The female leg is an erotic oddity: non-genital, and nearly identical in structure to the male limb, there is no obvious reason why it should be eroticized. Yet through much of history, across many cultures, the female leg was kept covered and treated as taboo, until it became an object of sexual obsession. In Victorian times, the word 'leg' was forbidden in polite society, lest gentlemen be driven wild with lust. Even now, 80 years after women’s legs finally came out of hiding, their allure remains mysterious and powerful.

Photographer, writer, publisher, and curator Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) was a visionary, far ahead of his time. Around the turn of the 20th century he founded the Photo-Secession, a progressive movement concerned with advancing the creative possibilities of photography, and by 1903 began publishing "Camera Work", an avant-garde magazine devoted to voicing the ideas, both in images and words, of the Photo-Secession. "Camera Work" was the first photo journal whose focus was visual, rather than technical, and its illustrations were of the highest quality hand-pulled photogravure printed on Japanese tissue. This book brings together a broad selection from the journal's 50 issues.

《乐摄:让每张照片都成为杰作》并非只有使用专业的器材或是经过系统的理论学习才能拍出好照片。《乐摄:让每张照片都成为杰作》通过大量令人印象深刻的照片实例和生动的文字说明，介绍如何通过简单的操作步骤，合理设置相机，利用构图、用光、曝光、后期处理等手段获取更加富于个性与震撼力的照片。

Mark Borthwick is among the generation of photographers who in the ’90s broke through the conventions of fashion photography. Integrating elements of architecture and design, he has developed a very personal and intuitive style, and knows how to turn a static photo into a performance. His work is about the movement of the model, and the serendipity of accidental clutter is as important to his images as the garments. This book showcases over 200 images from Borthwick’s best fashion editorials, celebrity portraits, and advertising work, as well as excerpts from his personal journals. The journal pages, consisting of Polaroids, sketches, and notes on shoots, reveal the workings of a photographer’s mind—the "behind the scenes" of the makings of a fashion image.

"Instant photography at the push of a button!" During the 1960s and '70s, Polaroid was the coolest technology company on earth. Like Apple, it was an innovation machine that cranked out one must-have product after another. Led by its own visionary genius founder, Edwin Land, Polaroid grew from a 1937 garage start-up into a billion-dollar pop-culture phenomenon. Instant tells the remarkable tale of Land's one-of-a-kind invention-from Polaroid's first instant camera to hit the market in 1948, to its meteoric rise in popularity and adoption by artists such as Ansel Adams, Andy Warhol, and Chuck Close, to the company's dramatic decline into bankruptcy in the late '90s and its unlikely resurrection in the digital age. Instant is both an inspiring tale of American ingenuity and a cautionary business tale about the perils of companies that lose their creative edge.

Vice’s irreverence and determination not to kowtow to advertisers has led to an aesthetic that began simply as unique but has grown into a culture that has defined an entire epoch of underground photography. Whether it’s ex-cons showing how to make a shiv-proof vest out of National Geographics or the homeless garbage eaters in Bangladesh posing for a hipster fashion shoot, Vice is never satisfied with simply presenting a well-composed photograph. There’s always a story and that is precisely why Vice photography is as respected as it is imitated. The book will be divided into five parts. "Vice Photographers" will juxtapose the work of established names (see above) against up-and-comers like Jamie Warren, Jerry Hsu and Patrick O’Dell. After interviews with and portfolios from seven of each group, we’ll turn to "Vice’s Photojournalism" highlights. These images will be culled both from the magazine’s editorial content over the years and from the photo issues Vice has put out annually since April 2001. The third section will be "Vice Fashion" which includes shoots like "Anna Wintour, You’re Wrong" wherein Vice featured overweight women in seductive poses, or the Sex Issue’s fashion shoot that had every well-dressed model fornicating with the next. The final two sections are a collage of previously published Vice favorites and new stuff discovered since the last photo issue. The result is an eye-popping anthology that beautifully illustrates the best of recent alternative photography from around the world.

《百变上海》简介：当徐喜先按下快门的时候，已回到了摄影的原初理想和本质：拍照的人看到的世界是已经发生、尽人皆知的世界，这世界等待着一个镜头张开让它凝固，从而见证了时间的无情流逝。

