Photo books recommended by visionaries
"My parents purchased this book for me when we visited Washington, D.C. when I was about 8. I loved looking through the book, studying the candid photographs of Presidents Johnson and Kennedy even though I didn't really know I had an interest in photography. This book was updated a few years ago, and my photograph of President Obama is now on the cover."
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- Pete Souza, Photographer
"Minamata had just been published and I planned a trip to New York just to see the exhibit, which is where I purchased the book. I discovered a photographer who poured his heart and soul into creating images that not only made people aware of the terrible situation in Minamata, but attempted to actually affect change."
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- Pete Souza, Photographer
"Grays the Mountain Sends is a testament to Bryan’s relentless pursuit of capturing timeless images of America’s oft-forgotten people and lands. The images are captivating in their honesty, spellbinding in their sense of isolation and melancholy."
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- Greg Lutze, Co-Founder of VSCO
"Modern Color acts as a vivid time capsule to midcentury life in the northern city. With Kodachrome as his film of choice, Herzog’s images are unabashedly vibrant and alive. At the risk of hyperbole, this book is essentially a perfect 10."
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- Greg Lutze, Co-Founder of VSCO
"Late one evening in April of 2015, I was scrolling through my VSCO feed when I came across a black and white photo of a masked man running, with an army of riot police advancing behind him. The image was striking in its composition, dystopian in its nature, and powerful in its urgency."
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- Greg Lutze, Co-Founder of VSCO
