What is your favorite photography book?

[estrellita]

The book I go back to most often for sheer inspiration and loveliness is Emmet Gowin's s/t first monograph.

[Les McLean]

Nudare by Ron Van Dongen a book of still life images that are beautifully reproduced 15 x 12 contact prints.

[TPPhotog]

Lee Miller - Portraits from a Life ISBN 0500 542600.

[rakuhito]

'the family album of lucybelle crater' by ralph eugene meatyard
'the solitude of ravens' by masahisa fukase
'images : words' by frederick sommer

[TPPhotog]

Found another one today:

Hats Off - Jason Bell, OK it's portraits of celebrities but I like the style and the concept. Everyone is shot wearing or with a hat as the theme running through the pictures. The concept is that the celebrities are raising their hat to those who have overcome the problems of mental health.

[amurray]

A Personal Selection by Brett Weston

[wiseowl]

I've recently purchased Les McLean's book Creative Black And White photography, and while I haven't finished it yet I think it will become a firm favourite as a reference work. I also have the 3 Adams' books (The Camera, negative and print) which I would have listed as my favourites, but I find Les's book to be written in a more approachable style. So another shameless plug :-)

[SuzanneR]

I have a lot of beautiful photography books, and I'd be hard pressed to pick just one. I peruse all of them from time to time for inspiration. Having said that, I recently found a small book at Photo-Eye by Phil Perkis called "Teaching Photography: Notes Assembled". He was a professor of mine some twenty years ago, and it was great to find this little book. It takes me back to his class; he was a great instructor, and a great influence on my vision.