Basic knowledge books of photography

If you want to take good-looking photos, you need to know some basic knowledge of photography. How about a book that introduces the basics of photography?

Joel Sternfield: American Prospect Joe stanfield's American Landscape

Joe stanfield's photography trip to the United States is to find out the truth of this country, not only in a specific historical period, but also in the ever-changing nature. This is a sad poem, but also interesting and rich. I am aware of the beauty of patience and acumen, and occasionally nervous determination, and list these people with typical examples of nature, technology and destruction.

Martin parr: martin parr's last resort.

As the leading contemporary photographer in Europe, martin parr's The Last Way is considered to have greatly promoted his career. Photographed in Thatcher's time, it depicts the dazzling brilliance of the British Empire's seaside. Some people think it's cruel and voyeuristic, while others think it's an amazing satire on the current situation in Britain. The early edition of this book is sought after by collectors all over the world.

Martin parr: a small world. A small world in martin parr.

Small World is a sharp and interesting satire. Martin parr observed the phenomenon of global tourism and tourists looking for authentic culture, and it was tourists who destroyed this culture in this search.

Joseph Kaudelka: Gypsy Joseph Kaudelka's Gypsy.

Josef Kaudelka1938 was born in a small village in Moravia, Czechoslovakia, and worked as an aviation industry engineer for seven years. The photos in the gypsy album were taken from 1962 to 197 1, showing the expansion of the gypsy population, covering Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, France and Spain at that time. 1968 returned to China to take photos of the Soviet invasion, 1970 came to Britain as a refugee.

Zoe Strauss: American Zoe Strauss's America

Zoe Strauss's America reveals people and places that are often invisible in America today. As a native of Philadelphia, he brought us hot photos of marginal people and urban fringe areas. Sometimes it looks humorous, touching, poetic and shocking. Zoe Strauss's photos capture the beauty and struggle of daily life. As a literature of a social era, they also attract the attention of * * as a pure and powerful art. It took only eight years for Zoe Strauss to pick up the camera on her 30th birthday, and these works can be exhibited at the Whitney Biennale, and won the American Artist Award and the Gunder Scholarship.

Henri cartier bresson: "decisive moment" henri cartier bresson's "decisive moment"

Geoffrey Rudd mentioned in the article "Time Lightbox" in the new edition of "The Decisive Moment" that "it is hard to find a book that is more famous, respected and influential than Bresson's" The Decisive Moment "in the European photography book guide."

Joseph Kaudelka: The exile of Joseph Kaudelka.

180 page photos of exile, including 75 photos of Joseph Kaudelka on his journey after his exile from Czechoslovakia. 1970 obtained political asylum in Britain, 197 1 joined magnum photos. Josef koudelka has been wandering in Europe for the next 20 years, and he is essentially a man without a country. Exile records his travels in the past twenty years.

Anders Peterson

Anders Peterson is one of the most popular documentary photographers in Europe. His black-and-white portraits tend to focus on marginal people-transvestites, drunkards and drug addicts. Anders Peterson was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 1944. 1967, he photographed the cafe Lehmitz near the red light district of Hamburg. 1970, he held his first solo exhibition in the back of this bar. At that time, 350 works were nailed to the wall for display.

Trent Parker: How many minutes before midnight?

In 2003, Trent Parker started a road trip in his native Australia. This landmark trip lasted for two years and spanned 90,000 kilometers. Every minute before midnight is an ambitious photographic record of this adventure. Trent Parker shows a proud and uneasy country, which is building its own identity from different cultures and traditions. Every Minute Until Midnight combines traditional documentary skills and imagination to create a dark visual narrative to describe Australia, which is a mixture of nostalgia, romanticism and lingering realism. This is not only a record of physical landscape, but also a record of emotion. This is a story about human anxiety and tension. Although it happened in Australia, it tells the living condition of the whole human being in the world today.

Alec soth: A Collection of Songs by alec soth.

Ike Sotheby's is famous for his unforgettable lonely American images in the picture books Sleeping on the Mississippi River and Broken Handbook. Here, his goal is the community of this country. In order to help him find it, he took the role of a gradually backward community newspaper reporter. From 20 12 to 20 14, alec soth traveled all over the States in the United States, working not only for his newspaper LBM Express, but also for The New York Times and other media. From upstate New York to Silicon Valley, Ike Soth attended hundreds of meetings, dances, festivals and community gatherings to find ways for people to communicate in this virtual social network era. In Song Collection, alec soth stripped the news text meaning of these photos to emphasize the desire to establish a fundamental connection with these photos. Alec Sotheby's1969 was born in Indianapolis, Minnesota, and works here. Currently, he is a member of magnum photos and won the 20 13 Guggenheim Prize.

Dan winters: the way to see Dan winters

The Road to Watching was introduced and published by People's Posts and Telecommunications Press on 20 15. The author Dan Winters was born in California on 1962. He used to be a photojournalist, designer, filmmaker and writer, and was famous for news photography. The Chinese version describes it this way: "The road of watching is not only the road of photography that Dan Winters has traveled all the way in his career, but also his mental journey as a photographer. This book discusses something more important than photography technology, including: photographer's thinking, aesthetic and visual language, history and culture of photography, etc. The contents of the book have high collection and appreciation value. Dan Winters' valuable experience, understanding and philosophy of photography, failure and frustration, success and transcendence will certainly inspire a new generation of aspiring photographers. "

Street photography: 50 ways to capture better photos of an orderly life "Street photography: 50 ways to find good photos from daily life"

Finally, as the recommender of this street shooting list, Eric Kim recommended this self-published book on street shooting skills. This book lists the basic knowledge and principles of street shooting. The author mentioned that this book is not for middle and senior street photographers.