The following books are intended to provide a brief overview of the images made by photographers in and of New York. However, the list is a preliminary one. If there are any books you would like to see here, or are looking for a particular suggestion, please feel free to e-mail books@fotophile.com.
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New York September Eleven Two Thousand One
by Giorgio Baravalle (editor), Cari Modine (editor), et al | U.K
Words and images caputured in this book create a memorial of that day in the hearts and minds of the people closest to Ground Zero, in poems, essays, photographs, recollections. Among the contributors are: political scientist Noam Chomsky, journalist Bill Moyers, author Salman Rushdie, actor Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Kennedy, Jr., actor Matthew Modine, photographer Luc Sante, artist Julian Schnabel and many more.
September 11: A Testimony
by The Staff of Reuters | U.K
More than 135 photographs, from the United States and abroad, following the terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Center that took place Sept. 11, 2001, are included. All the royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to disaster relief.
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New York (7 Episode PBS Boxed Set)
by Eric Darton
This exhaustively thorough documentary chronicles the evolution of the city from its time as a Dutch settlement in the early 17th century to its current status as megalopolis extraordinaire. Famous New Yorkers including Martin Scorsese, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Fran Lebowitz, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and former mayor Ed Koch lend their colorful local perspective. (Amazon.com)
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CowParade New York
by Cowparade, Tom Craughwell | U.K
More than 500 life-sized Fiberglas cows were decorated by artists and schoolchildren and placed in locations throughout New York in the summer of 2000. This book is a photographic exploration of about half the bovine structures that were later auctioned to raise money for charity.
The idea became reality following a similar effort the previous year in Chicago.
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The Hamptons: Life Behind the Hedges
by Ellen Harris, Susan Pear Meisel | U.K
Spotlighting the coastal communities of Sagaponack, Bridgehampton, and Easthampton, this book of photographs examines the architecture, the pastoral settings and the surf scenery. Combined, they make the famed New York Hamptons a popular summer destination.
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New York from the Air by Yann Arthus-Bertrand (photographer), John Tauranac | U.K
Naked City by Weegee (Arthur Fellig) | U.K
Black and White New York (Black and White Cities Series) by Bill Harris (editor)
