Personal Best
by Paul Floyd Blake, Pippa Oldfield, and Prof. Jonathan Long
German photographer Candida H fer makes large-format photographs of empty interiors and social spaces that capture the "psychology of social architecture." In this small volume, her photographs of libraries maintain their monumental feel. They are sober and restrained, disturbed by neither visitors nor users, though H fer forgoes any staging of the locations. As Michael Kimmelman writes in The New York Times, "Ms. H fer is a straight photographer whose humanity and improvisatory spirit come acro...
Whether we are travellers, trekkers and mountaineers or just dreamers, many of us long to make our own journeys to faraway places. Now, through Colin Monteath's superb photographs and spirited, thought-provoking text, we can be transported to the great mountain ranges of the world, to landscapes rich in culture and natural beauty. The book offers a rich variety from accounts of Polar traverses in South Georgia and Greenland to trans-alpine treks in Nepal and Bhutan. It includes an account of the...
The Royal Opera House receives over 1 million visitors a year. Published jointly by the ROH and Oberon Books, this is the first ever guide to the magnificently rebuilt theatre. The guide covers the fascinating and turbulent history of the theatre at Covent Garden since the early 18th century, its recent redevelopment, the majestic auditorium and Linbury Studio, rehearsal studios, and world-class backstage technology. The vast backstage area houses one of the few 'wagon systems' in operation, cap...
Professional architect and photographer, Can Dagarslani, challenges his audience with his very specific view of the world. His work is a fusion of modern architecture and retro-style photography with a strong focus on (a)symmetry, distinctive colour codes and subtly expressive models in silently quirky, spacious settings. This book, soon to be released via The New Heroes & Pioneers, highlights the interplay Can created between themes such as identity and serenity, which are present in most of h...
Wonderful India Kumbhalgarh
by Photography Kapil Tejwani and Amit Tejwani
Peter Beard: Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond
by Guillaume Bonn and Edward Behr