Born in New York City in 1928, Stanley Kubrick began taking photographs when in high school. At sixteen, he sent a photograph he took of a newsstand after President Roosevelt's death to Look Magazine. The publication of the photograph marked the beginning of Kubrick's work for the magazine, which lasted until 1950, when Kubrick made his first 16mm documentary film. During those five years Kubrick completed dozens of photographic reportage assignments in New York City as well as abroad. The resulting thousands of negatives have remained in the archives of Look Magazine ever since. Kubrick's photographs vary in subject, but people are the central focus of attention, as is his commitment to narration. Whether capturing the meditative state of passengers in a series of portraits made in the New York subway, following famous boxer Rocky Graziano on the ring and in intimate moments, portraying the coming of age of socialite Betsy Von Furstenberg, or narrating the tale of a shoe-shine boy in the streets of New York City, Kubrick draws psychological portraits that combine drama, irony, and often mystery, anticipating his trademark cinematic style. If Kubrick's photographs are fascinating accounts of life in the late 1940s, they are also a major contribution to American photography of that era. At nineteen, Kubrick already had an immense talent in constructing complex compositions in which camera positioning and lighting played a crucial role. The book is introduced by an essay by Rainer Crone, who also edited the selection of photographs for this book. Crone is an expert on Kubrick's photographic work, and has already published a catalogue on this subject (see Related Titles below). An art historian, he gives context and examines Kubrick's photographs in relation to not only his later films but also the history of twentieth-century art and photography. Crone also wrote short introductions to most stories in the book. An invaluable contribution to the history of photography, this book explores how one of the most influential and successful film directors of our time used photography to master visual techniques and cultivate his signature style.

常希望我自己和我的照相机都更加纯真一些，不必承载什么苦难的意义，这个时代已经不再有高高在上的圣像了，所谓摄影的真实存在感在这个不真实的世界的反衬下，早就变得面目可疑了，所以，无论我怎么自负地自认为师出有名，我的照片最后也只能成为一个小小的寓言，或者说是一场草台班子的演出而已，仅止于此！我渴求的是观众的掌声和微笑，然后鞠躬谢幕或者再为大家加演一个节目什么的，一切都是如此简单，多好啊…马良

《苏州河》是陆元敏1990年代的代表作品之一，书中大部分的照片是在1991至1993年间问世的。陆元敏的照片决意对苏州河做出重述，朴素的影像里，苏州河重新成为安放一切的中心，重新庄严、雄辩、令人敬畏。一般的照片是“拍摄”出来的，他的照片是“流淌”出来的，这是非常重要的区别。人不是与他的世界对抗或从他的世界出走，从根本上看，人是在承受、分担和体现世界的命运，人物带着他的整个世界行动和生死。摄影家的情感与慈悲，他的宏大与郑重其事，他对时间和命运的领会一概由此发端。这是中国摄影久被遗忘的根本精神，而这个人的照片让我们重新记起那长河落日的气象。

充滿70年代熱情的「夢幻名著」 研究日本戰後寫真史必讀經典 什麼是攝影？什麼是拍照？什麼是攝影家？ 活躍於攝影最前線的兩位鬼才 日本女體寫真第一人篠山紀信╳森山大道最愛宿敵中平卓馬 以「影像」與「論述」進行唇槍舌戰的「決鬥寫真論」！ ◎引領戰後日本攝影發展方向的重要舵手，大師們最愛的評論家 中平卓馬是日本戰後的重要攝影家兼評論家，1968年他創辦攝影雜誌《挑釁》（Provoke），重新界定日本現代攝影的方向，而且撼動、顛覆了當時奉精準、唯美為圭臬的主流攝影美學標準，造成轟動。他的攝影作品與評論受到荒木經惟、森山大道等重量級大師的推崇，森山大道曾在自傳中說到「我最愛的宿敵是中平卓馬」「讓我深受刺激的攝影論是中平卓馬寫的」，連當代攝影評論家、《deja-vu》雜誌總編輯飯澤耕太郎也說：「中平是日本60年代末到70年代中期的權威攝影家暨批評家，他的話語很有力量，對我影響甚多。」 ◎洗鍊的文字＋百餘幅魅力照片，兩位鬼才聯手打造「夢幻名著」 1976年，知名攝影雜誌《朝日相機》，邀請中平卓馬和聲勢如日中天的攝影家篠山紀信合開專欄，由筱山的攝影作品和引言開頭，中平穿透鏡頭深入攝影者內心世界的攝影論述〈決鬥寫真論〉於焉誕生。一年中，兩人透過家、晴天、寺、市區、旅途、印度、工作、風、妻子、平日、插曲、巴黎與明星這13個主題，對「攝影是什麼？」「攝影的行為是什麼？」「攝影家又是什麼？」等相關議題進行深入的探討與思索。中平赤裸、尖銳且深刻的質問評析，帶給時下文青及藝術工作者前所未有的強烈撞擊： ◎沒有創造任何影像，反而能呼應世界與現實；不曾擁有任何先驗影像，才將世界以世界顯現。 ◎攝影只是將日常事物靜靜放置在一定的距離之外，向我們提示它們原本的形體。 ◎當事物開始訴說除了單純的事物以外，什麼也不是的事實──那就是事物對人類反動的開始。 ◎只有在對著「世界」萌生願意接受事物的原有樣貌以及它反射回來的敵意視線時，才能讓攝影家按下快門。 ◎把不認識的人都當成熟人，把熟人當成如同不認識的人，凝視「世界」與「私」，觀察他們。 ◎攝影所擁有的是只有攝影才能擁有的魔術，是把所有的想像和妄想強制拖引出來的觸媒；攝影——是時間的陷沒。 ◎當事物的細節都達到極限，而被鮮明捕捉時，幻想和幻視就在它的對岸浮現；唯有到達視覺邊界的那一刻，才是幻想領域浮出的瞬間，才開始私的解體。 ◎攝影總是背叛它的「作者」的攝影家意識，將超越意識的世界刺向攝影家，這種偏差是無法替代的。 ◎一旦世界、事物開始說話時，攝影家就從攝影的內側安靜地消失。 ◎ 攝影並非消去現實的擬態，是根據再一次返回原本的現實，而對現實的總體提出問號。 ◎一切焦點清晰，意義的背後，就是一片的曖昧，是堅定支撐意義的背景的欠落。 ◎篠山紀信強硬地拉扯事物，然後在最緊張的時刻放手，就是抗拒我們通常給予現實的意義，然後重新賦予我們自己私的意義。 ◎一個攝影家可以完成的事，只有繼續對世界、對現實提出質疑，「為什麼」？但是攝影家絕對無法獨自回答這個提問，因為擁有這個問題解答的並不是我們，而是世界。…… 長達一年的連載，好評不斷，隔年立即出版成書，是當時重要的攝影評論集。三十五年後，被譽為充滿70年代熱情的「夢幻名著」，了解戰後日本攝影發展的重要經典，在策展人/藝評者黃亞紀（中平在台首次展出的策展人）及「source系列」主編平面設計師王志弘聯手下，全球唯一中文版在台復活。

