Do you have any inspirational and educational books on photography that you can recommend?

I have a few books on typography which strike a nice balance between inspiration and education and wondered if there are photography books like that.

The only book I own in that regard is Andreas Feiningers “große Fotolehre”.

@hukl That one and "Fotografie für Könner" by John Hedgecoe.

(but both are a bit outdated)

@hukl "Der große humboldt Fotolehrgang" covers the majority of technical details and is a nice read:
https://www.humboldt.de/product/9783869101934/der-grosse-humboldt-fotolehrgang#

However, this book is not a piece of art. ;)

Der große humboldt Fotolehrgang | humboldt Verlag

Kamera, Objektiv, Zubehör, Belichtung, Bildgestaltung und -bearbeitung: Leicht verständlich erklärt der Fotoexperte Tom! Striewisch alle Grundlagen und wichtigen Aspekte der analogen und digitalen Fotografie. Besonders hilfreich sind die anschaulichen Illustrationen und die vielen praktischen Tipps. Das Grundlagenwerk für jeden Hobbyfotografen!

@hukl Michael Freeman - Der fotografische Blick.
Schönes Buch über Komposition von Fotos.
@hukl I generally like Joe McNally. One of his books "the moment it clicks" is a bunch of his best pictures alongside a bit of story or trivia or behind the scenes info. It's probably 15 years old, though.
@hukl he's a good storyteller and has done a bunch of really outstanding work. Here you can see him talking about one of his photos https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=30_b22TVY7s
Climbing to the Top of the Burj Khalifa -The World's Tallest Building | Behind-the-Scenes

YouTube
@hukl Themen-Hijack: Was sind das denn für Topographie-Bücher? 🙂
@timwattenberg Zum Beispiel: Typolemik /Typophilie: Streiflichter zur Typographical Correctnes
@hukl definitiv Magnum Contact Sheets. Darf nicht fehlen und lehrt durch Osmose.