Books and Blogs

This is a wildflower book unlike any other, a photographic essay that makes full use of digital technology to present images that could never have been photographed on film. It's beautifully captured, wonderfully presented and reveals a passionate talent on the part of the authors.

No wonder so many wonderful French photographers are found working around the world, the French have a great passion for all art including the camera. In Arles each July they celebrate the camera and the photographer in grand style. How very French.

Convergence of skills often leads to great things, and when the camera is matched perfectly with culinary care the results can be delicious - to the palette and the eye. Sydney photographer Billy Law does fabulous things with his full-frame digital gear, extracting a definite style of his own and sharing a generous variety of images online.

HDR is not everybody's cup of tea but if you want to see the best of the technique and learn exactly how and why to give it a go then Stuck In Customs is the site for you. The site is the brain-child of Trey Ratcliff, and yes he has a new book to sell too.

Bruce Foreman is not what you'd call a commercially driven photographer. His talent lies more in gritty reality than glitz and glamour. Every day he posts a new image and wise words on his blog titled "Poetic Universe". Each entry is but a moment to reflect on, but a worthy moment.

Penguins are cool. So cool that photographer Jonathan Chester thinks they're flipping brilliant. I'd agree with that.

I've never met David Labelle but his name was sent my way by a friend of his. Rummaging through a trail of internet crumbs I dug around and found out more about this stranger than I imagined possible. And was glad I did.

Wise words from David du Chemin have made this website something of a success story. David's nuggets of wisdom are liberally sprinkled across the PixelatedImage Blog, along with PDF e-books priced at just $5 each.

I'm not just plugging this book because I have a couple of shots in it. I've been a fan of M.I.L.K. for a long time as publications like these give a narrative on the world that we so easily overlook. The images are real, emotive, kind and timeless.

Will the real Confucian author please stand up? This wonderful title has been borrowed, copied and stolen by more people than Google knows what to do with. There are two stand out books sharing the same title that are truly worthy of contemplation however.