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Written by world-renowned photographer, writer, and broadcaster Tom Ang, Photography lavishly celebrates the most iconic photographs and photographers of the past 200 years. Tracing the history of photography from its origins in the 1800s to the digital age, Photography: The Definitive Visual History is the only book of its kind to give a comprehensive account of the people, the photographs, and the technologies that have shaped the history of photography. From the first black-and-white photography to photojournalism and contemporary street photography, Photography celebrates the most iconic photographs and profiles 50 of the mo
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Manufacturer: DK
Release date: 29 September 2014
ISBN-10 : 1465422889 | ISBN-13: 9781465422880
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Release date: 29 September 2014
ISBN-10 : 1465422889 | ISBN-13: 9781465422880
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Keaster added this to a list 4 years ago
My friends (91 books items)"It fulfills its title. A chronologically arranged retrospective of photography and cameras from the first daguerrotypes to the smart phone cameras and photoculture of our day is well-presented with LOADS of beautiful and historically significant pictures and bios of photographers and explanations of different stylistical currents and schools. It's also very interesting from historical point of view, because while reading it, one also effectively reads through the history of the 20th century in a"
Keaster rated this 9/10 6 years ago