Graham Nash shows his photography book in San Francisco, California, January 10, 2007. Nash sang at Woodstock, has penned many popular tunes and, with longtime partners David Crosby and Stephen Stills, is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But the author of "Our House," "Immigration Man" and "Teach Your Children" shows particular pride in his own photography and digital image printing business Nash Editions. Photo taken on January 10, 2007. REUTERS/Kimberly White (UNITED STATES) 

A photographer takes a picture of the piano which John Lennon used to compose the song 'Imagine' as he sits behind the X which marks the spot where former US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on this day in 1963 in Dallas, Texas November 22, 2006. The piano, which is now owned by musician George Michael, is being shipped to different locations to be photographed as part of a specially curated photo exhibit to promote world peace. The piano was placed on the grassy knoll in front of what was formerly the Texas School Book Depository (Rear), where Lee Harvey Oswald is believed to have fired the fatal shots that killed former President Kennedy. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (United States) 

A Jordanian girl reads from the Koran on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Amman, October 28, 2005. Muslims across the world abstain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji PP05110005 

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroederposes with sculptors Luepertz and Jastram in the sky lobby of the Chancellory in Berlin. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder poses with German sculptors Markus Luepertz (R) and Jo Jastram (L) in the sky lobby of the Chancellory in Berlin August 1, 2005. For the presentation of the book ' The Art in the Chancellory - Paintings, Sculpture and Photography' Schroeder invited several artists, including Luepertz to the Chancellory on Monday. REUTERS/Bernd Settnik/Pool 

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder talks to German sculptor Markus Luepertz in the sky lobby of the Chancellory in Berlin. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder talks to German sculptor Markus Luepertz (L) in the sky lobby of the Chancellory in Berlin August 1, 2005. For the presentation of the book ' The Art in the Chancellory - Paintings, Sculpture and Photography' Schroeder invited several artists, including Luepertz to the Chancellory on Monday. REUTERS/Bernd Settnik/Pool 

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder talks to German sculptor Markus Luepertz in the sky lobby of the Chancellory in Berlin. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder talks to German sculptor Markus Luepertz in the sky lobby of the Chancellory in Berlin August 1, 2005. For the presentation of the book ' The Art in the Chancellory - Paintings, Sculpture and Photography' Schroeder invited several artists, including Luepertz to the Chancellory on Monday. REUTERS/Bernd Settnik/Pool 

A page of giant photo book, which Mazda Motors Corp. says is the world's largest, is turned at an unveiling at the company's photo gallery in Tokyo July 21, 2004. The book features photographs of Mazda's compact vehicle Verisa, [and is up for entry to the Guiness World Records as the largest photo book with measurements of 3.07 metres (10.07 feet) in height and 3.42 metres (11.22 feet) in width, the company said.] 

A page of giant photo book, which Mazda Motors Corp. says is the world's largest, is turned at an unveiling at the company's photo gallery in Tokyo July 21, 2004. The book features photographs of Mazda's compact vehicle Verisa, [and is up for entry to the Guiness World Records as the largest photo book with measurements of 3.07 metres (10.07 feet) in height and 3.42 metres (11.22 feet) in width, the company said.] 

Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Max Desfor poses with his September 2, 1945 photograph (R) of Japan's formal surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, at the Memories of World War II photography exhibition in Washington, May 24, 2004. The newly published documentary photography book "Memories of World War II" is being released to coincide with the dedication of the National WWII Memorial in Washington on May 29. 

Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Max Desfor poses with his September 2, 1945 photograph (R) of Japan's formal surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, at the Memories of World War II photography exhibition in Washington, May 24, 2004. The newly published documentary photography book "Memories of World War II" is being released to coincide with the dedication of the National WWII Memorial in Washington on May 29. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang HK 

Former Republican Leader in U.S. Senate Bob Dole, the national chairman of the campaign to build the National WWII Memorial, signs newly published "MEMORIES OF WORLD WAR II" in Washington, May 24, 2004. Dole wrote the Forward in the documentary photography book being published to coincide with the dedication of the National WWII Memorial in Washington on Memorial Day 2004. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang HK 

-PHOTO TAKEN 06NOV03- Co-author Manuel Bonnet (C), descendant of Frenchman Joseph Nicephore Niepce, scientist and inventor of photography, and Pierre-Yves Mahe (R), Director of 'Maison Nicephore Niepce', review book covers for a new collection of letters and notes by Niepce at a printers in Saint-Just-la-Pendue, central France, November 6, 2003. The two-volume work is part of the November 20-23 symposium "At First Light: Niepce and the Dawn of Photography" to be given at the [Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas in Austin]. The new official reproduction of Niepce's 'Point de Vue du Gras', the world's oldest photograph, will be presented for the first time during the symposium. Photo taken November 6, 2003 

-PHOTO TAKEN 06NOV03- The hands of co-author Manuel Bonnet, descendant of Frenchman Joseph Nicephore Niepce, scientist and inventor of photography, reviews book covers for a new collection of letters and notes by Niepce at a printers in Saint-Just-la-Pendue, central France, November 6, 2003. The two-volume work is part of the November 20-23 symposium "At First Light: Niepce and the Dawn of Photography" at the [Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas in Austin]. The new official reproduction of Niepce's 'Point de Vue du Gras', the world's oldest photograph, will be presented for the first time during the symposium. Photo taken November 6, 2003 

-PHOTO TAKEN 06NOV03- Co-author Manuel Bonnet (L), descendant of Frenchman Joseph Nicephore Niepce, scientist and inventor of photography, and Pierre-Yves Mahe (R), Director of 'Maison Nicephore Niepce', review book covers for a new collection of letters and notes by Niepce at a printers in Saint-Just-la-Pendue, central France, November 6, 2003. The two-volume work is part of the November 20-23 symposium "At First Light: Niepce and the Dawn of Photography" to be given at the [Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas in Austin]. The new official reproduction of Niepce's 'Point de Vue du Gras', the world's oldest photograph, will be presented for the first time during the symposium. Photo taken November 6, 2003 

