Discover 5 new books rich in photography and design, from Stephen Curry’s Shot Ready to Architectural Digest’s AD at Home. Fresh inspiration for creatives.

All of these titles have recently been released, or are about to hit shelves, bringing fresh inspiration through photography, branding, and design. Each offers a unique perspective on how visuals shape culture, storytelling, and identity. With Stephen Curry’s Shot Ready launching this week, the lineup feels especially timely, blending sports, personal narrative, and the artistry of Aubrie Pick’s gorgeous photography into a visual memoir that also serves as design inspiration.

The Lineup

Shot Ready – Stephen Curry (Sports as Visual Story) - A brand-new release pairing Curry’s reflections with Aubrie Pick’s photography, highlighting how imagery captures precision, movement, and mindset.

 

 

Reflections in Black: A Reframing – Deborah Willis (Cultural Reframing) - A landmark photography collection that reframes Black visual culture, newly expanded with 130 images that underscore identity, heritage, and design.

 

 

Pamela Hanson: The 90s (Nostalgia in Candid Photography) - A photobook of supermodels in unguarded, everyday moments, celebrating the intimacy and personality of an era through spontaneous visual storytelling.

 

 

The Domestic Stage – Adam Murray (Fashion Meets Space) - An inventive look at how fashion photography has moved into domestic environments, blurring the line between editorial imagery and interior design.

 

 

AD at Home (Style as Interior Storytelling) - A 500-page anthology from Architectural Digest, featuring celebrity homes styled with personality and creative flair. Includes unseen photography, celeb interviews, and behind-the-scenes design insights that elevate each space into storytelling.

 

Photography as Design Language

What connects these five books is how they use photography as more than just documentation, it becomes design in itself. Each one shows a different side of visual storytelling: Curry’s focus and movement, Willis’s cultural lens, Hanson’s candid moments, and Murray’s fresh take on fashion in everyday spaces.

For designers, the reminder is powerful: photography doesn’t just capture reality, it shapes how we see and understand it. These books highlight how images can build identity, set a mood, and tell stories that stay with us. More than just beautiful collections, they’re creative tools for anyone who sees design as a way to inspire and connect.

 

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