From the candy-colored landscapes of David Benjamin Sherry to the archive of the legendary fashion photographer Arthur Elgort, here are some of fall’s most exciting photography books.
Photo: Courtesy of Steidl1/50Arthur Elgort, The Big Picture, published by Steidl
An intimate tour through Arthur Elgort’s archive, The Big Picture brings together the rarely seen personal work and the iconic fashion photography from Elgort’s 50-year career.
Photo: Courtesy of Steidl2/50Arthur Elgort, Kristen McMenamy and Linda Evangelista, 1991
Photo: Courtesy of Steidl3/50Arthur Elgort, Gia, 1980, Fire Island
Photo: Courtesy of Steidl4/50Arthur Elgort, Nadja Auermann, 1993, Ireland
Photo: Courtesy of Steidl5/50Arthur Elgort, Christy Turlington, 1990, New Orleans
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Photo: © Matthew Brandt, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York6/50Matthew Brandt, Lakes and Reservoir, published by Damiani and Yossi Milo
Whether soaking prints in water from the lake he shot, printing on paper made from the tree in the picture, or using a pigment created from the subject, Brandt blurs the line between the photograph and the photographed in these psychedelic images of lakes and reservoirs.
Photo: © Matthew Brandt, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York7/50Matthew Brandt, Lake Luis, WA 2, 2011
Photo: © Matthew Brandt, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York8/50Matthew Brandt, Lake Steilacoom, WA 10, 2013
Photo: © Matthew Brandt, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York9/50Matthew Brandt, Dexter Lake, OR 4, 2010
Photo: © Matthew Brandt, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York10/50Matthew Brandt, Lake Casitas, CA 8, 2009
Photo: Courtesy of Walther König, Köln11/50Anders Petersen, Rome, published by Walther König, Köln
Anders Petersen, who has photographed Rome periodically since the mid-eighties, combines a photographic love letter to the capital with a series of portraits of his lover, Julia, in this gritty, tender journey through the city.
Photo: Copyright 2014 Anders Petersen and Koenig Books, London12/50
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Photo: Copyright 2014 Anders Petersen and Koenig Books, London14/50
Photo: Copyright 2014 Anders Petersen and Koenig Books, London15/50
Photo: Courtesy of Red Hook Editions16/50Peter van Agtmael, Disco Night Sept. 11, published by Red Hook Editions
Peter van Agtmael’s eloquently written and boldly photographed series, Disco Night Sept. 11, chronicles America’s wars from 2006 to 2013 with nineteen expansive gatefolds scattered throughout the meticulously designed book.
Photo: Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos17/50Peter van Agtmael, The scene on the National Mall after Barack Obama’s inauguration, USA, Washington DC, January 20, 2009
Photo: Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos18/50Peter van Agtmael, A Marine sergeant and an Afghan village elder during a pause in conversation at a Marine base in Mian Poshtay, Afghanistan, August 17, 2009
Photo: Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos19/50Peter van Agtmael, Ali Al Salem Air Force Base in Kuwait was the Main Transit Point for Soldiers, Kuwait, Ali Al Salem, 2006
Photo: Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos20/50Peter van Agtmael, The wedding of Dost Khairy Mohammad, Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan, 2008
Photo: Courtesy of Rizzoli21/50Snowdon, Snowdon: A Life in View, published by Rizzoli
Curated by the icon himself and his daughter, Frances von Hofmannsthall, this book is brimming with intimate ephemera from Snowdon’s archive, bringing to life an expertly curated selection of fashion photography and portraiture taken throughout his career.
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Photographed by Snowdon / Courtesy of Trunk Archive22/50Snowdon, David Hockey, 1963
Photographed by Snowdon / Courtesy of Trunk Archive23/50Snowdon, Page from Snowdon’s job book
Photographed by Snowdon / Courtesy of Trunk Archive24/50Snowdon, Loneliness, 1969
Photographed by Snowdon / Courtesy of Trunk Archive25/50Snowdon, Diana Vreeland
Photo: Courtesy of Steidl26/50Leon Levinstein, Leon Levinstein, published by Steidl
Beachgoers at Coney Island, children hanging out of Lower East Side windows, ladies decked out in their uptown finest: Leon Levinstein’s black-and-white street photographs prove to be unforgettable in his first comprehensive photo book.
Photo: © Howard Greenberg Gallery27/50Leon Levinstein, Fifth Avenue, New York, c. 1968
Photo: © Howard Greenberg Gallery28/50Leon Levinstein, New York, c. 1970
Photo: © Howard Greenberg Gallery29/50Leon Levinstein, Coney Island, c. 1975
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Photo: © Howard Greenberg Gallery30/50Leon Levinstein, 5th Street and Broadway, c. 1958
Photo: Courtesy of Mörel31/50David Benjamin Sherry, Earth Changes, published by Mörel
In this collectsion of rainbow-hued landscapes, David Benjamin Sherry presents a series of kaleidoscopic geographies that are at once straightforward and abstract.
Photo: Courtesy of Mörel32/50David Benjamin Sherry, 1 Winter Storm, Zion Canyon, Utah, 2013
Photo: Courtesy of Mörel33/50David Benjamin Sherry, 24 Rocky Hill, Big Bend, Texas, 2013
Photo: Courtesy of Mörel34/50David Benjamin Sherry, 4 Wave on the Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon, Arizona, 2013
Photo: Courtesy of Mörel35/50David Benjamin Sherry, 10 Ubehebe Crater, Cottonwood Mountains, Death Valley, California, 2013
Photo: Courtesy of Aperture36/50Todd Hido, On Landscapes, Interiors, and Some Nudes, published by Aperture
With rare insight into this great image maker’s process, Todd Hido on Landscapes, Interiors and Some Nudes combines the photographer’s teachings with his more ethereal masterpieces.
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Photo: © Todd Hido, Courtesy the artist and Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, California38/50
Photo: © Todd Hido, Courtesy the artist and Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, California39/50
Photo: © Todd Hido, Courtesy the artist and Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, California40/50
Photo: Slipcase image © Flip Schulke41/50Bruce Weber, All-American XIV: Affairs of the Heart, published by teNeues
In the latest edition of Bruce Weber’s annual arts journal, a wide range of exciting archival photography, art, and commissioned work is combined to explore the deeply personal motivations at the heart of a creative and committed life.
Photo: © Paolo Di Paolo42/50
Photo: © Lisa Eisner43/50
Photo: © Lisa Eisner44/50
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Photo: Courtesy of Aperture Foundation46/50The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip, published by Aperture
Compiling the most influential photographers of the past few decades, including Garry Winogrand, Lee Friedlander, Robert Frank, William Eggleston, and many more, this photographic journey across the States is a historical feast for the eyes.
Photo: © Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs47/50Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs, Wires, 2008
Photo: © Inge Morath/Magnum Photos48/50Inge Morath, Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1960
Photo: © Stephen Shore, Courtesy of the artist and 303 Gallery, New York49/50Stephen Shore, U.S. 10, Post Falls, Idaho, August 25, 1974
Photo: Courtesy of Aperture Foundation50/50Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander’s road trip maps
