What are some good beginners photography books?

List Of Photography Books

• Hi, I am interested in a list of 40+ acclaimed photography picture books. Topics of the photo books can vary widely: photos reflecting nature, politics, pop-culture, cultural, significant events, etc (coffee table books come to mind). The price range of each of these books (new or used) can not exceed $70.00 (so please do not list any very expensive classics). It is important that the books have been recognized within their field as being exceptional (I leave up to you to determine "exceptional"...). I will ultimately be purchasing these books. Therefore, I need the book title, publisher, and dates for the 40+ books.

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  Hello Rinkler, I adore photo books, and selected books I would love to purchase if I had your budget! Exceptional can be very subjective, so I have selected books that are generally from recognized photographers, publishing houses, organizations, reader reviews, and books that appeal to me! All books are under $70 per book, and in many cases, under $20! I hope this satisfies your need for these books! United States and Cities ======================== America 24/7 ISBN: 0789499754 Format: Hardcover, 304pp Pub. Date: October 2003 Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc. Barnes & Noble Sales Rank: 70,500 There are a whole series of this fascinating and beautifully done book: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookSearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&isbn=0789499754 http://www.america24-7.com/store/index.shtml http://www.dpreview.com/news/0305/03050603olympus24-7.asp AAA's North America the Beautiful (Hardcover) by Galen Rowell ? Hardcover: 320 pages ? Publisher: AAA (July 1, 2001) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 1562515047 ? Product Dimensions: 14.3 x 10.5 x 1.2 inches ? Shipping Weight: 6.1 pounds. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1562515047/002-8405483-4724866?v=glance&n=283155 http://www.mountainlight.com/books/northamerica.html Lewis and Clark Trail American Landscapes: American Landscapes ISBN: 0975395408 Format: Hardcover, 256pp Pub. Date: February 2005 Publisher: Quiet Light Publishing http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0975395408&itm=24 The Great LIFE Photographers Product Details: ISBN: 0821228927 Format: Hardcover, 608pp Pub. Date: September 2004 Publisher: Bulfinch Barnes & Noble Sales Rank: 49,521 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0821228927&itm=2 New York from the Air: An Architectural Heritage, Revised Edition ? Hardcover: 160 pages ? Publisher: Harry N Abrams; Revised edition (May 1, 2003) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 0810945770 ? Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 11.0 x 0.8 inches ? Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0810945770/ref=pd_sim_b_4/002-8405483-4724866?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155 Chicago, A Photographic Tour ISBN: 0760756899 Format: Hardcover, 128pp Pub. Date: May 2004 Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0760756899&itm=65 World ===== Wirral Waterfront Published December 2005 by cities500 Hardback (244x210mm) 176 pp rrp: £15 ISBN: 1-905547-01-3 http://www.cities500.com/workingsite/inprint.php?book=11123 Liverpool 232 pages with 340 colour photographs ISBN: 0-9531995-8-4 Retail price £15.00, ? 22 and US$30 Size 240mm x 240mm ? hardback Limited edition slipcased edition is available from the publisher direct or the distributor, please email for details. First published in 2004 by Guy Woodland as a cities500 project in association with Bargepole Press http://www.cities500.com/workingsite/inprint.php?book=11118 Other books from this site http://www.cities500.com/workingsite/inprint.php Paris from Above ? Hardcover: 176 pages ? Publisher: Hachette Illustrated UK (June 2003) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 1844300080 ? Product Dimensions: 13.9 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches ? Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844300080/ref=pd_sim_b_3/002-8405483-4724866?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155 One Hundred and One Beautiful Towns in Italy: Food and Wine ISBN: 0847827410 Format: Hardcover, 279pp Pub. Date: November 2005 Publisher: Rizzoli http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0847827410&itm=19 Through the Eyes of the Gods: An Aerial Vision of Africa ISBN: 0792238826 Format: Hardcover, 207pp Pub. Date: August 2005 Publisher: National Geographic Society http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0792238826&itm=23 On This Earth: Photographs from East Africa ISBN: 0811848655 Format: Hardcover, 129pp Pub. Date: November 2005 Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0811848655&itm=28 India ISBN: 0810959496 Format: Hardcover, 352pp Pub. Date: November 2005 Publisher: Abrams,Harry N Inc http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0810959496&itm=66 The Most Beautiful Villages of Scotland (Most Beautiful Villages series) ISBN: 0500511640 Format: Hardcover, 208pp Pub. Date: