{"id":35065,"date":"2017-08-22T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/?p=35065"},"modified":"2018-04-11T11:57:22","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T15:57:22","slug":"dylan-gordon-my-top-5-must-read-books-for-photographers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/dylan-gordon-my-top-5-must-read-books-for-photographers\/","title":{"rendered":"Dylan Gordon: My Top 5 Must-Read Books for Photographers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Peter-Beard-Nejma\/dp\/3836530880\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490124025&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=peter+beard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Beard<\/a> by Nejma Beard<\/h4>\n<p>Peter Beard is one of a kind. Besides being one of my favorite photographers and artists, it\u2019s incredible to trace his life story \u2013 making art with Andy Warhol; photographing beautiful women for Vogue; and creating an incredible body of work around the protection of wild animals in Kenya.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35066\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35066 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC2685.jpg\" alt=\"peter beard by nejma beard must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC2685.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC2685-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His work stands out to me as proof that as a photographer the best thing you can do for yourself and your work is to simply follow your feet and believe in what you do. Create for the love of what you\u2019re shooting and for where it takes you in your own life. Sometimes that may be a playboy mansion and sometimes it may be a heated war zone in the middle of Africa &#8211; either way, it\u2019s con\ufb01rmation that you\u2019ve lived a life true to your vision and passion.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35067\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35067 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PETERBEARD_2.jpg\" alt=\"peter beard by nejma beard must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PETERBEARD_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PETERBEARD_2-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36160\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36160 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PETERBEARD_3.jpg\" alt=\"peter beard by nejma beard must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PETERBEARD_3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PETERBEARD_3-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35069\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35069 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PETERBEARD_4.jpg\" alt=\"peter beard by nejma beard must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PETERBEARD_4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PETERBEARD_4-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Annie-Leibovitz-Work-1st-first\/dp\/B00BXU95RK\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490124585&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=annie+leibovitz+at+work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annie Leibovitz at Work<\/a> by Annie Leibovitz<\/h4>\n<p>Some photographers are simply larger than life. When you step back and look at their body of work, it\u2019s hard to grasp how they managed to achieve such a massive collection of incredible work. Leibovitz\u2019s books have always been an incredible, honest glimpse into how she works and how she\u2019s accomplished what she\u2019s done.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36161\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36161 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC2673.jpg\" alt=\"annie leibovitz at work by annie leibovitz must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC2673.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC2673-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Annie Leibovitz at Work is pretty rad in that it breaks down the stories behind almost a hundred images, the circumstances surrounding the shoots, cameras, publishing information, etc. The book is a really cool window into her life and work from a photographer\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thomas-Campbell-Surfing-General-1997-2012\/dp\/0985361107\/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490124861&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=thomas+campbell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slide Your Brains Out: Surfing in General 1997-2012<\/a> by Thomas Campbell<\/h4>\n<p>Thomas Campbell is one of my favorite creatives in the surf world. His work, like Mr. Beard\u2019s, has always had a \ufb02avor of its own. A mix of art, darkroom experiments, and photos of a unique group of talented friends from the surf realm.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35072\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35072 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC2668.jpg\" alt=\"slide your brains out by thomas campbell must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC2668.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC2668-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He\u2019s always had a distinct take on the surf world, creating unique content and stories around it. His work is worth a study as he\u2019s spent his entire life in and out of the skate, surf &amp; art scenes and has created some incredible bodies of work. This book features his surf work from 1997-2012.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35085\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35085 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/THOMAS_2.jpg\" alt=\"slide your brains out by thomas campbell must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/THOMAS_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/THOMAS_2-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35093\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35093 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/THOMAS_3.jpg\" alt=\"slide your brains out by thomas campbell must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/THOMAS_3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/THOMAS_3-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35094\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35094 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/THOMAS_4.jpg\" alt=\"slide your brains out by thomas campbell must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/THOMAS_4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/THOMAS_4-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Joel-Sternfeld-Prospects-Kerry-Brougher\/dp\/1935202979\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490125146&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Joel+Sternfeld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joel Sternfeld: American Prospects<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>This is one of my favorite coffee table books. This book is incredible, it\u2019s massive, and it\u2019s beautiful. It\u2019s the kind of photography I\u2019ve always aspired to capture.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35095\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35095 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC2660.jpg\" alt=\"american prospects by joel sternfeld must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC2660.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC2660-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An honest portrayal of an era combined with a unique eye that gives scenes an almost still-life look. This is a classic must-have photojournalism book. Funny, sad, rad\u2026 it\u2019s got it all.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35096\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35096 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JOEL_2.jpg\" alt=\"american prospects by joel sternfeld must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JOEL_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JOEL_2-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35097\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35097 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JOEL_3.jpg\" alt=\"american prospects by joel sternfeld must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JOEL_3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JOEL_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JOEL_3-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Before-They-Pass-Jimmy-Nelson\/dp\/3832797599\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490125468&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=before+they%27re+gone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Before they Pass Away<\/a> by Jimmy Nelson<\/h4>\n<p>Although there have been other photo essays like this, I \ufb01nd this one pretty humbling. There are so many baf\ufb02ing photos in this book. From reindeer farmers in northern Siberia, to photos of some of the most remote tribes in Africa, this book is an incredible study of unique indigenous tribes and cultures.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36162\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36162 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC2675.jpg\" alt=\"before they pass away by jimmy nelson must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC2675.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC2675-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35099\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35099 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BEFORETHEYPASS_1.jpg\" alt=\"before they pass away by jimmy nelson must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BEFORETHEYPASS_1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BEFORETHEYPASS_1-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35100\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BEFORETHEYPASS_3.jpg\" alt=\"before they pass away by jimmy nelson must-read books for photographers\" width=\"1000\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BEFORETHEYPASS_3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BEFORETHEYPASS_3-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BEFORETHEYPASS_3-370x280.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BEFORETHEYPASS_3-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dylan Gordon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Beard by Nejma Beard Peter Beard is one of a kind. Besides being one of my favorite photographers and artists, it\u2019s incredible to trace his life story \u2013 making art with Andy Warhol; photographing beautiful women for Vogue; and creating an incredible body of work around the protection of wild animals in Kenya. 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