Has anyone come across any good photo books of Silicon Valley from the past or present. I love looking back and reliving those early days of the valley and like to see how it has transformed.
Ask HN: Any good Silicon Valley Photo coffee table books?
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#3i am not 100% sure, but i think this one was the same one I browsed in a waiting room once and it was pretty cool -> https://www.siliconvalleysmarts.com/silicon-valley-book
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#4Not a book, and a bit self promotional, but I have a small photo series I worked on https://mkaz.com/silicon-valley/
Also, look for Silicon Valley '07 by Gabriele Basilico, it's a photo book - not a huge coffee table book but pretty good with about 80-100 photos from 2007
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#5I suppose print-on-demand services are cheap enough that you could put together your own fairly easily. Flickr has very permissive licensing by default, if you wanted to make it available for others, too.
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#6Same. Let's work on publishing one. I am happy to fund it.
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#7Not a book, and a bit self promotional, but I have a small photo series I worked on https://mkaz.com/silicon-valley/ Also, look for Silicon Valley '07 by Gabriele Basilico, it's a photo book - not a huge coffee table book but pretty good with about 80-100 photos from 2007
I love your exterior building shots. Is that film, filters, or post processing (if you don’t mind)?
Re: Ask HN: Any good Silicon Valley Photo coffee table books?
#8Not a book, and a bit self promotional, but I have a small photo series I worked on https://mkaz.com/silicon-valley/ Also, look for Silicon Valley '07 by Gabriele Basilico, it's a photo book - not a huge coffee table book but pretty good with about 80-100 photos from 2007
I love your exterior building shots. Is that film, filters, or post processing (if you don’t mind)?
Thanks! The majority of them are digital, most with a Fujifilm camera either X-T1 or X-PRO2 depending on when they were taken. I do shoot a fair amount of film, so a couple will be Kodak Portra. I prefer the film aesthetic so my digital presets aim for that look.
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#9Same. Let's work on publishing one. I am happy to fund it.
My photos linked above are licensed under creative commons, so feel free to use any. I'd be interested in helping with the project too and can supply higher res if needed.
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#10Check out “Songbook” by Alec Soth. He’s an amazing photographer, and while the book isn’t exclusively Silicon Valley, there’s some great photos of various campuses and areas that feel timeless.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/justinesharrock/silicon...
https://www.magnumphotos.com/shop/collections/books/songbook...