1. Lawrence Schiller: Marilyn and I
£ 650, taschen.com
Monroe gave a young photographer from Brooklyn a chance by choosing him to photograph her. And here is the result – a legacy of a limited edition book.
2. Magnum contact sheets
£ 95, thamesandhudson.com
If you’re serious about photography, you’ll want this book. He lays bare the process of creation by juxtaposing a famous image with the contact sheets of the photographers.
3. Photo file: Sarah Moon
£ 9.95, thamesandhudson.com
Moon has shot for Vogue, Harper’s and Chanel. This new book is a showcase of both the breadth of his work and his ethereal, otherworldly style.
4. The artist’s body
£ 12.95, uni.phaidon.com
This 250-picture book is best viewed as a photographic essay, a rumination of how artists used their own bodies to create art during the 20th century.
5. Private view of Mario Testino
£ 44.99, taschen.com
Testino makes the hearts of fashionistas beat a little faster. The Peruvian has also entered the world of formal portraiture.
6. World Press Photo 12 by Teun Van Der Heijden
£ 16.95, thamesandhudson.com
The moving annual published by World Press Photo. Categories covered include: people, general news, and sports.
7. Bob Willoughby: Audrey Hepburn
£ 44.99, taschen.com
Willoughby’s shots of Hepburn stretch from the late 1950s to the height of his fame My Fair Lady.
8. Dorothée Lange
£ 7.95, uni.phaidon.com
Lange was the first woman to receive the Guggenheim Photography Fellowship and this book features her most famous work.
9. The sites of ancient Greece by Georg Gerster
£ 39.95, uni.phaidon.com
With tails of strife and discord the daily bread of Greece, it’s easy to forget why the country has won over so many people.
10. In the moment: sports photography by Tom Jenkins
£ 30, randomhouse.co.uk
Few people have proven to be more adept at capturing the passion for the sport than Jenkins.
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