The Minimalist Photographer

The essential guide to minimalist photography, with expert advice on how to create bold photographs that are striking in their simplicity.

Find out how to transform the ordinary into something extraordinary with this guide to minimalist photography.

With advice on composition, balance, shape and texture, this book takes inspiration from the masters of minimalism to demonstrate how stripping a subject down to its very essence can help you craft beautifully bold and unique images.

Illustrated with the finest examples of the style from the likes of Fan Ho, Imogen Cunningham, Michael Kenna, Berenice Abbott, William Eggleston and Horst P. Horst, this book guides you through the key techniques that define minimalism and provides easy-to-follow advice for how to create your own minimalist images that are visually striking in their simplicity.

About the Author

Antony Zacharias is a professional photographer specialising in architecture and long exposure photography with a strong interest and draw toward minimalism. His previous titles include Mastering Long Exposure Photography and 52 Assignments: Travel Photography, both published by Ammonite Press.

In addition to writing, lecturing and teaching a wide range of photographic skills, Antony has been commissioned by numerous corporations, including Mandarin Oriental, Toyota US and Sky Atlantic, and his work has been published extensively by the BBC, Guardian, Times, CBS, The Ecologist and numerous photography magazines.

Antony is photographic brand ambassador for Hoya (Japan) and BenQ. He was a Hasselblad Masters finalist 2021 for architecture and a shortlisted finalist for architecture in the British Photography Awards 2022.