Photography

Front cover of  Bori by Caroline Alida
Bori - Caroline Alida

Bori: Healers of the soul by Caroline Alida consists of exquisite duotone photographs which look at the Bori, a West African shamanist cult centered on possession by the spirits of ancestors. Its followers, priests (also known as Bori), and assistants are clairvoyants or faith healers.

ZAR 175.00
Front Cover of Ansel Adams: Classic Images by James Alinder and John Szarkowski
Ansel Adams: Classic Images - James Alinder and John Szarkowski

Ansel Adams: Classic Images by James Alinder and John Szarkowski includes many of Adams' most famous and best loved photographs and encompasses the entire scope of his work. The 75 photographs comprise the elegant details of nature, architectural studies, portraits and above all the magnificent landscapes for which he is so revered.

ZAR 185.00
Front Cover of Looking at Photographs by Gordon Baldwin
Looking at Photographs - Gordon Baldwin

Looking at Photographs: A Guide to Technical Terms by Gordon Baldwin offers definitions and explanations of the techniques, processes, and materials used in the making of photographs from the 1890s to the present. Its numerous illustrations, mostly selected from the holdings of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the British Museum, provide a rich and informative history of the medium.

ZAR 90.00
Front Cover of Andre Kertesz edited by Jane Corkin
Andre Kertesz - Jane Corkin

Andre Kertesz: A lifetime of photography edited by Jane Corkin with an introduction by Ben Lifson. Kertész's work had widespread and diverse effects on many photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, and Brassaï, who counted him as a mentor during the late 1920s and early 1930s.

ZAR 350.00
Front Cover of Ansel Adams edited by Liliane De Cock
Ansel Adams - Liliane De Cock

Ansel Adams edited by Liliane De Cock shows the growth and range of Adams' career across the decades since 1920. Here, little-known images are brought together with many of Adam's most famous pictures to provide a treasure for photographers, collectors, and those who cherish the American scene. Contains 117 of Ansel Adams photos plus chronology and selected bibliography.

ZAR 200.00
Front Cover of Landscape: Theory edited by Carol di Grappa
Landscape: Theory - Carol di Grappa

Landscape: Theory edited by Carol di Grappa contains photographs and essays by Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, Harry Callahan, Paul Caponigro, Hamish Fulton, Willian Garnett, Eliot Porter, Art Sinsabaugh, George Tice and Brett Weston. Contains brief biographies of each photographer. B&w and colour photographs.

ZAR 110.00
Front Cover of Eisenstaedt's Guide to Photography by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Eisenstaedt's Guide to Photography - Alfred Eisenstaedt

Eisenstaedt's Guide to Photography by Alfred Eisenstaedt provides a wealth of ideas and technical guidance for the layman from the great LIFE magazine photographer. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w.

ZAR 90.00
Front Cover of Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt - Alfred Eisenstaedt

Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt: A Self-Portrait by Alfred Eisenstaedt is a unique diary of the man containing as it does his very first photo and 100 more. Each picture is accompanied by a detailed account of the personalities and events that shaped it. Introduction by Peter Adam

ZAR 250.00
Front cover of Eisenstaedt: Remembrances by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Eisenstaedt: Remembrances - Alfred Eisenstaedt

Eisenstaedt: Remembrances by Alfred Eisenstaedt presents over 125 black-and-white photographs taken by twentieth-century photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt over the course of his career, beginning with his early days as a press photographer in Germany during the 1920s and 30s, and covering his long tenure with "Life" magazine.

ZAR 250.00
Front cover of Street and Studio edited by Ute Eskildsen
Street and Studio - Ute Eskildsen

Street and Studio: An Urban History of Photography edited by Ute Eskildsen explores the fascinating contrasts, tensiond and connections between the two traditions of street photography and studio portraiture. It includes many of photography's greatest names, from Atget and Brassai to Liebovitz and Tillmans.

ZAR 325.00
Front Cover of The Anatomy of Nature by Andreas Feininger
The Anatomy of Nature - Andreas Feininger

The Anatomy of Nature by Andreas Feininger is a stunning large format volume of 176 black and white photos that records an enormous range of natural phenomena.

ZAR 80.00
Front Cover of Fullcolor by Franco Fontana
Fullcolor - Franco Fontana

Fullcolor by Franco Fontana is illustrated with mostly full-page captivating colour photographs in the typical style of abstract color photography Fontana is known for. The photographs depict landscapes, urban landscapes, portraiture, fashion, still-life and the nude. Text in French

ZAR 120.00
Front Cover of Shack Chic by Craig Fraser
Shack Chic - Craig Fraser

Shack Chic: Art And Innovation In South African Shack-Lands by Craig Fraser brings to life the triumph of artistic tenacity over adversity. His vibrant images capture the style and innovation of Cape Town's shack dwellers. Having photographed some of the most luxurious homes in the world, the renowned photographer has found true inspiration in some of the poorest.

