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Posted by Stuart Williams on July 19, 2013 at 3:39 AM
which ones do you have?

which ones would you save in a fire (having first saved your films, camera, external hard drive)?

which ones do you go back to, time and again?
Posted by Harley Goldman on July 19, 2013 at 6:00 PM
John Sexton's books, Listen to the Trees, Quiet Light and Recollections. I also have Places of Power, but it doesn't do that much for me.
Posted by Andrew Sentipal on July 19, 2013 at 10:13 PM
I enjoy the books put out by the Gerlachs and Laurie Excell.
Posted by Eva McDermott on July 20, 2013 at 10:31 AM
Range of Light by Ansel Adams is my favorite.
Posted by Preston Birdwell on July 20, 2013 at 11:02 AM
I looked at Harley's copy of "Listen To The Trees"--truly outstanding! I'd love a copy of this book.

"Ansel Adams" and "Portfolios of Ansel Adams" both published by New York Graphic Society (NYGS).

"Inner Game of Outdoor Photography" by Galen Rowell, Norton.

"Death Valley" Ansel Adams, Nancy Newhall, and Ruth Kirk, 5 Associates (probably out of print)

"The Camera", paperback published by Little-Brown, "The Negative", and "The Print" by Ansel Adams; original hardbound from NYGS

--P
Posted by Eva McDermott on July 20, 2013 at 5:23 PM
Oh yes, I also have hard cover copies of "The Camera", "The Negative", and "The Print". Love all three.

A photographer on another site (DA), Andy Mumford, got me hooked on the work of Joe Cornish a while back. I have his book "Scotland's Coast: A Photographer's Journey". Also wonderful.
Posted by Harley Goldman on July 20, 2013 at 5:24 PM
Another outstanding book of B&W photography is Orchestrating Icons by Huntington Witherill. Great images.
Posted by Stuart Williams on July 27, 2013 at 9:32 AM
interesting and great set of books. i'm a little curious that more people didn't chime in ... maybe owning books belongs to an era to which i (and obviously a small but select handful of people) belong!!