-PHOTO TAKEN 13SEP03- Pages of a book showing drawings which explain the operation of the 'camera obscura' is seen in a room at the 'Maison Nicephore Niepce', where French scientist and the inventor of photography Joseph Nicephore Niepce conducted his experiments and made the world's oldest photograph, 'Point de Vue du Gras' in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes. The new official reproduction of Niepce's photograph will be presented for the first time during the November 20-23 symposium "At First Light: Niepce and the Dawn of Photography" to be given at the [Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas in Austin]. Photo taken September 13, 2003 

-PHOTO TAKEN 06NOV03- A book cover for one of the two-volumes of letters and notes by Frenchman Joseph Nicephore Niepce, scientist and inventor of photography, is seen at a printers in Saint-Just-la-Pendue, central France, November 6, 2003. The two-volume work is part of the November 20-23 symposium "At First Light: Niepce and the Dawn of Photography" to be given at the [Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas in Austin]. The new official reproduction of Niepce's 'Point de Vue du Gras', the world's oldest photograph, will be presented for the first time during the symposium. Photo taken November 6, 2003 

BOOK COVERS FOR TWO-VOLUME WORK OF LETTERS AND NOTES BY INVENTOR OF
PHOTOGRAPHY AT PRINTERS IN SAINT-JUST-LA-PENDUE. 

A visitor reads information about Russian Lomographic photography as he
stands in front of a wall with hundreds of lomographic pictures at the
first day of the Frankfurt book fair October 8, 2003. The world's
largest book fair opens today and runs until October 13, 2003. Lomos,
simple cameras originally developed in the former soviet Union, have
attracted enthusiasts who use them to take impressionistic snapshots,
sometimes shooting from the hip, over their heads, through legs, from
the floor, upside down of facing backwards. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

KP/JOH/AA 

Pages of a book showing drawings which explain the operation of the
'camera obscura' is seen in a room at the 'Maison Nicephore Niepce'
September 13, 2003, where French scientist and the inventor of
photography Joseph Nicephore Niepce conducted his experiements and made
the world's oldest photograph, 'Point de Vue du Gras' in
Saint-Loup-de-Varennes. The new official reproduction of Niepce's
photograph will be presented for the first time during the November
20-23 symposium "At First Light: Niepce and the Dawn of Photography" to
be given at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the
University of Texas in Austin. REUTERS/John Schults

JES/PN 

Nude photography books are suspended above a stall at a book fair in
Beijing October 4, 2002. The "China's Best Publications Exhibition"
book fair is promoting a range of books, featuring topics such as
photography to the theories of Chinese President Jiang Zemin.
REUTERS/Andrew Wong

ASW/JD 

Nigeria's Julius Aghahowa flips in the air as he celebrates his goal
against Sweden in a group F match in Kobe June 7, 2002. REUTERS BOOKS
The Art of Sport REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

ES 

Sarah Hughes of the United States poses for dozens of photographers with the
gold medal she won in the women's figure skating competition at the Salt
Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games, February 21, 2002. Hughes won the gold,
Russia's Irina Slutskaya won the silver and Michelle Kwan of the United
States won the bronze. REUTERS BOOKS the Art of Sport REUTERS/Kimimasa
Mayama

RR/HB 

Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke looks at a photography book in his home in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo Januray 1, 2002. The visionary, science fiction sage and eccentric has just turned 84 and still has an eye on the future while enjoying his past delicious premonitions. 

Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke looks at a photography book in
his home in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo Januray 1, 2002. The
visionary, science fiction sage and eccentric has just turned 84 and
still has an eye on the future while enjoying his past delicious
premonitions. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi FOR RELEASE WITH STORY
BC SRILANKA CLARKE

AL/DL 

Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke shows off the photographs of
actress Elizabeth Taylor from a book at his home in the Sri Lankan
capital Colombo January 1, 2002. The visionary, science fiction sage
and eccentric has just turned 84 and still has an eye on the future
while enjoying his past delicious premonitions. REUTERS/Anuruddha
Lokuhapuarachchi FOR RELEASE WITH STORY BC SRILANKA CLARKE

AL/DL 

Social critic and author Susan Sontag, one of America's leading intellectuals, died on December 28, 2004 at age 71 at New York's Sloan Kettering hospital after a battle with leukemia, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site. Known for wide-ranging interests that included everything from ballet to photography to popularizing of the works of such authors such as Walter Benjamin and Elias Cannetti, Sontag was the author of 17 books and a lifelong human rights activist. Sontag is shown after winning the National Book Award in fiction for "In America" November 15, 2000. REUTERS/Bernie Nunez-Files RC/HB 

Pulitzer prize winning photographer Greg Marinovich (L) looks at a book titled "The Invisible Line: The Life and Photography of Ken Oosterbroek" which was launched at the Exclusive Books store in Hyde Park October 1. Marinovich was seriously wounded in the Takoza Township in the same incident in which Oosterbroek was killed in late April 1994. 

PULITZER WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER GREG MARINOVICH AT THE LAUNCHING OF THE BOOK ABOUT SOUTH AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHER KEN OOSTERBROOK.


Pulitzer prize winning photographer Greg Marinovich (L) looks at a book titled "The Invisible Line: The Life and Photography of Ken Oosterbroek" which was launched at the Exclusive Books store in Hyde Park October 1. Marinovich was seriously wounded in the Takoza Township in the same incident in which Oosterbroek was killed in late April 1994.