PHOTOart: Photography in the 21st Century by
More adventurous in scope than other comparable compendiums, "Photo Art" is a vast critical survey of contemporary conceptual-oriented photography.
Photography Is Magic by
"Photography Is Magic" draws together current ideas about the use of photography as an invaluable medium in the contemporary art world.
Art Photography Now by
This indispensable survey presents the work of 76 of the most important and best-known art photographers in the world.
Vitamin Ph by
Vitamin Ph is a global, up-to-the-minute survey of new developments in contemporary photography, featuring the work of 121 living photographers who have made a fresh and innovative contribution to international art photography.
Art and Photography: Themes and Documents by
International in scope, Art and Photography is the most authoritative and wide-ranging survey on the place of photography in contemporary art and culture.
Looking at Photographs: 100 Photographs from the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art by
Originally published in 1973, this survey of The Museum of Modern Art's photography collection explores the evolution of the photographic medium using specific examples to illustrate its development.
Color: American Photography Transformed by
The first book that addresses color in photography from the beginning of the medium to the present, this landmark copublication with the Amon Carter Museum of American Art explores how color transformed photography into today's dominant artistic form.
The History of Photography by
Since its first publication in 1937, this lucid and scholarly chronicle of the history of photography has been hailed as the classic work on the subject.
The Photobook: A History, 3 vols. by
The Photobook volumes represent a valuable catalogue of rare and important photobooks, and since Phaidon published Volume I in 2004, are now regarded by academics, students and photobook bibliophiles as the definitive works on this subject.
The Photograph by
Graham Clarke gives a clear and incisive account of the photograph's historical development, and elucidates the insights of the most interesting thinkers on the subject such as Roland Barthes and Susan Sontag.
Photography: A Cultural History by
The book was written to introduce students to photography. It does not require that students possess any technical know-how and can be taught without referring to techniques in photography.
Photography: The Whole Story by
Unlike many other artistic media, photography's origins are well documented, as are its ever-changing technologies and applications. Written by an international team of experts, this definitive history of photography looks at every step of the field's dynamic evolution, period by period and movement by movement.
Photography and the Arts by 
The Printed Picture by
The Printed Picture traces the changing technology of picture-making from the Renaissance to the present, focusing on the vital role of images in multiple copies.
A World History of Photography by
A World History of Photography encompasses the entire range of the medium, from the camera lucida to the latest computer technology, and from Europe and the Americans to the Far East. It investigates all aspects of photography -- aesthetic, documentary, commercial, and technical -- while placing it in historical context.
After Photography by
After Photography examines the myriad ways in which the digital revolution has fundamentally altered the way we receive visual information, from photos of news events taken by ordinary people on cell phones to the widespread use of image surveillance.
Beauty in Photography by
These essays address us in the quiet voice of a working photographer, an artist and craftsman who has thought long and seriously about his endeavor, who has tested and questioned his own assumptions in the light of actual practice.
Believing Is Seeing: Observations on the Mysteries of Photography by
Morris untangles the mysteries behind an eclectic range of documentary photographs, from the ambrotype of three children found clasped in the hands of an unknown soldier at Gettysburg to the indelible portraits of the WPA photography project.
Camera Lucida by
This personal, wide-ranging, and contemplative volume--and the last book Barthes published--finds the author applying his influential perceptiveness and associative insight to the subject of photography.
Classic Essays on Photography by
Containing 30 essays that embody the history of photography, this collection includes contributions from Niepce, Daguerre, Fox, Talbot, Poe, Emerson, Hine, Stieglitz, and Weston, among others.
The Critical Eye: fifteen pictures to understand photography by 
The Eternal Moment by
"Divided into three-sections-- "Visual Communication," "Genres," and "Bio-History"-- The Eternal Moment includes essays that assess how aspects of the medium such as early wood-engraving or the role of the museum affect communication in a visual culture.
Light Matters: Writings on Photography by
Light Matters gathers for the first time a selection of this remarkable author’s essays and criticism, culled from her writings published over the past twenty-five years.
The Nature of Photographs: A Primer by
The Nature of Photographs is the essential primer of photography, not only for students but for anyone with an interest in the medium.
On Photography by
One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, "On Photography" first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as " a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs.
The Photography Reader by
The Photography Reader is a comprehensive introduction to theories of photography; its production; and its uses and effects. Including articles by photographers from Edward Weston to Jo Spence, as well as key thinkers like Roland Barthes, Victor Burgin and Susan Sontag.
What Is a Photograph? by 
Why People Photograph by
Why People Photograph is a book by a professional photographer about the relationship of art and life.
Why Photography Matters As Art As Never Before by
From the late 1970s onward, serious art photography began to be made at large scale and for the wall. Michael Fried argues that this immediately compelled photographers to grapple with issues centering on the relationship between the photograph and the viewer standing before it that until then had been the province only of painting.
Black and White Photography by
Comprehensive instructional book that covers every element of photography.
Beyond Basic Photography by
Answers the more technical questions of photographers who are already familiar with the basics so well detailed in Henry Horenstein's ... Black and White Photography.
Digital Photography by
The first digital textbook by legendary photography teacher Henry Horenstein, Digital Photography is the best guide yet for aspiring digital photographers, essential both for photographers transitioning from film to digital and those learning the art of photography for the first time.
Behind the Camera: Creative Techniques of 100 Great Photographers by
"Both a how-to book and an overview of photography's great practitioners, this fascinating and informative profile of the world's best photographers reveals the techniques, strategies, and creative visions that are embodied in their oeuvre and inform the work of photographers everywhere. "
Manufactured Landscapes: Edward Burtynsky by 
What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann by 
William Eggleston in the Real World by TR1-1050 Photography
TR250-265 Cameras
TR287-500 Photographic processing. Darkroom technique
TR504-508 Transparencies. Diapositives
TR510-545 Color photography
TR550-581 Studio and laboratory
TR590-620 Lighting
TR624-835 Applied photography (Including artistic, commercial, medical photography, photocopying processes)
TR845-899 Cinematography. Motion pictures
TR925-1050 Photomechanical processes
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