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  • African Twilight: The Vanishing Rituals and Ceremonies of the African Continent

    • ASIN: 0847860175
    • ISBN: 0847860175
    • Manufacturer: Rizzoli

    African Twilight is the two-volume, slipcased magnum opus of the two pioneering documentary photographers of African tribal cultures and ceremonies--a world that is quickly vanishing before our very eyes.Now, nearly two decades after these photographer's landmark African Ceremonies and with a greater sense of urgency, this book completes the journe... [Read More]

  • Obama: An Intimate Portrait

    • ASIN: 0316512583
    • ISBN: 0316512583
    • Brand: LITTLE BROWN AND COMPANY
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

    Relive the extraordinary Presidency of Barack Obama through White House photographer Pete Souza's behind-the-scenes images and stories in this #1 New York Times bestseller--with a foreword from the President himself.During Barack Obama's two terms, Pete Souza was with the President during more crucial moments than anyone else--and he photographed t... [Read More]

  • African Air

    • ASIN: 0810984032
    • ISBN: 9780810984035
    • Brand: Brand: Harry N. Abrams
    • Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams

    Flying hundreds, sometimes thousands, of feet above ground strapped into a motorized paraglider that is little more than a parachute with a small motor, National Geographic photographer George Steinmetz has spent more than twenty years photographing some of the most remote and spectacular environments around the world. In African Air, Steinmetz cap... [Read More]

  • Seydou Keita

    • ASIN: 3931141462
    • ISBN: 3931141462
    • Manufacturer: Distributed Art Pub Inc

  • Unseen: Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archives

    • ASIN: 0316552968
    • ISBN: 0316552968
    • Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal

    Hundreds of stunning images from black history have long been buried in The New York Times archives. None of them were published by The Times--until now. UNSEEN uncovers these never-before published photographs and tells the stories behind them.It all started with Times photo editor Darcy Eveleigh discovering dozens of these photographs. She and t... [Read More]

  • Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats

    • ASIN: 0385500866
    • ISBN: 0385500866
    • Brand: Doubleday
    • Manufacturer: Doubleday

    Countless black women would rather attend church naked than hatless. For these women, a church hat, flamboyant as it may be, is no mere fashion accessory;  it's a cherished African American custom, one observed with boundless passion by black women of various religious denominations. A woman's hat speaks long before its wearer utters a word.  I... [Read More]

  • Yes We Did: Photos and Behind-the-Scenes Stories Celebrating Our First African American President

    • ASIN: 0525541012
    • ISBN: 0525541012
    • Manufacturer: TarcherPerigee

    "Eight years in the White House went by so fast. That's why I'm so grateful that Lawrence was there to capture them. I hope you enjoy his work as much as I do."--From the foreword by Barack ObamaWhen Lawrence Jackson took the job as White House photographer in early 2009, he knew he'd have a front row seat to history. What he didn't expect was the ... [Read More]

  • It's All Good

    • ASIN: 1576878139
    • ISBN: 1576878139
    • Manufacturer: powerHouse Books

    A gritty, graphic, and gripping exposé of the underworld and its inhabitants, It’s All Good—presented here as an updated, 10th anniversary edition featuring a new edit and 40 never-before-seen photographs from the series of Boogie's widely acclaimed first monograph (Miss Rosen Editions/powerHouse Books, 2006)—chronicles the predators and th... [Read More]

  • Faces of Africa: Thirty Years of Photography (National Geographic Collectors Series)

    • ASIN: 1426204248
    • ISBN: 1426204248
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: National Geographic

    Award-winning photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher present an unparalleled collection of 250 photographs, drawn from their work over thirty years, revealing an inclusive look at the people and cultures of Africa.This astounding collection of rare and intimate photographs depicts a lifetime of events and experiences from birth and coming-o... [Read More]

  • Louisiana Medley: Photographs by Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick

    • ASIN: 0998681776
    • ISBN: 0998681776
    • Manufacturer: The Frist Center for the Visual Arts

    Louisiana Medley celebrates the 30-year collaboration of photographers Keith Calhoun (born 1955) and Chandra McCormick (born 1957). Partners in life and work, the two have worked together to document African American life in and around their native New Orleans. Calhoun and McCormick’s photographs show the artists in tune with each other as well a... [Read More]

  • Gordon Parks: Collected Works: Study Edition

    • ASIN: 3958292623
    • ISBN: 3958292623
    • Brand: Ingramcontent
    • Manufacturer: Steidl/The Gordon Parks Foundation

