Photography / Coffee Table Books

The places time forgotFrom the magical empty theatres of Detroit to the lost playgrounds of Chernobyl, there are places across the globe that were once a hub of activity, but are now abandoned and in decay.

This celebration of contemporary street photography-in all its edgy, strange, beautiful, haunting, colorful, and humorous glory-brings together the work of a new generation of talented artists.

Autofocus changed the way photos are taken, making it easier to capture and keep the subject in sharp focus. Since autofocus was first introduced, it has become much more complicated, offering different focus modes, focus types, and focus points. What started out as a way to simplify the photo-making process has turned into a complicated endeavor with numerous choices and settings.




A Photographer's Guide to Focus and Autofocus: From Snapshots to Great Shots is here to ans

This book is a compilation of interviews and essays that cover a broad range of photographers and photographic disciplines. Each photographer profiled made a living by concentrating on a specific aspect of the craft, but in doing so transcended their livelihood to become recognized for more than the type of images they created. Each had a distinct "style," creative approach, dedication to the craft, point of view about themselves and the world.





These interviews were

In this incisive and wide-ranging photographic project, British photographer Jason Larkin explores the vast waste dumps created by Johannesburg's gold mining industry. Larkin's sensitive images of life on and around the city's incongruous man-made hills shed light on some of the most challenging questions facing South Africa today.

A practical, accessible guide to the ingenious and inspirational ways to get the most from your camera and camera phone.

Die digitale kamera het 'n omwenteling in fotografie meegebring en die neem van goeie foto's makliker en meer toeganklik as ooit gemaak.

Gives an introduction to the world's greatest photographers from the inception of photography that bears proof of the magic of the camera. From Felix Nadar to Nan Goldin, this title features photographers, each of whom represents an important aspect of photography's evolution. It also includes reproductions of their most important works.

Documents the author s journey to the country s most scenic and photogenic areas and is divided into eighteen sections, each one representing a day in a different area."

One of South Africa's authors and photographers, Peter Steyn has been travelling to the Antarctic and the islands of the Southern Ocean for many years.

This title focuses on the essentials of bird identification in East Africa by presenting those species that are most likely to be seen in accessible habitats throughout the region.