Born to be Brad is the story of Brad Goreski , the fun-loving, bow-tie-wearing celebrity stylist. Fans of BravoTV have watched the reality star climb his way through the ranks of the fashion world, as he transformed himself from an assistant stylist into a full-fledged style icon. Landing an internship and later a job at [...]
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In whose name : the Islamic world after 9/11 Born in Iran, Abbas casts a sharp eye over a world seen by few from the West. Seeking out people and places that have been overlooked by others, he reveals far more—and in greater depth—than photojournalists who focus on flashpoints or who race to break the [...]
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It’s been 30 years since Bob Marley died, but he continues to fascinate us. Celebrate his life and musical career with these recent books. The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh, and Wailer| Over one dramatic decade, a trio of Trenchtown R&B crooners swapped their 1960s Brylcreem hairdos and two-tone suits for 1970s battle fatigues and dreadlocks [...]
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Look at things in a different way: Faces in Places: Faces in places began its meteoric rise to fame as an Internet blog that celebrated a collection of quirky, hilarious, surprising, and madcap images captured by ordinary folk with an eye for the bizarre: the ability to see humanlike faces in everyday objects. Focus: Found Faces: [...]
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Have even more fun with your iPhone: Explore the possibilities: iPhone obsessed : photo editing experiments with Apps Part inspiration and part how-to, iPhone Obsessed is filled with eye-popping images and coverage of 47 of the best iPhone photo applications. Create Great iPhone Photos: Apps, Tips, Tricks, and Effects You own the world’s most versatile, customizable [...]
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Ian Adams, one of Ohio’s best outdoor photographers, has a new book out: A Photographer’s Guide to Ohio. The chapters are divided by type: scenic vistas, natural areas and preserves, waterfalls, public gardens and arboretums, etc. Each location listed includes directions as well as the phone number and website, if available. An excellent source for [...]
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Most of us recognize Walker Evans’ iconic photographs of poverty during the Great Depression, even if we don’t know who took the pictures. However, Evans’ career spanned five decades and those images from the 1930s represent just a fraction of his work. To accompany its recent exhibit of Walker Evans’ photographs, The Cincinnati Museum of [...]
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Some recent books of photography collections illustrate the incredible variety of photographic perspectives. The intriguing images assembled by collector and curator Robert Flynn Johnson in Face in the Lens: Anonymous Photographs are all mysterious, but their appeal is various. By turns poignant, humorous, erotic, and disturbing, they range from carefully posed photos to a blurred [...]
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Irving Penn was one of the 20th century’s most influential fashion and celebrity photographers known for his “signature blend of classical elegance and cool minimalism [that] was recognizable to magazine readers and museumgoers worldwide,” according to the New York Times. His work often appeared in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. You can find the following books [...]
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