Listed are some of the coolest photography shops around.

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Arundel

Do you really need a 150,000 square foot mega-bookstore to have something for everybody? Arundel Books proves that you don't. The store stocks new, used and rare books but does so in way as...

Dashwood Books

Dashwood Books covers the world of photography books in unparalleled depth. Young Japanese photographers, classic American photo-journalism, avant-garde German artists, if it's not at Dashwood...

David Mirvish Books

There's a subtle art to picking the perfect coffee table book--it must be substantive, but easy to digest, intriguing, yet relatable. David Mirvish Books has about a thousand iterations of...

Equator Books

Equator Books is one of the most beautiful bookstores you're likely to come across. The center of the tall, airy store includes a gallery wall featuring monthly exhibitions of original...

König.Taschen

Begun as a humble comic book store, Taschen has become an unrivaled publisher and seller or art and design books. Taschen's lavishly illustrated titles display a blatant disregard for how much...

Taschen

Begun as a humble comic book store, Taschen has become an unrivaled publisher and seller or art and design books. Taschen's lavishly illustrated titles display a blatant disregard for how much...

Taschen

Begun as a humble comic book store, Taschen has become an unrivaled publisher and seller or art and design books. Taschen's lavishly illustrated titles display a blatant disregard for how much...

Taschen

Begun as a humble comic book store, Taschen has become an unrivaled publisher and seller or art and design books. Taschen's lavishly illustrated titles display a blatant disregard for how much...

Taschen

Begun as a humble comic book store, Taschen has become an unrivaled publisher and seller or art and design books. Taschen's lavishly illustrated titles display a blatant disregard for how much...

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Arundel

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Do you really need a 150,000 square foot mega-bookstore to have something for everybody? Arundel Books proves that you don't. The store stocks new, used and rare books but does so in way as to not artificially bulk up their shelves with any book they can get their hands on. Their limited retail space is filled with a nicely edited selection of titles from a variety of topics, though...

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Address:
8380 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90048

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-323-852-9852
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Dashwood Books

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Dashwood Books covers the world of photography books in unparalleled depth. Young Japanese photographers, classic American photo-journalism, avant-garde German artists, if it's not at Dashwood Books then ask and they can probably find it for you. The shop even publishes its own title from time to time.

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Address:
33 Bond Street
New York NY 10012

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-212-387-8520
Hours: Mon-Sat: 12-8 Sun: 12-7

David Mirvish Books

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There's a subtle art to picking the perfect coffee table book--it must be substantive, but easy to digest, intriguing, yet relatable. David Mirvish Books has about a thousand iterations of the perfect coffee table book. For those in the art world it's an indispensable resource. For the rest of us it's a fascinating place to browse photography-heavy volumes for hope of finding...

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Address:
596 Markham Street
Toronto ON M6G 2L8

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-416-531-9975
Hours: Mon-Wed: 10-6 Thu-Fri: 10-7 Sat-Sun: 11-6

Equator Books

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Equator Books is one of the most beautiful bookstores you're likely to come across. The center of the tall, airy store includes a gallery wall featuring monthly exhibitions of original artwork. The gallery space is flanked on either side by long, tall bookshelves. One side holds used art, design and architecture titles, sold in collectable condition, wrapped with a protective archival...

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Address:
1103 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice CA 90291

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-310-399-5544
Hours: Mon-Sun: 10-10

König.Taschen

Begun as a humble comic book store, Taschen has become an unrivaled publisher and seller or art and design books. Taschen's lavishly illustrated titles display a blatant disregard for how much the final product will cost and that's what makes them such worthy indulgences. The König.Taschen store, a combination with art book dealer Walther König, specializes in photography books.

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Address:
Jebensstrasse 2
10623 Berlin

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 49-(0)30-31-80-85-58
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Wed: 10-6 Thu: 10-10 Fri-Sun: 10-6

Taschen

Begun as a humble comic book store, Taschen has become an unrivaled publisher and seller or art and design books. Taschen's lavishly illustrated titles display a blatant disregard for how much the final product will cost and that's what makes them such worthy indulgences.

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Address:
Hohenzollernring 28
50672 Cologne

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 49-(0)22-12-57-33-04
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-8 Sun: Closed

Taschen

Begun as a humble comic book store, Taschen has become an unrivaled publisher and seller or art and design books. Taschen's lavishly illustrated titles display a blatant disregard for how much the final product will cost and that's what makes them such worthy indulgences.

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Address:
2 Rue de Buci
75006 Paris

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 33-(0)1-40-51-79-22
Hours: Mon-Thu: 11-8 Fr-Sat: 11-12

Taschen

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Begun as a humble comic book store, Taschen has become an unrivaled publisher and seller or art and design books. Taschen's lavishly illustrated titles display a blatant disregard for how much the final product will cost and that's what makes them such worthy indulgences.

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Address:
107 Greene Street
New York NY 10012

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-212-226-2212
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-8 Sun: 12-7

Taschen

Begun as a humble comic book store, Taschen has become an unrivaled publisher and seller or art and design books. Taschen's lavishly illustrated titles display a blatant disregard for how much the final product will cost and that's what makes them such worthy indulgences.

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Address:
354 North Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills CA 90210

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-310-274-4300
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-7 Sun: 12-5
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