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A grainy photogravure of several coated, hatted figures standing in silhouette on a pavement, their long shadows stretching across the ground beneath a glowing street sign.
Long before Bill Brandt, this 1920s postcard salesman worked out how to photograph London after dark without a tripod. A reissued photobook reveals just how he did it

By Tom May Published

BOOK Back in 1924, Fred Judge ditched the tripod, built his own camera and leaned on lamp posts to solve a problem that photographers still wrestle with today

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A candid, colorful 1960s photograph capturing a group of adults and a young boy laughing together while sitting with their legs dangling over a concrete sea wall at a public bathing area.
How do you define photography in a single sentence? No-one can agree – so this new book charts 200 years of it instead

By Tom May Published

NEWS An impressive new volume from Thames & Hudson features 320 pages of the landmark images that built the medium

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A weathered, gray wooden two-story farmhouse stands derelict and decaying in the middle of a barren, harvested cornfield under an overcast sky.
Ben Marcin photographed dozens of abandoned houses in exactly the same way for 20 years, and his new book is a masterclass in editing

By Tom May Last updated

News This new photobook about Baltimore's stubborn, solitary buildings offers an important lesson about organising a series

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A wood-panelled station wagon is parked outside a small white cottage with green trim and a Cosmos sign, the sea stretching out behind under a pale blue sky.
This book changed color photography forever by turning Cape Cod’s quiet light into high art – 50 years later, it's back and better

By Tom May Published

News This stunning Joel Meyerowitz project was shot half a century ago but, in this Aperture reissue, the light still looks glorious

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Cover and spread from Little People, Big Dreams book on Annie Leibowitz
A fun new picture book traces Annie Leibovitz's journey in photography, and offers kids an early lesson in creative reinvention

By Tom May Published

News The Little People, BIG DREAMS series turns its attention to the iconic portrait photographer

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A minimalist, wide-angle seascape showing two dark rocks sitting in the middle of a perfectly still, turquoise ocean under an overcast sky.
Darren Almond photographed the world's most famous landscapes at night for 25 years – but they look like they were shot in broad daylight, thanks to this simple exposure trick

By Tom May Published

NEWS A new, expanded TASCHEN edition of Fullmoon highlights a clever technique you can use in your own night photography.

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Bubble that looks like pink brain.
Iconic pre-digital British pop culture photographer Trevor Key gets posthumous book published by Sigma

By Alan Palazon Published

News The eponymous Trevor Key delves into the photographer’s innovative pre-digital visual arts techniques and collaboration with renowned graphic designer Peter Saville, and is set for release via the Sigma Foundation in August

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A man wearing a bright orange sweater and cap walks down a cobblestone sidewalk carrying a red box past a row of vibrant, colorful storefronts.
The world is turning beige, but this street photographer fought back, spending 15 years hunting down Britain's brightest, boldest spots for his new photobook – and the results are sublime!

By Tom May Published

News A new book of street photography doubles as a masterclass in finding, framing and trusting saturated color

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Darren Vargas, Lee Espinoza, Office, 2025
“For a place that struggles with drugs, violence, exile and the heat. A haven is a special place.” Photographer documents boxing club that gives struggling community “a sense of place”

By Mike Harris Published

News LA-based photographer’s project gives back to non-profit boxing club that provides haven for immigrant community and a chance to find a sense of belonging

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A movie theatre photo taken by Benita VanWinkle
America's retro movie theaters are disappearing. A photographer is on a 44-year, 50-state, 1,200+ theater mission to save them

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

Features Benita VanWinkle's 44-year documentary photography project has one request for America's iconic retro movie theaters: Please Remain Standing.

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