IN THE SHADOW OF MOUNTAINS is a new collection of sublime portraits, landscapes, and street photography taken by Steve McCurry over the last 27 years. Children and shepherds, warriors and laborers are presented alongside striking views of sandstone cities, mountainous landscapes, and ancient temples. Evocative and timeless, these lyrical images capture the enduring spirit, grandeur, and beauty of the land that lies at the foot of the Hindu Kush. McCurry's photographs capture human experience and transcend boundaries of language and culture.

In Istanbul: City of a Hundred Names, Magnum photographer Alex Webb displays his particular ability to distill gesture, color and contrasting cultural tensions into a single, beguiling frame. He presents a vision of Istanbul as an urban cultural center, rich with the incandescence of its past--a city of minarets and pigeons rising to the heavens during the early-morning call to Muslim prayers--yet also a city riddled with ATM machines and clothed in designer jeans. Webb began photographing Istanbul in 1998, and became instantly enthralled: by the people, the layers of culture and history, the richness of street life. But what particularly drew him in was a sense of Istanbul as a border city, lying between Europe and Asia. "For 30-some years as a photographer, I have been intrigued by borders, places where cultures come together, sometimes easily, sometimes roughly." The resulting body of work, some of Webb's strongest to date, conveys the frisson of a culture in transition, yet firmly rooted in a complex history. With essay by the Nobel Prize winning novelist, Orhan Pamuk.

本书是第一部针对布拉塞的奇特视角、并将其放入时代背景中深入分析的作品：布拉塞的摄影介于新闻报道、社会纪实与诗化创作之间，其描绘的两战之间的巴黎夜景使他在二十世纪摄影史上占据了重要的一席。 这是第一部完全以布拉塞夜景照片作为主体的影集，包罗了其长达60余年的摄影生涯中最重要的夜间摄影作品。法国伽利玛出版社自2008年起，依照布拉塞本人的设想，启动了本书的出版计划，以重新审视这位摄影家的创作动机以及他穷其一生在作品中追寻的认真态度。其中包含了布拉塞生前嘱托向蓬皮杜中心、毕加索博物馆和法国国家图书馆捐赠的毕生所藏：布拉塞与亨利·米勒的来往书信，其中大部分都是从未公开的，并且详细地记述了多年间两人结成友人、相互联系的细节；布拉塞珍藏的书籍打样，尤其是《三十年代的秘密巴黎》的打样、《巴黎的快感》未经审查的版本以及一本未完成的有关巴黎的1937年的书稿，同时通过这三篇文章，在这些作品的创作背景当中对其加以研究。 布拉塞在二十世纪三十年代初巴黎的夜里拍摄了什么？虽然布拉塞不是第一个拍摄此类照片的人，但是为什么后世特别将他的照片保留了下来？那么他拍摄这些照片的动机是什么？他是如何受到米勒、毕加索以及那个时代的电影和文学的启发甚至是影响的？这些照片与他同时代的艺术家的作品相比处于什么地位？后世将如何看待这些图像？他是如何生发出拍摄这些“报道”的想法的，并且它们是如何成书的？今天，我们将通过这些问题的详细解答，努力去理解这部作品，它悄悄地从那个时代精神和艺术的蓬勃发展中汲取养分，捕捉到了最鲜活的生活。

