Photo Books that Instantly Inspire Me

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Today we are talking about 9 photography books I purchased this year that instantly inspire me.
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William Eggleston, 2 1/4- amzn.to/2H9zjso
Stephen Shore: Survey- amzn.to/36Vnijh
Alex Webb: The Suffering of Light- amzn.to/3pAwWQM
Magnum Contact Sheets- amzn.to/2Ix1J0d
Todd Hido- amzn.to/3f7ZV9Q
West: The American Cowboy- amzn.to/3kzvfPJ
Texas Made/Texas Modern: The House and the Land- amzn.to/32OIMg9
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@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

If you have any good recommendations drop them in the comments! Thanks for watching 🙏

@mr.oppenthunder2527 3 жыл бұрын

Satellites by Jonas Bendiksen East/West by Harry Gruyaert Subway by Bruce Davidson

@victorajayi9056 3 жыл бұрын

Emilie Ristevski. IG: @helloemilie She really inspires me. Her book is called "Forever Wandering"

3 жыл бұрын

Fotografía de naturaleza by Iñaki Relanzón Arias El fotógrafo en la naturaleza by José Benito Ruiz

@morgannutting8891 3 жыл бұрын

The Americans from robert frank....dude was incredible!

@Schrsmnymkr 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know how to go about getting portfolios published like that?

@mattdayphoto 3 жыл бұрын

My guy. This is what I love to see.

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

Haha we must have been on the same frequency, I still have to checkout your recommendations in your last video!

@SevaPetrov 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, some pretty inspiring work in there. Love to see this kind of stuff, it's like hearing a director you like talking about the movies they dig. There's the smug satisfaction (of the good kind) of having your own taste validated plus and the getting introduced to work you've never heard of or kind of skipped over wrongly thinking it won't be your cup of tea. Appreciate your sharing that.

@romerpedronphotography7612 3 жыл бұрын

Really inspired to print my photography in a book , thank you for this video Evan!

@alexkane1 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree about creating a "body of work." Theres a lot more that you can say, and sequencing photos is an art in itself!

@harrybisel 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for devoting this episode to photobooks! I'm not an expert, but I've found over the years that I gravitate toward work done by photographers who have enlightened, inspired or comforted me during a specific period of my life. Many of my favorites gave me a sense of direction in my own work, and were eventually replaced on the "desert island dozen" list by others. Studio by Paolo Roversi and The Fashion Pictures by Deborah Turbeville are still on my shelf, but as my photography (and my life circumstances) have changed, so have the books I've found myself turning to most often. Architect's Brother by Shana & Robert ParkHarrison and Medic by Jennifer B Thoreson came at just the right time, and Jennifer's words literally changed my view of photography. There are books of work by three photographers I would never want to be without, though: Instant Light by Andrey Tarkovksky (I'm a Polaroid addict), anything by Yamamoto Masao (Masao Yamamoto), but especially Small Things In Silence, and anything by Jungjin Lee, Unnamed Road being my favorite. I've really enjoyed reading the replies of others. So many photobooks, so little time!

@crespotakesphotos 3 жыл бұрын

TO:KY:OO by Liam Wong - "A photographic, cyberpunk-inspired exploration of nocturnal Tokyo" Has a Blade Runner/BR2049 vibe

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

Cool I’ve heard of him, I need to checkout the book!!

@mikekowalczyk4633 3 жыл бұрын

HIGHLY recommend Liam's work.Street subject matter and elements like Evan's but with a VERY different take. Thanks for dropping this one in, Titus!

@yuriidaniv321 2 жыл бұрын

The one photo book I was inspired by is Liam Wongs' TO:KY:OO. It's simply beautiful. It got me to take my camera out if the shelf for the first time in a while and go out to take some night photos of my town

@maximerica 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the recs evan ! Happy shooting

@maximerica 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to see Josua's book is circulating across the globe ! He's a great person !

@KylerSteele 3 жыл бұрын

When I settle down I want to buy the books of artists that inspire me. I got to look through a few of these books at school and they always made me want to learn a small create

@martinwang7694 3 жыл бұрын

I own “the suffering of light” and magnum contact sheet book as well! Man, these are truly inspiring masterpieces

@photobyjewell1987 3 жыл бұрын

thanks again Mr @Evan Ranft for sharing your collection of inspirational photo books that keeps you evolving your creativity eye & skills keep up the great work from Jewel Bunch III

@massivecheck 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video!