September 2004 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Barnes & Noble Sales Rank: 41,139 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&pwb=1&ean=9780500511640 Island Dreams Mediterranean ISBN: 0500511764 Format: Hardcover, 208pp Pub. Date: October 2004 Publisher: Thames & Hudson http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&pwb=1&ean=9780500511763 Unforgettable Places to See before You Die ISBN: 1552979555 Format: Paperback, 256pp Pub. Date: July 2004 Publisher: Firefly Books, Limited http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&pwb=1&ean=9781552979556 Twenty One Days to Baghdad ISBN: 0641641443 Format: Hardcover, 176pp Pub. Date: June 2003 Publisher: Time, Incorporated Home Entertainment Edition Description: Bargain http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0641641443&itm=68 In Tuscany SBN: 0767905350 Format: Hardcover, 272pp Pub. Date: November 2000 Publisher: Broadway Books Edition Description: 1 ED http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0767905350&itm=71 Nature and History ================== The Snowflake: Winter?s Secret Beauty ISBN: 0896586308 Format: Hardcover, 112pp Pub. Date: November 2003 Publisher: Voyageur Press http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0896586308&itm=14 100 Photographs That Changed the World ? Hardcover: 176 pages ? Publisher: Life (August 1, 2003) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 1931933847 ? Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.3 x 0.8 inches ? Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1931933847/002-8405483-4724866?v=glance&n=283155 Through the Lens: National Geographic's Greatest Photographs ? Hardcover: 504 pages ? Publisher: National Geographic (October 1, 2003) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 079226164X ? Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 10.3 x 1.6 inches ? Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/079226164X/ref=pd_bxgy_img_b/002-8405483-4724866?%5Fencoding=UTF8 Wide Angle : National Geographic Greatest Places ? Hardcover: 504 pages ? Publisher: National Geographic (October 4, 2005) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 079223913X ? Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.6 x 1.7 inches ? Shipping Weight: 6.3 pounds http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/079223913X/ref=pd_sim_b_2/002-8405483-4724866?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155 Earth from Above, Third Edition ? Hardcover: 524 pages ? Publisher: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."; 3rd edition (November 1, 2005) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 081095947X ? Product Dimensions: 14.5 x 11.5 x 1.5 inches ? Shipping Weight: 10.0 pounds http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081095947X/ref=pd_cp_title/002-8405483-4724866?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155 Flowers:A Portrait of Intimacy ? Hardcover: 108 pages ? Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang (October 1, 2001) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 1584790792 ? Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches ? Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1584790792/ref=pd_sim_b_2/002-8405483-4724866?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155 The Infinite Rose ? Hardcover: 112 pages ? Publisher: Bulfinch (January 14, 2004) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 0821228757 ? Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches ? Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0821228757/ref=pd_bxgy_img_b/002-8405483-4724866?%5Fencoding=UTF8 Walking the Bible ISBN: 0060799048 Format: Hardcover, 160pp Pub. Date: October 2005 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0060799048&itm=11 Tree: A New Vision of the American Forest ISBN: 1402728182 Format: Hardcover, 182pp Pub. Date: October 2005 Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=1402728182&itm=21 Waves ISBN: 0811845176 Format: Hardcover, 132pp Pub. Date: May 2005 Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&pwb=1&ean=9780811845175 The Most Beautiful Gardens in the World ISBN: 0810955849 Format: Hardcover, 260pp Pub. Date: September 2004 Publisher: Abrams,Harry N Inc http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&pwb=1&ean=9780810955844 World War I in Photographs ISBN: 0760722706 Format: Hardcover, 192pp Pub. Date: October 2000 Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books Edition Description: Only From B&N Books http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0760722706&itm=41 Mountains from Space: Peaks and Ranges of the Seven Continents ISBN: 0810959615 Format: Hardcover, 244pp Pub. Date: November 2005 Publisher: Abrams,Harry N Inc http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0810959615&itm=44 British Century: A Photographic History of the Last Hundred Years ISBN: 0760718741 Format: Hardcover, 304pp Pub. Date: August 1999 Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books Edition Description: Only From B&N Books http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0760718741&itm=46 Smithsonian Earth ISBN: 0789496437 Format: Hardcover, 520pp Pub. Date: October 2003 Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&pwb=1&ean=9780789496430 Paris ISBN: 2080304917 Format: Hardcover, 400pp Pub. Date: November 2005 Publisher: Rizzoli http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=2080304917&itm=90 People ====== In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits ? Hardcover: 504 pages ? Publisher: National Geographic (October 1, 2004) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 079227363X ? Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.3 x 1.7 inches ? Shipping Weight: 6.3 pounds http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/079227363X/ref=pd_cp_title/002-8405483-4724866?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155 Portraits: The World's Top Photographers (World's Top Photographers) ? Hardcover: 176 pages ? Publisher: Rotovision (October 13, 2004) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 2880467950 ? Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.7 inches ? Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/2880467950/qid=1145727341/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-8405483-4724866?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 Woman in the Mirror ISBN: 0810959623 Format: Hardcover, 248pp Pub. Date: November 2005 Publisher: Abrams,Harry N Inc Barnes & Noble Sales Rank: 3,082 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&pwb=1&ean=9780810959620 Faces of Africa ISBN: 0641698194 Format: Hardcover, 252pp Pub. Date: September 2004 Publisher: National Geographic Society http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0641698194&itm=4 Echo of the Spirit: A Photographer's Journey ISBN: 0385509782 Format: Hardcover, 208pp Pub. Date: October 2004 Publisher: Doubleday Publishing http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&pwb=1&ean=9780385509787 Miracle Product Details: ISBN: 0740746960 Format: Hardcover, 180pp Pub. Date: October 2004 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0740746960&itm=10 A Day in the Life of the American Woman: How We See Ourselves ISBN: 0821257064 Format: Hardcover, 144pp Pub. Date: October 2005 Publisher: Bulfinch http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0821257064&itm=22 JFK Jr.: A Life in Pictures ISBN: 1576872645 Format: Hardcover, 245pp Pub. Date: October 2005 Publisher: powerHouse Books http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=1576872645&itm=29 Inside Hollywood ISBN: 1932958053 Format: Hardcover, 256pp Pub. Date: November 2005 Publisher: Wenner Books http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=1932958053&itm=89 Animals and Wildlife ==================== Animal Portraits ? Hardcover: 120 pages ? Publisher: Stemmle Pub. (July 2001) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 3908163455 ? Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 11.1 x 0.8 inches ? Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3908163455/qid=1145726907/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-8405483-4724866?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 National Geographic: The Wildlife Photographs ? Hardcover: 304 pages ? Publisher: National Geographic (September 1, 2001) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 0792263561 ? Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 11.0 x 0.9 inches ? Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0792263561/qid=1145727118/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-8405483-4724866?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year: Portfolio 15 ? Hardcover: 159 pages ? Publisher: BBC Books (October 30, 2005) ? Language: English ? ISBN: 056352278X ? Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.2 x 0.7 inches ? Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/056352278X/ref=pd_cp_title/002-8405483-4724866?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155 The Heart of the Horse ISBN: 0760759278 Format: Hardcover, 144pp Pub. Date: September 2004 Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&pwb=1&ean=9780760759271 Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife ISBN: 0756616344 Format: Paperback, 624pp Pub. Date: October 2005 Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0756616344&itm=55 It?s a Zoo Out There! ISBN: 0821257498 Format: Hardcover, 192pp Pub. Date: October 2005 Publisher: Bulfinch http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0821257498&itm=59 101 Salivations ISBN: 0821228579 Format: Hardcover, 176pp Pub. Date: October 2003 Publisher: Bulfinch http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0821228579&itm=75 Miscellaneous ============= Drama and Shadows ISBN: 0714844381 Format: Hardcover, 240pp Pub. Date: November 2005 Publisher: Phaidon Press, Incorporated http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0714844381&itm=84 I hope this does it for you! I tossed in a few extra in case our tastes differ! If any part of this answer is unclear, pleaser request an Answer Clarification, before you rate. I'bb glad to assist you further on this question, before you rate the answer! 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