Live data from Hacker News

Ask HN: Any good Silicon Valley Photo coffee table books?

news.ycombinator.com

11–20 of 49 posts

Re: Ask HN: Any good Silicon Valley Photo coffee table books?

#11
post #6

Same. 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.

They are terrific. Thank you for sharing and licensing under CC.

Re: Ask HN: Any good Silicon Valley Photo coffee table books?

#12

Not 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

Love it, thanks for sharing.

Re: Ask HN: Any good Silicon Valley Photo coffee table books?

#16
post #6

Same. 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.

Is this license information on your website somewhere? I'm not seeing it on any of the pages for your pictures.

Re: Ask HN: Any good Silicon Valley Photo coffee table books?

#17

Not 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 this! Amazing work!

Re: Ask HN: Any good Silicon Valley Photo coffee table books?

#18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I got a X-T1 about 6 months ago from eBay for around 250€. It does a wonderful job of films simulation. Still very surprised that a 10year old camera can take such wonderful pictures.

Re: Ask HN: Any good Silicon Valley Photo coffee table books?

#19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Is this license information on your website somewhere? I'm not seeing it on any of the pages for your pictures.

I think I might of lost it over various site migrations. I added it back to About page.

Re: Ask HN: Any good Silicon Valley Photo coffee table books?

#20
post #3

i 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

Awesome, looks good. Thank you

Are you _in_ Silicon Valley? I ask because I remember that when I was in Bells Books on Emerson in Palo Alto a month or two ago they had a display of Silicon Valley themed books that I think had a few different coffee table books. I had a chat with the person at the counter about them when he saw me browsing them.

I think the book suggested above was among them, but there were definitely a few more. Some (not all) of them may have been ‘old’ - but I think ‘old’ Silicon Valley books may be what you’re after?

If you’re nearby maybe go and take a look and/or ask the staff members there? (Or maybe someone reading this can and report back here? :-)

Post reply on HN