Elliott loves dogs, beaches, nudists and religion as "interesting photographic topics." Explaining why he has to do books, he says, "I've been around so long, most editors think I'm dead."

As a showcase of the sundry layers of American society, Constantine Manos' curiosity for his country's diversity is presented in a set of saturated images that engage both eye and mind.

Magnum photographer Peter Marlow documented the last days of the Concorde before its 2003 retirement. His images feature the plane's infamous dart -shaped silhouette alongside its enthused spectators.

I was never concerned with making a conventional travelogue of Tokyo. I wanted the viewer, like me, to feel they sort of understood it, but didn't. They recognised something but could not quite figure it out. -Chris Steele-Perkins.