Collecting Photography Books

I find great enjoyment, inspiration, and motivation when I sit down with a good photo book, and that's one of the reasons that I enjoy collecting photography books. I am not referring to 'how to' books but, rather, to fine art photography books by photographers whose work inspires me. Below the video, I have links to the books I mention, should you be interested.

This video talks about 6 reasons why I collect photo books as well as showing you some of my favorites. What are your reasons for buying fine art photography books, and which ones have inspired you the most?

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Links To The Books Mentioned In This Video (In Order Of Appearance):
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Robert Frank's The Americans
Henri Cartier Brasson's The Decisive Moment: No Longer In Print
Alec Soth's Sleeping By The Mississippi: No Longer In Print
Eliot Erwitt's Snaps
Taschen Press's Arnold Newman: No Longer In Print - but there are plenty of Arnold Newman photo books to choose from, such as this one
Michael Kenna's Forms Of Japan
Keith Carter's A Certain Alchemy
Martha Casanave's Explorations Along An Imaginary Coastline
Maggie Taylor's No Ordinary Days
Nancy Rotenberg's Photography & The Creative Life - This is being reprinted through a fully funded Kickstarter campaign by Nancy Rotenberg's daughter. You can get a copy here

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