Tag Archives: books
The Stack of Old Books
Among the man-made patterns I love to photograph are books, specifically old books. I love the pattern of them stacked, their cover jackets of different colors, patterns, and textures, especially the older books with their leather and paper bindings. I think of the hard work that went into designing the colorful covers, the care taken […]
Arabic Books in the Markets of Istanbul
I recently stumbled across this photograph I took in one of the many markets of Istanbul, Turkey, and I wanted to share its story with you. We love photographing markets. Everywhere in the world we travel, we look up open air, covered, above ground, underground, and ancient markets. Fish markets, cheese markets, meat markets, clothing […]
Best Nature Photographers Books
Inspiration comes from anywhere. When it comes to inspiring us with natural images, these are the books that leap from our shelves. We have now made it easier for you to get these wonderful books through Amazon.com. If you don’t see the link or picture of the book, hit your REFRESH button or the F5 […]
Regional Travel and Wildlife Guide Books
Traveling and writing about our travels, we’ve found some amazing books about various regions, the wildlife, habitat, and natural environment for our nature photography. Many of these books help you find the wildlife and understand how to get close for nature and wildlife photography, while others give you indepth views of the natural areas of […]
Free eBooks from Australia
Australia is not to be outdone when it comes to listing resources for free online books. Free e-books doesn’t just list thousands of books. It lists tons of links to thousands of books, but these links are invaluable. The Cochrane Library Free Online Books on Health Care Treatments and Interventions provides extensive free information and […]
Books on the Business of Writing
If you are a writer and photographer, you have a more complicated job. You not only have to learn about the business of photography, you have to learn about the business of writing. Here are some books we recommend to help you handle the business end of writing. The Writers Market If you are serious […]
Books Online: Project Gutenberg
Thirty-four years ago, a man came up with an amazing thought. The future would not be in what technology could be developed to access information, but in providing a way to preserve what information was available. The desire to preserve our libraries and famous written works led to Project Gutenberg. Michael Hart was given an […]
Gutenberg’s Pictures and Stories: Help for Writers, Photographers, and Artists
The Gutenberg Litegraphic Society has launched Picturesandstories.org, a part of the non-profit organization’s service offerings for writers, photographers and artists. You can find information to help get published, how to protect intellectual property, and help to expand your writing skills and techniques. The goal of the site, according to Society Co-Founder Bill Kilpack, is: …to […]
The Online Books Page
The Online Books Page by onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu, offers over 20,000 books for free on the Web. It’s updated fairly frequently. Always on the lookout for free books to download and read on my hand held computer, I thought I would check out this free book resource. First, I wanted to know what books were included. Are […]
Baen Free Library – Free Books Online
I now read almost all my books on my hand held computer. I can easily carry 10-50 books or more on it, and even move from book to book if I want, without the weight or struggle of hauling the actual books around. For a long time, though, finding books in digital form was challenging […]