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Photography has that special ability to capture the moment. At Tales you can find photo books, which did that to perfection, whether the camera was pointing towards fashion, design, humans, animals, nature or your favorite city. Photography can also be art in itself, when pushing the boundaries of the medium, experimenting with light, colours and perspective showing new sides of the world and of life itself. If you are a photographer yourself or just a photo enthusiast, get ready to be inspired by some of the greatest photo artists. There is a whole new world of photography waiting just for you, and we all know that a photo says more than a thousand words.
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    by Emma J Page
    £38.49

    London Interiors? The most inspiring interiors in beautiful cities all over the worldFrom richly decorative to coolly pared-back, London homes are always unexpected. Behind the front doors of the city's ubiquitous terraces lies a wealth of design inspiration, while seemingly inhospitable buildings, whether converted gin distilleries, concrete new builds or former dairies, have been given fresh life thanks to the city's famously creative inhabitants.Over the years, multiple influences have inspired the capital's design sensibility, including the relaxed elegance pioneered by Colefax and Fowler in the mid-twentieth century, the simple, softly modern rooms of Terence Conran a decade or two later and the restrained schemes of interior architects such as John Minshaw. More recently its interiors have favoured a return to a playful, loosened up look: blowsy florals, clashing colours, vibrant prints and plenty of frills and fringing.London Interiors captures all of these influences and celebrates the cosmopolitan nature of a truly diverse city.

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    by John Burns
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    by Jamie Beck
    £21.99

    Be transported to the south of France with this beautiful tome of photographs from Provence for art lovers and armchair travelers alike.

  • - A Critical Introduction
    by Liz (University of Plymouth Wells
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    by Anne Morin
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    by Immy Humes
    £16.49

    A compelling gallery of women who made their way into a man's world, shown through group portraits each featuring a lone woman

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    - The Art of Waves
    by Clark Little
    £23.99

    Instagram sensation Clark Little shares his most remarkable photographs from inside the breaking wave, with a foreword by world surfing champion Kelly Slater.   “One of the world’s most amazing water photographers . . . Now we get to experience up-close these moments of bliss.”—Jack Johnson, musician and environmentalistSurfer and photographer Clark Little creates deceptively peaceful pictures of waves by placing himself under the deadly lip as it is about to hit the sand. "Clark's view" is a rare and dangerous perspective of waves from the inside out. Thanks to his uncanny ability to get the perfect shot--and live to share it--Little has garnered a devout audience, been the subject of award-winning documentaries, and become one of the world's most recognizable wave photographers. Clark Little: The Art of Waves compiles over 150 of his images, including crystalline breaking waves, the diverse marine life of Hawaii, and mind-blowing aerial photography. This collection features his most beloved pictures, as well as work that has never been published in book form, with Little's stories and insights throughout. Journalist Jamie Brisick contributes essays on how Clark gets the shot, how waves are created, swimming with sharks, and more. With a foreword by eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater and an afterword by the author on his photographic practice and technique, Clark Little: The Art of Waves offers a rare view of the wave for us to enjoy from the safety of land.

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    - The Rough-Stuff Fellowship Archive volume 2
     
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    A second volume of photos from the archive of the oldest off-road cycling club in the world is a further look into an unseen corner of cycling, social history and outdoor culture.

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    - The Definitive Guide to Auroras
    by Collins Astronomy, Royal Observatory Greenwich & Tom Kerss
    £7.99

    The perfect gift for anyone with a desire to see the Northern Lights. Discover the incomparable beauty of the Northern Lights with this accessible guide for aspiring astronomers and seasoned night sky observers. Covers the essential equipment needed for observation and photography and full of stunning photographs.

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    - Magnificent Libraries Around the World
    by MARIANNE JU STRAUSS
    £31.99

    Als Orte der Neugier, sind Bibliotheken seit jeher kollektives Gedächtnis, Quellen der Inspiration, flüsternd denkende Räume der Stille und des Studiums: Dieses Buch ist eine Ode an das Lesen. Doch diese Kathedralen des Wissens sind weit mehr als Archive der Vergangenheit: Bibliotheken wandeln und öffnen sich, nutzen neue Technologien und geben Orientierung im digitalen Rauschen. Sie sind Orte des gleichberechtigten Lernens, der Begegnung, der freien Bildung - und häufig Meisterwerke der zeitgenössischen Architektur. Büchertempel versammelt mehr als 50 der beeindruckendsten Bibliotheken der Welt und erkundet, wie vielfältig die Idee einer Bibliothek sein kann. Dieses Buch zeigt, warum die Bedeutung der Bibliothek als kulturelle Institution schon immer größer war als die Summe ihrer Bücher - für alle, die an die Kraft des geschriebenen Wortes glauben.

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    - Hiking on Top of the World
    by Cam Honan
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    by Marvin Lei
    £10.99

    Maximize your creativity and unleash a new perspective on your photography with the lensball.

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    - 911 Heaven and Beyond
    by Lance & Cole
    £18.99

    A new album of Porsche images that capture the essence of Porsche design language through the lens of a photographer with a training in car design and a passion for Porsches.

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    by World Press Photo Foundation
    £19.99

    2021's best photojournalism compiled in one book.. The most striking images and compelling stories of the year.

