Bookshelf

Of all the gear a photographer can accumulate over their artistic career, none is more important than a sharp vision. Upgrading to the best lens in the world won’t do a lick of good if they have no vision. If you believe in the Helsinki Bus Station Theory, time spent learning and understanding the work of other photographers is an important step in developing your own style. The best way to nourish those ideas is with a good photo book collection. Here is a list of what I currently own.

Individual Artists

  1. Arndt, Tom – Home: Tom Arndt’s Minnesota – First Edition (2009)
  2. Brandenburg, Jim – Chased By The Light – First Editio(1998)
  3. Brassaï – Paris – (2008)
  4. Cohen, Mark – Grim Street First Edition (2005)
  5. Cohen, Mark – True Color – First Edition (2007)
  6. Crewdson, Gregory – Twilight – (2002)
  7. Cronin, Daniel – The Gathering of the Juggalos – (2013)
  8. diCorcia, Philip-Lorca – Eleven – (2011)
  9. Eisenstaedt, Alfred – Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt – First Edition (1985)
  10. Faust, Chris – Nocturnes – First Edition (2007) Review
  11. Frank, Robert – The Americans – Steidl (2008)
  12. Lartigue, Jaques Henry – Album Of A Century – First Edition (2003)
  13. Link, O. Winston – The Last Steam Railroad in America – (2001)
  14. Mann, Sally – Immediate Family
  15. Meyerowitz, Joel – St. Louis & The Arch – First Edition (1980)
  16. Misrach, Richard – 1991 – The Oakland-Berkeley Fire Aftermath – (2011)
  17. Norling, Irwin – Suburban World: The Norling Photographs – (2008)
  18. Parr, Martin – The Last Resort – (2009)
  19. Parr, Martin – Small World – (2007) Review
  20. Shore, Stephen – Uncommon Places – (2004)
  21. Sternfeld, Joel – American Prospects – First Edition (1997), Fourth Edition (2012)
  22. Sternfeld, Joel – Stranger Passing – First Edition (2001)
  23. Szarkowski, John – The Face of Minnesota – First Edition (1958)
  24. Weegee – Unknown Weegee – First Edition (2006)
  25. Winogrand, Garry – Figments From The Real World – Second Edition (2003) Review
  26. Winogrand, Garry – Stock Photographs. The Fort Worth Fat Stock Show and Rodeo – (1980)
  27. Witkin, Joel-Peter – 55 – (2001)

Compilations

  1. Anonymous. Enigmatic Images From Unknown Photographers (2005)
  2. The Art and Technique of Color Photography (1951)
  3. The Best of LIFE (1973)
  4. Bystander: A History of Street Photography (2001)
  5. Century (1999)
  6. The Complete Book Of Press Photography – NPPA (1950)
  7. The Face in the Lens. Anonymous Photographs (2009)
  8. The Family of Man (1955)
  9. Flash! The Associated Press Covers the World (1998)
  10. In Focus. National Geographic Greatest Portraits (2010)
  11. Magnum Magnum – Second Edition (2008)
  12. New York Noir: Crime Photos from the Daily News Archive (1999)
  13. Press Photography. Minnesota Since 1930 (1977)
  14. Strange Days Dangerous Nights: Photos From the Speed Graphic Era (2004)
  15. Street Photography Now (2010)
  16. U.S. Camera (1943) Review
  17. U.S. Camera (1947)
  18. U.S. Camera (1949)
  19. U.S. Camera (1952) Review
  20. U.S. Camera (1954)