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How French illustrator Lapin turned sketching from a pastime into a way of life

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But the urge to sketch was always there, and after publishing his first sketchbook in 2008, he turned his back on sitting at a computer to strike out into the world as an urban sketcher. We've published several books about aviators, the French aerobatic team Patrouille de France, and the National Air and Space Museum near Paris.

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Jean Jullien's bold, graphic underwater world will awaken your inner child

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He graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2008 and the Royal College of Art in 2010. He has created popular illustrations for The New Yorker, The New York Times and The Guardian and recently published his first self-titled monograph with global art book publisher Phaidon.

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Top 10 books every aspiring photographer should read

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First published in 1952 and described by Robert Capa as "a Bible for photographers", it's been required reading for generations of photographers and is just as relevant today. In this seminal and groundbreaking collection of essays, first published in 1977, she delves into the philosophical and societal implications of photography.

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12 magazines and blogs that every photographer should check out

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Magazines to devour Aperture : From its base in New York, Aperture is a nonprofit publisher that leads conversations around photography worldwide through an acclaimed quarterly magazine, books, exhibitions, digital platforms, public programs, limited-edition prints, and awards.

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16 of the best online shops to buy original art prints for your home

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Jealous Gallery Founded in 2008, Jealous is an artist-led, fine-art print publisher and studio with a physical gallery space in east London. Prints published and printed by Jealous are in numerous museum collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum and the Whitworth in Manchester.

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Candy-coloured photographs of the famous Lifeguard Towers of Miami Beach

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Published by Blurring Books and featuring an introduction by New Yorker editor Karen Quinn, the hardcover book will include 42 photographs and will go on sale in time for Christmas. In 2008, when he visited Iceland – the first of 12 trips there – he shifted focus to landscape and nature photography.

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Scout Editions pour their heart and soul into super-cute new book, Mini Stories

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We've long been admirers of online bookshop and publisher Counterprint at Creative Boom. Since being founded by designers Céline Leterme and Jon Dowling in 2008, its whose colourful and perfectly formed little books have never failed to delight. So we were thrilled to see their latest title released today.