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Some of the favorite books of photographs in my collection  (starting unabashedly with 2 I put together to accompany exhibits of my own work):

• The Nature of Cities, Adam Isler, Lulu, 2009
• Camera Obscura, Adam Isler, Blurb, 2010
• Early Color, Saul Leiter, Steidl, 2006 – this is a book I repeatedly turn to for inspiration
• The Last Resort, Martin Parr, Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2009
• The Americans, Robert Frank, Steidl edition, 2008
• Eye, Mind, Spirit: The Enduring Legacy of Minor White, Nathan Lyons, ed., Howard Greenberg Gallery, 2008
• Helen Levitt, Helen Levitt, powerHouse Books, 2008
• Friedlander, Peter Galassi, Museum of Modern Art, 2005
• Women, Annie Liebovitz -photographs, Susan Sontag – essay, Random House, 1999

Books of photography criticism:

• Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images, 4th ed., Terry Barrett, McGraw Hill, 2006
• The Mind’s Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Aperture, 1999
• Why People Photograph, Robert Adams, Aperture, 1994
• Inside the Photograph: Writings on Twentieth-Century Photography, Peter C. Bunnell, Aperture, 2009
• The Nature of Photographs: A Primer, Stephen Shore, Phaidon, 2008
• The Photographer’s Eye, John Szarkowski, Museum of Modern Art, 2007

And some books on making pictures that I have found helpful:

• The Passionate Photographer: Ten Steps Toward Becoming Great, Steve Simon, New Riders, 2012
• Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision, David DuChemin, New Riders, 2009
• The Practice of Contemplative Photography: Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes, Andy Karr and Michael Wood, Shambhala, 2011
• The Photographer’s Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos, Michael Freeman, Focal Press, 2007
• The Photographer’s Mind: Creative thinking for better digital photos, Michael Freeman, Focal Press, 2011
• The Photographer’s Vision: Understanding and Appreciating Great Photography, Michael Freeman, Focal Press, 2011
• The Art of Photography: An Approach to Personal Expression, Bruce Barnbaum, Rocky Nook, 2010