33 Of The Best Photography Books We've Seen All Year
Just in time for your holiday shopping, here's a look at some of our favorites from this past year.
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This year, BuzzFeed News profiled dozens of photography books and shared exclusive interviews with their authors, as well as galleries of pictures from each publication. From photojournalism to fine art, these were the photography books that caught our eye this year and kept us thinking.
The Women of the 116th Congress: Portraits of Power by the New York Times (Abrams Books)
New York Times / Abrams Books
American Backyard by Elliot Ross and Genevieve Allison (Gnomic Book)
Elliot Ross
I Refuse for the Devil to Take My Soul: Inside Cook County Jail by Lili Kobielski (powerHouse Books)
Lili Kobielski
Erwin Olaf: I Am by Erwin Olaf (Aperture)
Erwin Olaf / Aperture
Pictures With Purpose: Early Photographs From the National Museum of African American History and Culture by Michèle Gates Moresi, Laura Coyle, Tanya Sheehan, Lonnie G. Bunch III (Giles)
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
I Know How Furiously Your Heart Is Beating by Alec Soth (Mack Books)
Alec Soth / Mack
Outside and In Between by Chloe Aftel (self-published)
Chloe Aftel
The Guardians by Vladimir Antaki (Kehrer Verlag)
Vladimir Antaki / Kehrer Verlag
Space Utopia by Vincent Fournier (Rizzoli)
Vincent Fournier / Rizzoli
The Spectacle of Illusion by Matthew L. Tompkins (Distributed Art Publishers)
D.A.P., courtesy of the Wellcome Library, London
Photos Day or Night: The Archive of Hugh Mangum by Sarah Stacke (Red Hook Editions)
Hugh Mangum
Lines and Lineage by Tomas van Houtryve (Radius Books)
Tomas Van Houtryve
Black Is Beautiful by Kwame Brathwaite (Aperture)
Kwame Brathwaite / Aperture
This Empty World by Nick Brandt (Thames & Hudson)
Nick Brandt
Under Every Yard of Sky by Sebastian Meyer (Red Hook Editions)
Sebastian Meyer
Growth and Decay by David McMillan (Steidl)
David McMillan / Steidl
Love and Resistance: Out of the Closet Into the Stonewall Era by the New York Public Library (W. W. Norton & Company)
NYPL
Daily Bread: What Kids Eat Around the World by Gregg Segal (powerHouse Books)
Gregg Segal
Miami Beach 1988–1995 by Barry Lewis (Hoxton Mini Press)
Barry Lewis
Allowed to Grow Old by Isa Leshko (University of Chicago Press)
Isa Leshko
Space Dogs: The Story of the Celebrated Canine Cosmonauts by Martin Parr and Richard Hollingham (Laurence King Publishing)
Laurence King
I Dreamed It Was Better Than It Was by Phil Donohue (Citizen Editions)
Phil Donohue
American Boys by Soraya Zaman (Daylight Books)
Soraya Zaman / Daylight Books
Jeff Bridges: Pictures Volume 2 by Jeff Bridges (powerHouse Books)
Jeff Bridges / powerHouse Books
Midlife by Elinor Carucci (Monacelli Press)
Elinor Carucci / Monacelli Press
Omaha Sketchbook by Gregory Halpern (Mack Books)
Gregory Halpern / Mack
California Trip by Dennis Stock (Anthology Editions)
Dennis Stock
Jim Marshall: Show Me the Picture by Amelia Davis (Chronicle Books)
Jim Marshall / Chronicle Books
Girl on Girl: Art and Photography in the Age of the Female Gaze by Charlotte Jansen (Laurence King Publishing)
Charlotte Jansen / Laurence King
Soviet Metro Stations by Christopher Herwig and Owen Hatherley (Fuel Design)
Christopher Herwig
In Dreams: Scenes From the Archive by Dennis Hopper (Damiani)
Dennis Hopper / Damiani
The Nevada Test Site by Emmet Gowin (Princeton University Press)
Emmet Gowin
Magnum Streetwise by Stephen McLaren (Thames & Hudson)
Jonas Bendiksen / Magnum Photo
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Gabriel H. Sanchez is the photo essay editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York City.
Contact Gabriel H. Sanchez at gabriel.sanchez@buzzfeed.com.
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