These 100 introduction images come from the book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton, published by Penguin in April 2009. Alongside the main 650 picture gallery, this edit covers the subjects and chapters covered in the book: Logistics; Accountancy; Electricity; Rocket Science; Biscuits; Tuna Fishing; Aviation; River Business and the unpublished Couture chapter. This gallery is part of a short series relating to this book, though their titles have in some cases been adapted for this archive. They are viewed here as a showcase but will be released for sale on the 1st April 2009 at Photoshelter and Alamy or exclusively at CORBIS and therefore each file has its own restrictions which can be read within its metadata. The book pictures are reproduced in black and white but all appear here in colour. A blog story about the project's photography is at: http://wp.me/p3fbj-4j

"The story of a Yellowfin tuna fish starts from the near-idyllic waters of the Maldives and the deck of a Dhoni fishing boat in the Indian ocean. Its travels continue through local processing factories, an Airbus container and Heathrow cargo sheds before reaching the dinner plate one Friday night in England." These 50 images come from the book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton, published by Hamish Hamilton in April 2009. This gallery is part of a short series relating to this book, though their titles have in some cases been adapted for this archive. They are viewed here as a showcase but will be released for sale on the 1st April 2009 at Photoshelter and Alamy or exclusively at CORBIS and therefore each file has its own restrictions which can be read within its metadata. The book pictures are reproduced in black and white but all appear here in colour. A blog story about the project's photography is here: http://wp.me/p3fbj-4j

"Crossing English landscapes from the south coast to the capital, 542 pylons carrying 40,000 electric kilovolts cross housing estates and a wildlife sanctuary to reach power-hungry consumers of London's West End." These 30 images come from the book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton, published by Penguin in April 2009. This gallery is part of a short series relating to this book, though their titles have in some cases been adapted for this archive. They are viewed here as a showcase but will be released for sale on the 1st April 2009 at Photoshelter and Alamy or exclusively at CORBIS and therefore each file has its own restrictions which can be read within its metadata. The book pictures are reproduced in black and white but all appear here in colour. A blog story about the project's photography is here: http://wp.me/p3fbj-4j

"The incongruous nature of launching rockets laden with satellites from the jungle of colonial French Guiana." These 30 images are from the book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton, published by Penguin in April 2009. This gallery is part of a short series relating to this book, though their titles have in some cases been adapted for this archive. They are viewed here as a showcase but will be released for sale on the 1st April 2009 at Photoshelter and Alamy or exclusively at CORBIS and therefore each file has its own restrictions which can be read within its metadata. The book pictures are reproduced in black and white but all appear here in colour. A blog story about the project's photography is at: http://wp.me/p3fbj-4j

"The aesthetics and workplaces of accountancy, photographed at the European headquarters, seminar classes and academic days of a firm of accountants." These 30 images are from the book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton, published by Penguin in April 2009. This gallery is part of a short series relating to this book, though their titles have in some cases been adapted for this archive. They are viewed here as a showcase but will be released for sale on the 1st April 2009 at Photoshelter and Alamy or exclusively at CORBIS and therefore each file has its own restrictions which can be read within its metadata. The book pictures are reproduced in black and white but all appear here in colour. A blog story about the project's photography is at: http://wp.me/p3fbj-4j

"The life of a McVitie's biscuit starts as a marketing idea at their headquarters where executives decide on toppings and packaging. Their big idea is eventually produced at a factory in industrial Belgium." These 16 images come from the book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton, published by Penguin in April 2009. This gallery is part of a short series relating to this book, though their titles have in some cases been adapted for this archive. They are viewed here as a showcase but will be released for sale on the 1st April 2009 at Photoshelter and Alamy or exclusively at CORBIS and therefore each file has its own restrictions which can be read within its metadata. The book pictures are reproduced in black and white but all appear here in colour. A blog story about the project's photography is at: http://wp.me/p3fbj-4j

20 images from the book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton, published by Penguin in April 2009. Here are the vast logistics warehouse complexes at DIRFT in the Midlands and Sainbury's depot on the M25, showing the food-miles that products make to satisfy our insatiable appetite for speed and freshness. The book pictures are reproduced in black and white but all appear here in colour. A blog story about the project's photography is at: http://wp.me/p3fbj-4j

