Photographs: collections

Rethink, revitalize and reinvent the way you shoot portraits.

This memoir chronicles the life of an artist who began his professional career as a Harvard trained lawyer before discovering the artist within.

Unique perspectives from an acclaimed art historian on the relationship between drawing and paintingFrom Drawing to Painting interweaves biographical information about five renowned French artists-Nicolas Poussin, Antoine Watteau, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Jacques-Louis David, and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres-with a fascinating look at dozens of their drawings and the links that they have to their paintings.

Meet the famous traveling adventure dog, Kicker, and his human, Andrew, in this photography book all about the duo that inspires readers to fall in love, chase their dreams, and live a more passionate life.

A monograph of the groundbreaking photography of Betty Kuhner (19162014), who was the first to take midcentury family portraits of the affluent social set out of the studio and into the environment.

The perfect gift for any dog-lover, and a must-have for any dog owner; no bones about it, these Peanut Butter Dogs will make your day.

Celebrating the lifework of the much-loved icon of Country French design.

Palm Springs is as much a showcase for its unparalleled collection of Midcentury Modern architecture as it is for the unique people that designed and inhabit that architecture.

The Day of the Dead Celebration is the most important holiday of the year in Mexico and parts of the American Southwest, a joyful time when families remember their dead.

Subtitled "e;The Photographic Eye of Jack E.

The winner of the Glenfiddich Best Food Book Award leads is on a dazzling culinary tour around the world and through history - from the fifth century BC to the present day.

Without plants, there would be no life on earth.

Alexander Barabanov, a key figure in the Russian dance world, has sifted through many thousands of photographs of dance to accumulate an extraordinary collection of pictures, ranging from historical ballet photographs to shocking avant-garde imagery.

Presenting more than 150 never-before-published photographs of the campaign, many taken by the soldiers themselves, together with unpublished written material from British, Anzac, French and Turkish, including eyewitness accounts of the landings, this is an unrivalled account of what really happened at Gallipoli.

It is a story I have been wanting to write for a long time, telling it as it really was before that whole world that I shared with Francis vanishes.

This is a collection of portraits of a shepherd, a farmer, a painter and blind man, a sylph of Byzantine arrogance and a vagabond cyclist with primroses growing in her basket.

Claude Monet's water lily paintings are among the most iconic and beloved works of art of the past century.

Conventional histories of the Great War have tended to focus on the terrible attritional battles of Ypres, of Arras and of the Somme.

Bradley Wiggins is Britain's most successful and best known cyclist - winner of the 2012 Tour de France, gold in the Olympic time trial at the London 2012 Olympics and Olympic gold on the track.

Kos Evans has blazed a trail through the photographic world with her unique style and daredevil antics.

Eileen Ramsay was at the centre of a unique period in yachting history, and this wonderful book, featuring her classic photography, celebrates an extraordinary woman and her extraordinary subjects.

Eileen Ramsay was at the centre of a unique period in yachting history, and this wonderful book, featuring her classic photography, celebrates an extraordinary woman and her extraordinary subjects.

The Thames is an extraordinary river: linking London to the countryside and the sea, the Thames is the heart of the capital and its waters the lifeblood of England.

Caught on camera prior to their demise, this book reveals the surprisingly rich photographic record of now-extinct animals.

Before roads and rail, the industrial hubs of Great Britain were linked
to the ports by a network of manmade waterways.

An authoritative study of extinction in birds, with case studies of 20 critically endangered species and the research initiatives designed to save them.

An authoritative study of extinction in birds, with case studies of 20 critically endangered species and the research initiatives designed to save them.

Packed with breathtaking photographs, this tribute to AlexanderMcQueen (1969-2010) celebrates the incredible creations of an iconic, imaginative, and inspirational fashion designerwhose work turned heads and hearts all over the world.

The Mascarene islands in the southern Indian Ocean - Mauritius, R union and Rodrigues - were once home to an extraordinary range of birds and reptiles.

Popular understanding of Zen Buddhism typically involves a stereotyped image of isolated individuals in meditation, contemplating nothingness.

The Mascarene islands in the southern Indian Ocean - Mauritius, R union and Rodrigues - were once home to an extraordinary range of birds and reptiles.

Discover the tales behind the ties in Stephen Fry's witty companion to our most distinguished accessory'A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life' Oscar Wilde'What do ties matter, Jeeves, at a time like this?

Secret Gardens of Somerset offers a personal tour of 20 of the UK's most beguiling gardens in this much-loved area of southern England, defined by its distinctive horticulture, rolling hills, picturesque villages and traditional English landscape.

Captain Scott perished with four of his fellow explorers on their return from the South Pole in March 1912.

How a famous painting opens a window into the life, times, and philosophy of Rene DescartesIn the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of Rene Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher.

A groundbreaking account of the role of writing in Michelangelo's artMichelangelo is best known for great artistic achievements such as the Sistine ceiling, the David, the Pieta, and the dome of St.

The young Thomas Eakins's most revealing letters-published here for the first timeThe most revealing and interesting writings of American artist Thomas Eakins are the letters he sent to family and friends while he was a student in Paris between 1866 and 1870.

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Salted Paper Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Contemporary Artists makes one of the oldest known photographic processes easy for the 21st century using simple digital negative methods.

Salted Paper Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Contemporary Artists makes one of the oldest known photographic processes easy for the 21st century using simple digital negative methods.

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The Lebanese photographer Marie al-Khazen seized every opportunity to use her camera during the years that she was active between 1920 and 1940.

The Lebanese photographer Marie al-Khazen seized every opportunity to use her camera during the years that she was active between 1920 and 1940.

Mapplethorpe and the Flower: Radical Sexuality and the Limits of Control is the first dedicated book-length critical study of the late artist Robert Mapplethorpe's flower photographs.

Mapplethorpe and the Flower: Radical Sexuality and the Limits of Control is the first dedicated book-length critical study of the late artist Robert Mapplethorpe's flower photographs.

Featuring 100 of the best photographs ever captured on camera,Look At This If You Love Great Photography is a must read for anyone who appreciates the power of the image.

Former poet laureate of the United States Donald Hall's final collection of essays, from the vantage point of very old age, once again ';alternately lyrical and laugh-out-loud funny.

Lance Keimig, one of the premier experts on night photography, has put together a comprehensive reference that will show you ways to capture images you never thought possible.

Lance Keimig, one of the premier experts on night photography, has put together a comprehensive reference that will show you ways to capture images you never thought possible.

First published in 1982.