Books

Seven books on photography.

Published by Laurence King, National Geographic and Ammonite Press, Antony’s books cover composition, minimalism, maximalism, long exposure, travel photography and practical photographic technique.

Cover of The Maximalist Photographer by Antony Zacharias

Laurence King · 2026

The Maximalist Photographer

The Maximalist Photographer explores what happens when a photograph becomes stronger through addition rather than reduction. Across fifty practical techniques, the book looks at saturated colour, layering, repetition, pattern, texture, visual density and narrative. The aim is not simply to put more into the frame, but to organise complexity so that it remains deliberate, readable and visually compelling.

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Cover of The Minimalist Photographer by Antony Zacharias

Laurence King · 2025

The Minimalist Photographer

The Minimalist Photographer is a practical guide to making photographs stronger by deciding what is essential and removing what is not. Through fifty techniques, it explores negative space, line, shape, balance, texture, abstraction, framing and other ways of reducing visual information without reducing meaning.

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Cover of Mastering Long Exposure Photography by Antony Zacharias

Ammonite Press · 2018

Mastering Long Exposure Photography

Mastering Long Exposure Photography is a practical guide to one of photography’s most technically demanding and creatively distinctive approaches. The book covers planning, exposure, filtration, camera stability, focusing, movement and post-production, while also considering the visual decisions that determine whether a long exposure is actually the right treatment for a scene.

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More Books

Assignments, composition and practical photography.

Four further titles covering composition, travel photography, photographic exposure and practical ways to improve your photography.

Cover of 52 Assignments: Composition by Antony Zacharias

Ammonite Press · 2025

52 Assignments: Composition

52 Assignments: Composition turns compositional theory into a sequence of practical photographic challenges.

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Cover of Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Taking Better Photographs by Antony Zacharias

Ammonite Press · 2019

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Taking Better Photographs

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Taking Better Photographs is built around a straightforward question: when a photograph works, what has the photographer actually done to make it work?

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Cover of 52 Assignments: Travel Photography by Antony Zacharias

Ammonite Press · 2020

52 Assignments: Travel Photography

52 Assignments: Travel Photography is a collection of practical briefs designed to make travel photography more observant, varied and intentional.

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Cover of 52 Assignments: Photographic Exposure by Antony Zacharias

Ammonite Press · 2021

52 Assignments: Photographic Exposure

52 Assignments: Photographic Exposure uses a year of practical briefs to move exposure away from being simply a technical exercise.

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Teaching From The Books

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Minimalism, maximalism, composition, architecture and long exposure can all form the basis of a private photography session tailored to your interests and experience.

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