Couture English couturier Margaret Howell's fine clothing business is a behind-the-scenes (unpublished) chapter for the book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton. These pictures are from her north London design factory with a team of dedicated seamstresses and tailors, and her flagship shop in Wigmore Street in central London, where her collection's catwalk shows appear and where customers can buy her simple and beautiful handmade garments that are in big demand all over the world. But especially in Japan. Howell is one of Britain's more understated of couture brands alongside more flamboyant personalities. Howell admits to being "inspired by the methods by which something is made .. enjoying the tactile quality of natural fabrics such as tweeds, linen and cotton in a relaxed, natural and lived in look." A blog story about the project's photography is at: http://wp.me/p3fbj-4j

Photographed for the book 'The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work' by Alain de Botton, the beleaguered Post Office is seen in at two locations (Nine Elms sorting office, London and the Logistics hub at DIRFT, in the Midlands), in 2007.

"The corridors of industry and landscape along the estuaries of the changing Thames Gateway, in Essex and Kent." These 30 images are from the book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton, published by Penguin in April 2009. This gallery is part of a short series relating to this book, though their titles have in some cases been adapted for this archive. They are viewed here as a showcase but will be released for sale on the 1st April 2009 at Photoshelter and Alamy or exclusively at CORBIS and therefore each file has its own restrictions which can be read within its metadata. The book pictures are reproduced in black and white but all appear here in colour. Two blog stories about the project's photography are at: http://wp.me/p3fbj-4j and http://wp.me/p3fbj-1k

In mid-day heat of the arid Sonoran and Arizonan deserts sit the remains of Boeing 747 airliners and military aviation Here, the fate of the world's retired airliners and fighters are decided by age or a cooling economy and are either cannibalised for still-working parts or recycled for scrap, their aluminium fuselages worth more than their sum total. After a lifetime of safe flight, wings are clipped and cockpits sliced apart by huge guillotines, cutting through their once-magnificent engineering. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. Also, at a NASA Space Junk Auction, Apollo astronaut walkway structure, electronic equipment and assorted rocket parts and gantries from the Apollo era, were sorted together after the death of NASA engineer Charles Bell, whose collection of cumbersome rockets, gantries, fuel tanks and browsers lay overgrown in what had become a snake-infested wilderness. They now sit rusting awaiting scrap dealers.

The best 50 images from 'A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary'. In the summer of 2009, photographer Richard Baker and essayist Alain de Botton were commissioned by London Heathrow Airport's owners to become their first ever writer and photographer in residence. With the creative freedom to say and photograph what they felt and saw, they have created an uplifting and unique journey through the days and nights of the UK's largest airport. While de Botton was installed in the middle of Terminal 5 on a raised platform with a laptop connected to screens, enabling passengers to see what he is writing and to come and share their stories, Baker was given free reign to experience one of the world's busiest airports from the perspective of both passengers and of those workers who daily keep the aviation hub up and running. Despite excellent credentials, access was bureaucratically complicated but areas where signs indicated 'No Photography' were places where Richard was eventually allowed to wander largely unhindered. At a cost of £4.3 billion, Terminal 5 has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year though its controversial public consultation took 19 years, opening in 2008 to chaotic baggage mishandling. From the British Airways crews and aircraft; refuellers and baggage handlers; the security teams; in-flight meal kitchens to peddling Paramedics it also covers the everyday emotional reaction of parting lovers and reunited families; the glorious cathedral-like architecture and the night time quiet. The resulting book is a meditation upon the nature of place, time, and our daily lives. It explores the magical and the mundane, personal and collective experiences and the interactions of travellers and workers all over this familiar but mysterious site. Like all airports, Heathrow is a 'non-place' that we by definition want to leave, but it also provides a window into many worlds - through the thousands of people it dispatches every day.

Five book cover editions of 'A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary' by Alain de Botton with photography by Richard Baker.

In capture date order, the 89 Pictures from 'A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary' by Alain de Botton published by Profile Books. Also, foreign edition covers from the UK, US, Brazil, Holland and South Korea. For a blog story about the book's photography go to: http://wp.me/p3fbj-5D and Twitter updates are @bakerpictures

391 unpublished pictures from 'A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary' by Alain de Botton published by Profile Books. For a blog story about the book's photography go to: http://wp.me/p3fbj-5D and Twitter updates are @bakerpictures

The Christmas holiday plans of nearly 1m British Airways passengers have been thrown into chaos after cabin crew voted for a 12-day strike over Christmas and the new year. The walkout by 12,500 cabin crew between 22 December and 2 January will ground Heathrow airport's largest carrier and will spark a scramble for tickets on rival airlines as passengers are forced to find alternative means of completing their journeys. Cabin crew announced the strike dates following a ballot of staff over changes to staff numbers and budgets. This gallery of material featuring some BA activities at London Heathrow is drawn from a Summer 2009 book project 'A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary'. FOR A WIDER EDIT GO TO: http://bit.ly/4rGhxL Call Richard Baker on 07836 287080 for more information.

