Best African American Photographers - April 2024

African Twilight: The Vanishing Rituals and Ceremonies of the African Continent

African Twilight is the two-volume, slipcased magnum opus of the two pioneering documentary photographers of African tribal cultures and ceremonies--a world that is quickly vanishing before our very eyes.Now, nearly two decades after these photographer's landmark African Ceremonies and with a greater sense of urgency, this book completes the journey, covering disappearing rituals and ceremonies from some of the most inaccessible corners of the African continent, to create the definitive statement on this subject. This new landmark volume will set the standard for capturing a visual testament t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0847860175
• ASIN: 0847860175
• ISBN: 0847860175
• Manufacturer: Rizzoli

Obama: An Intimate Portrait

Relive the extraordinary Presidency of Barack Obama through White House photographer Pete Souza's behind-the-scenes images and stories in this #1 New York Times bestseller--with a foreword from the President himself.During Barack Obama's two terms, Pete Souza was with the President during more crucial moments than anyone else--and he photographed them all. Souza captured nearly two million photographs of President Obama, in moments highly classified and disarmingly candid.Obama: An Intimate Portrait reproduces more than 300 of Souza's most iconic photographs with fine-art print quality in an o... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316512583
• ASIN: 0316512583
• ISBN: 0316512583
• Brand: LITTLE BROWN AND COMPANY
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

African Air

Flying hundreds, sometimes thousands, of feet above ground strapped into a motorized paraglider that is little more than a parachute with a small motor, National Geographic photographer George Steinmetz has spent more than twenty years photographing some of the most remote and spectacular environments around the world. In African Air, Steinmetz captures stunning panoramas in more than fourteen countries in Africa, giving readers captivating and intimate views of areas that have rarely, if ever before, been photographed.  From densely packed urban centers to small, remote villages, from migrat... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0810984032
• ASIN: 0810984032
• ISBN: 9780810984035
• Brand: Brand: Harry N. Abrams
• Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams

Seydou Keita

• ASIN: 3931141462
• ASIN: 3931141462
• ISBN: 3931141462
• Manufacturer: Distributed Art Pub Inc

Unseen: Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archives

Hundreds of stunning images from black history have long been buried in The New York Times archives. None of them were published by The Times--until now. UNSEEN uncovers these never-before published photographs and tells the stories behind them.It all started with Times photo editor Darcy Eveleigh discovering dozens of these photographs. She and three colleagues, Dana Canedy, Damien Cave and Rachel L. Swarns, began exploring the history behind them, and subsequently chronicling them in a series entitled Unpublished Black History, that ran in print and online editions of The Times in February ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316552968
• ASIN: 0316552968
• ISBN: 0316552968
• Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal

Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats

Countless black women would rather attend church naked than hatless. For these women, a church hat, flamboyant as it may be, is no mere fashion accessory;  it's a cherished African American custom, one observed with boundless passion by black women of various religious denominations. A woman's hat speaks long before its wearer utters a word.  It's what Deirdre Guion calls "hattitude...there's a little more strut in your carriage when you wear a nice hat. There's something special about you." If a hat says a lot about a person, it says even more about a people-the customs they observe, the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0385500866
• ASIN: 0385500866
• ISBN: 0385500866
• Brand: Doubleday
• Manufacturer: Doubleday

Yes We Did: Photos and Behind-the-Scenes Stories Celebrating Our First African American President

"Eight years in the White House went by so fast. That's why I'm so grateful that Lawrence was there to capture them. I hope you enjoy his work as much as I do."--From the foreword by Barack ObamaWhen Lawrence Jackson took the job as White House photographer in early 2009, he knew he'd have a front row seat to history. What he didn't expect was the deep personal connection he would feel, as a fellow African American, with the President of the United States.Yes We Did is filled with Lawrence's intimate photographs and reflections, as well as first-person recollections from President Obama, every... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0525541012
• ASIN: 0525541012
• ISBN: 0525541012
• Manufacturer: TarcherPerigee

It's All Good

A gritty, graphic, and gripping exposé of the underworld and its inhabitants, It’s All Good—presented here as an updated, 10th anniversary edition featuring a new edit and 40 never-before-seen photographs from the series of Boogie's widely acclaimed first monograph (Miss Rosen Editions/powerHouse Books, 2006)—chronicles the predators and the prey of New York City's drug game at the start of the new millennium. Shot in New York's most notorious neighborhoods—Bushwick, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Queensbridge—Boogie gained intimate access into a world few dare to venture, a world closed... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1576878139
• ASIN: 1576878139
• ISBN: 1576878139
• Manufacturer: powerHouse Books

Faces of Africa: Thirty Years of Photography (National Geographic Collectors Series)

Award-winning photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher present an unparalleled collection of 250 photographs, drawn from their work over thirty years, revealing an inclusive look at the people and cultures of Africa.This astounding collection of rare and intimate photographs depicts a lifetime of events and experiences from birth and coming-of-age to marriage and death from every part of Africa. These varied cultural "faces" are expressed in the rolling eyes and flashing teeth of the Wodaabe charm dancers of Niger, the colorful beaded bodices of the Dinka of Sudan, the striking painted f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1426204248
• ASIN: 1426204248
• ISBN: 1426204248
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: National Geographic

Louisiana Medley: Photographs by Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick

Louisiana Medley celebrates the 30-year collaboration of photographers Keith Calhoun (born 1955) and Chandra McCormick (born 1957). Partners in life and work, the two have worked together to document African American life in and around their native New Orleans. Calhoun and McCormick’s photographs show the artists in tune with each other as well as the rich complexity of Louisiana identity, from the local street culture and parades of their city to life in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, locally known as “Angola.” Their intimate understanding of labor practices and prison culture has in... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0998681776
• ASIN: 0998681776
• ISBN: 0998681776
• Manufacturer: The Frist Center for the Visual Arts

