Grandmother Power
A Global Phenomenon
Written by Paola Gianturco

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $49.95

Whether fighting for the environment, human rights, education, health, or cultural preservation, a new generation of activist grandmothers across the world are using their strength, wisdom, and hearts to make a difference.

An unheralded grandmothers' movement is changing the world. Insurgent grandmothers are using their power to fight for a better... Read more >

What I Eat
Around the World in 80 Diets
Written by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio

Format: Hardcover
On Sale: August 10, 2010
Price: $40.00

A stunning photographic collection featuring portraits of 80 people from 30 countries and the food they eat in one day.

In this fascinating study of people and their diets, 80 profiles are organized by the total number of calories each person puts away in a day. Featuring a Japanese sumo wrestler, a... Read more >

Photographing Your Family
And All the Kids and Friends and Animals Who Wander Through Too
Written by John Healey
Photographed by Joel Sartore

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: March 18, 2008
Price: $24.95

At certain moments—on a trip, on a holiday, or during those first weeks of parenthood, for example—have you ever wished you were a National Geographic photographer? In this unique guide, staff photographer Joel Sartore takes the mystery out of making extraordinary pictures of kids with a hilarious tour through his own... Read more >

Shutterbabe
Adventures in Love and War
Written by Deborah Copaken Kogan

Format: eBook
On Sale: March 10, 2001
Price: $11.99

What if the protagonist in that age-old tale—boy goes to war, comes back a man—were a female? Shutterbabe, Deborah Copaken Kogan's remarkable debut, is just that: the story of a twenty-two-year-old girl from Potomac, Maryland, who goes off to photograph wars and comes back, four years and one too many adventures... Read more >

Scene

Photographed by Jeannette Montgomery Barron

Format: Hardcover, 136 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $40.00

"We look so young. We were so young."
—Rene Ricard

Scene is a remarkable compendium of portraits of renowned personalities from arguably the most exciting era of New York City underground culture, the 80s—a veritable time capsule of NYC when the young and indomitable flocked downtown in search of places to work... Read more >

Photographic Composition

Written by Tom Grill and Mark Scanlon

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1990
Price: $21.95

Effective image design, a key ingredient in successful photographs, is a skill that any serious photographer must learn and master. In Photographic Composition, award-winning photographers Tom Grill and Mark Scanlon demonstrate a modern, clear, and easily understandable approach to composing great photographs. Combining straightforward text with instructive yet compelling images, they... Read more >

The BetterPhoto Guide to Exposure

Written by Sean Arbabi

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $24.95

Exposure. It’s essential to producing high-quality photographs, but mastering exposure is difficult. At last there’s a BetterPhoto guide to exposure, packed with BetterPhoto’s signature assignments, diagrams, tips, and illustrations. It’s like a full-scale photography course between the covers of the book–all taught the BetterPhoto way, just like photographers learn at the... Read more >

John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide

Written by John Shaw

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2001
Price: $24.99

An updated bestseller, this book of extraordinarily beautiful photographs of nature contains state-of-the-art instruction on how any photographer can aim for equally impressive results every time a camera is focused on the great outdoors.

Even highly skilled photographers are often baffled by the problems facing them when they work outdoors. But... Read more >

The Luminous Portrait
Capture the Beauty of Natural Light for Glowing, Flattering Photographs
Written by Elizabeth Messina and Jacqueline Tobin
Foreword by Ulrica Wihlborg

Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2012
Price: $18.99

Infuse your images with glowing, luminous light

From high-profile wedding and portrait photographer Elizabeth Messina comes this beautiful guide to shooting lush, romantic portraits exclusively in natural light. Whether you’re photographing children, weddings, maternity and boudoir, or portraits of any kind, The Luminous Portrait will inspire you with Elizabeth’s personal approach and... Read more >

Your Baby in Pictures
The New Parents' Guide to Photographing Your Baby's First Year
Written by Koh, Me Ra

Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: April 5, 2011
Price: $16.99

Capture the story of your baby’s first year! 

The first twelve months of your child’s life are full of precious, fleeting moments, from sleepy newborn yawns to first smiles and wobbly first steps. Why entrust your memories to hastily taken snapshots—or worse yet, none at all? Let professional photographer (and mom) Me... Read more >