Enter our wonderful Christmas Advent Giveaway, with bundles of books to be won every day. Today this lovely duo focuses on social media and photography.

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Our lucky winner will be picked at random and announced tomorrow. Good luck!

Screen Time
By Dafydd Jones

Dafydd Jones is recognised as one of the world’s leading social photographers, which over the years has given him unique access to an extraordinary range of social events – from exclusive parties, to the races, to fashion shows, film festivals and debutantes balls. His keen eye, and an instinct for the absurd, has allowed him to capture the behaviour of people who are either unaware of or indifferent to the camera.

Screen Time explores a variety of social situations, from the mundane to the exalted, and features celebrities, actors, models and even the occasional princess – all glued to their phones
‘Dafydd Jones has focused on one of the most dominant elements of the social life of our times how the smartphone has taken us all over. It is a timely and rather sobering look at this phenomenon, done with his usual eloquence as a photographer.’ Martin Parr

‘…a little gem of a book chronicling that most gullible of all species, the human being.’ Craig Brown, Books of the Year 2019 Mail on Sunday

Almost everyone uses a smartphone, and most of us are addicted. In this book, photographer Dafydd Jones shows us just how pervasive our screen addiction has become. In almost every social situation, he shows how the smartphone has killed conversation and changed the way we look at the world.

Buy your copy HERE + free UK delivery.

Hashtag Authentic
Finding creativity and building a community on Instagram and beyond
By Sara Tasker

In Hashtag Authentic, social media guru Sara Tasker provides tips, advice and guidance on how to turn your personal Instagram account into a profitable creative outlet. Since setting up her Instagram account (me_and_orla) while on maternity leave in 2013, Sara has become a celebrated influencer and iPhoneographer, and through her calm, atmospheric and authentic style has garnered legions of followers.

Here, Sara presents the lessons she has learned along the way. Sara’s nurturing voice and enchanting photography provide guidance on: Storytelling, with tips on finding your own visual style and personal niche. Making pictures, including composing for Instagram, finding the best light and getting the most out of your camera phone. Archiving your life, with tips organized by themes like Craft & Making, Family & Pets and Food & Ingredients. Sharing your world, detailing the keys to Instagram success and beyond. Hashtag Authentic is both an inspiring manual and an interactive tool for finding an online voice, growing a tribe and becoming an influencer.

Buy your copy HERE + free UK delivery.