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Originally Posted by Ondrej1  [*]Bernhard Suess: Mastering Black-and-White Photography: From Camera to Darkroom |
The Suess book you mention is not what most readers would call an advanced book, more an introduction, IMHO one of the two best ones to buy at that level as a practial hands-on book.
The more advanced book from Suess is:
Creative Black-and-White Photography
by Bernard J Suess. (Allworth Press)
Follows on from Mastering Black-and-White Photography with more advanced techniques.
I don't think anyone mentioned Post Exposure by Ctein, I found that explained quite a few things very well for me.
In terms of moving your photography along don't forget attending a good workshop and viewing exhibitions, I think there is much truth in this quotation (which presumably you'd agree or you wouldn't be posting here!):
"Your own photography is never enough. Every photographer who has lasted has depended on other people’s pictures too – photographs that may be public or private, serious or funny, but that carry with them a reminder of community."
Robert Adams in “Why People Photograph”