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Essential books by women photographers.
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items A curated selection of books by female photographers, showcasing powerful narratives, diverse perspectives, and innovative visual storytelling.
This collection portrays the transition from girlhood to womanhood, capturing the complexities and emotions of adolescence.
Sally Mann: At Twelve, Portraits of Young Women (1988)
Excerpts from Barney's various projects over the years.
Tina Barney: Family Ties (2024)
During the winter of 1993-4 Merry Alpern photographed from a Wall Street apartment scenes taking place within two windows of a club which was opposite.
Merry Alpern: Dirty Windows (1995)
In this autobiographical work, Calle combines text and images to narrate personal stories, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.
Sophie Calle: True Stories (1994)
First published in 1986, Nan Goldin's The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is a visual diary chronicling the struggles for intimacy and understanding among the friends and lovers whom Goldin describes as her "tribe."
Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency (1986)
This publication is dedicated solely to the early and canonical body of work by American artist Carrie Mae Weems.
Carrie Mae Weems: Kitchen Table Series (2022)
The North American frontier is an enduring symbol of romance, rebellion, escape, and freedom. At the same time, it’s a profoundly masculine myth—cowboys, outlaws, Beat poets. Photographer Justine Kurland reclaimed this space in her now-iconic series ...
Justine Kurland: Girl Pictures (2020)
An expansive look at portraiture, identity, and inequality as seen in Dorothea Lange’s iconic photographs.
Dorothea Lange: Seeing People (2023)
The original, instant classic which set the world afire. The first book to introduce the phenomenon that is the life story and work of Vivian Maier.
Vivian Maier: Street Photographer (2011)