Thread: Best photography book?

I've been browsing the web and amazon but I still cannot make up my mind about which book to get. What I'm looking for is a compilation of the the best photos made by the greatest digital photographers of our age accompanied by the photo it self and an explanation of how it was made, mentioning equipment, technical data, lighting, etc. My photography is all done with natural or ambient light, so even though I won't mind samples of studio photography I'd prefer a closer approach to natural/ambient light.

thanks

Rafa

Have you seen this thread Rafa... Photography books worth your time - the visual language of photography ? .. lots of suggestions there, though thye might not meet your very specific want

Why Photographs Work by George Barr. There's a review at Luminous Landscapes.

Is the approach related to digital or film photography?

Originally Posted by olli

Why Photographs Work by George Barr. There's a review at Luminous Landscapes.

Agree. I'm re-reading it since the moment I got it. Beautiful approach.

It's both, though they are all currently active photographers - each writes a brief piece about his/her own photo. I'm not sure what the breakdown is between digital/film.

Yeah this is good book but threr are many other photography books for the photogrpahers in which all the new and latest tricks of photography is mentioned and very informative for the professional photographers specially for those who are bcomeing new photographers...