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    by David Busch
    £23.99

    David Busch's Nikon Z5 Guide to Digital Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for getting the most out of your Nikon Z5 mirrorless camera

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    by Rocky Nook
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    Rocky Nook s Pocket Guides are handy, ultra-portable, and quick to reference to help you get the shot when you re out and about.

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    - Blue Prints
    by Rolf Sachsse
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    by Richie Unterberger
    £41.99

    Tony Bennett famously sang, "I left my heart in San Francisco," and since the mid-19th century this unique and lyrical Northern Californian City by the Bay has attracted artists, free spirits, dreamers, and entrepreneurs. Close to 500 pages of stunning images sourced from dozens of archives and collections depict the city from its early history...

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    by Klaus Honnef
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    A crucial visual document of German history, Josef Darchinger's portfolio of postwar West Germany reveals an extraordinary era, caught between increasing affluence and continued penury, between bomb sites and new building, between German Gemutlichkeit and the new threat of the Cold War.

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    by Karoline Hjorth
    £32.49

    The ongoing photography series Eyes as Big as Plates by Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen studies personifications of nature and folkloric explanations of natural phenomena.

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    by Roman Robroek
    £20.49

    Beautiful, haunting photographs of abandoned places around the world. Once thriving buildings now ravaged by nature and time are the subject of this fascinating, coffee table book.

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    by Boogie
    £29.49

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    by Brian Lloyd-Duckett
    £10.99

    This book is filled with a year's worth of weekly commissions and concepts for conceiving and composing powerful black and white images.

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    - Women in Adventure Sports
    by Carolina Amell
    £25.49

    Filled with breathtaking photographs and inspirational personal texts, these profiles of extraordinary women athletes in action are definitive proof that extreme sports are not male only territory.

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    £41.99

    Peter Lindbergh and Azzedine Alaia, the photographer and the couturier, were united by their love of black, a love that they would cultivate alike in silver print and solid color garments. Accompanying the exhibition Azzedine Alaia, Peter Lindbergh at the Fondation Azzedine Alaia in Paris, this book celebrates their artistic partnership.

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    - Aerial Photography. Traumstrassen der Welt / Dreamroads of the world
    by Jan Karl Baedeker & Stefan Bogner
    £156.99

    A compilation of over 200 breathtaking aerial images taken over the past decade by "Curves" magazine photographer Stephen Bogner, capturing stunning mountain passes, hairpin turns, switchbacks, and scenic roads around the world. Text in English and German.

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    £26.49

    The first major book in two decades by the pioneering underwater photographer, beloved as the 'Audubon of the sea'

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    by Brian Skerry
    £21.99

    This astonishing book illuminates the groundbreaking new science of whale cultures--with startlingly human parallels--across our oceans.

Photography
The best thing about photography is its ability to capture the moment - and its ability to do it in so many ways. Each individual takes their own kind of photos. We have our own characteristic which comes to the surface when photographing. Although another amazing thing about photography is its universality. You don’t have to speak the same language in order to understand a photo taken by another nationality, even though you should remember the cultural differences.  
When taking a photo we give something of ourselves. A photo shows how we as individuals see the world; the way we use colors, light and shadow, perspective and not least the motive we choose to capture. It shows our interpretation of the world, and it is a product of what we find meaningful, although it can be difficult to go from idea to reality as an amateur photographer taking a photo. The photography does not always end up as we planned. It can be challenging when the importance of well taken and well produced photography and visual media has increased in recent years, especially after the rise of photo sharing social media sites such as Instagram and Pinterest. In Tales’ selection of photography books online you can find help to get started yourself. The selection of photo books guide you to all the basics of lights, backgrounds, perspectives and lenses making you the next master of photography. Who knows maybe you will end up with your own photography book or more followers on social media? If not, you can get inspired by the works of some of the greatest photographers now and then giving their different interpretations of the world and of life itself. 

Popular photo books
In Tales’ selection of photo books online you will find some of the most popular photography books at the market. The books contain works of some of the biggest photo artists in modern history. Photography can be its own form of art, especially when the camera is in the hands of a talented photographer, and that is why some of our most popular books are photography art books.
One of the most popular photo books right now is the collection of Helmuth Newton’s photo art in the special anniversary edition of his famous art book SUMO. Helmuth Newton has a whole museum dedicated to him and his works in the German capital Berlin. Newton is one of the biggest names in modern photography art and you have the chance of getting lost in 464 of his greatest photos. Newton works in the cross field between art and fashion and some of his photos are quite provocative. We recommend you to dive into the works of Helmuth Newton together with other photography art books.
Another one among our most popular photo books is the bestselling Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton. Through amazing visual portraits Stanton tells the story of everyday life in New York seen through the eyes of the ordinary new yorker, while at the same time showing all the diversity of the Big Apple. Stantons’ photos focus on the individual and the story of that individual, which comes to life in his photo book. All the individual photos come together and form a poetic and authentic portrait of modern New York.

Coffee table books
We all know the feeling of getting lost for words, especially in situations when not convenient. With one or two photography books on your coffee table you never have to experience that again. With a photo book you always have something to show your guests. A photo book gives them something to look at and converse about. There is nothing so inspiring as a good photo book. Coffee table books also add that final touch to your interior and show your interest in photography and art, making even more room for conversation. The photography books look good both in and out, and make your furnishing even more stylish, while giving you a touch of inspiration every day. 

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