Books by Tom Ang

This lavish coffee-table book traces the history of photography from the first black and white images to celebrated examples of 21st-century digital photography.Photography celebrates the most iconic photographs of the past 200 years and includes more than 50 biographies of the most famous photographers, explaining how they pushed the bounds of the medium. It also showcases examples of the extraordinary cameras that photographers experimented with, from the daguerreotype to the latest camera phones!Charting the influence of social and cultural change, as well as the impact of science and technology, this beautiful book follows the history of photographs from the first grainy attempts at portrait and landscape photography to gritty photojournalism, street photography, and digital photography, with special features delving into the stories behind photographic images that changed how people saw the world.This fantastic photography book promises:- A selection of the most important "lost" cultural artefacts from ancient times to the present day- Features images of the artworks where available, or specially commissioned illustrations of them based on written accounts- Includes details of the ongoing debate about whether looted art should be returned to its country of originPacked with information and full of inspiration, Photography is the perfect reference for budding photographers, seasoned professionals, and anyone with an interest in the subject. Whether you're looking for a riveting reference book to display on your coffee table or gift to a friend, or you're a life-longer learner with a thirst for knowledge - Photography is sure to delight!

Unique collection of formally rigorous poetry meditating on life using rhetorical devices.

Photo Insights is an unique collection of inspiring words on photography, art and creativity from a celebrated teacher with a world-wide reputation.A master of the art has packed numerous memorable, wise, insightful and educational observations on photography into this book.Tom Ang has worked at the top of his field - as author, photographer, educator, editor - for over 40 years. His vast experience and knowledge of photography are here condensed into pithy aphorisms, precious insights and inspirational ideas. Collected and published together for the first time, there are over 200 pithy observations and inspiring comments on photography for you to enjoy.

A meditation forty-nine poems long on love that combines creative flights within the confines of a haiku-like discipline. Every poem comprises just 49 syllables, with seven syllables on each of seven lines. This formal rigour provides a skeleton on which a filigree of feelings, thoughts and discursive world-play can be wrapped. The collection uses many unusual rhetorical devices in order to accommodate the formal strictures.This is the second of three volumes, with one other completed. The other title is a meditation on life: 49 Syllables on Life.The texts are accompanied by Tom Ang's atmospheric high-key images in which light itself is the subject.

From photographing a dew drop in spring to a beautiful winter frost you can now follow your hobby throughout the year with Digital Photography Month by Month. Be inspired as renowned photographer Tom Ang shows you how to capture the moods and moments of each season to stunning effect.Whatever your level of expertise or type of camera from the best digital SLRs on the market right down to camera phones, you'll find tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your shot. Fully updated for this second edition with the latest developments in technology and equipment, you'll learn how to take great photographs that convey a sense of time, place and atmosphere.Having "e;how to"e; advice and projects to keep you snapping throughout the year, Digital Photography Month by Month is an inspiring and practical guide to taking beautiful photos in every season.

A revised edition of the earlier title Digital Photography: An Introduction (DD116)