Gordon Parks: Collected Works: Study Edition

A self-taught polymath, Parks chronicled the African-American experience and retold his own personal historyThis five-volume collection surveys five decades of Gordon Parks’ (1912–2006) photography. It is the most extensive publication to document his legendary career. Widely recognized as the most important and influential African-American photographer of the 20th century, Parks combined a unique documentary and artistic style with a profound commitment to social justice.Working first for the Farm Security Administration and later for Life magazine, he specialized in extended-narrative pi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 3958292623
• ASIN: 3958292623
• ISBN: 3958292623
• Brand: Ingramcontent
• Manufacturer: Steidl/The Gordon Parks Foundation

The Good Times Rolled, Black New Orleans 1978-1982

The Good Times Rolled comes from the French phrase laissez les bons temps rouler, which symbolizes the spirit of the city of New Orleans. Festive and flamboyant, the legendary Crescent City is a cauldron in which the spicy flavors of many different cultures and races have blended for nearly three centuries. Bernard Hermann's images capture the unique intensity of New Orleans's African American community and in doing so reveal the true soul of this exotic American city.

• ASIN: 1935754726
• ASIN: 1935754726
• ISBN: 9781935754725
• Manufacturer: Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette

Jimmy Nelson Homage to Humanity

Photographer Jimmy Nelson has traveled the world with his camera, visiting some of its most remote and ancient cultures: the resulting images will uplift us individually, unite us spiritually and help motivate us to save our humanity.   The new global language is not Chinese, English or Spanish.  Jimmy Nelson believes it is the visual language of photography. His travels to visit native peoples within small remote communities have become addictive.  The bright, colorful, ecstatic feeling that comes through in the resulting photographs is in sharp contrast to a world that sometimes feels emo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0847862143
• ASIN: 0847862143
• ISBN: 0847862143
• Manufacturer: Rizzoli

Softly, With Feeling: Joe Wilder and the Breaking of Barriers in American Music

"Joe Wilder set the table. His struggles made it easier for me and many others."--From the Foreword by Wynton Marsalis   Trumpeter Joe Wilder is distinguished for his achievements in both the jazz and classical worlds. He was a founding member of the Symphony of the New World, where he played first trumpet, and he performed as lead trumpet and soloist with Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Lunceford, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie.  Yet Wilder is also known as a pioneer who broke down racial barriers, the first African American to hold a principal chair in a Broadway show orchestra, and one of the fi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1439911274
• ASIN: 1439911274
• ISBN: 9781439911273
• Manufacturer: Temple University Press

Fortuny: His Life and Work

This comprehensive monograph captures the fashions, art, and fantasy of one of the world’s most original fashion designers. Mariano Fortuny is an exceptional figure in the history of art and design. Born in Spain and raised in Paris, he is most associated with Venice—he was often called the "magician of Venice"—where he lived and worked at the legendary Palazzo Fortuny until his death in 1949. Fortuny excelled not only in fashion, but also as a painter, printmaker, photographer, textile designer, set designer, lighting engineer, and inventor—all covered in-depth in the book. However, F... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0847848175
• ASIN: 0847848175
• ISBN: 0847848175
• Manufacturer: Skira Rizzoli

Best African American Fiction : 2009

From stories that depict black life in times gone by to those that address contemporary issues, this inaugural volume gathers the very best recent African-American fiction. Contributors include Edward P. Jones, Walter Dean Myers, Stephen

• UPC: 10337483
• Rating: 3.0

100 Best African American Poems, The

Award-winning poet and writer Giovanni takes on the difficult task of selecting the 100 best African-American works from classic and contemporary

• UPC: 12337656
• Rating: 4.2

Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit : 101 Best-Loved Psalms, Gospel Hymns & Spiritual Songs of the African-American Church

Complete with sheet music throughout, this volume profiles 101 of the best-loved psalms, gospel hymns, and spiritual songs of the African-American

• UPC: 25947598

The Hate U Give

After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what

• UPC: 55134273
• Rating: 4.76

Despite Best Intentions Trb P

On the surface, Riverview High School looks like the post-racial ideal. Serving an enviably affluent, diverse, and liberal district, the school is well-funded, its teachers are well-trained, and many of its students are high achieving.

• UPC: 55601383

Some of My Best Friends Are Black : The Strange Story of Integration in America

An irreverent, yet powerful exploration of race relations by the New York Times-bestselling author of The Chris Farley ShowFrank, funny, and incisive, Some of My Best Friends Are Black offers a profoundly honest portrait of

• UPC: 22387723
• Rating: 4.0

The Picture Man: From the Collection of Bay Area Photographer E. F. Joseph

The Picture Man

• UPC: 354929894

The Picture Man: From the Collection of Bay Area Photographer E.F. Joseph 1927-1979

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• UPC: 55389890

Enterprising Images : The Goodridge Brothers, African American Photographers, 1847-1922

The story of the most prolific African American photographers in North

• UPC: 44879508

Best African American Essays 2010

"Best African American Essays" is a compelling compilation of nonfiction writing on issues that are in the forefront of a national dialogue today, including pieces by and about Senator Barack

• UPC: 11594389

Vtg 1956 1950s Black African American Children Sunday Best Alabama Photograph

• UPC: 153815449709
• Category: Other Contemporary Photographs
• Price: 12 USD