@onyeatmonster 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely share dude! Love it

@kingtigerbooks1162 2 жыл бұрын

I buy books of aviation photography and put the best few pictures on my wall. The jets in this video are beautiful. For those interested in such things my 3 favorite art books are: - Icon by Frank Frazetta - Airshow by Philip Castle - Great Fighter Jets of the World 1 by Tim Gibson

@scottcosta7119 3 жыл бұрын

The word Inspiring may be cliché'...but you Are. I Love the Saul Leiter style, but small town life lends me the necessity to be more creative. And you are SO MUCH helping me see the world in a more creative way. Stay humble. Stay genuine. Thank you, Evan. Great book choices....the ones You really like, especially.

@2007rSix 3 жыл бұрын

Those are some seriously good pickups.. Josh Jack and Allen Webb stand out as my next pickups oh! And Texas, and West.. I’m about to go broke buying books lol! Thanks for the recos Evan

@matthoffman6962 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I’m always curious when creating a photo book is it ok to have different editing styles/colours or would it be better to keep it all cohesive and the same.

@SmartPhotoVault 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see what inspires you Evan. A couple I haven't seen : ) ...I've also got over 100 flick-through of the classic photo books on my channel. Best.

@Musiqfan23 3 жыл бұрын

Going to grab the magnum definitely. Thanks for sharing.

@IshitaGaur 3 жыл бұрын

absolutely love this! such talented creators :')

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

100%

@MrMarco94300 3 жыл бұрын

I find that your photographic interest and your youtube channel are going in the right direction. And if I can give you a name for the next book it will be "Harry Gruyaert"

@marioguzmanphoto 3 жыл бұрын

hey, great video as always. Thanks to you I decieded to start my own photography blog.

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

Love to hear that 🙌

@pmcbMadeInIreland 3 жыл бұрын

Check out Ernst Haas too - his ‘New York in Colour’ is sublime.

@davidhunternyc1 Жыл бұрын

My favorite of your books is, Alex Webb: The Suffering of Light. I'll have to check it out. Thanks.

@FabrizioZago 3 жыл бұрын

Great books, some of them were in my wishlist already. I like to have a look at photo books, they're a great way to look at body of work.

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

No doubt! Appreciate you watching!!

@SPASMADogs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your tastes and comments. Insightful. You might find interesting the photos in Magnetic Feathers (poems, pix, & plays)--it's on Amazon. Ciao.

@bcegerton 3 жыл бұрын

I do love Josh Jackson’s work, thanks for showing this as I didn’t realise he had done a book and I’m just about to look for it then order, I’ve made a list of the others ready to purchase as and when

@superboichris 3 жыл бұрын

definitely have to get some of these books.

@artemihernandez 3 жыл бұрын

great video!!

@edwardferry8247 11 күн бұрын

Eggleston was the king of creating a cohesive mood across his images. The democratic forest in my humble opinion is the greatest photography ‘book’ ever made. He made albums not singles. ❤

@LaZanyarr 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video, im subbed

@usernro1 3 жыл бұрын

I definetly need to invest more on photobooks!

@jendoubianis5323 3 жыл бұрын

Yo nice videos , thank you for this great content. I have a question how can i start learning photography and editing ? Through youtube videos or should i buy a course ... ?

@labradorhund7769 3 жыл бұрын

When I bought my Q2 in Wetzlar last August, they were setting up an Alex Webb exhibition at Leitz Park. I was Instantly drawn to his work. Love the way he works with light and darkness and obviously, the vibrant colours. Plus there is one photo of my hometown in there : )

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

Alex Webb I think is my personal favorite and biggest inspiration. The work fascinates me!

@matteoenricocattaneo 3 жыл бұрын

Joshua shots mainly in Soho...UK. Really great guy.

@idol031808 3 жыл бұрын

Big fan of JoshKJack. London based, different vibe from Evan’s Atlanta. Both much admired,

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a big fan as well!

@adamwierzchowski9311 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, what would be best way of following what photo books or zines are being released assuming I'm not following (or even know) particular artists? Cheers.

@PatryckHaley 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who had lived their entire life in west Texas, I can wholeheartedly say that there is inspiration everywhere you turn. The history and culture in this area is ridiculous as El Paso is intersected by 3 cities and 2 countries. Take a trip out here if you get the chance one day.

@bjoern_kaas 3 жыл бұрын

evan. did you ever go throught the book "american prospects, joel sternfeld"?

@edgardoaleman8586 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Evan! Thanks for another excellent video! London based photographer Sean Tucker has an excellent video on his KZfaq channel featuring Joshua K. Jackson and how his Soho night photography project (with a little help of his insomnia) became a book. You should check it out!