ZAR 190.00
Front Cover of Achieving Photographic Style by Michael Freeman
Achieving Photographic Style - Michael Freeman

Achieving Photographic Style by Michael Freeman is written by a leading photographer - and illustrated with the work of over 100 great professionals, from Cartier-Bresson and Anselm Adams to Tim Page and David Bailey. This book is the first to provide a detailed appraisal of the central aesthetic values of the photographic image.

ZAR 90.00
Front Cover of American Photography 1890-1965 by Peter Galassi and Luc Sante
American Photography 1890-1965 - Peter Galassi and Luc Sante

American Photography 1890-1965: from the Museum of Modern Art, New York by Peter Galassi and Luc Sante showcases a wonderful selection from the museum’s own collection of all ‘the greats’ and then some. Over 180 duotone plates plus 4 colour plates, 2 by Steichen, 1 by Eliot Porter and 1 by Irving Penn. Informative text plus an essay by Luc Santé.

ZAR 300.00
Front cover of Album of the Damned by Paul Garson
Album of the Damned - Paul Garson

Album of the Damned: Snapshots from the Third Reich by Paul Garson has nearly 400 WWII photographs in this book which were taken primarily by German soldiers; some by civilians; some by professionals embedded with the troops. Consequently, many of them depict everyday life: jobs, weddings, dinners, musical and other social events--men and women at work and play as well as at war.

ZAR 325.00
Front Cover of The Imaginary Photo Museum by Renate and L Fritz Gruber
The Imaginary Photo Museum - Renate and L Fritz Gruber

The Imaginary Photo Museum: With 457 Photographs from 1836 to the Present by Renate and L Fritz Gruber documents an exhibition of vintage prints celebrating the photographic art that took place at the Kunsthalle in Cologne, Germany in September 1980. This is a stunning tour through the history of photography.

ZAR 120.00
Front Cover of The Valiant Knights of Daguerre by Sadakichi Hartmann
The Valiant Knights of Daguerre - Sadakichi Hartmann

The Valiant Knights of Daguerre: Selected Critical Essays on Photography and Profiles of Photographic Pioneers by Sadakichi Hartmann contains 46 critical essays by the noted art critic's views on photography, edited by Harry W. Lawton and George Knox.

ZAR 250.00
Front cover of November Girl by Sam Haskins
November Girl - Sam Haskins

In November Girl, Sam Haskins's camera is for making poetry, for telling us what we already know but cannot tell ourselves. These pictures of the hopeless longing of a lovely girl for a man who will never come are an ode to loneliness.

ZAR 800.00
Front cover of Cowboy Kate & Other Stories by Sam Haskins
Cowboy Kate & Other Stories - Sam Haskins

Cowboy Kate & Other Stories by Sam Haskins presents the second installment of Haskins' seminal sixties classics, which include the groundbreaking Cowboy Kate.

ZAR 1,600.00
Front cover of Shooting Range edited by Inge Henneman
Shooting Range - Inge Henneman

Shooting Range: Photography & The Great War edited by Inge Henneman draws on a selection of magnificent private archives to show how this then relatively new technology was used for a variety of propaganda purposes. The First World War began on July 28, 1914, 100 years ago, and lasted until November 11, 1918.

ZAR 220.00
Front Cover of Photography as Fine Art (The Library of World Photography) edited by Bryan Holme
Photography as Fine Art (The Library of World Photography) - Bryan Holme

Photography as Fine Art (The Library of World Photography) edited by Bryan Holme is a superb pictorial history of a powerful and imaginative medium. Contains 183 plates, 26 in colour, with a brief biography of each photographer and a glossary at the end.

ZAR 135.00
Front Cover of Landscape (The Library of World Photography) edited by Bryan Holme
Landscape (The Library of World Photography) - Bryan Holme

Landscape (The Library of World Photography) edited by Bryan Holme celebrates landscape photography between the years 1840 to 1975. The plate list describes the printing technique used and is followed by a glossary and brief biographical note of the photographers concerned. 180 plates 29 in colour

ZAR 135.00
Front cover of The First World War in Photographs by Richard Holmes
The First World War in Photographs - Richard Holmes

The First World War in Photographs by Richard Holmes presents the conflict in all its appalling and intensely moving detail - covering all the great battles and theatres of operations, from the mud of Flanders to the beaches of Gallipoli.

ZAR 280.00
Front cover of Arab Photography Now edited by Rose Issa
Arab Photography Now - Rose Issa and Michket Krifa

Arab Photography Now edited by Rose Issa and Michket Krifa shows the visual dynamics of Arab photography in all its fascinating beauty, revealing a rich new aesthetic. We see works of great political and cultural relevance by thirty-six photographers. Their visual imagery constitutes an exciting and instructive journey for the reader.

ZAR 225.00

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