The Essential Photography Book (if you want to develop your own style)

Ralph Gibson has just released his new photography book, Refractions 2. This is probably the most unique book I've seen printed on photography. This book is an opportunity to go live in Gibson's mind. The book covers his approach to various genre's of photography that he's become known for as well as insights he's learned from the masters that inspired him as well as his mentors such as Robert Frank and Dorothea Lange.

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Ted Forbes
The Art of Photography
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[caryconover]

I think you as a photography commentator, critic, educator, content creator, etc are the perfect match for Ralph. I agree with what you said about his intellect coming through in his work.

[Dan-C-]

Just got mine, can’t wait to dive in. And as someone in printing, I love the smell of a freshly printed book.

[photomitch]

Got my copy in the mail today. It came quickly and I am looking forward to sitting down and go thought it. From the looks of it, it's extensive and had a lot of great images. Thanks again to you and Ralph Gibsons. he's a great artist and I've been a fan of his work since seeing some of him images in the Time-Life Photography series. thanks again, for increasing my library with another interesting and inspirational book.

[kidatheart]

Received my book in California the other day and love it. Everything you said and more. Thanks for sharing.

[proteus]

It was amazing when I visited your channel 10 years ago, time flies.

[mikedevlin]

I can see from other comments that I am not alone at baulking at the idea of paying more for shipping than for the products… are there any plans to have a European publisher to sell the book ?

[davekosiur]

Got my signed copy a week ago and I totally agree that it's one of THE books on photography to own.

[MarkSeymourPhotography]

Hey Ted, Just wanted to say a big thank-you .. just taken delivery of Ralph Gibsons book and all I can say is WOW.. great book and sublime printing.. Looking forward to hearing when your in London. All the best. Mark

[markglore]

Got my copy today. So far I've only done a quick flip through. All I can come up with to say is, overwhelmingly amazing! Or amazingly overwhelming! Maybe both?
Thank you, Ted, for introducing me to this incredible artist!👍

[rescuekris]

Just ordered my copy! Very much looking forward to getting into the material :)

[craigcarlson]

Hmmm, yet again, one of the reasons your Youtube channel is so different (and more provocative, in the best of ways) from others. Thanks. I’ll check out your past interviews of Ralph.

[sameerrao]

Writing in from India to echo what everyone outside of the US has been saying - cost of shipping exceeds cost of the book. We have the additional burden of customs duty, which is calculated on the total cost. Will wait for it to be available through Amazon.

[mndoci]

You might be single handedly responsible for 80% of my photography book collection :). Can't wait for my copy to arrive.

[louhautdavid]

Thanks to Ralph Gibson to share his thoughts about making photographs. Being a great artist and a good teacher is not usual. That's why I also highly recommend Stephen Shore's Modern Instances.

[mrz]

Many thanks for introducing this book. Awaiting for episode 3 of your interview of printing - behind scene, it’s soooo important to me.

[robertsawin]

Thank you for this, Ted. I just ordered my copy of Refractions 2 and look forward to receiving it. Keep up the great work and thanks again.

[garykuhlmann]

Thanks for sharing this, Ted! I just ordered my copy and am really looking forward to reading it. Ralph Gibson has been an inspiration for a long time for me. I first learned about his work as a journalism major/photography student in the 1970s, and I still find his work fascinating to this day.

[MarcoLamberto]

Thank you Ted, you're always a great source of inspiration and knowledge. Like many already commented here, in Italy I've the same issue, the UPS shipping takes a huge toll, way more than the actually shown because once delivered you'll be charged with further taxes and UPS storage costs. I've already had a similar issue and the grand total was 3 to 4 times the book value. :/

[alexiscuarezma]

Just placed my order as I was watching your video. Thanks so much Ted. always love your channel.

[isaacestep]

Going to have to pick this up. Sounds like it might be in the same vein as swarvoski or stephen shore's books, which i really enjoyed reading and discovering new artist through.