@GypsyOdyssee 3 ай бұрын

❤ thanks bruh

@dflf 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like my Christmas list

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

🤭

@ultimatechrisso6592 3 жыл бұрын

You might wanna check out Wim Winders Written in the West

@danielseale9636 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff

@Bembeleke Жыл бұрын

I'm still going thru 100 photographs that changed history.

@alpabopo 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool

@MikoBuan 3 жыл бұрын

hey evan, what mic are you using?

@mistermadsen 3 жыл бұрын

Intimate Distance is one of my favorite books. Oh, and his last name is pronounced Haido :)

@parallaxview47 9 ай бұрын

Actually the Eggleston book isn't "2 fourths" as you mentioned. It's "Two and a Quarter" referring to the camera film format. Notice the square prints. Eggleston is known for pioneering color photography in art. and often focuses on everyday life and mundane subjects, capturing the beauty in the ordinary. He's known for his use of vivid color and a snapshot aesthetic, creating visually striking images from seemingly ordinary scenes. Eggleston's work has been influential in pushing color photography into the realm of fine art. I've been a follower of his work for years.

@clemfandango9534 3 жыл бұрын

While not a book I recommend watching any film ( or book related to ) by the director Wes Anderson.

@hewhotellsastory 3 жыл бұрын

Tatsuo Suzuki, "Friction / Tokyo Street" available on Steidl. A tour de force of in your face, high contrast, monochromatic street photography.

@andrewlowe4911 Жыл бұрын

Really interesting video, thanks. Please excuse this little plug, but I’d like to recommend an autobiographical photography-related book called Life Lit Up, by a friend of mine called Mike Hartley. I found it very entertaining and incisive regarding how different kinds of photographers approach the craft.

@thomascampos7056 3 жыл бұрын

Have you picked up the Vivian Maier book, it’s an awesome one.

@buleulek5153 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@my_obscure_epoch9346 3 жыл бұрын

Shane Taylor is another exceptionally good UK based street photographer that has recently released - Fine Airs & Fine Graces.

@AnaloguePhoto Жыл бұрын

I'd like to read and study photo books more than I currently do. Because, I don't ever read any such books. That's in spite of photography is one of the most intense interest I have. An have had since the 1970's. Photo books are just too, much much too, expensive. Sure, they are often printed on premium paper and in low numbers. But the more premium the paper and the higher the prices, the more expensive and therefore the lower the sales will be. Inspiration could be had from a photo book, that's for sure. But it's not an exclusive source for inspiration. The price for photo books is like they were the art that is going on sale, not the thoughts or inspiration. Photo magazines, also used to be printed on quite fine paper. But I'm sorry to say, they are no longer around like they used to be. I'm sorry they are not as many as 20 years ago. I hope they'll come back, since they would be a source of affordable inspiration.

@gabrielroberto8616 3 жыл бұрын

I was literally looking at your last video you did on this last night 😅

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

Hey good timing!!

@gabrielroberto8616 3 жыл бұрын

@@RanftEvan Yah it really is. I’m definitely going to be buying myself that magnum contact sheets book.

@marcoliver5390 3 жыл бұрын

William Eggelston, Two Fourths... really?! Dude, it’s Two and a Quarter, as in 6x6, 120-film; notice how all the images are square... kids... I’m just yanking your chain; there were a couple of photographers I had not heard of, so I liked the video. If you’re in the mood for something truly different, check out Rocky Schenck’s “The Recurring Dream”. 😎

@IlyesBouzid 3 жыл бұрын

check out Arnaud Montagard s book "The Road not taken" !!

@edwino902 3 жыл бұрын

Wheres a good place to print photo books?maybe just to have them o sell whatever, I used to use adoramapix but haven't used them Ina long while

@Dal1970again 3 жыл бұрын

The phrase you may be looking for is "JE NE SAIS QUOI" translated fro French as "I Don't know what"

@lv_steez 3 жыл бұрын

Me a broke noob photographer who can't buy photo books: 👁️👄👁️

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

Haha all good, so much great work is on google too!

@charlieribeiro6343 3 жыл бұрын

There's always libraries....

@soulgrynd6257 3 жыл бұрын

This is what I do, was surprised how many are available. Have to wait sometimes for them to get shipped in from other libraries but well worth the wait.

@Emeny 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@diordrama 3 жыл бұрын

discovering Alex Webb was one of the best and worst things I've done. I just wanted to give up. He is one of the greatest ever photographers and on a very short list I would make for that.

