Furbex - A Dog's Life of Urban Exploration by VAN KEMPEN / CLAIRE

$27.99 AUD

Category: Photography

Claire is not your everyday practitioner of "urbex," the modern underground passion for "urban exploration" that lures 21st-century adventurers into the hidden labyrinths and decaying chambers of disused buildings and urban spaces. Claire is, you see, a bull terrier. And with her photographer companion, Alice Van Kempen, she has created the canine expression of the art . . . "furbex." Furbex is a dazzling photographic record of Claire's adventures among the abandoned spaces of Europe. It captures her ghostly presence in ruined hotels and grand houses; crumbling castles and palaces; forgotten theaters and cinemas. Fascinated by shadows and light, past and present, and the mysterious, dark worlds of abandoned places, Alice van Kempen uses thrift shop props and long exposures to create photographs with the air of Old Master paintings; while Claire's tragi-comic presence imbues every image with the pathos and comedy of a silent movie. The result is a haunting and hilarious gift book of unique photographs, which will appeal to urban explorers, dog lovers (most particularly the cult following of the bull terrier breed), and all lovers of the Gothic, the mysterious and the absurd. ...Show more

Really Good Dog Photography by Hoxton Mini Press Staff; Lucy Davies; Penguin Books Staff

$75.00 AUD

Category: Photography

Dogs and photography have gone hand in paw almost since the medium was invented and our passion remains undiminished, with pictures of adorable, bright-eyed dogs all over the internet. The photographs in this book offer an alternative to all the fluff. They approach the dog as a dignified, intelligent a nd noble being, and they consider our relationship with man's best friend for the extraordinary thing it really is. Elegant, beautiful, surprising, sometimes comical, full of drama and heart, these images show the world's best-loved animal in a remarkable new light. ...Show more

Annie Leibovitz at Work by Annie Leibovitz

$79.95 AUD

Category: Photography

Annie Leibovitz, our most celebrated living photographer, explains how her pictures are made Leibovitz addresses young photographers and readers interested in what photographers do, but any reader interested in contemporary history will be fascinated by her account of one of the richest bodies of work in the photographic canon. The subjects include photojournalism, studio work, photographing dancers and athletes, working with writers, and making the transition from shooting with film to working with digital cameras. Originally published in 2008, this revised and updated edition brings Leibovitz's bestselling book back into print. ...Show more

Silver Marilyn: Marilyn Monroe & the Camera by Georges Belmont

$79.99 AUD

Category: Photography

The most beautiful photo book on Marilyn ever published! All iconic images from Avedon to Weegee. Marilyn Monroe posed for nearly every major photographer of her day. This pictorial chronicle features pictures by Richard Avendon, Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Elliott Erwitt, P hilippe Halsman, Weegee, and thirty other artists: her early days as a model for ads and pinup calendars, film stills that follow her career from a minor actress to a major star, famous master portraits and shots by paparazzi who trailed her every move. Marilyn emerges in all her moods - young and carefree, sexy and serious, glamorous and girl-next-door. In a fascinating and revealing interview with French writer Georges Belmont Marilyn sets the record straight about her early life, her ambitions, fears, and dreams. Jane Russell, a friend of Marilyn's and her co-star in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, wrote an affectionate foreword. ...Show more

The Splendor of Birds - Art and Photographs from National Geographic by National Geographic Staff; Jonathan Baillie (Foreword by); Catherine Herbert Howell (Text by)

$120.00 AUD

Category: Photography

An elegant collection of the best artwork and photography from the National Geographic archives depicting the magnificence of birds. Bird, nature, and art lovers alike will treasure this sumptuous visual celebration of the colors, forms, and behaviors of the winged wonders who share our world as they ha ve been explored, displayed, and revealed throughout the years by National Geographic. The book moves chronologically so readers witness the tremendous growth in our knowledge of birds over the last 130 years, as well as the new frontiers in technology and observation--from luminous vintage paintings and classic black and white photographs to state-of-the art high-speed and telephoto camera shots that reveal moments rarely seen and sights invisible to the human eye. The wide diversity of pictures captures beloved songbirds outside the kitchen window, theatrical courtship dance of birds of paradise, tender moments inside a tern's nest, or the vivid flash of a hummingbird's flight. Readers will delight in seeing iconic species from around the world through the eyes of acclaimed National Geographic wildlife photographers such as Chris Johns, Frans Lanting, Joel Sartore, and Tim Laman and reading excerpted passages from Arthur A. Allen, Roger Tory Peterson, Douglas Chadwick, Jane Goodall, and other great explorers. Exquisitely produced and expertly curated, this visual treasury displays as never before the irresistible beauty, grace, and intelligence of our feathered friends. ...Show more

Hunter Barnes: off the Strip by Hunter Barnes (By (photographer))