    A self-taught polymath, Parks chronicled the African-American experience and retold his own personal historyThis five-volume collection surveys five decades of Gordon Parks’ (1912–2006) photography. It is the most extensive publication to document his legendary career. Widely recognized as the most important and influential African-American pho... [Read More]

  • The Good Times Rolled, Black New Orleans 1978-1982

    • ASIN: 1935754726
    • ISBN: 9781935754725
    • Manufacturer: Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette

    The Good Times Rolled comes from the French phrase laissez les bons temps rouler, which symbolizes the spirit of the city of New Orleans. Festive and flamboyant, the legendary Crescent City is a cauldron in which the spicy flavors of many different cultures and races have blended for nearly three centuries. Bernard Hermann's images capture the uniq... [Read More]

  • Jimmy Nelson Homage to Humanity

    • ASIN: 0847862143
    • ISBN: 0847862143
    • Manufacturer: Rizzoli

    Photographer Jimmy Nelson has traveled the world with his camera, visiting some of its most remote and ancient cultures: the resulting images will uplift us individually, unite us spiritually and help motivate us to save our humanity.   The new global language is not Chinese, English or Spanish.  Jimmy Nelson believes it is the visual language of... [Read More]

  • Softly, With Feeling: Joe Wilder and the Breaking of Barriers in American Music

    • ASIN: 1439911274
    • ISBN: 9781439911273
    • Manufacturer: Temple University Press

    "Joe Wilder set the table. His struggles made it easier for me and many others."--From the Foreword by Wynton Marsalis   Trumpeter Joe Wilder is distinguished for his achievements in both the jazz and classical worlds. He was a founding member of the Symphony of the New World, where he played first trumpet, and he performed as lead trumpet and so... [Read More]

  • Fortuny: His Life and Work

    • ASIN: 0847848175
    • ISBN: 0847848175
    • Manufacturer: Skira Rizzoli

    This comprehensive monograph captures the fashions, art, and fantasy of one of the world’s most original fashion designers. Mariano Fortuny is an exceptional figure in the history of art and design. Born in Spain and raised in Paris, he is most associated with Venice—he was often called the "magician of Venice"—where he lived and worked at th... [Read More]

  • If I Live to Be 100: The Wisdom of Centenarians

    • ASIN: 1599621355
    • ISBN: 1599621355
    • Brand: Welcome Books
    • Manufacturer: Welcome Books

    More than fifty extraordinary Americans, who have all celebrated their one hundredth birthday, share a century of insights. Paul Mobley has taken his camera on the road once again, this time to photograph America’s oldest and wisest citizens. Mobley traveled to all fifty states to find these indomitable, extraordinary centenarians. In this inspir... [Read More]

  • Gordon Parks: Collected Works

    • ASIN: 3869305304
    • ISBN: 9783869305301
    • Brand: Steidl Dap
    • Manufacturer: Steidl

    This five-volume collection surveys five decades of Gordon Parks' photography. It is the most extensive publication to document his legendary career. Widely recognized as the most important and influential African-American photographer of the twentieth century, Parks combined a unique documentary and artistic style with a profound commitment to soc... [Read More]

  • Chasing Light: Michelle Obama Through the Lens of a White House Photographer

    • ASIN: 0399581189
    • ISBN: 0399581189
    • Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press

    A New York Times Best SellerA collection of striking and intimate photographs of Michelle Obama—many never before seen—coupled with personal reflections and behind-the-scenes stories from Official White House Photographer Amanda Lucidon, presented in a deluxe format. Michelle Obama is one of the most admired First Ladies in history, known for h... [Read More]

  • Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents

    • ASIN: 0316421820
    • ISBN: 0316421820
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

    From Pete Souza, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Obama: An Intimate Portrait, comes a potent commentary on the Presidency--and our country. As Chief Official White House Photographer, Pete Souza spent more time alongside President Barack Obama than almost anyone else. His years photographing the President gave him an intimate behind-the... [Read More]

  • Love Notes (Equilibrium Book 1)

    • ASIN: B079F3V76J

    Love that says something, instead of just looking like it.Love you can always trust to feel like home.For both of them, it’s something that has always been just outside of their peripheral, something to be observed rather than experienced. A depth of feeling reserved for people who were “into” that, those with a different outlook, those more�... [Read More]

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