Starting now, every week I will be posting some of my favorite books and photography related blogs.
- Within the Frame by David duChemin
For this first edition I have decided to go with Within the Frame by David du Chemin. I have just started reading it for the second time. Yeah, it’s that good.
This book is way more than a travel photography book and goes much deeper than just showing you a bunch of great images and the technical specs for you to try and make up something similar. There are many of those books that, even though they might teach you a lot, leave you asking for more. And then came Within the Frame.
David proceeds to lead you on a visual journey around the world while sharing not only the how of photography but also the why. Photography as a craft has become very technically orientated and it is amazingly refreshing to read a book that shares passion, vision and inspiration. The book shares ideas and thoughts on how to approach your subjects and to not only take images but to start making images and telling stories. Is that not our ultimate goal?
Even though David states that this is not a travel photography book, it leaves you with quite a serious and undeniable urge to travel. Not only for the sake of traveling but also to try and see people, places and cultures in the same way as David explains and tries to show in this book. You will not only want to travel but you will want to photography. No, you will need to photograph.
Whether you read this book for the amazing images or for the inspirational and easy reading photography advise it will definitely be one of the best photography books you ever purchase and you will never look through your viewfinder in the same way again.
If you are in the US click here to purchase a copy from Amazon or click here if you are in South Africa and want to purchase a copy from Kalahari.You need this book in your collection!
When you purchase your copy of Within the Frame you can also pre-order a copy of Visionmongers which is David’s new book and will be released towards the end of November. Have mine on order already!
While you wait for your copy of Within the Frame to arrive you can check out David duChemin’s website, PixelatedImage. Here you can check out his portfolio and follow along on his blog. The same easy reading yet profound photographic advise is definitely worth a read again and again and again…
- www.pixelatedimage.com
If you have any books or blogs you think people need to know about let me know!
Till later.
Gerry
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