@aaronsweeney9253 3 жыл бұрын

I recommend anything from Alec Soth and Gregory Halpern

@buleulek5153 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@fdmorais 3 жыл бұрын

What's with the "trucker" look? :D

@emilyzeiders2975 3 жыл бұрын

Check your video. Gives credit to all but one photographer, Anouk Krantz. Her book : West.

@mattlatham8405 3 жыл бұрын

Just started purchasing photo books dont know why it's taken so long lol anyone wanting to get into street photography look at Mastering street photography by brian lloyd duckett awesome book to start with

@evertking1 3 жыл бұрын

Evan PLEASE help me... Why can I not get my colors to look nice?? They come off as cartoonish.

@hayesnorman3244 3 жыл бұрын

Cohesion?

@RichardL0214 3 жыл бұрын

Damn this video makes me upset at myself that I was not able to get your books. Are you ever planning on doing a rerelease?

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

Nope, that ones done! The next one is gunna be awesome though! 😬

@smashexentertainment676 3 жыл бұрын

Out of all "Modern Texas" looked interesting, the rest.. I didn't get at all. But I guess I'm just a different type of photographer 8)

@miravvyas 3 жыл бұрын

Check out peter Lindbergh's books for fashion stories

@jonburton2296 3 жыл бұрын

🔥🙌🏽💯

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@jonburton2296 3 жыл бұрын

@@RanftEvan for sure, and now I know what to put on my Christmas list lol

@Jakiyyyyy 3 жыл бұрын

How to find and buy photobooks in the country that is mundane? I don't think buying from overseas are appropriate since the taxes are massive!

@petersmitham8273 3 жыл бұрын

Egglestones book title is ‘two and a quarter’......🇬🇧🌈📸

@bellamcluce1184 3 жыл бұрын

Sleepless in Soho -Joshua K Jack

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@daisukehirabayashi 3 жыл бұрын

Great selection. My recommendations: Hélène Binet: Composing Space Tony Ray-Jones: American Colour Gregory Halpern: ZZYZX Alec Soth: I Know How Furiously Your Heart Is Beating Best, @daisuke.hirabayashi

@buleulek5153 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@sebby96xoxo 3 жыл бұрын

The word is uncanny

@LU-qu4gu 3 жыл бұрын

Araki nobuyosji

@andrewalvarez1701 3 жыл бұрын

Check out @firsthandaccount, dude dropped a book this week

@BrokenToyAnimations 3 жыл бұрын

Man every book was like $100+ :// anyone got any good cheaper alternatives , just getting a gift for a friend

@sijilo 3 жыл бұрын

Oranges

@trevinblount7746 3 жыл бұрын

I think the word you may be looking for is "ineffable".

@patrickwhalen5502 3 жыл бұрын

Checkout Keith Carter

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Will do!

@humblepasta1543 3 жыл бұрын

Hello

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

What’s good!

@railroadandindustrialsky-wv8ns 3 ай бұрын

I find Eggleston’s work ugly, confounding, and uncomfortable yet I can’t look away.

@Yuguy67 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong dude.

@cademusich 3 жыл бұрын

10 miles west by Josh Edgoose

@RanftEvan 3 жыл бұрын

Gunna check it out. Thanks!!

@ondrasheq21 Жыл бұрын

Eggleston's popularity is a mystery to me. A lot of his photos are excellent, but he himself is a specific genre of photography and I'm not sure if he can work as an inspiration for both beginners and advanced photographers. But I see the editorial work on his books as the biggest problem. Aside from Guide and Los Alamos, it's more or less a disaster and seems more like an attempt to turn his work into a money machine than showcase his work in its best light.

@gihnzo 2 ай бұрын

Not understanding his popularity is looking at his work on a surface level. He has been the biggest inspiration for me since I've started photographing almost a decade ago and still is to this day. There's a deeper layer to his work that seems to show itself only to a certain type of people. I for one never understood when people called his photography 'simple', like this guy is saying, because it's not really about the subject he's photographing, but the feeling that is created within the frame, which is something that is extremely intricate, delicate, and impossible to recreate. I can agree that the editorial work in some of his books is not the greatest, but if you know the man you would know that this is a reflection of how he views photography and how little he cares about these things. Perhaps watch some interviews and documentaries on him and see if you can get inside his head a bit more.

@ondrasheq21 2 ай бұрын

@@gihnzo I probably should have explained it better. I have never denied the artistic qualities of his photos, but I do not find (expressive) emotions in them. And also some connection between them (and I don't necessarily mean story related). As if they were separate colorful posters that could not draw me in. I am probably too influenced by our - Czech/European - photography, which went in a different direction. For me, for example, Josef Koudelka is a highlight, especially the book Exiles.