after turning the last page of this beautiful book was "how can this author be almost unknown to the world?". Looking at Pinkhassov's photographs is a magical and mystical tour in the soul of Japan; every single picture deserves your attention to discover a subject almost ...             Kawauchi Rinko - Aila1 review Little More, 2004 publishers sysnopsis Aila:Rinko Kawauchi A chick, horse, dog, turtle and human beings... Some creatures are to die soon after the birth; some creatures are born only to be eaten by the others to sustain their lives. All the living creatures are accepting their fate in the life no matter what it is. The mysterious ...             A Box of Ku2 reviews Nazraeli Pr, 1998 Very Small Photographs Masao Yamamoto's " A box of Ku"captures the very essence of photography ...he breaks all the rules he defaces and dyes his prints;its said that carries these little jewels of art around in his pockets ...yamamoto's photographs are all irregular not at all rectangular and none have any borders ...             An Autobiography4 reviews Richard Avedon Random House, 1993 all substance, no fluff + A great book + Richard Avedon, we hardly knew ye. i found an open copy of this at the book store last night so i got to look at it for the first time. short of a small intro by avedon at the front, this book is ALL pictures. i believe it was 283 photos, mostly full page shots or each taking up the full spread. no captions. no text. no stories. ...              Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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