Books on photography basics

If you want to take good-looking photos, you need to know some basic knowledge of photography. So what are the books that introduce the basic knowledge of photography?

Joel Sternfeld: American ProspectsJoel· Stanfield "American Landscape"

Joe Stanfield's photographic journey through America is a search for the truth about this country, not just in a specific historical period, but in its ever-changing nature. It is a sad poem, but also a funny and rich one, recognizing the beauty of endurance and poignancy, and occasionally tense determination, juxtaposing archetypes of man and nature, technology and destruction.

Martin Parr: The Last Resort Martin Parr "The Last Resort"

As one of Europe's leading contemporary photographers, Martin Parr's "The Last Resort" is considered It was a huge boost to his career. Shot during the Thatcher years, it depicts the seaside glory of the British Empire in all its dazzling glory. Considered by some to be cruel and voyeuristic, by others a stunning satire of the state of Britain. Early editions of the book are sought after by collectors around the world.

Martin Parr: Small World Martin Parr "Small World"

"Small World" is a sharp and funny satire, Martin Parr observes global travel and tourism The phenomenon of tourists searching for authentic culture, and in this search, it is tourists who destroy this culture.

Josef Koudelka: GypsiesJosef Koudelka "Gypsies"

Josef Koudelka was born in 1938 in a small village in Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Aviation industry engineer with 7 years experience. The photos in the album "Gypsies" were taken between 1962 and 1971, showing the expansion of the Gypsy population in Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, France and Spain at that time. In 1968, he returned to his homeland to photograph the Soviet invasion, and in 1970 he came to Britain as a refugee.

Zoe Strauss: America Zoe Strauss's "America" ??

Zoe Strauss's "America" ??shines a light on an America that is often invisible today. people and places. A native of Philadelphia, he brings us searing photos of marginalized people and urban fringes. At times witty, touching, poetic and shocking, Zoe Strauss's photographs capture the beauty and struggles of everyday life and resonate as documents of a social era as well as as pure and powerful art. In just eight years since she picked up a camera on her 30th birthday, Zoe Strauss has produced a body of work that could be exhibited at the Whitney Biennial while winning an American Artist Award and a Gund Fellowship.

Henri Cartier-Bresson: "The Decisive Moment" Henri Cartier-Bresson "The Decisive Moment"

Jeffrey Ladd's article "Time Lightbox" in the new edition of "The Decisive Moment" ” mentioned, “Among the canons of European photography books, it is difficult to find a book that is more famous, more respected, and more influential than Cartier-Bresson’s The Decisive Moment.”

Josef Koudelka: Exiles

The 180-page "Exile" includes 75 photos of Josef Koudelka during his travels after his exile from Czechoslovakia. He received political asylum in the United Kingdom in 1970 and joined Magnum Photo Agency in 1971. Joseph Koudelka spent the next 20 years wandering around Europe, essentially becoming a countryless person. "Exile" records his travels over the past twenty years.

Anders Petersen "Anders Petersen"

Anders Petersen is one of Europe's most beloved documentary photographers . His black-and-white portraits often focus on those on the fringes of society—transvestites, alcoholics, and drug addicts. Anders Pedersen was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1944. In 1967, he photographed the Lemitz Café next to the red light district in Hamburg. In 1970, he held his first solo exhibition behind the bar. At that time, 350 works were tacked on. Displayed on the wall.

Trent Parke: Minutes to Midnight Trent Parker "Every Minute to Midnight"

In 2003, Trent Parke began a concert in his native Australia A road trip, this landmark journey lasted two years and spanned 90,000 kilometers. Minutes to Midnight is an ambitious photographic record of this adventure, as Trent Parker draws from diverse cultures and traditions to reveal a proud and restless nation forging an identity.

Minutes to Midnight blends traditional documentary techniques with imagination to create a dark visual narrative depicting Australia that blends nostalgia, romanticism, and lingering realism. This is not only a record of the physical landscape, but also an emotional record. This is a story about human restlessness and tension, set in Australia but about the entire human condition in today's world.

Alec Soth: Songbook Alec Soth "Songbook"

Alec Soth is famous for his works in the albums "Sleeping by the Mississippi" and "Sleeping by the Mississippi" Well-known for the haunting image of lonely Americans in Broken Manual, here he turns his lens on the country's communities. To aid his search, he takes on the role of reporter for a community newspaper that is falling out of fashion. From 2012 to 2014, Alec South traveled across the United States, working not only on his own newspaper, The LBM Dispatch, but also on assignments for The New York Times and other media outlets. From upstate New York to Silicon Valley, Alec South has attended hundreds of conferences, dance parties, festivals, and community gatherings to find ways to connect people in this age of virtual social networks. In the Songbook catalogue, Alec South strips these photographs of their 'journalistic textual meaning' in order to emphasize the desire for a fundamental connection with these photographs. Alec South was born in Apollos, Minnesota, USA in 1969 and works here. He is currently a member of Magnum Photo Agency and won the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2013.

Dan Winters: Road to Seeing Dan Winters "The Road to Seeing"

"The Road to Seeing" was introduced and published by People's Posts and Telecommunications Press in 2015, author Dan Winters Si, born in California in 1962, has worked as a photojournalist, designer, filmmaker, and writer, and is famous for his photojournalism. The description of the Chinese version is as follows, ""The Road of Seeing" is not only the photographic journey of Dan Winters' career, but also his psychological journey as a photographer. This book explores something more important than photographic technology. Things, including: the photographer's thinking, aesthetics and visual language, the history and culture of photography, etc. The content in the book has extremely high collection and appreciation value, Dan Winters' valuable experience, understanding and philosophy of photography, failure. "Street Photography: 50 Ways to Capture Better Photos of Ordinary Life"

Street Photography: 50 Ways to Capture Better Photos of Ordinary Life. Method"

Finally, as a recommender of this street photography book list, Eric Kim recommended this self-published book on street photography techniques. This book lists the basic knowledge and basic principles of street photography. The author mentioned that for intermediate and advanced street photography photographers, this book is not for you.