"Brandon Stanton's new book, Humans ... shows us the world. Brandon Stanton created Humans of New York in 2010. What began as a photographic census of life in New York City, soon evolved into a storytelling phenomenon. A global audience of millions began following HONY daily. Over the next several years, Stanton broadened his lens to include people from across the world. Traveling to more than forty countries, he conducted interviews across continents,...

"If you've ever seen a fat person post a bikini shot on social media, you already know that they are #verybrave, because apparently existing in a fat body in public is #brave. Byer shares her impressive bikini collection -- and her hot body -- with the world. Her purpose: to help other people feel #brave by embracing their body as it is. She shares her journey to becoming #brave, as well as hot tips and tricks -- on how to find the perfect bikini,...

Now little recognized by their neighbors, Southern Paiutes once had homelands that included much of the vast Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert. From the Four Corners San Juan River to Californias lower Colorado, from Death Valley to Canyonlands, from Capitol Reef to the Grand Canyon, Paiutes lived in many small, widespread communities. They still do, but the communities are fewer, smaller, and mostly deprived of the lands and resources...

"Though photographers Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams were contemporaries and longtime friends, most of their work portrays contrasting subject matter. Lange's artistic photodocumentation set a new aesthetic standard for social commentary; Adams lit up nature's wonders with an unfailing eye and preeminent technical skill. That they joined together to photograph Mormons in Utah in the early 1950s for Life magazine may come as a surprise. In a Rugged...

From the beloved blog comes this hilarious vintage photo collection of the OG hipsters, real dads in their glory days looking cooler than you'll ever be.
He listened to vinyl before you did. He drank whiskey before you did. He had a mustache before you did. Admit it: your dad was a hipster before you were! Based on the blog phenomenon of the same name, this book celebrates dads as the original hipsters. Vintage photos of real dads back...

This book was written for the novice, intermediate, and the advanced artist seeking answers to questions usually only found in a classroom. It can instruct the self learner or can be used as a resource and reference. When you know and apply basic principles and concepts, you are able to create predictable results consistently and confidently. This book will teach you a scientific approach to drawing portraits that will significantly enhance your artwork....

Constelaciones visuales es una investigación monográfica sobre la producción visual de los viajeros extranjeros que visitaron Colombia durante el siglo XIX. A pesar de algunas investigaciones, aún no existe en la historiografía nacional una publicación panorámica sobre la valiosa obra visual de los viajeros, su significado en algunas narrativas sobre el pasado y sus repercusiones en el presente del país. Este libro examina cientos de imágenes...

Full of character and endlessly varied, human subjects are a pleasure to draw. In this book, author and artist Barrington Barber guides you through the process of drawing portraits, from getting the features in correct proportion, to setting up successful portrait compositions. Whether you are an experienced draughtsman or a complete beginner, the tailored exercises and handy hints in this book will help you achieve the best results.

"Momus. A Walking Interview" is a long conversation between the Italian critic Francesco Tenaglia and Scottish born artist Nicholas Currie aka Momus that took place during a day-long stroll in various areas of the city of Milan with an always-on microphone. The different neighborhoods elicited different topics including musicals, Chinatowns, enterism, Italy, Sehnsucht, David Bowie, word processors, death, classic rock, politics, isolation, future,...