William A. Ewing Books

Illustrates dance and dancers, from many countries and periods, from ballet to rock 'n' roll--wherever people waltz, tango, tap dance, stomp, jive, or kick up their heels

An international survey of the vibrant, burgeoning field that is contemporary landscape photography, featuring over 100 masterful photographers.

Featuring over 250 captivating and humorous photographs, this collection showcases William Wegman's iconic Weimaraners, highlighting their charm and personality. Spanning five decades, the images reflect Wegman's unique artistic vision and playful approach to capturing these beloved dogs, making it a delightful addition for both dog lovers and photography enthusiasts.

From his early education at The Art Institute of Chicago in the late 50s Ray K. Metzker inherited the rich vocabulary of avant-garde photography between the wars: photomontage, solarization, multiple printing of negatives, unique perspectives, diagonals, etc. From his first exposure to photography, Metzker never lost the urge to experiment with the grammar and syntax of the medium, whether it was games played within the camera itself (the Doubleframes, for example) or complex manipulations in the darkroom (the celebrated Composites). He has drawn inspiration from the neighborhoods where he has lived (mainly Chicago and Philadelphia) and, increasingly, from nature--though the vegetation he depicts might be a weed-clogged vacant city lot as easily as the vast open plains of the American West. Decomposing, recomposing, deconstructing, reconstructing, Metzker reminds us of the great and inexhaustible potential of black-and-white photography when practiced by a master. With 180 tritone-printed images, this publication offers a rare opportunity to examine the full range of Metzker's brilliant and ever-evolving formal language.

Vivid, colorful, and spectacular: a lush and definitive overview showcasing the masterworks of flower photography by the world’s leading photographers. Flowers have been a source of inspiration for photographers since the medium’s inception; immortalized by luminaries such as Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, Irving Penn, and Julia Margaret Cameron. Today, flower photography has come into full bloom once again, with photographers capturing flowers in inspiring new ways. Featuring two hundred works, Flora Photographica links the very best of flower photography from the past twenty years with its predecessors—canonical floral images from the realms of photography, illustration, and painting that have marked the collective imagination. Works by contemporary photographers such as David LaChapelle, Valérie Belin, Viviane Sassen, and Martin Schoeller appear across ten thematic chapters, among them “Origins,” “Arrangements,” “Essence,” “Persona,” and “Reverie,” which also include a brief introduction to the particular topic. These are complemented by two in-depth essays by authors William Ewing and Danaé Panchaud, which explore the relationship between contemporary works and the rich traditions of floral art and photography. Vibrant and abundant with various species of flora, this stunning book is both a celebration of beauty and a study of form, making it a must-have publication for lovers of flowers and photography alike.

From 19th century erotica to the sexual politics of the 1990s, Ewing's collection of over 365 photographic images provides a rich archive of bodily forms, both male and female, featuring the outstanding works of some of the world's most talented photographers.

Focusing on anti-portraiture, this collection features photographs where subjects avert their gaze, obscuring their faces or closing their eyes. Compiled by collector W.M. Hunt over 30 years, it includes works from renowned photographers like Richard Avedon and Diane Arbus, alongside lesser-known artists. The over 350 images evoke a spectrum of human experiences, from memory to grief, presented through a personal narrative by Hunt that explores the motivations behind collecting. The sequencing creates an unnerving yet captivating experience.

This beautiful volume is an extraordinary visual survey of human passion. This is the long-awaited sequel to Ewing's acclaimed photography collection "The Body." Here, he surveys 150 years of photographic history exploring how the camera has been used to express the elusive ideas, thoughts, & sentiments related to the most turbulent of human emotions. These photos capture the group adulation of a public icon & the showgirl's seduction of her audience, a man proudly posing with his two wives as well as the innocent sensuality of a child clutching his mother's breast. Here are images by the great names in photography, including: Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, Nan Goldin, Helmut Newton, Sally Mann, Brassai, & Julia Margaret Cameron. Plastic slipcase.

Leonard Freed ranks among the giants of twentieth-century photojournalism. His work as a member of Magnum regularly graced the front pages of major newspapers around the world, as well as the covers of many international magazines. Worldview , the most ambitious collection of Freed's work ever produced, spans his full 50-year career, from coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict back through the American Civil Rights movement to post-war German reconstruction. Among other highlights, it includes a key selection of images from his New York City Police Department project that became the landmark book, Police Work. There, as throughout his career, Freed's vision was sharp, insightful and critical, but always deeply sympathetic to his fellow human beings--he was a pioneer in what has aptly been called "concerned photography." He died in 2006.

Challenging traditional concepts of the photographic portrait, this groundbreaking study explores the evolution of representation in contemporary photography. It critiques established norms through a collection of images that are both captivating and thought-provoking, evoking a range of emotions from allure to fear. This publication marks a significant shift in how we perceive and understand the face, redefining the boundaries of portraiture in the modern era.