Punk is most commonly associated with music, fashion and graphics, but its rebellious and iconoclastic spirit also found expression in the visual arts. Panic Attack! explores British and American art between 1974 and 1984, a period of not only economic and social crisis but also remarkable cultural energy, when art became increasingly politicized just as society at large was moving towards conservatism. Ma

Wydawnictwo: MERRELL

The Tiffany princess in the little black dressAn unrivaled document of one of the 20th century's touchstone beauties, by one of Hollywood's greatest studio photographers. This Collector’s Edition is limited to 1,000 copies, numbered and signed by Bob Willoughby.

Wydawnictwo: taschen

"Girls, Gags & Giggles" - w ten sposób wydawca Robert Harrison przedstawiał pin-up'sy amerykańskiemu wojsku. W latach 50-tych XX wieku jego magazyn poświęcony dziewczynom pin-up sprzedawał się w milionowym nakładzie, czyniąc je ikoną pop kultury. Ilustracje dziewcząt, z ich krągłymi kształtami

Wydawnictwo: taschen

A celebrated photojournalist for 40 years, Ellen Graham has worked with magazines and newspapers across America, photographing some of the world's most talked-about people: actors, artists, performers, socialites, glitterati. In images that strike a balance between the glamour of a formal

Wydawnictwo: ABRAMS

In the 1920s Sydney police began quietly assembling a gallery of the city’s most light-fingered, fleet-footed, silver-tongued rogues – con artists, magsmen, housebreakers, thugs, gunmen, shoplifters, drug dealers, pickpockets and hooligans. These extraordinary images resurfaced in the

Wydawnictwo: HISTORIC HOUSES

Crewdson is at the forefront of a movement in contemporary photography that has abandoned realism in pursuit of pure cinematic fantasy." —The New York Times Magazine Twilight: in that zone between the certainty of day and fear of the dark, Gregory Crewdson sets his eerie, enigmatic photographs

Wydawnictwo: ABRAMS

Ten tom niezwykłych zwykłych zdjęć trafia do rąk Czytelników w szczególnym momencie: 12 stycznia 2010 roku minie piętnaście lat od śmierci Zbigniewa Kosycarza

Wydawnictwo: KFP

Fot. Kosycarz. Niezwykłe Zwykłe Zdjęcia Sopotu to klimat, miejsca, wydarzenia, ludzie, życie codzienne. To powojenna historia Sopotu na zdjęciach ojca i syna, czyli Zbigniewa i Macieja Kosycarzy.

Wydawnictwo: Kosycarz

The only book available on the legendary American photographer Francesca Woodman (1958-81), an artist who in the last five years has attracted a devoted worldwide following, despite a career of less than a decade, cut short by her tragically early death at the age of 23With over 250 photographs, some of which have never been exhibited or published before, this is the only comprehensive monograph on WoodmanOriginal research by Dr Chris Townsend relates Woodman's work t

Wydawnictwo: Phaidon

André Kertész is one of the figures who shaped modern photography. From the First World War onwards, his independent spirit led him to practise an art based on spontaneity and sincerity, seeking out the chance moments that ‘capture the true nature of things.’ Tender, nostalgic, modest, he forged a new path for photography, a kind of poetic realism that was neither forced nor showy. ‘I never document,’ he said, ‘I give my own interpretation.’

Wydawnictwo: Thames & Hudson

FromLouise Bourgeois, Andreas Gursky, Zaha Hadid, and Shirin Neshat, toDavid Lynch, Omar Sharif, Sting, and Naguib Mahfouz: many artists andother celebrities from the worlds of film, music, and literature haveposed for the camera of Egyptian photographer Youssef Nabil (*1972 inCairo). His first portraits

Wydawnictwo: HATJE

This powerful volume chronicles the unique and important mission of the Prix Pictet: to use photography to inform worldwide audiences about environmental issues. Launched in April 2008, this is the first photographic award dedicated to sustainability. It is a remarkable enterprise—art of the highest order tackling the most important issues of our time. This year's theme: water. Over 200 photographers from 43 countries were nominated for the first Prix Pictet. These compelling imag

Wydawnictwo: TE NEUES

Every centerfold from every issue for the first time ever gathered in one book, reproduced exactly as they appeared in the magazine. In both a full-size deluxe version housed in a handsome carrying case and a bare bargain version. The ultimate indulgence for every passionate erotics collector. German edition. Schirmer/Mosel. The "medium" version. With a foreword by Hugh M. Hefner, an introduction by Dave Hickey and texts by Robert Coover, Maureen Gibbon, Jay McInerney, Daphne Merkin, R

Wydawnictwo: SCHIRMER/MOSEL

A visual biography of one of the world’s major spiritual leaders Of interest both to Buddhist scholars and all those drawn to a message of peace and compassionPhotographerDon Farber has followed His Holiness the Dalai Lama for 30 years. Thisdocumentary and inspirational work celebrates the life and work of aleader unique in the modern world. Farber’s photographs capture thecharismatic spiritual figure, highlighting the reverence shown to himwherever he goes. Of equal interest are the

Wydawnictwo: TE NEUES

The notion of plant sexuality was initiated by Swedish botanist and physician Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). Working with his collection of over 20,000 specimens, Linnaeus grouped flowers and plants in a Calendarium Florae, and systematically classified plant species by the number and arrangement

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A collection of seventy-five photographs, hand-picked by the renowned photographer as a representation of his life's work, that range from his beloved Yosemite to the Pacific Coast, the Southwest, Alaska, Hawaii, New England, and the Northwest.

Wydawnictwo: LITTLE BROWN

Książka fotograficzna roku 2007. Nieporównywalna skala i rozmach.Zawiera ponad 400 zdjęć wykonanych przez fotografów należących do agencji Magnum-zarówno uznanych już klasyków (H. Cartier-Bresson,W. Bischof),jak i zdjęcia zrobione przez wschodzące gwiazdy (M.Parr, D.Wylie).Fotografie są uzupełnione esejami.Legendarna agencja Magnum Photos została założona w 1947 roku przez Roberta Capy, Henri

Wydawnictwo: Thames & Hudson

"Photofile" is back after an absence of some ten years. Each book in the series brings together the best work of the world's greatest photographers in an attractive format and at an easily affordable price. Handsome and collectable, the books are printed to the highest standards. Each one contains some sixty full-page reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography.

Wydawnictwo: Thames & Hudson

How do colours become imbued with meaning? Why do some colours attract us while others repel? How have such phrases as ‘green with envy’ or ‘the blues’ come about?Hundreds of photographs are organized here into colour-coded chapters, accompanied by a text that explores colour’s symbolism and the emotions it generates. This international quest takes us to exotic

Wydawnictwo: Thames & Hudson