Documentary-Collection Books

I found this book a month ago and have shown it to most of my friends and leave it out for others to discover. It is a delight ... a photographic treasure. The images of places that I know and love are special to me. But so are the ones of yet-to-be found (by me) places. Natalie's work surely conjures up a dream. It is a book to be shared with everyone.

Natalie Fobes makes us feel as if we are reviewing an old and treasured picture album. The technique could not be better for the subjects, which have often been seen under the bright light of the Alaskan summer sun or the gray of its long winters. Here you feel that someone put together a collection of personal photographs just for your viewing pleasure.

I Dreamed I Had a Girl in My Pocket is one of the best non-fiction works that I have picked up in recent memory. It was so wonderful it made me cry at its beauty.
Ms. Ewald traveled to India to a remote village where foreigners are few and far between. There, she took photos of the children of the village, many of whom are either untouchables or close to it, and illustrated their pictures with stories and anecdotes.
What I was struck most by was the way in which the children learned photography and took their own pictures (included) and the dignity it brought to their lives. It saddened me to read some of the essays and learn about the vioelnce and loss that these young people have faced and hope that through Ms. Ewald's tutelage, that some, or at least one, will be able to break the cycle of poverty that they are in.
I am quite sure that every child she met will never forget her kindness and attention. She also includes her photos of the area, but it is the direct images with the children that are haunting my heart.

i want to re-document this book as "i dreamed i had money in my pocket".i am degreeless designer,engineer and may be GG(GIA).
i am one of the kid tought by wendy ewald at my village vichiya.
the book shows my village,myself and our story of childhood.
i want to work out this project as document and may be documentory film for my village.
i dont have nothing in my hand and pocket to work it out.if the people of amazon.com sponsor the project i will be thankful to them.

One of the best of the best. If you don't have it, you need it. Get it now!

Amazing reprinting of Burke's seminal work. Wonderful storytelling with photos and collages. Only 2000 were printed in this run, they will go fast.

Somehow this book slipped my attention - but it's got it now! These photos give a fresh perspective to places I've been and places I wish I could go.

See Idaho as you've never seen it before through the eyes of photographer Mark Lisk. He has captured the essence of the State's diversity -- from the beautiful plains to the majestic mountains. This is an exceptional book and one that stays on my coffee table for guests to enjoy! I give this one five stars.

But this isn't what I thought it was going to be. I guess I shouldn't rate it down for that though.

This is a huge, very gorgeous, very heavy book of photography by regional artists and photographic journalists. The pictures are divided up by countries and by the artists. There is contemporary photography, "artsy" stuff I should say, but then there are also vintage prints and photographs of just everyday life and events in Central America.

Why I was disappointed...I initially got this book because I was under the impression that there would be a lot of photographs, photographic journalism, documenting the civil wars in Guatemala and El Salvador. There is very little of that in this book. So I don't recommend that you buy this book if that is what you are looking for. There is nothing about the war in Guatemala, and there is one very small section on the civil war of El Salvador with a few pages of photos, but I didn't find it to be very satisfying or moving. It wasn't worth it for just a few pages. Luckily I checked the book out from a library and didn't buy it outright.

This is no doubt a great book, it just wasn't what I was looking for. I won't judge it on that though. If you are looking for photographs and journalism from the civil war in El Salvador I highly recommend "El Salvador" by Larry Towell.

Una revisión muy completa de la fotografía Latinoamericana, la reflexión de los grandes estudiosos y los textos son excelentes.

It's such a great buy you should not miss out if you are a classical fans
Super value for money.
I bought a few for friends who shared the same delight..and actually amazement.

This book presents hundreds of beautiful photographs of some of the world's greatest musicians. I highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in classical music. It makes a terrific gift!

If you love black and white photography this book is excellent.Beautiful images of Mexico and portraits of its people.

