"National Geographic Photography Field Guide", Peter Burian. This book is a fascinating trip into the world of the National Geographic photographers.  Whether you are an amateur looking to improve your photography or a seasoned pro then this book is for you. It's the only photography book I've ever bought that I couldn't put down. It includes inspiring accounts from some of my favourite NG photographers such as Jodie Cobb, Sam Abel and David Alan Harvery. It has excellent advice on just about everything. I challenge anyone to read it and not be inspired. Worth every penny.
	"National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Digital",  R Sheppard. This is the digital version of the above book.  Another tremendous piece of work, although perhaps not for the advanced digital photographer. If you're making the transition like I am then I recommend this book. It covers making the most of ISO settings, how to back up your image files, how to make effective edits in a photo-editing program and how to print your images. There are also three featured National Geographic photographers discussing how they made the transition to digital. This book is concise, practical and good value for money.
	"Better in Black and White", by Harry Fearn. This book by Harry Fearn was a revelation to me. The Zone System from Harry's perspective is actually very simple. And he's right. With this book you'll be a better photographer in a matter of hours. Forget all the maths and science. Just learn how a light meter is calibrated, decide which parts of the photograph you want black and which parts white and expose accordingly. I couldn't believe how much better my negatives became when I switched to this method. I realised how hit and miss photographic light metering is without an understanding of the Zone System. Sadly, Harry is no longer with us and his book is out of print. But if you can pick up a second hand copy for a reasonable price then you won't be disappointed.
	"The Digital Photography Book", by Scott Kelby. This book by Scott Kelby is a very useful little text. It's full of good tips for improving your digital photography. Scott is a prolific writer and knows a hell of a lot about digital photography and the digital dark room. Nice to dip into and refer back to.
	"Stephen Johnson on Digital Photography", by Stephen Johnson. Stephen Johnson is an authority on digital photography and photography in general. He has been with digital photography from the early days and this book is packed with interesting information on all aspects of digital capture. It's not a tuturial book and it's not easy reading but if you want a good general overview of all things digital then this is a good buy. It is also packed with interesting images taken with all sorts of digital cameras.
	"Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers", by Martin Evening. This is perhaps the bible for Photoshop devotees. However, don't see it as an easy tutorial type of book. It's not. It is very technical and sometimes leaves me frustrated. However, its still a great book and if you're serious about digital photography you will need to buy both it and Photoshop.

	"National Geographic Photography Field Guide", Peter Burian. This book is a fascinating trip into the world of the National Geographic photographers.  Whether you are an amateur looking to improve your photography or a seasoned pro then this book is for you. It's the only photography book I've ever bought that I couldn't put down. It includes inspiring accounts from some of my favourite NG photographers such as Jodie Cobb, Sam Abel and David Alan Harvery. It has excellent advice on just about everything. I challenge anyone to read it and not be inspired. Worth every penny.
	"National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Digital",  R Sheppard. This is the digital version of the above book.  Another tremendous piece of work, although perhaps not for the advanced digital photographer. If you're making the transition like I am then I recommend this book. It covers making the most of ISO settings, how to back up your image files, how to make effective edits in a photo-editing program and how to print your images. There are also three featured National Geographic photographers discussing how they made the transition to digital. This book is concise, practical and good value for money.
	"Better in Black and White", by Harry Fearn. This book by Harry Fearn was a revelation to me. The Zone System from Harry's perspective is actually very simple. And he's right. With this book you'll be a better photographer in a matter of hours. Forget all the maths and science. Just learn how a light meter is calibrated, decide which parts of the photograph you want black and which parts white and expose accordingly. I couldn't believe how much better my negatives became when I switched to this method. I realised how hit and miss photographic light metering is without an understanding of the Zone System. Sadly, Harry is no longer with us and his book is out of print. But if you can pick up a second hand copy for a reasonable price then you won't be disappointed.
	"The Digital Photography Book", by Scott Kelby. This book by Scott Kelby is a very useful little text. It's full of good tips for improving your digital photography. Scott is a prolific writer and knows a hell of a lot about digital photography and the digital dark room. Nice to dip into and refer back to.
	"Stephen Johnson on Digital Photography", by Stephen Johnson. Stephen Johnson is an authority on digital photography and photography in general. He has been with digital photography from the early days and this book is packed with interesting information on all aspects of digital capture. It's not a tuturial book and it's not easy reading but if you want a good general overview of all things digital then this is a good buy. It is also packed with interesting images taken with all sorts of digital cameras.
	"Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers", by Martin Evening. This is perhaps the bible for Photoshop devotees. However, don't see it as an easy tutorial type of book. It's not. It is very technical and sometimes leaves me frustrated. However, its still a great book and if you're serious about digital photography you will need to buy both it and Photoshop.