NOT IN A HURRY
These photobook picks focus on street and documentary photography. Each photographer brings a distinct style — some lean into storytelling, others into aesthetics. If you’re starting your own collection, I can wholeheartedly recommend these. I own most of them; the rest are either out of stock, waiting on a sale, or stuck behind a shipping fee I’m not ready to commit to. Feel free to message me if you have questions about any of them!
These photobook picks focus on street and documentary photography. Each photographer brings a distinct style — some lean into storytelling, others into aesthetics. If you’re starting your own collection, I can wholeheartedly recommend these. I own most of them; the rest are either out of stock, waiting on a sale, or stuck behind a shipping fee I’m not ready to commit to. Feel free to message me if you have questions about any of them!

The Suffering of Light
Alex Webb

Forever Saul Leiter
Saul Leiter

The Mennonites
Larry Towell

Personal Best (Revised)
Elliot Erwitt

Magnum Streetwise
Magnum Photos

Magnum Contact Sheets
Magnum Photos

Between Worlds
Harry Gruyaert

Saul Leiter (Photofile)
Saul Leiter

Ernst Haas (Photofile)
Ernst Haas

Henri-Cartier-Bresson (Photofile)
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Gordon Parks (Photofile)
Gordon Parks

Sebastiao Salgado (Photofile)
Sebastiao Salgado

Think Like a Street Photographer
Matt Stuart

The Street Photographer's Manual
David Gibson

How I Make Photographs
Joel Meyerowitz

Ways of Seeing
John Berger

The Suffering of Light
Alex Webb

Forever Saul Leiter
Saul Leiter

The Mennonites
Larry Towell

Personal Best (Revised)
Elliot Erwitt

Magnum Streetwise
Magnum Photos

Magnum Contact Sheets
Magnum Photos

Between Worlds
Harry Gruyaert

Saul Leiter (Photofile)
Saul Leiter

Ernst Haas (Photofile)
Ernst Haas

Henri-Cartier-Bresson (Photofile)
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Gordon Parks (Photofile)
Gordon Parks

Sebastiao Salgado (Photofile)
Sebastiao Salgado

Think Like a Street Photographer
Matt Stuart

The Street Photographer's Manual
David Gibson

How I Make Photographs
Joel Meyerowitz

Ways of Seeing
John Berger
I’ve found it’s usually cheaper to get these through Amazon. These are affiliate links — if you buy through them, I get a few cents (at no extra cost to you).