You're on a desert island and have (up to) 5 photo books...

NB23 said:

fawcking boring

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Alex Benjamin said:

I find every single photo in there absolutely fascinating. I love the way the pacing of the book is thought out. I loved seeing the exhibit at the Met a few years back.

Each photo is jazz, book is like a great jazz album - and yeah, I know, some people think jazz is boring, but that doesn't make jazz boring.

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CMoore said:

Everybody has an opinion, of course.
I do not like the book as much as yourself, but i like it WAY More than those that think it is boring.

I wonder what book they have seen.
I assume the reissue of the book is what MOST have seen.?
That book is a bit small and the printing is not the best IMHO.

It would be interesting, not just here but ALL discussions like this, if we could see a study of the demographics of the people that comment on a certain book or pictures

Anyway...................what i like most about these types of threads is looking up photographers that i do not know, or do not know very well.
Sometimes you find some books that you REALLY Like A Lot.

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Pieter12 said:

I have seen the original prints and the Steidl reissue of the book. Both are stunning. There is also a more comprehensive volume called "Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans: Expanded Edition." I am surprised no-one has mentioned Walker Evans' "American Photographs." Or "Irving Penn: Centennial."

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