$49.99 AUD

Category: Photography

Photographer Hunter Barnes (born 1977) has an extraordinary ability to document aspects of culture and communities ignored by the mainstream and often misrepresented in the modern American narrative. In this most recent work, he explores the Las Vegas that was. These photographs celebrate the old Vegas, the people who shaped the town in its heyday. Not much of it remains, but here are the people and landmarks that endure today - that represent the life 'Off the Strip.' Hunter's powerful portraits remember those in 'the greatest town you could live in [where] the spirit of old Las Vegas still remains.' ...Show more

Lost Utopias : Photographs by Jade Doskow by Vladimir Jennifer; Belogolovsky Richard; Minner Jade (PHT); Pare Doskow

$60.00 AUD

Category: Photography

Bird Photographer of the Year: Collection 3 by Bird Photographer of the Year; Chris Packham (Foreword by)

$59.99 AUD

Category: Photography

Foreword by Chris Packham This beautiful book accompanies the photographic competition celebrating some of the best bird photography of the year. The Bird Photographer of the Year competition celebrates the artistry of bird photography, and this large-format book is lavishly illustrated to reflect this. A celebration of avian beauty and diversity, it is a tribute to both the dedication and passion of the photographers as well as a reflection of the quality of today's modern digital imaging systems. The book includes the winning and short-listed images from the competition, now in its third year, showcasing some of the finest bird photography, with a foreword by BTO President and head judge, Chris Packham. A proportion of the profits from the book goes directly to the BTO to support their conservation work. The advent of digital technology has revolutionised photography in recent years, and the book brings to life some of the most stunning bird photography currently on offer. It features a vast variety of photographs by hardened pros, keen amateurs and hobbyists alike, reflecting the huge diversity of bird enthusiasts and nature lovers which is so important in ensuring their conservation and survival. ...Show more

Forbidden Places: Exploring Our Abandoned Heritage by Sylvain Margaine

$59.95 AUD

Category: Photography

Head off to explore the filming location of 12 Monkeys, Michael Jackson's hometown turned ghost town, Berlin's 1936 Olympic Village, deconsecrated churches, forgotten castles, deserted train stations, prisons and mental asylums, a cemetery of rusted locomotives, abandoned steel factories, phantom metro stations, and more.For 10 years, Sylvain Margaine has traveled the world in search of these forbidden and forgotten places. An exceptional photographic report. ...Show more

World's Weirdest Animals by Matt Roper

$19.99 AUD

Category: Photography

Whales that look like unicorns, lizards that squirt jets of blood from their eyes, naked rats that can sprint backwards? It seems as though some creatures have been put on this earth just to amaze us.From the harmless but hilarious to the truly frightening and deadly, the animals in this book are guaran teed to keep you enthralled, astonished and extremely amused. ...Show more

A Portrait of Australia: Coastal by Australian Geographic

$19.95 AUD

Category: Photography

Join Australian Geographic on a journey to Australia's coast. With three-quarters of us living within cooee of the coast, it's not surprising that saltwater courses through the nation's lifeblood. The coast is where we head for summer holidays and the source of our sun-bronzed surfer image. The rest of the world knows us as much for our coastal features as for our legendary Red Centre. Just off Western Australia, the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef plays host to the world's biggest fish - whale sharks that arrive annually without fail on feeding migrations. Our coast is where the 12 Apostles hold a shaky line to the south and the Great Barrier Reef to the east feeds the ocean well beyond our borders with life. No-one owns any of our 10,700 beaches - from the iconic Bondi in NSW and Bells in Victoria to the stunning arc of sand that hugs Wineglass Bay on Tasmania's Freycinet Peninsula. But most of us each claim at least some possession, whether it's with a spot on a towel in the sun or in a Depression-era beach shack overlooking Australia's oldest national park, the Royal, south of Sydney. Our coastline links us to more than 8000 islands that also make up Australia. Much of Australia's vast inland is connected with the coast, via the mighty Murray, our longest river. This great snake of water finally reaches the coast at the Coorong on South Australia's south-east coast, to trickle into the Great Australian Bight. Vast numbers of birds thrive on the wetlands here. And just like so much of Australia's coast, life ripples and pulses under the influence of the tide. ...Show more

Vivian Maier - the Color Work by Colin Westerbeck

$129.99 AUD

Category: Photography

The first definitive monograph of color photographs by American street photographer Vivian Maier.Photographer Vivian Maier's allure endures even though many details of her life continue to remain a mystery. Her story--the secretive nanny-photographer who became a pioneer photographer--has only been piec ed together from the thousands of images she made and the handful of facts that have surfaced about her life. Vivian Maier: The Color Work is the largest and most highly curated published collection of Maier's full-color photographs to date. With a foreword by world-renowned photographer Joel Meyerowitz and text by curator Colin Westerbeck, this definitive volume sheds light on the nature of Maier's color images, examining them within the context of her black-and-white work as well as the images of street photographers with whom she clearly had kinship, like Eugene Atget and Lee Friedlander. With more than 150 color photographs, most of which have never been published in book form, this collection of images deepens our understanding of Maier, as its immediacy demonstrates how keen she was to record and present her interpretation of the world around her. ...Show more