Graffiti book

[Tracy 2112]

My nephew turns 18 in March and has gotten into photographing graffiti. I want to get him a book of graffiti photos and this is the best one I have found is Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents by Nicholas Ganz, Tristan Manco



Anyone got any suggestions? He's pretty serious and as much as I love graffiti too, I don't want to be the lame ass uncle who gives him a lame ass book when there is a better one out there

[johnnYYac]

Tracy, the amount of thought you've given this negates any lame assness.  That said, just throw a $20 in a card.

[tdb810]

Maybe the book and something from Banksy?  I enjoyed this doc.  Or is he considered too mainstream in the graffiti world now? Like so last year...oh and i would be the lame ass aunt.  Also, this isn't about photographing grafitti, so as usual, I didn't read your whole post the first time.  But since I'm here, here's my contribution:

http://www.banksyfilm.com/

[Fully]

I think that book looks interesting. I like to take graffiti pics of the hilarious graffiti on the restroom wall. My favorite graffiti was a war between the "East Side Hoes" and the "West Side Bitchez" it usually isn't very visually interesting though like this book looks.

[Lunchbox]

'Subway Art' by Martha Cooper & Henry Chalfant
...it was originally published in 1984 and has been dubbed the "graffiti bible'. i have the giant 25th anniversary coffee table edition that was updated from the original. it goes for $20 on amazon,i picked mine up at Barnes & Noble for 6 or 7 bucks in the discount section. definately a must have for graff heads...

[e_wind]

just be a cool uncle and buy him drugs

[Tracy 2112]

just be a cool uncle and buy him drugs

I am cooler than drugs

(I did get cool points when I picked him up from the cops 3 years ago when they couldn't contact his mom)

[Tracy 2112]

thanks for the input folks. I pulled the trigger on these 2