First of all lets begin by stating that the images in this book are profoundly beautiful, framed with an incredible eye, the subjects positioned for some remarkably,imaginative imagery and overall some of the most moving photographs I have ever seen. Graciela Iturbide comes to her success with the lense by assisting the master Mexican photographer Manuel Alvarez Bravo in the early 1970's. Graciela Iturbide makes the conections between Mexican Americans in the United States and Mexicans in Mexico. Her photography shows the similarities, the differences and the cultural ties and aberrations reflected in her works. Her photographs of some of the White Fence cholos from East Los Angeles are graphic glimpses of the hard core lifestyle. The pictures have a documentary style, the people come to life, it seems as though the home girls or vatos are going to say, orale ese, any second. Iturbide is comfortable with her subject matter. In one epic photograph she chooses a relaxed barfly, cigarette in hand, shot glass near by, sitting in a Mexican dive, with a surreal ,swirled, mural in the background, complete with religious imagery and hospital beds, dominated by a headstone that says R.I.P. The religious festivals capture an eerie quality that haunts the viewer. At her best Iturbide juxtaposes various elements in one photograph, contrasting the simplicity, exagerrating and blurring the lines of reality. The image of a young girl at a quinceniera(celebration fro turning 15) and an ancient old woman in the foreground, while in the dark background of another room two ghostly youths peer in are typical of the amazing framing Graciela Iturbide achieves. Her ability to position things in a picture is always perfect composition. Her shots evolving around Day of the Dead are magical. In one photograph of a cemetary in Chila, Puebla it is as though the fog is moving in a still picture stirred by the ghosts of the past. Her uncanny ability to create something that is but isn't is surreal. For example, in one photograph entitled "Nuestra Senora de las Iguanas," eight iguanas form the crown of an Indian woman from Oaxaca as the picture is shot bust level, from below, with the iguanas looking out at the viewer. These pictures in this book are a look at traditional ways of living and modern life, nature landscapes in natural and unnatural states, the duality of culture and a reflection of the Mexican people and a reaffirmation of life. A truly mind blowing set of photographs in beautiful and brutal black and white await your purchase.

This extraordinary book presents 113 sepia-toned photographs, with commentary, of the people, architecture and landscape of Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, and Sikkim, taken by a career British officer in the late 19th and very early 20th century. Anyone with an interest in this region should be enthralled by his remarkable photographs of these remote mountain worlds. The photos represent an important historical record, and give us a fascinating view of these mysterious hidden kingdoms. The book is beautifully designed, and the authors provide important historical background on the photographer (John Claude White), his life and times, and the history of the region.

this book shows the above counties'sights by photo from 1883 to 1908.you may say this is an old records.however,especially the kingdom of sikkim,
the records on this book are very very variable and important matwerial even if you have not any interest in this country.because many people never heard the name of "sikkim",that's the important point.we thought we know all countries around this small globe,but it's not correct.because we never know about sikkim at all,even the name of this coutry.I hope you agree with me about this point,at least.today you can touch and know every countries at book stores except sikkim.hope you may have the same feeling and thoughts about this small black hall in this world.how can i say...we have to know more about sikkim any way . thank you.

The origin of this book is in of itself remarkable. In the summer of 1941, Willie Georg (a German soldier stationed in Warsaw), was given a pass by his commanding officer that allowed him to enter the Warsaw Ghetto--a 1.36 square mile area into which 500,000 Jews had been packed. "There are some curious goings-on behind that wall," said the officer. "Take your [camera]...and bring back some photos of what you find." George did this, but the photographs he took have waited over five decades to see publication. Jewish scholar Rafael F. Scharf has collected these poignant, powerful images into a volume supplimented by excerpts from the diaries of Warsaw Ghetto Jews. The result is a book that brings the past to life with vivid and literally painful clarity. The Ghetto was deliberately created by the Nazis as a place for Jews to slowly died from hunger, cold and disease. (Georg's photos were taken a little less than a year before the death camps opened for large-scale business.) Every page is an portrait--in words or pictures--of people the reader knows almost certainly died before the war ended. It's impossible to look at these images without feeling a sense of loss on a purely human level. Old men, women, children, their faces gaunt with hunger, are seen still struggling to live a life of sorts, but it is clearly a struggle they are losing. IN THE WARSAW GHETTO is a reminder that every person who suffered and died under the Nazi regime was a fellow human being--that each and every one of those deaths was an ineffacable tragedy.

This book is a powerful reminder of a time we should never forget. In 1941 a German soldier Willy Georg went into the Warsaw Ghetto and took some pictures. Without meaning to he documented for history what life was like for the Jews in the Polish Ghetto before it was raised to the ground by the Nazis and most of its occupants massacred. Willy Georg is not a hero, he did nothing to help the people of the Ghetto, all he did was prove that they had existed at all. This book is tragic as it is magnificent. The accompanying text is concise and well written, showing the reader along with the photos how people lived and died in Warsaw during the early 1940s. This book should be on every library shelf and every school from Junior to High should have access to it. Sometimes pictures can speak louder than words and in this case it is more than true.

I'm very glad I purchased this beautiful book. The pictures inside are breathtaking and show the true essence of India: its colour, its poverty and that joy of life so typical of this wonderful country.

My congrats to the author.

All I can say is, WOW.

This book is a breathtaking spectacle of color, textures, emotions, and INTELLIGENCE. What I mean is, this just isn't a book of random photographs...these are exquisitely beautiful, intelligent photographs. The fact that the pictures have been taken in India makes it more exotic and adds a bit of spice to the already obvious mysticism.

I can't say I'm a professional at photograpgy, but even i can see the classiness of this piece of art. If you love photos, exotic cultures, or even a bit of sensitivity in photographs, this book is definitely a recommended buy.

Signing off,

Secret Agent Booker