W.W. Norton & Co. has republished André Kertész’s classic “On Reading,” with an introduction by Robert Gurbo. Thirty-four years after its initial publication, readers can again visit 68 of Kertész’s images taken between 1912 and 1970.

The book was conceived in 1963, when Kertész discovered an early photograph of his from 1912, depicting three little boys hunched over a book. “On Reading” celebrates people...

The Palm Springs Art Museum has received an anonymous gift of more than 500 images to add to its photo collection.

The addition is composed of photographs and limited-edition books with original photography dating from the mid-1800s to the late 20th century. It contains early works from Francis Firth and James Anderson, as well as later works from Alfred Stieglitz, Heinrich Kuhn and Julia Cameron. Many contemporary masters including Jock Sturges and Andre Kertesz are also featured.

These new works add some of the first examples of European photography...