Archive for Items Categorized 'Photography', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.

Shipbreak

by Claudio Cambon

A “meditation” in words and images on matters far greater than the scrapping of a ship with all its human and environmental hardship. It is enriching, articulate, has a point of view, and is beautifully photographed.

Goodwood: Revival, Members’ Meeting, Festival of Speed

by Knut Gielen

Any of the three Goodwood events are pretty much bucket list items. If you’ve never been, this book is a splendid way to see what it’s all about. If you have, ditto, because you couldn’t possibly have seen everything there is to see

Velocity: Heroes of American Auto Racing

by Pete Lyons

Twelve men that made a difference—for twelve months in which YOU will make a difference, right? Be inspired, learn something, look at pretty pictures. Go.

Turning Silver into Gold/Aus Silber wird Gold – 2014

by Hartmut Lehbrink

The silver Mercedes racers won the gold in 2014, the first time the works team won F1 top honors ever. The team won a whole bunch of other awards too so there was much to celebrate, and this is the official M-B “party book”—in more ways than one.

Ferrari: 2015 Official Scuderia Ferrari Calendar

The 2014 Formula 1 season from a Ferrari point of view as captured by half a dozen world-class photographers.

England’s Motoring Heritage from the Air

by John Minnis

A bird’s eyes view makes even familiar things look new, even strange. From Edwardian times to the 1950s, these photos show how drastically the landscape changes to accommodate the car and its attending infrastructure.

Porsche Unexpected: Discoveries in Collecting

by Leffingwell, Ingram, Furman

Yes, it’s about a Porsche collection but also a lot, lot more: how to collect, what to collect, how to buy and sell and display.

And then there’s the extreme photography of the sainted Furman.

Road Atlas

by Beate Kemfert, Christina Leber

It only sounds simple. Not that everything has to be complicated—but pretty much any human endeavor is, if you take the time to ruminate. If a photo is worth 1000 words, you’ll have to supply the words yourself here.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

by Koto Bolofo

Hmmm, what is this book about? Cars, yes, but mainly it’s a study in photos and of photos. You surely recognize the name of the photographer!

The Classic Cars Book

by René Staud

Imagine you’re being invited to a car collection to see 31 models up close and personal. Pretty much on your own, with only those little placards by the cars to guide you. That’s this book!

Kennedy in Berlin

Photographs by Ulrich Mack

From the Berlin Blockade in 1948/49 to the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, tensions between East and West made the whole world a powder keg. JFK called Berlin “the great testing place of Western courage and will.” And then he went there and said something even more momentous.