◎联合推荐 何颖怡／文字工作者 吴子婴／节点文化负责人 林盟山／自由摄影 纪大伟／美国康州大学外文系驻校助理教授 张世伦／文字工作者 蔡康永／作家、主持人 天才荒木的真心话：「我的人生就是摄影！」 超A级教科书！四十年来的摄影秘技一举公开！ 私写真、中年女性、少女、人妻、EROS、日记、日本人的脸、纪实摄影…… 从早晨到夜晚，他以自己的语言，轻松洒脱地谈论各种环绕于荒木经惟四周的关键词， 确实地传授具体的技巧，诸如将女性拍摄成美人的方法、拍摄角度与构图的学习方法等等。 这是让你成为摄影家的教科书！ 无论广告或任何事物，所谓的创造，都必须以纪实摄影为起点；而所谓的纪实摄影，就是捕捉人类的本质。纪实摄影是持续地凝视，然后发现、感动。我有严重散光，所以透过相机的镜头凝视这个世界。我有一个很老式的信念，认为只有真实之物才能够创造同样的真实之物。所以首要之务，就是抚臀、吶喊，以剥除虚假的外壳。──荒木经惟 所谓的摄影，就是人生。 《写真的话》分成三个章节，以「早晨」到「夜晚」比喻荒木经惟的摄影生涯。他精心挑选各个阶段最具代表性的作品，从「摄影的修业时代」开始，风趣幽默地向读者叙述每张照片背后的故事，并且穿插许多对于「摄影是什么」的精采见解，最后则以「摄影的绝顶时代」作结。他说：「摄影集依照年代顺序，列出我从二十三岁开始所拍的照片，这种做法实在很有趣，因为这样一来，我的整个人生看起来就像是不断地拍照。而且，这种编排方式印证了我长久以来的想法：所谓的摄影，就是人生。」 在《写真的话》里，可以清楚看见荒木经惟对于摄影的态度与坚持──「活着就是要保持进行的状态，并且对于各种事物怀抱好奇心。例如我的童年时期；对于街上偶遇的中年女性的面孔一见钟情、拚命拍摄的时期；接着则是与老婆阳子相遇、蜜月旅行、初夜、做爱，甚至连她去世时我也拍了照片。此外我也拍天空、拍云、拍花……什么都拍，也拍了我的猫奇洛。」不断地按下快门，藉此将身边所有事物联系起来，这份联系正是荒木经惟活着的象征！ 荒木经惟语录‧关于摄影 写真，不是拍摄物体，而是捕捉情感。 「生」即是「动」，这是我创作的原点。 拍摄脸孔就代表与人相遇……这种彼此之间的关联性不就是摄影吗？ 所谓的「摄影」，就是不拍以后不想再看见的东西，以及自己讨厌的或是对方不喜欢的东西。这就是构图。 老妈的死，让我了解了摄影的角度就是「爱的角度」。 摄影技巧是在不断拍摄之中学习、进步的。 所谓记实，是透过不断地凝视人类，进而发现其本质。 我觉得每当摄影时，被拍摄的对象也在注视着我，至今依然如此。 活生生的女性，创造我的人生……我跟随她们，同时也拍摄她们。 如果去上「○○摄影学校」，绝对是行不通的喔，毕竟日常生活中的「爱」不在那里，而是在我们身边。 我认为摄影就是人生，「拍照」和「活着」是一样的。 所谓的摄影，就是拍摄你最喜爱、最亲密的东西，拍摄近在眼前、就在身边的东，就是拍人。 媒体推荐 【专业编辑推荐】 邱元鸿 (尖端出版 第一事业部 总编辑) 代表作《数字单眼相机讲座－－30天精通摄影技巧》、《构图决定一切II：完美的构图技巧讲座》 「离经叛道」是我的第一印象，但其独特风格，引起我的兴趣。读完之后，却有了更深沈的启发。作者透过述说着每张相片的背后故事，以其摄影角度来表达人生的生死，并以诙谐语调诉说着备受争议的摄影观，见解相当精采，值得推荐。

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Shanghai the legendary Pearl of the East, architectural powerhouse, and home to the World Expo 2010 continues to fascinate people from around the globe. Photographer Justin Guariglia, whose work has appeared in National Geographic and Smithsonian magazines, frequently trains his lens on the old town and waterfront which have retained their cultural character amid mega-booming development. Shanghai's open-air lifestyle, bustling markets, and curious fashion sense are all seen here, granting us a multifaceted and intimate portrait of day-to-day life in one of the great cities of the world. And with the forthcoming Olympic Games drawing ever more attention to China, there has never been a better time to discover the astonishing city that is Shanghai.