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Author
Publisher
Amphoto Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Shows readers how to document their real lives with beautiful images by providing a wealth of inspiration and such tips as finding great light, capturing emotion, and recreating old photos.
Author
Publisher
ItBooks
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xiv, 366 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A haunting collection of antique found photographs, with evocative inscriptions that bring these lost personal moments to life. Each image reveals a singular, frozen moment in a person's life, be it joyful, quiet, or steeped in sorrow; each inscription illuminates the photograph's particular context, and lights up our connection to the past.
7) Humans
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
437 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Brandon Stanton's new book, Humans ... shows us the world. Brandon Stanton created Humans of New York in 2010. What began as a photographic census of life in New York City, soon evolved into a storytelling phenomenon. A global audience of millions began following HONY daily. Over the next several years, Stanton broadened his lens to include people from across the world. Traveling to more than forty countries, he conducted interviews across continents,...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 2020, Kimberly Annece Henderson started emaline and 'nem, an Instagram-based archival image repository that features portraiture of everyday African Americans from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Dear Yesteryear is a beautiful and lyrical continuation of that project that addresses the past, honoring the ancestors who made the present possible and celebrating the ordinary goings on of Black Americans."--Publisher marketing.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
222 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A collection of striking and intimate photographs of Michelle Obama--many never before seen--coupled with personal reflections and behind-the-scenes stories from Official White House Photographer Amanda Lucidon, presented in a deluxe format. Michelle Obama is one of the most admired First Ladies in history, known for her grace, spirit, and beauty, as well as for the amazing work she did during her tenure to promote girls' education, combat childhood...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
228 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A consummate photojournalist, Stanley Tretick was sent by United Press International to follow the Kennedy campaign of 1960. The photographer soon befriended the candidate and took many of JFK's best pictures during this time. When Kennedy took office, Tretick was given extensive access to the White House, and the picture magazine Look hired him to cover the president and his family. Tretick is best known today for the photographs he took of President...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Keegan Allen is the international breakout star of ABC Family's hit television series, Pretty Little Liars. A gifted photographer and writer--and a dazzling film, television, and stage actor now counting millions of fans across the globe--Keegan Allen brings tremendous talent and energy to his first publishing project. Keegan tells a unique story with his photographs. On one hand, the book is a beautifully candid view into the glamour and timelessness...
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Based on the popular and groundbreaking PBS multiplatform documentary project, this is an inspiring and striking photographic portrait that brilliantly captures the tumultuous, historic year that was 2020. American Portrait offers an intimate look at what it really means to be an American today, revealed through the stories of ordinary people and in their own voices. Told by people of all ages, orientations, and walks of life, these unique stories...
Author
Publisher
Ebony Magazine Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
227 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Black Hollywood, photographer Carell Augustus has enlisted Black celebrities and performers from all areas of entertainment to recreate iconic scenes from classic Hollywood movies, television, and other media. The images illuminate the role of race in Hollywood history by re-imagining classic films with Black actors, renewing readers' appreciation of the past while celebrating the hottest Black stars of today and inspiring the artists of the future....
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language
English
Description
Provides an illustrated look at the life and works of African American Frederick Douglass. Describes his escape from slavery and his work as an abolitionist, speaker, and writer in the 1800s, and discusses the role photographs of him throughout his life played in the fight to end slavery. Includes photographs, a timeline, a glossary, critical thinking questions, and additional resources.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
Examines the way the photograph of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on the summit of Mount Everest exemplifies the power of teamwork, as well as the history of the expeditions up the slopes of Mount Everest.
Author
Publisher
Insight
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
304 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 34 cm
Language
English
Description
Revered for their indisputable sense of style, classic Hollywood films continue to inspire today's fashions. But the carefully crafted appearances of the timeless characters personified by the likes of Clark Gable, Julie Andrews, and Audrey Hepburn came as the result of meticulous hairstyling, makeup, and costume design. In Hollywood's trendsetting world of glamour and glitz, continuity photographs ensured that these wardrobe elements remained consistent...
19) Advanced style
Author
Publisher
Power House Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
238 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Advanced Style is Ari Seth Cohen's blog-based ode to the confidence, beauty, and fashion that can only be achieved through the experience of a life lived glamorously. It is a collection of street fashion unlike any seen before - focused on the over-60 set in the world's most stylish locales. The (mostly) ladies of Advanced Style are enjoying their later years with grace and panache, marching to the beat of their own drummer. These timeless images...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
115 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A middle-grade nonfiction book about one of America's most historically resonant images, the circumstances surrounding its creation, and the larger story it tells about Abraham Lincoln's life"--