On Nov 20, 2011, at 9:28 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > On 11/20/2011 01:37, mike wilson wrote: >> On 20/11/2011 00:49, Larry Colen wrote: >>> What? Nobody's mentioned any of the PDML annuals? >>> >> >> If forced to choose under pain of death or something worse, it would not >> be a book with photographs in. >> > But Bob specifically said photo book :-) > > ann
But we each have our own interpretation of what "photo books" might mean. For me it includes the theoretical and practical discussions of photography (e.g., the two-volume Ansel Adams guide to basic techniques of photography, the John Shaw books on macro, nature etc., Feininger on color, etc.) It also includes the nuts-and-bolts technical stuff (e.g., Kodak darkroom manual, Evening's Lightroom book, Tomosy's books on camera maintenance and repair, etc.) Then there are picture books, photo books which feature photos from one person or from a genre, or which tell stories like the Life collections. This later category is probably what Bob is thinking about and what most of us have keyed on. But I can certainly see Mike's point, and I must say that most of my photo books are about photography rather than presentations of other's photography. Sticking to the picture-books subcategory, I have re-thought my first response to Bob's question. I had listed a W. Eugene Smith collection, but on further reflection I find my self torn between three or four. In their current order: a. Juan Buhler - Street Photographs (2006) b. Dorothea Lange (an Aperture monograph in their Masters of Photography series) c. One of the three Ansel Adams collections I have. Each of these, as with the previously mentioned W. Eugene Smith work, presents collections of photographs each of which is compelling in its own right but which, taken together, illustrate a strong style and consistent world view. And it is this later aspect that I think I can learn from. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
