Bell, Susan and Christoph Gielen (editors). MITCH EPSTEIN: Recreation. American Photographs 1973-1988. Unpaginated, 66 color plates. Oblong folio, cloth. Gottingen, Steidl, 2005.
Epstein's photographs of Americans at leisure are at times eye-poppingly bizarre, at others subtle, tender, or insightful.

Epstein, Mitch, Susan Bell et al. (editors). MITCH EPSTEIN: Work. Essay by Eliot Weinberger; 272 pp., roughly 150 color and 30 b&w illustrations. 4to, cloth. Gottingen, Steidl, 2006.
Includes a DVD.
This first retrospective of American photographer Mitch Epstein's work traces the evolution of his entire career, delving into the formal and thematic concerns that show how his aesthetics, techniques, and politics have shifted and influenced one another over time. Sections on each of his major projects include a short essay by the artist or an excerpt from his previously published writings. A DVD of his film, "Dad" rounds out the package.