Springing Forward: Photography

Edited by Dick Donahue, Compiled by Alia Akkam, Robert Dahlin, Charles Hix, Natalie Danford, Hilary Kayle, Suzanne Mantell, Diane Patrick, Karole Riippa, Judith Rosen and Oona Short -- Publishers Weekly, 1/23/2006

ABRAMS

Andy Warhol Screen Tests: The Films of Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné (Apr., $60) by Callie Angell looks at Warhol's three-minute cinematic portraits, or screen tests, of people ranging from Dalí to Susan Sontag. Published in association with the Whitney Museum of American Art. Ad/promo.

APERTURE

William Christenberry (June, $50) by Elizabeth Broun et al., photos by William Christenberry. This collection of photos, paintings and sculpture is published to coincide with a Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibit.

Things As They Are: Photojournalism in Context Since 1955 (Mar., $75). Essays by Mary Panzer, Michiel Munneke and Christian Caujolle cover the golden era of the illustrated press up through today's digital media.

AURUM PRESS (dist. by Trafalgar Square)

Nude Photography Notebook: Inspiration, Ideas, Photographs and Techniques (Apr., $45) by Allan Jenkins and Eddie Ephraums provides an illustrated lesson on this photographic art.

AVA PUBLISHING (dist. by Sterling)

The Art of Collecting Photography (June, $60) by Laura Noble presents samples of early and contemporary masters and advises on building a photo collection.

BBC BOOKS (dist. by Trafalgar Square)

Light on the Earth: Two Decades of Winning Images (Mar., $55) showcases images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest.

CONTRASTO

William Klein: MMV Romani (Mar., $40) by William Klein. The award-winning photographer trains his lens on Rome and its denizens.

DOWN EAST BOOKS

Maine: A Portrait (June, $40), photos by Lucian Niemeyer. This photographic tribute includes excerpts from the writings of Louise Dickinson Rich and Rachel Carson.

GRAPHIC ARTS CENTER

The Perfect Curl (Apr., $29.95) by Rod Sumpter. The star of The Endless Summer celebrates the world's best surfing spots. Author tour.

Washington Wine (June, $18.95) by Sara Matthews contains photos of one of the world's most popular wine regions.

LONELY PLANET

The Cities Book (Mar., $50) combines beautiful images with an insider's view of 200 of the world's top cities.

MIT PRESS

Cooling Towers (Apr., $75) by Bernd and Hilla Becher continues this couple's lifelong project of documenting the architecture of industrial structures.

NORTHLAND PUBLISHING

Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography (June, $40) by Stephen Trimble collects photos and stories from some 30 photographers of the past 125 years.

PHAIDON

Photo Trouvée (Apr., $39.95), edited by Michel Frizot, gathers 285 anonymous "amateur" photographs.

The Photobook: A History, Vol. 2 (May, $75) by Gerry Badger and Martin Parr traces the story of photography through the history of the photobook.

POINTED LEAF PRESS (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)

Earthling: Warren Neidich (Mar., $50) by Barry Swabsky and Hans Ulrich Obrist combines photography and performance art based on today's headlines.

PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS

Snapshot Chronicles: Inventing the American Photo Album (Apr., $40) by Barbara Levine and Stephanie Snyder assembles hundreds of sepiatones and essays on the history of the photo album.

STACEY INTL (dist. by Interlink)

British Travellers in Arabia (Mar., $50), edited by Eid Al-Yahya, includes photos, writings and sketches by T.E. Lawrence, Gertrude Bell and others.

TASCHEN

Diana, Princess of Wales, by Mario Testino at Kensington Palace (Mar., $39.99) by Mario Testino contains photos from a portrait sitting five months before Diana's death.

Artists and Prostitutes (May, $1,750) by David LaChapelle is a boxed, signed and numbered, oversized collector's edition with numerous full-bleed images.

TEMPLE UNIV. PRESS

The Homoerotic Photography of Carl Van Vechten (May, $35) by James Smalls contains 60 duotones of Van Vechten's homoerotic interracial photos, which were previously sealed in an archive.

TEXAS AM UNIV. PRESS

Timeless Texas (May, $30), photos by Laurence Parent, presents a contemplative vision of the Texas landscape in black-and-white images.

TEXAS TECH UNIV. PRESS

America's 100th Meridian: A Plains Journey (Apr., $39.95), photos and text by Monte Hartman, essay by William Kittredge, explores the meaning inherent in the great "empty middle" between east and west coasts.

THAMES HUDSON

An Inner Silence: The Portraits of Henri Cartier-Bresson (June, $45) by Agnès Sire and Jean-Luc Nancy brings together well-known images with previously unpublished portraits.

UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO PRESS

Africa: The Holocausts of Rwanda and Sudan (Mar., $50) by Lucian Niemeyer documents these countries' recent genocides.

UNIV. OF TEXAS PRESS

La Vida Brinca (Mar., $50) by Bill Wittliff offers iconic images of Hispanic life.

UNIV. PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI

Gettysburg: Sentinels of Stone (July, $40), photos by Timothy T. Isbell, captures the landscape and history of one of the Civil War's decisive battles.

WESTCLIFFE

A Passion for Ranching: Colorado's Wet Mountain Valley Heritage (Mar., $29.95) by Bill Gillette encourages maintaining the valley for future generations.

WHITECAP BOOKS

New York State: America Color Scenic Series (Mar., $19.95) by Helen Stortini offers a photographic journey through the Empire State.