I carry a belief that an awareness of the works of past photographers is just as important as technical knowledge needed to make great photographs. What I am sharing here is the list of photography books that I have on my bookshelf that I study from time to time. I imagine that in due time I'll start writing some reviews of my own for each one. Until then, the cover image of each book links to its respective Amazon.com page.
 
Mark Cohen |
 
Garry Winogrand |
 
Anonymous: Enigmatic Images from Unknown Photographers |
 
Magnum Magnum |
 
Mark Cohen |
 
Joel-Peter Witkin |
 
New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive |
 
Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig |
 
Jacques Henri Lartigue |
 
Century: One Hundred Years of Human Progress, Regression, Suffering and Hope |
 
Sally Mann |
 
Dave Norling |
 
Chris Faust |
 
The Family Of Man |
I remember flipping through a copy of Anonymous. Some odd but brilliant stuff in there.
I have a feeling I'm going to be getting a copy for myself soon.