EPL Picks: Inspiration for Photography

How They See, Think & Shoot

by Carroll, Henry

Book - 2021

Carroll collects the words of photographers from William Henry Fox Talbot who created the world’s earliest surviving negative of a window, to photographer...Show more Carroll collects the words of photographers from William Henry Fox Talbot who created the world’s earliest surviving negative of a window, to photographers like Lisette Model, who said, “Photography is the easiest art, which perhaps makes it the hardest.” An inspiring curation of photos and words by 50 giants of photography. Show less

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The Use of Photography

by Ernaux, Annie

Book - 2024

Ernaux, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, 2022, here chronicles a relationship with the journalist Marc Marie both in words and photographs. Diagno...Show more Ernaux, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, 2022, here chronicles a relationship with the journalist Marc Marie both in words and photographs. Diagnosed with breast cancer, Ernaux has lost her hair from chemo. In touch with her own mortality, she takes photographs of strewn clothing and objects knocked off a desk telling a story about living while hyper-aware of death. Show less

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If You're Bored With your Camera Read This Book

by Fordham, Demetrius

Book - 2017

None of us are a bottomless font of creativity and Fordham, a professional photographer from New York City, knows this from experience. His first of 50 pi...Show more None of us are a bottomless font of creativity and Fordham, a professional photographer from New York City, knows this from experience. His first of 50 pieces of advice might seem counterintuitive: “Put down your camera.” He also advises to forget. Forget the rule of thirds, forget everything you know about framing and lighting. Nurture your inner rebel while learning to see afresh and break out of your doldrums with some solid guidance from a pro. Show less

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Flowers for Lisa

A Delirium of Photographic Invention

by Morell, Abelardo

Book - 2018

Romantic or thrifty? You decide. After gifting his wife a photograph of flowers for her birthday, Abelardo Morell is inspired by floral compositions and b...Show more Romantic or thrifty? You decide. After gifting his wife a photograph of flowers for her birthday, Abelardo Morell is inspired by floral compositions and begins a project which explores that history. Known for his intricate black and white details of books, here he turns his gaze to the tradition of still life in fresh and inventive ways. Show less

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Street Photography

A History in 100 Iconic Images

by Gibson, David

Book - 2021

How well do you know street photography? In these 100 truly iconic photographs selected by David Gibson, you will see the virtuosity of Winogrand, Maier, ...Show more How well do you know street photography? In these 100 truly iconic photographs selected by David Gibson, you will see the virtuosity of Winogrand, Maier, Hass, Meyers, Parks and more. The history and ethics of street photography as well as the way the distance between a great photo and an iconic one is “always closer than you think,” is discussed. Show less

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Midlife

by Carucci, Elinor

Book - 2019

Midlife is an intimate, raw, tender, and at times (literally) bloody look at a woman’s life in her forties. Brave and surprising, midlife feels like artis...Show more Midlife is an intimate, raw, tender, and at times (literally) bloody look at a woman’s life in her forties. Brave and surprising, midlife feels like artistically new terrain through Carucci’s lens. Carucci’s genius is in elevating the details of the ordinary, and making those aspects of midlife that are often hidden, visible. In turns brutal, delightful, and quiet, these honest images are a revelation of beauty. Show less

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Photography Now

Fifty Pioneers Defining Photography for the Twenty-first Century

by Jansen, Charlotte

Book - 2021

This collection of 50 contemporary photographers reminds us that not only is there “power in looking” as bell hooks says, but that there is hope in lookin...Show more This collection of 50 contemporary photographers reminds us that not only is there “power in looking” as bell hooks says, but that there is hope in looking, too. In the introduction, Jansen says that photographers have the potential to “frame what it means to be human.” In these examples, the viewer is “tethered to reality” in a world where we swim in endless images, and isn’t that a treat? Show less

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Life of A Photograph

by Abell, Sam

Book - 2008

It’s commonly understood that a photographer will often take frames on either side of the one that ends up becoming known. Sam Abell shares and shows his ...Show more It’s commonly understood that a photographer will often take frames on either side of the one that ends up becoming known. Sam Abell shares and shows his work in this volume, placing two similar images side by side. The thought process and philosophy underpinning his choices are invaluable teachings. Show less

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Blind Spot

by Cole, Teju

Book - 2017

Blind Spot pairs images and words by writer, critic, and photographer Teju Cole in a way that few others would have the skillset to accomplish. Photograph...Show more Blind Spot pairs images and words by writer, critic, and photographer Teju Cole in a way that few others would have the skillset to accomplish. Photographs from Cole’s extensive travels act in some instances as an opportunity to dig deeper into an image through words, and in others as a place from which to leap into thoughts, memories, and meanderings. Our eye swaggers, says Cole as he reminds us that we see more than we can express in either words or images. Show less

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Courses on digital, analog, and phone photography are available on LinkedIn Learning. Courses on digital, analog, and phone photography are available on LinkedIn Learning. Show less

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