After a suspected terrorist reported to have links to al-Qaeda was overpowered by some passengers on a US-bound airliner, a Nigerian was being questioned in Detroit while police in London are searching a house where the man is thought to have lived. The suspect is believed to have studied at a university in the city. As the net widens and security at major airports with flights to the United States is stepped up, airport operator BAA said in a statement: "Passengers travelling to the United States should expect their airline to carry out additional security checks prior to boarding." These pictures from Heathrow were the subject of a project by Richard Baker and Alain de Botton in the Summer of 2009. This is a short edit from the large set and focusses on the access given to the photographer and writer during their book project: 'A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary' published by Profile Books. For the best 50 images from this project, go to http://bit.ly/6gtcGx

As queues lengthen and arguments between the government, airlines and airport operator BAA continue months before the the 2012 Olympics, this is a look behind the security doors at the UK Border in Heathrow's Terminal 5. Originally shot for the Alain de Botton book 'A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary'.

Pictures commissioned by writer Alain de Botton for his latest book "Religion for Atheists: A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion." Published and unpublished photography appear in date taken order from locations at Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre in Sussex; London Metropolitan University; a Jewish Mikveh in north London and a Catholic church in west London. Read a blog post about my working on the Religion book: http://bit.ly/zmJcp5

Book jpegs for Cecilia Mackay.

Images from London Metropolitan University's Holloway Road campus, London. Commissioned by writer Alain de Botton for his latest book "Religion for Atheists: A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion." Read a blog post about my working on the Religion book: http://bit.ly/zmJcp5

Images from St. Lawrence's Roman Catholic Church, Feltham, London. Commissioned by writer Alain de Botton for his latest book "Religion for Atheists: A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion." Read a blog post about my working on the Religion book: http://bit.ly/zmJcp5

Images resulting in a day spent at Rivendell Buddhist Retreat Centre, East Sussex, England. Commissioned by writer Alain de Botton for his latest book "Religion for Atheists: A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion." Read a blog post about my working on the Religion project: http://bit.ly/zmJcp5

Images of the Mokveh belonging to the Sternberg Centre for Judaism, Finchley, London. Commissioned by writer Alain de Botton for his latest book "Religion for Atheists: A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion." This material is embargoed until publication some time in 2011.

The pictures of the Queen Elizabeth Hall here are shown as reference for the Living Architecture competition but can be downloaded (at 1200 pixels) on request if their usage is restricted to reference and no print or on-line publication, external distribution or reproduction is intended. If you wish to download, please email me with your company details and I'll reply with a link to allow this. Thank you, Richard.

Richard Baker's exhibition draws from his work with writer Alain de Botton's book project The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (Penguin 2009). The 16 images are captioned by selected text from de Botton's writing from the book's chapters and provided courtesy of the writer. They are paired by subject and offer a rather different context from the book although many did not make it into print. The venue is the Museum of the History of Science, Broad Street, Oxford and full directions can be seen here: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/about/location-and-directions/ The pictures and the in-laid text are for sale and you can reserve by emailing me at richard@bakerpictures.com Both Alain and I would be delighted by your visit and I'm happy to answer questions though I'm giving a talk at the Museum on June 8th about the project and my other photography projects.

Richard Baker's exhibition draws from his work with writer Alain de Botton's book project The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (Penguin 2009). The 16 images are captioned by selected text from de Botton's writing from the book's chapters and provided courtesy of the writer. They are paired by subject and offer a rather different context from the book although many did not make it into print. The venue is the Museum of the History of Science, Broad Street, Oxford and full directions can be seen here: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/about/location-and-directions/ The pictures and the in-laid text are for sale and you can reserve by emailing me at richard@bakerpictures.com Both Alain and I would be delighted by your visit and I'm happy to answer questions though I'm giving a talk at the Museum on June 8th about the project and my other photography projects.

Photography of Alain de Botton writing on location for his book 'The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work' and A Heathrow Diary. A blog story about the project's photography is at: http://wp.me/p3fbj-4j

Montpellier exhibition photography.