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Powerful images and stories of women who are rising above their circumstances in developing countries, by award-winning photographer Alison Wright, who has spent a career documenting the human condition around the world. From tea fields...

Keeping visual journals has been popular for centuries among artist-travelers like Albrecht Dürer, J. M. W. Turner, Katsushika Hokusai, and David Hockney. Explorers like Jacques le Moyne, Alexander von Humboldt, Charles Darwin, and Marianne North...

A step-by-step guide to developing your idea from the first spark to the finished product. Is the prototype half built? Is the book half written? Is the project not finished? My Idea comes alongside you as a...

Photos, primary sources, and historical and cultural context examine women as the frequent subject of street art Interviews with artists peel back the layers between artist and image, revealing stories about their work, its context,...

The first book to provide a historical overview and stunning photography of train stations on five continents: Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, and The Americas! A lot has happened...

A comprehensive exploration of B.B. King's journey from sharecropper to musical icon! This book documents a great American story, that of B.B. King, the “King of the Blues,” and one of America’s most important popular musicians....

174 beautiful and visually strong black-and-white photographs of Coney Island and its inhabitants, by well-known and respected New York photographer Harvey Stein. Coney Island is an American icon celebrated worldwide, a fantasyland of the past...

A rare fascinating look at the powerful forces that have shaped small towns and the rise and glory of a "lost" America. Heribert Niehues's award-winning photographs of gas stations, diners, motels, houses, and cars left behind...

Subways are a great equalizer that supersede social barriers separating people in the aboveground city. In his microcosmic portrayals of everyday human dramas and performances, renowned photographer Herb Robinson profoundly captures the interconnection and alienation...

Ghost signs hold the secrets of businesses and products that vanished decades ago. Clues to our jobs, schools, places of worship, cafés, and concert halls are hidden in their stories. New York City's neighborhoods, from...

The most complete published tattoo flash assortment of ink master John Harden, with 700 beautiful, large-format tattoo flash images in full color.  A collection of hand-painted tattoo flash by prolific artist “John Wesley Harden,” a one-time...

Photographs of Baltimore's many sights by day and lights at night.  Engaging color photographs show off the sights, history, and culture of Baltimore, Maryland. The spirit of Baltimore, a historic East Coast city and major port...