Jay Maisel has been hailed as one of the most brilliant and gifted photographers of all time. But he is also much more than that - he is a mentor, teacher, and trailblazer to many photographers, and a hero to those who feel Jay's teaching has changed the way they see and create their own photography. Here, Jay takes you beyond the buttons and dials on your camera to continue to teach you how to 'see' like a photographer, and how to capture the world...

"Academy Award-wining filmmaker Errol Morris investigates the hidden truths behind a series of documentary photographs. In Believing Is Seeing Academy Award-winning director Errol Morris turns his eye to the nature of truth in photography. In his inimitable style, Morris untangles the mysteries behind an eclectic range of documentary photographs, from the ambrotype of three children found clasped in the hands of an unknown soldier at Gettysburg to...

Combat Black Dog Syndrome worldwide; a portion of all proceeds from Black Dog Project will be donated to black dog rescue. One of Tumblr's most viral blogs of 2014, the Black Dogs Project is a stunning photo series by animal photographer Fred Levy. Known as "Black Dog Syndrome" in animal shelters and rescues, it refers to the unfortunate phenomenon that black dogs are frequently the LAST dogs to be adopted and the FIRST dogs to be euthanized in rescue...

Equally relevant for the novice or the advanced user, Polaroid is highly accessible and intuitive. An introduction charts the first widespread use of Polaroid, its subsequent decline and its current rebirth. Section 1 gives a comprehensive breakdown of every method of image manipulation, such as 'Polaroid image transfers', 'cyanotype contact printing' and 'emulsion lifts'. Each technique comes with step-by-step, photographic instructions and a showcase...

Casteel captures new sides of our old friends with vibrant underwater photography

A guide to digital black-and-white photography covers such topics as equipment, composition, exposure, HDR, special effects, and printing.

"Some of the images in this collection, such as those from Rapa Nui, New Zealand and Australia, I took whilst traveling with my wife, James. Others, such as those from Berlin and Budapest, are images that caught my eye as I was 'walking' on a weekend or at the end of a day, whilst working on a film project in those cities ... Some of these pictures, especially those from North Devon and the seaside towns of the South West of England, I wish to see...