- Henri Cartier-Bresson – The Decisive Moment (1952, reissued 2014)
Originally published as Images à la Sauvette.
A masterpiece of the “decisive moment,” with cover design by Henri Matisse.
It defines street photography and modern photojournalism.
- Robert Frank – The Americans (1958)
Considered one of the most influential books of the 20th century.
A visual critique of American society from a foreign and poetic perspective.
- Diane Arbus – An Aperture Monograph (1972)
A selection of her most iconic portraits of marginalized and eccentric figures.
Key to understanding portraiture as an act of uncomfortable revelation.
- Sebastião Salgado – Genesis (2013)
An epic eight-year project about pristine landscapes and ancient cultures.
Spectacular black and white; A meditation on the Earth before modern man.
- Richard Avedon – In the American West (1985)
Monumental portraits of workers, cowboys, and ordinary people in the United States.
He revolutionized the idea of the «fashion» portrait toward a more human and frontal gaze.
- Irving Penn – Passage (1991)
A retrospective compilation of more than 50 years of work in fashion, portraiture, and still life.
One of the most elegant and refined photographers of the 20th century.
- Helmut Newton – Sumo (1999, Taschen)
A monumental book of erotic and fashion photography.
A visual icon of luxury, provocation, and the female body as a symbol of power.
- William Eggleston – Guide (1976)
Considered the book that legitimized the use of color in artistic photography.
Snapshots of the American South filled with banality transformed into art.
- Josef Koudelka – Exiles (1988)
Poetic series on uprooting, nomadism, and identity.
Deep, melancholic, and profoundly human in black and white.
- André Kertész – On Reading (1971)
A charming little book depicting people reading in various contexts.
A visual meditation on solitude and the intimate act of reading.
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