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Photography Book by Editors of Phaidon Press (2005, Trade Paperback)

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This is an unsurpassed collection of 500 superb images that represent the worlds best photographers from the mid-19th century to today, arranged alphabetically by photographer, from pioneers such as Gustave Le Gray and Daguerre to icons such as Robert Capa, to innovative and emerging photographers around the world. Original.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPhaidon Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100714844888

ISBN-139780714844886

eBay Product ID (ePID)44184513

Product Key Features

Book TitlePhotography Book

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicReference, General

Publication Year2005

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes

GenrePhotography

AuthorEditors of Phaidon Press

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight68.1 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width8.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-530401

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromEighth Grade

Dewey Decimal770

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Synopsis500 superb images represent the world's best photographers and encompass every sort of photography in this eye-catching and engrossing book. Pictures of famous events such as the Royal Wedding and the first landing on the moon are here, next to familiar shots by masters of photography such as Bill Brandt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Cecil Beaton and Robert Doisneau. There is fashion, sport, natural history, reportage and society portraiture, as well as social documentary and art. The 500 photographers featured range from William Henry Fox Talbot and Julia Margaret Cameron to Larry Clarke and Herb Rittz, from Robert Capa and Josef Koudelka to Nan Goldin and Pierre et Gilles. Arranged alphabetically by photographer, each full-page image is accompanied by an illuminating text which gives a useful insight into the work and its creator, as well as extensive cross-references to others working in the same field or the same style. Glossaries of technical terms and movements and a directory of museums and galleries are included to provide a fully comprehensive and self-contained volume., Since it was first developed by Daguerre in the 1840s, photography has followed an interesting and varied course in its progress from a practical means of documentation to an art form with its own icons, heroes, galleries and collectors. This eye-catching and engrossing book contains every sort of photography, all of it arranged in an easily accessible and fun format. Pictures of famous events such as the Royal Wedding and the first landing on the moon are here, next to familiar shots by the masters of photography such as Bill Brandt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Cecil Beaton and Robert Doisneau. There is fashion, sport, natural history, reportage and society portraiture, as well as social documentary and art. The 500 photographers features range from William Henry Fox Talbot and Julia Margaret Cameron to Larry Clarke and Herb Rittz, from Robert Capa and Josef Kondelka to Nan Goldin and Pierre et Gilles. Arranged alphabetically, each full-page photograph is accompanied by an illuminating text which gives useful insight into the work and its creator, as well as extensive cross-references to others working in the same field or the same style. galleries are included in the back of the book to provide a fully comprehensive and self-contained volume.

LC Classification NumberTR147